Blakistonia newtoni

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Blakistonia newtoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Blakistonia
Species:
B. newtoni
Binomial name
Blakistonia newtoni

Blakistonia newtoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Sophie Harrison, Michael Rix, Mark Harvey and Andrew Austin. The specific epithet newtoni honours Mark Newton for promoting South Australia's invertebrate fauna to the general public and for the supply of specimens and images. [1] [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Gawler Ranges of south-western South Australia. The type locality is a rocky hill slope with Triodia vegetation, in the Hiltaba Nature Reserve, adjoining the Gawler Ranges National Park. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Harrison, SE; Rix, MG; Harvey, MS; Austin, AD (2018). "Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae)". Zootaxa. 4518 (1): 1–76 [49]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1 . Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. 1 2 "Species Blakistonia newtoni Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-24.