Harrison, Sophie E.; Rix, Michael G.; Harvey, Mark S.; Austin, Andrew D.
Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae)
FIGURE 5. Blakistonia aurea Hogg, male (SAM NN29564): A, habitus, dorsal view; B, habitus, ventral view; C, habitus, lateral view; D, eye group, dorsal view; E, sternum, ventral view; F, maxillae and labium, ventral view; G, left leg I, prolateral view; H, left leg I, clasping spur, prolateral view; I, left leg I, ventral view; J, left pedipalp, prolateral view; K, left pedipalp, retrolateral view; L, left pedipalp, proventral view. Scale bars = 5 mm (A, G), 2 mm (J).
FIGURE 6. Blakistonia aurea Hogg, female (SAM NN29623): A, habitus, dorsal view; B, habitus, ventral view; C, habitus, lateral view; D, eye group, dorsal view; E, sternum, ventral view; F, maxillae and labium, ventral view; G, left leg I, prolateral view; H, left leg I, retrolateral view; J, spermathecae. Scale bars = 5 mm (A), 2 mm (G).
FIGURE 30. Distribution of Blakistonia aurea specimens across South Australia, western Victoria and western New South Wales.
FIGURE 2. Images of Blakistonia burrows. A, B. aurea Hogg, 1902 burrow with scalloped edge from Humbug Scrub, South Australia; B, B. aurea burrow from Parra Wirra Recreation Park, South Australia; C, B. aurea burrow, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia; D–E, B. bassi sp. n. burrow from Ashton, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia; F, B. birksi sp. n. burrow from Mark Oliphant Conservation Park, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia; G, B. mainae sp. n. burrow from Mount Ragged, Cape Arid National Park, Western Australia; H–I, B. maryae sp. n. burrow showing twig-lining from Scrubby Peak, Gawler Ranges, South Australia; J, B. maryae sp. n. burrow showing twig-lining from Tumby Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia; K, B. maryae sp. n. burrow from Gawler Ranges, South Australia; L, B. nullarborensis sp. n. burrow from Cocklebiddy, Western Australia. All images by S. Harrison except: C by N. Birks; H, by N. Birks; I, by N. Birks; all used with permission.
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