Eucanippe agastachys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Eucanippe
Species:
E. agastachys
Binomial name
Eucanippe agastachys

Eucanippe agastachys is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Barbara York Main, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Avon Wheatbelt and Mallee bioregions. The type locality is Durokoppin Nature Reserve.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rix, MG; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Eucanippe (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini) from south-western Australia: documenting a poorly-known lineage from Australia's biodiversity hotspot". Journal of Arachnology. 46: 133–154 [140].
  2. 1 2 "Species Eucanippe agastachys Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-14.


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