Ozicrypta digglesi
Ozicrypta digglesi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet digglesi honours Silvester Diggles (1817–1880), Curator of the Queensland Philosophical Society's museum, which later became the basis of the Queensland Museum.[1][2]
| Ozicrypta digglesi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Ozicrypta |
| Species: | O. digglesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ozicrypta digglesi | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Charters Towers Region of North Queensland in open grassland and eucalypt forest habitats, as well as in the vicinity of Emerald in the Central Highlands Region. The type locality is Wando Vale Station, 220 km north-west of Charters Towers.[1][2]
References
- Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [432]. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- "Species Ozicrypta digglesi Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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