Blakistonia plata 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 plata, Latin for "silver’’, alludes to the type locality by reference to the local silver mining industry.[1][2]
| Blakistonia plata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Blakistonia |
| Species: | B. plata
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| Binomial name | |
| Blakistonia plata | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in south-east Queensland. The type locality is Texas, near Goondiwindi in the Darling Downs region, where the holotype was found in a tree clearing.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ 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 [59]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ a b "Species Blakistonia plata 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.