Idiosoma cupulifex explained

Idiosoma cupulifex is a trapdoor spider in the Arbanitinae subfamily of the Idiopidae family.^[1] It was first described as Aganippe cupulifex by Barbara York Main in 1957.^{[1] [2]} In 2017 Michael Rix and others transferred it to the genus, Idiosoma, to give the name Idiosoma cupulifex,^[3] (the name accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory, and the World Spider Catalog,^[4] and GBIF^[5]).

It is found only in the south-west of Western Australia, in open forest and woodland.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Idiosoma cupulifex . 2022-04-15 . biodiversity.org.au . en.
2. Main, B.Y.. Barbara York Main. 402-473 [436].
3. 566–634 [599, Fig. 113].
4. Web site: Bern Natural History Museum . NMBE - World Spider Catalog: Idiosoma cupulifex . 2022-04-15 . wsc.nmbe.ch . en.
5. Web site: Idiosoma cupulifex (Main, 1957) . 2022-04-14 . www.gbif.org . en.