Blakistonia hortoni

Blakistonia hortoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Blakistonia
Species:	B. hortoni
Binomial name
Blakistonia hortoni Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018[1]

Blakistonia hortoni 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 hortoni honours Benjamin Horton for his commitment to wildlife education and conservation, and for saving animal lives during the 2015 Sampson Flat bushfires.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern South Australia. The type locality is Mount Crawford Forest Reserve in the Mount Lofty Ranges.[1][2]

References

1. 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 [40]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
2. "Species Blakistonia hortoni Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-24.