Biology:Eucanippe mallee

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Short description: Species of spider

Eucanippe mallee
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Eucanippe
Species:
E. mallee
Binomial name
Eucanippe mallee
Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2018[1]

Eucanippe mallee is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Barbara York Main, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern Western Australia, in the Mallee bioregion. The type locality is north of Lake King–Norseman Road.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rix, MG; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Eucanippe (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini) from south-western Australia: documenting a poorly-known lineage from Australia’s biodiversity hotspot". Journal of Arachnology 46: 133–154 [147]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Species Eucanippe mallee Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e326b1af-2425-48f8-8983-560b2efd1840. 

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