Biology

A specialist species inhabiting native temperate grasslands in Victoria. Although there is little information available about the ecology and biology of this species, it was described by Lucas & Frost in 1894 as: "Inhabiting stony plains and retreating into small holes, like those of the 'Trap-door Spider,' in the ground when alarmed. (McCoy, l.c.). Often met with under loose basalt boulders."

Distribution

Native temperate grasslands in Melbourne Region, including grasslands between Melbourne and Geelong.

Habitat

Grassland on the Victorian basalt plains around Melbourne. Historically known from several locations around Melbourne, including Sunbury, Maribyrnong River (called "Saltwater River") and as far west as the Geelong area up until the late 1960s. The last confident sighting was in 1969.

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