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Euoplos hoggi

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Euoplos hoggi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Euoplos
Species:
E. hoggi
Binomial name
Euoplos hoggi
(Simon, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cantuaria hoggi Simon, 1908

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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].
  2. ^ 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.