Gaius mainae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
| Gaius tealei | |
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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: | Gaius |
| Species: | G. mainae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaius mainae | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Western Australia in the Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison and Mallee bioregions. The type locality is Lorna Glen Station (now part of the Matuwa and Kurrara-Kurrara Indigenous Protected Area) about 840 km north-east of Perth.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the giant spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Gaius Rainbow (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini): documenting an iconic lineage of the Western Australian inland arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (3): 438–472 [468].
- ^ a b "Species Gaius mainae Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-24.