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Aurecocrypta lugubris

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Aurecocrypta lugubris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Aurecocrypta
Species:
A. lugubris
Binomial name
Aurecocrypta lugubris
Raven, 1994[1]

Aurecocrypta lugubris, also known as the south-west brush-footed trapdoor spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Western Australia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35: 291–706 [337].
  2. ^ a b "Species Aurecocrypta lugubris Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-27.