Blakistonia Hogg. Where 1902
Creators: name: Harrison, Sophie E.
name: Rix, Michael G.
name: Harvey, Mark S.
name: Austin, Andrew D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Idiopidae
Blakistonia

description: Unidentified Blakistonia specimens (females and juveniles)
Material examined. AUSTRALIA: South Australia: 1 juvenile, Kangaroo Island, 35°45’S, 137°37’E, 2 December 1965, A.R. Main (WAM T 141084); 1 juvenile, about 11 km north of Tumby Bay, 34°16’S, 136°06’E, 14 December 1952, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141088); 1 juvenile, Kappi Ki Homestead, 33°19’S, 120°58’E, 16 December
1952, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141089); 1 female, 29 km from Lock on road to Elliston, 33°31’S, 135°44’E, 17 December 1952, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141090); 1 juvenile, Ceduna, behind first line of sand hills-west of town, 32°07’S, 133°40’E, 21 December 1952, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141091); 1 juvenile, Port Kenny, 7.5 km west of silo, 33°07’S, 134°37’E, 7 May 1986, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141106); 1 female, 19 km east of Penong on Eyre Highway, 31°56’S, 133°08’E, 22 December 1952, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141117); 1 female, Flinders Ranges, 33°06’S, 138°10’E, 24 March 1905, R.H. Pulleine (AM KS.10251); 1 juvenile, Oaklands, Yorke Peninsula, 34°59’15”S, 137°41’18”E, 11 October 1911, R.H. Pulleine (AM KS.119909); 1 female, Pichi Richi, 32°19’S, 138°06’E (AM KS.1626); 1 female, Bridgewater, Mount Lofty Ranges, 35°00’S, 138°43’E, 1 September 1972, D. Clyne (AM KS.1627); 1 female, Henley, 34°56’S, 138°31’E (AM KS.22872); 1 female, Adelaide, 34°56’S, 138°36’E (AM KS.43713); 1 female, Black Hill, 34°53’S, 138°42’E, 18 November 1917 (AM KS.43730); 1 juvenile, Mallala, 34°27’S, 138°31’E (AM KS.43731); 1 female, Yarcowie, 33°18’S, 138°54’E, 22 March 1905, R.H. Pulleine (AM KS.43733); 1 female, Mitcham, 34°59’S, 138°37’E, 26 October 1917, R.H. Pulleine (AM KS.43734) 1 female, Canowie, 33°25’S, 138°45’E, 1 April 1908 (AM KS.43838); 1 juvenile, Woolshed Flat, 32°27’S, 137°59’E, 1 July 1909 (AM KS.43839); 1 juvenile, Black Hill, 39°42’S, 139°28’E, 18 November 1917 (AM KS.43840); 1 female, Mt Lofty Ranges, 26°59’S, 138°43’E (AM KS.43841); 1 female, Kingswood, 32°34’S, 138°08’E, 22 March 1905, R.H. Pulleine (AM KS.43842); 1 female, Crystal Brook Golf Course, Mid-North, 33°21’S, 138°12’E, 31 March 1991, dug from burrow, D. Hirst (SAM NN20008); 1 female, Burra, Mid-North, 33°40’S, 138°56’E, 2 February 1993, M. Hutchinson (SAM NN20010); 1 female, Millbrook Reservoir, Mt Lofty Ranges, 34°58’S, 138°36’E, 2 April 1981, dug from burrow, D. Hirst (SAM NN20011); 1 female, Gawler, Adelaide Plains, 34°35’S, 138°44’E, March 1986, dug from short burrow in garden under pine bark, C. Read (SAM NN20012); 1 female, Mallala, Mid- North, 34°26’S, 138°30’E, 1905 (SAM NN20014); 1 female, Para Hills, Yuli Gully, Adelaide Plains, 34°48’S, 138°39’E, September 1991, L. Bebbington (SAM NN20018); 1 female, Brady Creek, Robertstown, Murray Mallee, 33°59’S, 139°04’E, May 1936, T. Honeychurch (SAM NN20019); 1 female, Ketchowla, Murray Mallee, 33°17’S, 139°13’E, 7 October 1989, dug from burrow, Strathalbyn Field Naturalists (SAM NN20020); 1 female, Para Hills, Adelaide Plains, 34°48’S, 138°39’E, 21 October 1984, dug from burrow in lawn, T. Morley (SAM NN20021); 1 female, Somerton Park, Adelaide Plains, 34°59’S, 138°31’E, 19 February 1975, B. Casanova (SAM NN20028); 1 female, Mitcham, Adelaide Plains, 34°58’S, 138°37’E, 17 May 1986, dug up in