Blakistonia bella
Blakistonia bella is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Sophie Harrison, Michael Rix, Mark Harvey and Andrew Austin. The specific epithet bella is from the Latin for “beautiful”, with reference to the distinctively patterned abdomen.[1][2]
| Blakistonia bella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Blakistonia |
| Species: | B. bella |
| Binomial name | |
| Blakistonia bella | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in northern South Australia. The type locality is Johnson's Bore, south-west of Lake Eyre. It has also been recorded from Strangways Springs on Stuart Creek Station.[1][2]
References
- Harrison, SE; Rix, MG; Harvey, MS; Austin, AD (2018). "Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae)". Zootaxa. 4518 (1): 1–76 [29]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- "Species Blakistonia bella Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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