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A new species of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Blakistonia (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Jessica R. Marsh, Sophie E. Harrison, Jeremy D. Wilson & Michael G. Rix
Author details ⏷
Jessica R. Marsh [1*, 2], Sophie E. Harrison [3], Jeremy D. Wilson [4,5,6] & Michael G. Rix [6,5]
[1] Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
[2] Earth and Biological Sciences, South Australian Museum, GPO Box 234, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
[3] Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
[4] School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
[5] Collections & Research, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, Western Australia 6106, Australia.
[6] Biodiversity and Geosciences Program, Queensland Museum Collections & Research Centre, 122 Gerler Road, Hendra, Queensland 4011, Australia.
Abstract
The first species of the Australian spiny trapdoor spider genus Blakistonia Hogg, 1902 to be recorded from Kangaroo Island, South Australia, is described from both males and females, bringing the number of described species of Blakistonia to 21. Blakistonia rooinsula sp. nov. has been recorded from coastal habitats and nearby locations, across a number of sites on Kangaroo Island.
Cite this paper as: Marsh JR, Harrison SE, Wilson JD & Rix MG (2024). A new species of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Blakistonia (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 59: 1–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.blmvg
This paper was published on: 16/4/2024