Idiosoma gutharuka
Idiosoma gutharuka 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 and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet gutharuka comes from a contraction of ‘Gutha’ and ‘Pintharuka’, in reference to the type locality.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiosoma |
| Species: | I. gutharuka |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiosoma gutharuka | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia in the northern Avon Wheatbelt bioregion. The type locality is Gutha, near Pintharuka.[1][2]
References
- Rix, MG; Huey, JA; Cooper, SJB; Austin, AD; Harvey, MS (2018). "Conservation systematics of the shield-backed trapdoor spiders of the nigrum-group (Mygalomorphae, Idiopidae, Idiosoma): integrative taxonomy reveals a diverse and threatened fauna from south-western Australia". ZooKeys. 756: 1–121 [39]. doi:10.3897/zookeys.756.24397. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- "Species Idiosoma gutharuka Rix & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
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