Euoplos variabilis

Euoplos variabilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Euoplos
Species:	E. variabilis
Binomial name
Euoplos variabilis (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) [1]
Synonyms
Tambouriniana variabilisRainbow & Pulleine, 1918 Tambouriniana variabilis flavomaculataRainbow & Pulleine, 1918 Albaniana villosaRainbow & Pulleine, 1918

Euoplos variabilis, also known as the Mount Tamborine trapdoor spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by Australian arachnologists William Joseph Rainbow and Robert Henry Pulleine. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the mountainous Scenic Rim region of south-eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales, in tall open forest and closed forest habitats. The type locality is Tamborine Mountain. ^{[1] [2]}

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct burrows with thick, plug-like trapdoors in bare soil patches on the forest floor, especially on banks and slopes. ^[2]

References

1. Rainbow, WJ; Pulleine, RH (1918). "Australian trap-door spiders". Records of the Australian Museum. 12: 81–169 [121].
2. "Species Euoplos variabilis (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-23.