garden, R.V. Southcott (SAM NN20030); 1 female, Morialto Falls, Spring Gully Road, Mt Lofty Ranges, 34°54’S, 138°42’E, 23 July 1982, C.M. Krutls (SAM NN20036); 1 female, Adelaide, Adelaide Plains, 34°56’S, 138°36’E, 16 April 1905 (SAM NN20037); 1 female, Klemzig, Adelaide Plains, 34°52’S, 138°38’E, November 1976, dug from burrow, E. Rech (SAM NN20041); 1 female, Hope Valley, Adelaide Plains, 34°50’S, 138°42’E, April 2008 (SAM NN20042); 1 female, Glengowrie, 56 Barker Street, Adelaide, Adelaide Plains, 34°59’S, 138°31’E, 21 March 1971, K.R. Capps (SAM NN20045); 1 female, Colonel Light Gardens, Adelaide, Adelaide Plains, 34°58’S, 138°35’E, 29 October 1965, dug from burrows in garden, C. Luscombe (SAM NN20046); 1 female, Belair National Park, Mt Lofty Ranges, 35°00’S, 138°38’E, 19 April 1905 (SAM NN20048); 1 female, Clements Gap Conservation Park, near old school site, Mid-North, 33°30’S, 138°04’E, 14 June 1997, D. Hirst (SAM NN20049); 1 female, Black Hill, Mt Lofty Ranges, 34°54’S, 138°42’E, July 2007 (SAM NN20053); 1 female, Black Hill, Mt Lofty Ranges, 34°54’S, 138°42’E, July 2007 (SAM NN20054); 1 female, Black Hill, Mt Lofty Ranges, 34°54’S, 138°42’E, July 2007 (SAM NN20055); 2 females, Black Hill, Mt Lofty Ranges, 34°54’S, 138°42’E, July 2007 (SAM NN20056–7); 2 females, Athelstone, Adelaide Plains, 34°54’S, 138°42’E, 29 January 1971, dug from burrow, D.C. Lee (SAM NN20058–9); 1 female, Belair, Mt Lofty Ranges, 34°59’S, 138°37’E, December 1975 (SAM NN20062); 1 female, Middleback Station, Eyre Peninsula, 32°57’S, 137°23’E, September 1983, B. Guerin (SAM NN20067); 1 female, Middleback Station, Eyre Peninsula, 32°57’S, 137°23’E, July 1984, B. Guerin (SAM NN20070); 1 female, Bunyeroo Gorge, Heysen Range, Flinders Ranges, 31°25’S, 138°33’E, 17 May 1990, D. Hirst (SAM NN20072); 1 female, Middleback Station, Eyre Peninsula, 32°57’S, 137°23’E, July 1984, B. Guerin (SAM NN20073); 1 female, Middleback Station, Barber’s paddock, Eyre Peninsula, 32°57’S, 137°23’E, July 1985, dug from burrow, B. Guerin (SAM NN20074); 1 female, Arcoona Creek Gammon Ranges, Flinders Rangers, 30°28’S, 138°58’E, 4 May 1989, dug from burrow in hard soil in creek bank, D. Hirst (SAM NN20081); 1 female, Bunyeroo Creek, ABC Range, Flinders Ranges, 31°25’S, 138°34’E, 16 May 1990, D. Hirst (SAM NN20083); 1 female, Bunyeroo Creek, ABC Range, Flinders Ranges, 31°25’S, 138°34’E, D. Hirst (SAM NN20084); 1 female, Bunyeroo Creek, ABC Range, Flinders Ranges, 31°25’S, 138°34’E, D. Hirst (SAM NN20085); 1 female, Welcome Well, Arcoona Station, Gairdner-Torrens Basin, 31°17’04”S, 137°04’21”E, pitfall (SAM NN20088); 1 juvenile, Mt Ohlssen-Bagge peak, Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges, 31°32’S, 138°36’E, 23 April 1987, D. Hirst (SAM NN20093); 1 female, Mt Fairview, Paney Station, Gawler Ranges, 32°34’S, 135°35’E, 7 December 1989, Found amongst mallee near creek, D. Hirst (SAM NN20094), 1 female, Mt Ohlssen-Bagge peak, Wilpena Pound, Flinders Rangers, 31°32’S, 138°36’E, 23 April 1987, D. Hirst (SAM NN20099), 1 female, Kolay Hut, Paney Station, Gawler Rangers, 32°33’S, 135°36’E, 10 December 1989, D. Hirst (SAM NN20104), 1 female, Arcoona Creek, Flinders Rangers, 30°28’S, 139°01’E, 5 May 1989, dug from burrow on southern cliff face, door included, D. Hirst (SAM NN20105); 1 female, Kolay Hut, Paney Station, Gawler Ranges, 32°33’S, 135°36’E, 10 December 1989, D. Hirst (SAM NN20106); 1 female, Arcoona Creek Gammon Ranges, Flinders Ranges, 30°28’S, 138°58’E, 4 May 1989, D. Hirst (SAM NN20107); 1 female, Kolay Hut, Paney Stn, <20 m from creek, Gawler Ranges, 32°33’S, 135°36’E, 10 December 