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Cethegus multispinosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Euagridae
Genus:	Cethegus
Species:	C. multispinosus
Binomial name
Cethegus multispinosus Raven, 1984

Cethegus multispinosus is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland in open forest habitats on the Cape York Peninsula. The type locality is 80 km north of Musgrave.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct curtain-like silk webs.

References

1. ^ Raven, RJ (1984). "Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnotheline: Dipluridae: Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 93: 1–102 . doi:10.1071/ajzs093.
2. ^ "Species Cethegus multispinosus Raven, 1984". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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