Species Eucyrtops latior (O.P.-Cambridge, 1877)
- Aganippe latior Cambridge, O.P.- 1877. On some new genera and species of Araneidea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 19: 26-39 pls 6-7 [Jan. 1877] [29].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 59.52.47.109 ♀ adult, WA
Comment: for description of WAM male designated allotype, see Main, B.Y. 1957. Biology of aganippine trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 5: 402–473 [Dec. 1957] [416].Type locality references:
Main, B.Y. 1957. Biology of aganippine trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 5: 402-473 [Dec. 1957].
Generic Combinations
- Eucyrtops latior (O.P.-Cambridge, 1877). —
Pocock, R.I. 1897. On some trapdoor spiders of the family Ctenizidae from South and West Australia, contained in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 19: 109-116 [Jan. 1897] [113] (changed combination as type species of the genus Eucyrtops)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Darling Ranges, Perth coastal plain.
IBRA
WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, open forest, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
In heavily littered sandy and loam soils, burrow with thin trapdoor.
General References
Main, B.Y. 1957. Biology of aganippine trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 5: 402-473 [Dec. 1957] (natural history, habitat, burrow, feeding, seasonal life; distribution may refer in part to undescribed species)
Pocock, R.I. 1897. On some trapdoor spiders of the family Ctenizidae from South and West Australia, contained in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 19: 109-116 [Jan. 1897] (taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2023 | IDIOPIDAE Simon, 1889 | 12-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 11-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |