Eucyrtops eremaeus

Eucyrtops eremaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Eucyrtops
Species:
E. eremaeus
Binomial name
Eucyrtops eremaeus
Main, 1957[1]

Eucyrtops eremaeus is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1957 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Western Australia in the Murchison bioregion, in open mulga shrubland habitats with braided watercourses on clay-loam soils. The type locality is Cardinia Creek, near the ghost town of Malcolm.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct and shelter in burrows with trapdoors.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Main, BY (1957). "Biology of aganippine trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 5: 402–473 [421].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Eucyrtops eremaeus Main, 1957". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-15.


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