Blakistonia pidax is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Sophie Harrison, Michael Rix, Mark Harvey and Andrew Austin. The specific epithet pidax, from the Greek for "spring", refers to the type locality.[1][2]
| Blakistonia pidax | |
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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: | Blakistonia |
| Species: | B. pidax
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| Binomial name | |
| Blakistonia pidax | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in northern South Australia. The type locality is Strangways Springs, south-west of Lake Eyre.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Harrison, SE; Rix, MG; Harvey, MS; Austin, AD (2018). "Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae)". Zootaxa. 4518 (1): 1–76 [57]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ a b "Species Blakistonia pidax Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-25.