Cantuaria mestoni

Cantuaria mestoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1928 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.

Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Tasmania. The type locality is Woodsdale.

Behaviour
The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators which construct burrows without trapdoors in grassy sites.