Eucyrtops eremaeus

Eucyrtops eremaeus is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1957 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Western Australia in the Murchison bioregion, in open mulga shrubland habitats with braided watercourses on clay-loam soils. The type locality is Cardinia Creek, near the ghost town of Malcolm.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct and shelter in burrows with trapdoors.