Blakistonia aurea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Blakistonia |
| Species: | B. aurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Blakistonia aurea | |
Blakistonia aurea, also known as the Adelaide trapdoor spider or the yellow trapdoor spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1902 by British arachnologist Henry Roughton Hogg.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in South Australia in the southern gulfs region, including the northern Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty and Flinders Ranges, extending into western New South Wales and north-western Victoria, in open forest and woodland habitats. Type localities are Adelaide, Blakiston and the Mount Lofty Ranges.[1][2]
Behaviour
[edit]The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. The burrows have thick soil trapdoors and are constructed in heavy clay soils, such as those in creek banks and clay-pans.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rainbow, WJ; Pulleine, RH (1918). "Australian trap-door spiders". Records of the Australian Museum. 12: 81–169 [110]. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.12.1918.882.
- ^ a b c "Species Blakistonia aurea Hogg, 1902". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-23.