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Euoplos mcmillani

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Euoplos mcmillani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Euoplos
Species:
E. mcmillani
Binomial name
Euoplos mcmillani
(Main, 2000)[1]
Synonyms
  • Arbanitis mcmillani Main, 2000

Euoplos mcmillani is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2000 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions in kwongan heathland habitats. The type locality is a sand mine rehabilitation site at Eneabba, 278 km north of Perth.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Main, BY (2000). "Biosystematics of two new species of unusually coloured Australian mygalomorph spiders, Arbanitis (Araneae: Idiopidae), from south-western Australia". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 83: 93–97 [93].
  2. ^ a b "Species Euoplos mcmillani (Main, 2000)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-16.