Ozicrypta lawlessi
Appearance
Ozicrypta lawlessi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Barychelidae |
Genus: | Ozicrypta |
Species: | O. lawlessi
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Binomial name | |
Ozicrypta lawlessi |
Ozicrypta lawlessi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet lawlessi honours Philip Lawless.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in coastal North Queensland in vine thicket habitats. The type locality is Rose Bay, Bowen.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [446]. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ a b "Species Ozicrypta lawlessi Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-06.