Idiosoma smeatoni

Idiosoma smeatoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Idiosoma
Species:	I. smeatoni
Binomial name
Idiosoma smeatoni (Hogg, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
Aganippe smeatoni Hogg, 1902

Idiosoma smeatoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1902 by British arachnologist Henry Roughton Hogg. The specific epithet honours banker and amateur scientist Thomas Drury Smeaton who provided type specimens of the spiders to the South Australian Museum.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in South Australia, in open forest habitats. The type locality is Blakiston in the Mount Lofty Ranges, some 36 km south-east of Adelaide.[1][2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

1. Hogg, HR (1902). "On some additions to the Australian spiders of the sub-order Mygalomorphae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1902 (2): 121–142 [126].
2. "Species Idiosoma smeatoni (Hogg, 1902)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-31.