1989, dug from burrow near creek, D. Hirst (SAM NN20108) 1 female, Clements Gap Conservation Park, Mid-North, 33°29’S, 138°04’E, 4 October 1997, dug from burrow, D. Hirst (SAM NN20110); 4 females, Beetaloo Reservoir, Mid-North, 33°11’S, 138°16’E, 14 June 1997, dug from short burrow, D. Hirst (SAM NN20111–4); 1 female, Balcanoona, Flinders Ranges, 30°38’30”S, 139°31’10”E, July 1997, pitfall (SAM NN20115); 3 females, Mallala, Mid-North, 34°26’S, 138°30’E, April 2008 (SAM NN20663–5); 2 females, Mallala, Mid-North, 34°26’S, 138°30’E, April 2008 (SAM NN20664–5); 2 females, Pt Augusta, Eyre Peninsula, 32°29’S, 137°46’E (SAM NN20666–7); 9 females, Belair National Park, Mt Lofty Ranges, 35°01’S, 138°39’E, January 1936 (SAM NN20668–76); 1 female, Adelaide, Adelaide Plains, 34°56’S, 138°36’E (SAM NN20677); 1 female, Orroroo, Flinders Ranges, 32°44’S, 138°36’E, J.T. Gray (SAM NN20683); 1 female, Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, 33°02’S, 137°34’E, 30 March 1976, P. Hudson (SAM NN20684); 1 female, Carappee Hill, Eyre Peninsula, 33°25’37”S, 136°15’56”E, pitfall, D. Hirst (SAM NN26636); 1 female, Wiawirra Station, Olary, 32°17’31”S, 140°23’38”E, 11 October 2006, N. Birks (SAM NN28999); 1 female, 5 km east of Olary, 32°17’S, 140°24’E, 11 October 2006, N. Birks (SAM NN29001); 1 female, 35.2 km north of Olary, 32°59’06”S, 140°10’41”E, Found in low chenopod shrubland (SAM NN29002); 3 juvenile, on road to Mount Middleback, off Port Lincoln Highway, south west of Whyalla, 33°11’16”S, 137°15’13”E, 2 May 2013, dug from burrow near paddock fence in saltbush paddock, S.E. Harrison, M.L. Harrison (SAM NN29569); 3 juveniles, Pichi Richi Park, Pichi Richi Pass, Flinders Ranges, 32°25’46”S, 137°58’16”E, 3 May 2013, dug from burrow in dry grass, S.E. Harrison, M.L. Harrison (SAM NN29572); 1 female, Pichi Richi Park, Pichi Richi Pass, Flinders Ranges, 32°25’46”S, 137°58’16”E, 3 May 2013, dug from burrow in dry grass, S.E. Harrison, M.L. Harrison (SAM NN29573); 1 female, Survey Road (dirt road between Melrose and Port Germein), 32°50’48”S, 138°10’53”E, 5 May 2013, dug from burrow on dry creek bank in paddock under gumtree, S.E. Harrison, M.L. Harrison (SAM NN29580); 3 juveniles, Lindsay Terrace, Kadina, 33°57’25”S, 137°43’07”E, 5 May 2013, dug from burrow on dry grassy verge, S.E. Harrison, M.L. Harrison (SAM NN29582); 3 juveniles, Hicky’s Drive, Coobowie, 35°01’42”S, 137°45’42”E, 6 May 2013, dug from burrow on dry verge next to paddock, S.E. Harrison, M.L. Harrison (SAM NN29585); 1 female, Saint Vincent Highway, Port Vincent, 34°46’44”S, 137°50’08”E, 6 May 2013, dug from burrow on dry verge next to paddock, S.E. Harrison, M.L. Harrison (SAM NN29586); 3 juvenile, Arthurton Road, 34°21’58”S, 137°49’46”E, 6 May 2013, dug from burrow on dry verge next to paddock, S.E. Harrison, M.L. Harrison (SAM NN29589); 3 juvenile, Maitland-Ardrossan Road, 34°23’21”S, 137°43’28”E, 6 May 2013, dug from burrow on dry verge next to paddock, S.E. Harrison, M.L. Harrison (SAM NN29591); 3 juveniles, on unnamed road from Port Moorowie toward Yorketown (extension of McEacherns Beach Road), 35°04’24”S, 137°32’01”E, 8 May 2013, dug from burrow on dry verge next to paddock, S.E. Harrison, M.L. Harrison (SAM NN29595); 1 female, McLaren Vale, Douglas Scrub, off Jackie’s Trail, 35°11’07”S, 138°36’03”E, 24 September 2013, dug from burrow on compacted sand walking trail, S.E. Harrison, M.G. Rix, B. Parslow, E. Fagan-Jeffries (SAM NN29602); 1 female, McLaren Vale, Douglas Scrub, off Jackie’s Trail, 35°11’07”S, 138°36’03”E, 24 September 2013, dug from burrow on compacted