Idiopidae, also known as armored trapdoor spiders, is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. They have a large body similar to tarantulas.
Gaius is a genus of large mygalomorph spiders in the family Idiopidae. Erected in 1914 by William Joseph Rainbow, for much of its history the genus contained only one species, Gaius villosus. More species were added in 2018. All are endemic to Western Australia.
Bungulla is a genus of Australian armoured trapdoor spiders first described by Michael Gordon Rix, Robert J. Raven, Barbara York Main & Mark Stephen Harvey in 2017.
Blakistonia birksi 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 birksi honours Nicholas Birks for his assistance in collecting and photographing specimens.
Blakistonia bassi 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 bassi honours Daniel Bass for his research support.
Blakistonia gemmelli 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 gemmelli honours Mike Gemmell for his long-term interest in trapdoor spiders.
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.
Blakistonia carnarvon 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 carnarvon refers to the type locality.
Blakistonia raveni 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 raveni honours arachnologist Robert Raven for his contributions to arachnid taxonomy.
Blakistonia mainae 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 mainae honours arachnologist Barbara York Main, who first collected Blakistonia specimens at the type locality in 1986, for her lifelong commitment to the study of Australian trapdoor spiders.
Blakistonia nullarborensis 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 nullarborensis refers to the type locality.
Blakistonia olea 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 olea comes from the Latin for “olive’’, referring to the olive-green colour of the spiders.
Blakistonia tariae 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 tariae honours Tari Pawlyk for her environmental work in the Western Australian Goldfields and her love of the Esperance beaches.
Blakistonia wingellina 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 wingellina refers to the type locality.
Bungulla bertmaini is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2017 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Barbara York Main, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey.
Bungulla ajana 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. The specific epithet ajana refers to the type locality.
Bungulla banksia 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. The specific epithet banksia refers to the species’ preferred habitat of kwongan Banksia heathland on sandplains.
Bungulla bella 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. The specific epithet bella comes from the Latin for “pretty” or “lovely”, with reference to the attractive colouration – beige, with dark purple-brown markings – of the abdomen of the female holotype.
Bungulla bidgemia 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. The specific epithet bidgemia refers to the type locality.
Bungulla biota 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. The specific epithet biota honours the Biota Environmental Sciences consultancy for their support of the Australian Research Council and for providing sequenceable specimens.
