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Ozicrypta mcdonaldi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Barychelidae
Genus:	Ozicrypta
Species:	O. mcdonaldi
Binomial name
Ozicrypta mcdonaldi Raven & Churchill, 1994

Ozicrypta mcdonaldi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet mcdonaldi honours spider enthusiast Keith McDonald of the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in South West Queensland in mulga grassland habitats. The type locality is Ambathala Station, about 100 km west-north-west of Charleville.

References

1. ^ Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 . Retrieved 2023-07-07.
2. ^ "Species Ozicrypta mcdonaldi Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

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• Spiders of Australia
• Arthropods of Queensland
• Spiders described in 1994
• Taxa named by Robert Raven
• Taxa named by Tracey Churchill
• Barychelidae stubs