Euoplos grandis
Euoplos grandis, also known as the Toowoomba trapdoor spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2019 by Australian arachnologists Jeremy Wilson, and Michael Rix.[1][2]
| Euoplos grandis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Euoplos |
| Species: | E. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Euoplos grandis | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-east Queensland in the Darling Downs region. The type locality is west of Dalby in the Western Downs.[1][2]
References
- Rix, MG; Wilson, JD; Rix, AG; Wojcieszek, AM; Huey, JA; Harvey, MS (2019). "Population demography and biology of a new species of giant spiny trapdoor spider (Araneae: Idiopidae: Euoplos) from inland Queensland: developing a 'slow science' study system to address a conservation crisis". Austral Entomology. 58: 282–297 [290].
- "Species Euoplos grandis Wilson & Rix, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
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