Ozicrypta_hollinsae

<i>Ozicrypta hollinsae</i>

Ozicrypta hollinsae

Species of spider

Ozicrypta hollinsae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet hollinsae honours Chris Hollins for her cooperation in the Queensland Museum Spider Pitfall Trapping Program, 1990–1995.[1][2]

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Description

The holotype male has a total length of 15 mm, a dark brown carapace 5.5 mm long by 4.62 mm wide, a mottled brown and white abdomen 7.06 mm long by 4.37 mm wide, and yellow-brown legs. The burrow is a lidded tube, 4–6 cm deep, constructed at the base of a eucalypt tree in plant litter. The egg-sac is a translucent sphere about 1 cm in diameter.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Central Queensland in open eucalypt forest habitats. The type locality is Mount Chalmers, just east of Rockhampton.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [442]. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  2. [2]
    "Species Ozicrypta hollinsae Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-06.


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