Idiosoma berlandi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1914 by Australian arachnologist William Joseph Rainbow. The specific epithet berlandi honours the author's “correspondents and co-workers M. and Mme. Berland”.[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: | Idiosoma |
| Species: | I. berlandi
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| Idiosoma berlandi | |
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in northern New South Wales in the southern Brigalow Belt. The type locality is Narrabri.[1][2]
Behaviour
editThe spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rainbow, WJ (1914). "Studies in Australian Araneidae. No. 6. The Terretelariae". Records of the Australian Museum. 10: 187–270 [199].
- ^ a b c "Species Idiosoma berlandi (Rainbow, 1914)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-09-01.