Moruga insularis

Species of spider

Moruga insularis

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Araneae
Infraorder:  | Mygalomorphae
Family:  | Barychelidae
Genus:  | Moruga
Species:  |

M. insularis

Binomial name
Moruga insularis

Raven, 1994[1]

Moruga insularis is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]

## Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs on Hinchinbrook Island, in north-east Queensland, in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Gayundah Creek.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [407]. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
2. ^ a b "Species Moruga insularis Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-03.

Taxon identifiers

Moruga insularis|

* Wikidata: Q2194237
* Wikispecies: Moruga insularis
* ADW: Moruga_insularis
* AFD: Moruga_insularis
* BioLib: 464209
* CoL: 44FGJ
* EoL: 1181391
* GBIF: 2180013
* iNaturalist: 831394
* IRMNG: 10692091
* ITIS: 862088
* Open Tree of Life: 3577455
* WSC: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001468

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