Idiosoma sigillatum

Idiosoma sigillatum

''Idiosoma sigillatum'' is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1870 by British arachnologist Octavius Pickard-Cambridge.
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Distribution

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Swan Coastal Plain and Jarrah Forest bioregions, including the Darling Scarp and Rottnest Island, in open forest habitats. The type locality is Swan River .

Behavior

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct burrows with trapdoors in plant litter on sandy-gravel soils, with a fan of twig-lines around the entrance.

Habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Swan Coastal Plain and Jarrah Forest bioregions, including the Darling Scarp and Rottnest Island, in open forest habitats. The type locality is Swan River .

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyIdiopidae
GenusIdiosoma
SpeciesI. sigillatum
Photographed in
Australia