Euoplos raveni

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Euoplos raveni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Euoplos
Species:
E. raveni
Binomial name
Euoplos raveni
Wilson & Rix, 2021[1]

Euoplos raveni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Jeremy Wilson and Michael Rix. The specific epithet raveni honours Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

The species occurs in south-east Queensland in the greater Brisbane area, south of the Brisbane River. The type locality is riparian wet sclerophyll forest in Burbank.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Wilson, JD; Rix, MG (2021). "Systematics of the Australian golden trapdoor spiders of the Euoplos variabilis group (Mygalomorphae : Idiopidae : Euoplini): parapatry and sympatry between closely related species in subtropical Queensland". Invertebrate Systematics. 35 (5): 514–541 [526]. doi:10.1071/IS20055.
  2. ^ a b "Species Euoplos raveni Wilson & Rix, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-20.