Idioctis parilarilao
| Idioctis parilarilao | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Idioctis |
| Species: | I. parilarilao
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| Binomial name | |
| Idioctis parilarilao Yu, Lo, Cheng, Raven & Kuntner, 2023
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Idioctis parilarilao is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family.[1] The species name parilarilao also forms a part of its alternative name, the parilarilao trapdoor spider. In the Paiwan language, parilarilao means "living at the end of Taiwan".[2][3] Despite several searches during the species identification process, only female I. parilarilao specimens were found.[2][4] The species was located in Kenting and Green Island.[2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Yu, Kuang-Ping; Lo, Ying-Yuan; Cheng, Ren-Chung; Raven, Robert J.; Kuntner, Matjaž (6 October 2023). "Discovery of a new intertidal trapdoor spider of the genus Idioctis (Araneae: Barychelidae), with a generic range extension to Taiwan". The Journal of Arachnology. 51 (2). doi:10.1636/JoA-S-22-020. ResearchGate:374587984
- ^ a b c Yang, Shu-min; Hsiao, Bernadette (17 November 2023). "Two new spider species found in Taiwan". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
Complicating the identification process, the institute said, was that despite several searches, researchers found only female Parilarilao trapdoor spiders. ... The new species was named after the indigenous name for the area in which it was first discovered, with "parilarilao" meaning "living at the end of Taiwan," the institute said.
- ^ "Two new spider species identified". Taipei Times. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b PFLUGHOEFT, ASPEN (20 October 2023). "8-eyed creature lurks in underwater nest to ambush prey on land. It's a new species". Miami Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
The Parilarilao trapdoor spider is considered "medium sized," reaching about 0.5 inches in length, the study said. It has "eight eyes ringed with black," claws and a brown, hairy body. Despite several searches, researchers found only female Parilarilao trapdoor spiders and don't know what males look like. ... Researchers named the new species after the indigenous name for the area where it was first discovered. The new species has been found in Kenting, an area on the southern coast, and on Ludao, or Green Island, an island about 20 miles off the southeastern coast. To protect the "unique" Parilarilao trapdoor spider, researchers did not provide details about its exact location, the study said.