Zidiommata iridescens (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001430

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Described:

Distribution: Australia (Queensland)

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Type Repository Provide information
  • Holotype: Australian Museum, Sydney (AMS), Australia m (KS5190) - (Raven, 2026)
Taxonomic References
Lampropodus iridescens Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 137, pl. 19, f. 23-24, pl. 23, f. 86-87 (Dm) Original description
Idiommata iridescens Main, 1985a: 13
Zidiommata iridescens Raven, 2026: 161, f. 7a-d, 8a-c (m, T fromĀ Idiommata)
References

Main, B. Y. (1985a). Further studies on the systematics of ctenizid trapdoor spiders: a review of the Australian genera (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 108: 1-84. doi: 10.1071/AJZS108 -- Show included taxa

Rainbow, W. J. & Pulleine, R. H. (1918). Australian trap-door spiders. Records of the Australian Museum 12: 81-169, pl. 12-24. -- Show included taxa

Raven, R. J. (2026). A review of Idiommata Ausserer, 1871 (Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae), with the description of a related new genus and new species of giant Australian brushfooted spiders. Zootaxa 5821(2): 151-175. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5821.2.1 [[Zoobank: 640A90AD-BCE4-42FB-98F0-CF69BD1787CA]] -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2026-05-30 New taxonomic reference entry Raven, 2026
2026-05-30 Species transferred to new genus Raven, 2026 Species transferred from Idiommata Ausserer, 1871 to Zidiommata Raven, 2026

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