bank, S.E. Harrison, M.G. Rix, B. Parslow, E. Fagan-Jeffries (SAM NN29603); 1 female, Bailey Road, Echunga, 35°7’8.64”S, 138°48’9.93”, 20 March 2015, dug from burrow in grassy roadside bank, S.E. Harrison, D. G. Bass (SAM NN29622); 1 female, Para Wirra Conservation Park, Humbug Scrub Road, Humbug Scrub, 34°42’05.322”S, 138°48’44.778”, 1 April 2015, dug from burrow in clay soil near lake, S.E. Harrison, B. Horton (SAM NN29626); 1 female, Mark Oliphant Conservation Park, 35°01’46.44”S, 138°42’26.03”, 20 August 2015, dug from burrow in roadside embankment, S.E. Harrison, D. Stringer and A. Lewis (SAM NN29636); 1 female, Mark Oliphant Conservation Park, 35°01’50.88”S, 138°42’26.58”, 25 August 2015, dug from burrow in roadside embankment, S.E. Harrison, N. Birks (SAM NN29639); 1 female, Hallett, 33°20’09”S, 138°58’18”E, 18 July 2013, dug from burrow, J. Clayton (SAM NN29805). Western Australia: 1 juvenile, 106 km east of Wigunda Tank, Eyre Highway, 31°33’S, 130°26’E, 23 December 1952, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141092); 1 juvenile, 160 km west of Eucla, 21 km east of Madura, Eyre Highway, 31°54’S, 127°21’E, 24 December 1952, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141093); 1 juvenile, Cocklebiddy Tank, 32°02’S, 126°05’E, 25 December 1952, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141094); 1 juvenile, 331 km east of Norseman, 112 km east of Balladonia, 71 km west of Caiguna Tank, 32°14’S, 125°27’E, 25 December 1952, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141095); 2 juveniles, 288 km east of Norseman, 69 km east of Balladonia, 32°15’38’S, 124°58’E, 25 December 1952, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141096 –7); 1 female, 2 km south of Peak Charles turnoff on 90 Mile Tank-Dowabi Track, 32°58’S, 121°38’E, 24 May 1955, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141099); 2 juveniles, 8 km north of Peak Charles, 32°49’S, 121°14’E, 25 May 1955, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141100 –1); 1 juvenile, 14 km north east of Norseman, 32°6’S, 121°53’E, 8 July 1955, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141102); 1 female, 8 km east of Moonera Tank, 31°58’S, 126°37’E, 8 August 1955, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141103); 1 juvenile, same data (WAM T 141104); 4 females, Moonera, 31°43’S, 126°35’E, 22 May 1986, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141107 –10); 1 female, 34.3 km east of Caiguna, 32°06’S, 125°35’E, 22 May 1986, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141111); 1 female, Moonera, 43 km west of Madura, 31°43’S, 126°35’E, 22 May 1986, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141112); 2 juveniles, Mt Ragged walking trail, 33°27’S, 123°28’E, 22 November 1986, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141113 –4). Northern Territory: 1 juvenile, Mt Olga, Valley of Winds, 25°18’S, 130°44’E, 10 September 1965, A.R. Main (WAM T 141085); 1 juvenile, Maggie Springs, 25°23’S, 131°05’E, 11 September 1965, A.R. Main (WAM T 141086); 1 specimen (fragments), Kings Creek walk, gorge, Kings Canyon National Park, 24°15’S, 131°30’E, 6 June 1995, B.Y. Main (WAM T 141116).
Remarks. The female and juvenile specimens listed here could not be confidently identified due to the lack of diagnostic morphological features or molecular sequence data.
description: Published as part of Harrison, Sophie E., Rix, Michael G., Harvey, Mark S. & Austin, Andrew D., 2018, Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae), pp. 1-76 in Zootaxa 4518 (1) on pages 68-71, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2609500