Species Idiosoma rhaphiduca (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)
- Aganippe rhaphiduca Rainbow, W.J. & Pulleine, R.H. 1918. Australian trap-door spiders. Records of the Australian Museum 12: 81-169 [24 Dec. 1918] [93].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM K40845, KS6253 2♂ adult, Kings Park, Perth, WA; AM K40847, KS6255 2♀ adult, Kings Park, Perth, WA; AM K40846, KS6254 ♀ adult, Kings Park, Perth, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Idiosoma rhaphiduca (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918). —
Rix, M.G., Raven, R.J., Main, B.Y., Harrison, S., Austin, A.D., Cooper, S.J.B. & Harvey, M.S. 2017. The Australasian spiny trapdoor spiders of the family Idiopidae (Mygalomorphae : Arbanitinae): a relimitation and revision at the generic level. Invertebrate Systematics 31: 566–634 [571]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Valleys of Darling scarp S of Avon-Swan to about Bunbury and SE to about Albany.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, open forest, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
In wet creek banks, flood flats of water courses, open patches of ground, clay soil (may occur inland into western wheatbelt), burrow with trapdoor.
General References
Main, B.Y. 1957. Biology of aganippine trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 5: 402-473 [Dec. 1957] (distribution, biology; 'type race' only, other races probably distinct undescribed species)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | IDIOPIDAE Simon, 1889 | 11-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 08-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 11-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |