Euoplos grandis

Euoplos grandis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Euoplos
Species:	E. grandis
Binomial name
	Euoplos grandis; Wilson & Rix, 2019

Last updated March 25, 2025

Euoplos grandis, also known as the Toowoomba trapdoor spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2019 by Australian arachnologists Jeremy Wilson, and Michael Rix.^[1]^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-east Queensland in the Darling Downs region. The type locality is west of Dalby in the Western Downs.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 Rix, MG; Wilson, JD; Rix, AG; Wojcieszek, AM; Huey, JA; Harvey, MS (2019). "Population demography and biology of a new species of giant spiny trapdoor spider (Araneae: Idiopidae: Euoplos) from inland Queensland: developing a 'slow science' study system to address a conservation crisis". Austral Entomology . 58: 282–297 [290].
1 2 "Species Euoplos grandis Wilson & Rix, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-19.

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[wr2019-1] 1 2 3 Rix, MG; Wilson, JD; Rix, AG; Wojcieszek, AM; Huey, JA; Harvey, MS (2019). "Population demography and biology of a new species of giant spiny trapdoor spider (Araneae: Idiopidae: Euoplos) from inland Queensland: developing a 'slow science' study system to address a conservation crisis". Austral Entomology . 58: 282–297 [290].

[afd-2] 1 2 "Species Euoplos grandis Wilson & Rix, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-19.

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