Idiommata fusca is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1874 by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch.[1][2]
| Idiommata fusca | |
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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: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Idiommata |
| Species: | I. fusca
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| Binomial name | |
| Idiommata fusca | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in coastal Central Queensland. The type locality is Rockhampton.[2]
Behaviour
editThe spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Koch, L (1874). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 473–576 [478].
- ^ a b c "Species Idiommata fusca L. Koch, 1874". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-27.