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Moruga insularis

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Species of spider

Moruga insularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Moruga
Species: M. insularis
Binomial name
Moruga insularis
Raven, 1994

Moruga insularis is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs on Hinchinbrook Island, in north-east Queensland, in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Gayundah Creek.

References

  1. ^ Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 . Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  2. ^ "Species Moruga insularis Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
Taxon identifiers
Moruga insularis


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