Moruga fuliginea

Moruga fuliginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Barychelidae
Genus:	Moruga
Species:	M. fuliginea
Binomial name
Moruga fuliginea (Thorell, 1881) [1]
Synonyms
Idiommata fuligineaThorell, 1881 Encyocrypta fuliginataHogg, 1901

Moruga fuliginea is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1881 by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The holotype male has a carapace 7.77 mm long by 6.15 mm wide. The carapace, chelicerae and legs are reddish-brown in colour. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Gulf Country and Cape York Peninsula of northern Australia. The type locality is Somerset. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Thorell, T (1881). "Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani III. Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova. 17: 1–727 [243].
2. "Species Moruga fuliginea (Thorell, 1881)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
3. Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [402]. Retrieved 2023-07-02.