Baiami brockmani

Baiami brockmani
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Baiami
Species:	B. brockmani
Binomial name
Baiami brockmani Gray, 1981[1]

Baiami brockmani is a species of araneomorph spiders in the family Desidae first described in 1981 by Gray.[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to South West Western Australia.[2]

Description

The body of the males measures to 3.05–4.60 mm (0.120–0.181 in) long and 2.37–3.42 mm (0.093–0.135 in) wide. Its abdomen is 2.00–4.60 mm (0.079–0.181 in) long. The body of the female measures to 3.80–5.75 mm (0.150–0.226 in) long and to 2.59–3.85 mm (0.102–0.152 in) wide. Its abdomen is 3.60–7.00 mm (0.142–0.276 in) long.[2]

Etymology

The name of the species, composed of brockman and the latin suffix -ensis, "living in", is in reference to the place of its discovery, Brockman National Park.

References

1. "Taxon details Baiami brockmani Gray, 1981", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-05-09
2. Michael R. Gray (1981). "A revision of the spider genus Baiami Lehtinen (Araneae, Amaurobioidea)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 33 (18): 779–802. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.33.1981.197. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q92172954.