Euoplos cornishi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2019 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Jeremy Wilson and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet cornishi honours John Cornish who collected the type specimen in 2011.[1][2]
| Euoplos cornishi | |
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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: | Euoplos |
| Species: | E. cornishi
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| Binomial name | |
| Euoplos cornishi | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion. The type locality is Grass Valley, near Northam.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Wilson, JD; Harvey, MS (2019). "A revision of the white-headed spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Euoplos (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Arbanitinae): a remarkable lineage of rare mygalomorph spiders from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot". Journal of Arachnology. 47: 63–76 [68]. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ a b "Species Euoplos cornishi Rix, Wilson & Harvey, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-16.