Blakistonia carnarvon is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Sophie Harrison, Michael Rix, Mark Harvey and Andrew Austin. The specific epithet carnarvon refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Blakistonia carnarvon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Blakistonia
Species:
B. carnarvon
Binomial name
Blakistonia carnarvon

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Central Queensland in brigalow woodland. The type locality is Carnarvon Station Reserve.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Harrison, SE; Rix, MG; Harvey, MS; Austin, AD (2018). "Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae)". Zootaxa. 4518 (1): 1–76 [34]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ a b "Species Blakistonia carnarvon Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-25.