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Genus: Idiommata Ausserer, 1871 | Family: Barychelidae Simon, 1889

Idiommata scintillans (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001431

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Described:

Distribution: Australia (South Australia)

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Lectotype: Australian Museum, Sydney (AMS), Australia m (KS5191; paralectotype f see Synothele xintillans) - (Raven, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Lampropodus scintillans Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 135, pl. 17, f. 19-20, pl. 23, f. 84-85 (Dm; f pl. 17, f. 17-18 see Synothele xintillans) Original description

Idiommata scintillans Main, 1985b: 13

Idiommata scintillans Raven, 2026: 156, f. 2a-e (m)

References

Main, B. Y. (1985b). Mygalomorphae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 3: 1-48. -- 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