Periegops australia

Periegops australia is a species of spider in the genus Periegops that is endemic to South East Queensland in Australia.^[1][2]

Periegops australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Periegopidae
Genus:	Periegops
Species:	P. australia
Binomial name
Periegops australia Forster, 1995

Etymology

The species name comes from the name of the continent of Australia, on which it is found.^[1]

Taxonomy

Periegops australia was described in 1995 by Ray Forster.^[1]

Description

Periegops australia, like other members of the Periegops genus, has only six eyes. Individuals have similar colouration to that found in P. suterii, but the chevron patterns on the abdomen are more strongly pigemented. ^[1]