Euoplos kalbarri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Euoplos |
| Species: | E. kalbarri
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| Euoplos kalbarri | |
Euoplos kalbarri is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2019 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Jeremy Wilson and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet kalbarri refers to the type locality.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the north-western Geraldton Sandplains bioregion. The type locality is Kalbarri, some 590 km north of Perth.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Wilson, JD; Harvey, MS (2019). "A revision of the white-headed spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Euoplos (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Arbanitinae): a remarkable lineage of rare mygalomorph spiders from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot". Journal of Arachnology. 47: 63–76 [70]. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ a b "Species Euoplos kalbarri Rix, Wilson & Harvey, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-18.