Seqocrypta jakara

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Seqocrypta jakara
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Seqocrypta
Species:
S. jakara
Binomial name
Seqocrypta jakara
Raven, 1994 [1]

Seqocrypta jakara is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet jakara is an Aboriginal term for the region in which the species is found. [1] [2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland, extending into north-eastern New South Wales, in open and closed forest habitats. It is widespread in the Brisbane area. The type locality is Acacia Ridge, a southern suburb of Brisbane. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [478]. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. 1 2 "Species Seqocrypta jakara Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-10.