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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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Idiommata
Species:
I. fusca
Binomial name
Idiommata fusca
L.Koch, 1874[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in coastal Central Queensland. The type locality is Rockhampton.[2]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Koch, L (1874). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 473–576 [478].
  2. ^ 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.