A revision of the white-headed spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Euoplos (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Arbanitinae): a remarkable lineage of rare mygalomorph spiders from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot

Michael G. Rix; Jeremy D. Wilson; Mark S. Harvey

doi:10.1636/0161-8202-47.1.63

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27 April 2019 A revision of the white-headed spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Euoplos (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Arbanitinae): a remarkable lineage of rare mygalomorph spiders from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot

Michael G. Rix, Jeremy D. Wilson, Mark S. Harvey

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The J. of Arachnology, 47(1):63-76 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1636/0161-8202-47.1.63

Abstract

The ‘white-headed’ spiny trapdoor spiders of the Euoplos mcmillani-group are revised, and three new species are described from the biodiversity hotspot of south-western Western Australia: E. cornishi sp. nov., E. kalbarri sp. nov. and E. saplan sp. nov. Two previously described species, E. ballidu (Main, 2000) and E. mcmillani (Main, 2000), are further re-described and re-diagnosed. The mcmillani-group of Euoplos are remarkable for the unique ‘bright white’ carapace coloration of males, and we here document the known diversity and conservation status of these rare and enigmatic spiders.

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Michael G. Rix, Jeremy D. Wilson, and Mark S. Harvey "A revision of the white-headed spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Euoplos (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Arbanitinae): a remarkable lineage of rare mygalomorph spiders from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot," The Journal of Arachnology 47(1), 63-76, (27 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1636/0161-8202-47.1.63

Received: 23 May 2018; Published: 27 April 2019

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