Biology:Eucyrtops eremaeus

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Short description: Species of spider

Eucyrtops eremaeus
Scientific classification edit
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. 1.0 1.1 Main, BY (1957). "Biology of aganippine trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology 5: 402–473 [421]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Eucyrtops eremaeus Main, 1957". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c230ff98-40b9-4b79-b9c0-60d5b8516748. 

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