Gaius hueyi

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Gaius hueyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Gaius
Species:
G. hueyi
Binomial name
Gaius hueyi

Gaius hueyi 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, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Esperance Plains bioregion. The type locality is Munglinup, some 620 km south-east of Perth.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the giant spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Gaius Rainbow (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini): documenting an iconic lineage of the Western Australian inland arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (3): 438–472 [465].
  2. ^ a b "Species Gaius hueyi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-24.