Ozicrypta kroombit
Ozicrypta kroombit 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 kroombit refers to the type locality.[1][2]
| Ozicrypta kroombit | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Ozicrypta |
| Species: | O. kroombit |
| Binomial name | |
| Ozicrypta kroombit | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Central Queensland in montane rainforest. The type locality is Kroombit Tops, at an elevation of 1050 m.[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 [444]. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- "Species Ozicrypta kroombit Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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