Blakistonia emmottorum

Blakistonia emmottorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Blakistonia
Species:
B. emmottorum
Binomial name
Blakistonia emmottorum

Blakistonia emmottorum is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Sophie Harrison, Michael Rix, Mark Harvey and Andrew Austin. The specific epithet emmottorum honours Angus and Karen Emmott, owners of Noonbah Station, who collected the holotype specimen.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Central West Queensland. The type locality is Noonbah Station, north of Jundah.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Harrison, SE; Rix, MG; Harvey, MS; Austin, AD (2018). "Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae)". Zootaxa. 4518 (1): 1–76 [36]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ a b "Species Blakistonia emmottorum Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-25.


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