Idiosoma formosum
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| Male holotype | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiosoma |
| Species: | I. formosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Idiosoma formosum | |
Idiosoma formosum 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 and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet formosum comes from Latin formosus (‘beautiful’), in reference to the ornate colouration of the abdomen.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The species occurs in a restricted area of south-west Western Australia, in the Lake Moore catchment near the junction of the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie and Yalgoo bioregions. The type locality is Mount Gibson Station, some 90 km north-east of Wubin and 350 km north-east of Perth.[1][2]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Huey, JA; Cooper, SJB; Austin, AD; Harvey, MS (2018). "Conservation systematics of the shield-backed trapdoor spiders of the nigrum-group (Mygalomorphae, Idiopidae, Idiosoma): integrative taxonomy reveals a diverse and threatened fauna from south-western Australia". ZooKeys (756): 1–121 [35]. Bibcode:2018ZooK..756....1R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.756.24397. PMC 5956031. PMID 29773959. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ a b "Species Idiosoma formosum Rix & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-09-05.