Idiosoma subtriste

Idiosoma subtriste is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1877 by British arachnologist Octavius Pickard-Cambridge.[1][2]

Idiosoma subtriste
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Idiosoma
Species:
I. subtriste
Binomial name
Idiosoma subtriste
Synonyms
  • Aganippe subtristis O.P.-Cambridge, 1877
  • Idiommata schomburgki Karsch, 1878
  • Aganippe pulleinei Hogg, 1902

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in South Australia, in the Mount Lofty and Flinders Ranges, in open scrub and woodland habitats. The type locality is Adelaide.[1][2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. Cambridge, OP- (1877). "On some new genera and species of Araneidea". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4 (19): 26–39 [28].
  2. "Species Idiosoma subtriste (O.P.-Cambridge, 1877)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-31.


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