Eucyrtops ksenijae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2022 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet ksenijae honours Ksenija Leonija Elizabete Blosfelds (nee Koslowskis) (1906-2003), who died just before the type specimens were collected, in recognition of her remarkable life.[1][2]
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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: | Eucyrtops |
| Species: | E. ksenijae
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Jarrah Forest and Avon Wheatbelt bioregions. The type locality is the junction of Arthur River and the Albany Highway, a site dominated by Allocasuarina and Acacia woodland, but surrounded by cleared land used for farming.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Harvey, MS (2022). "A new species of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Eucyrtops (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from south-western Australia". Australian Journal of Taxonomy. 4: 1–6 [3]. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b "Species Eucyrtops ksenijae Rix & Harvey, 2022". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-14.