Biology:Idiosoma nigrum
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Short description: Black rugose trapdoor spider from Australia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiosoma |
| Species: | I. nigrum
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| Idiosoma nigrum Main, 1952
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Idiosoma nigrum, also called black rugose trapdoor spider, occurs only in south-western Western Australia, in dry woodlands east of the Darling Scarp and north to Moore River.
Females can reach a length of about 30mm, males about 18mm.[1]
Idiosoma nigrum digs burrows up to 32 cm deep.[2]
Name
The species name is derived from Latin Niger "black".
References
- ↑ "Idiosoma nigrum — Shield-backed Trapdoor Spider, Black Rugose Trapdoor Spider". https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=66798.
- ↑ "Black Rugose Trapdoor Spider factsheet". Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20090508164147/http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/rugose.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-17.
External links
- "Idiopidae". World Spider Catalog, V8.0. http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/IDIOPIDAE.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q2184328 entry
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