Euoplos hoggi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Idiopidae |
Genus: | Euoplos |
Species: | E. hoggi
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Binomial name | |
Euoplos hoggi | |
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Euoplos hoggi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1908 by French arachnologist Eugène Simon.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in Western Australia in woodland habitats. The type locality is Eradu, 34 km east of Geraldton, in the Mid West region.[1][2]
Behaviour
[edit]The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct burrows, with thick, plug-like doors, in creek banks and the flood flats of salt lakes.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Simon, E (1908). Michaelsen, W; Hartmeyer, R (eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens, Vol.1 (12). Jena: Gustav Fischer. pp. 359–446 [361].
- ^ a b c "Species Euoplos hoggi (Simon, 1908)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-21.