Compared to other Molycriinae, relatively short anterior lateral spinnerets and peculiar paramedian rows of stiff, erect setae found on the abdominal venter.
Ground Spiders
Gnaphosidae
(after Framenau et al. 2014): Ground Spiders can be identified by the greatly enlarged and widened piriform gland spigots on the anterior lateral spinnerets. This microscopic character can hardly be used for the identification of these spiders in the field. However, these spiders generally have cylindrical anterior spinnerets that are separated by at least their diameter and ovoid silvery posterior median eyes. The outer edge of the maxillae, where the pedipalps emerge, are generally noticeably indented.
Recent phylogenetic work on dionychan spiders (Azevedo et al. 2022) resulted in taxonomic rearrangements within the Gnaphosidae. The Ammoxenidae (see Platnick 2002) are synonymous with and were incorporated into the Gnaphosidae, and the subfamily Molycriinae was moved from the Prodidomidae (see Platnick & Baehr 2006) to the Gnaphosidae.
Austrammo
2 species
Avstroneulanda
1 species
Barrowammo
1 species
Ceryerda
1 species
Cryptoerithus
3 species
Eilica
1 species
Encoptarthria
1 species
Genus 1628 (BWI gen. 8)
1 species
Genus 469 (BWI gen. 1)
5 species
Genus 494 (BWI gen. 3)
2 species
Genus 501 (BWI gen. 4)
2 species
Genus 506 (BWI gen. 5)
2 species
Genus 507 (BWI gen. 6)
4 species
Genus 508 (BWI gen. 7)
1 species
Gnaphosidae gen. indet.
4 species
Nomindra
1 species
Wydundra
2 species
Publications
Azevedo GHF, Bougie T, Carboni M, Hedin M, RamÃrez MJ (2022): Combining genomic, phenotypic and Sanger sequencing data to elucidate the phylogeny of the two-clawed spiders (Dionycha). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 166: 107327
Framenau VW, Baehr BC, Zborowski P (2014): A guide to the spiders of Australia. New Holland Publishers, 1 - 448
Platnick NI (2002): A revision of the Australasian ground spiders of the families Ammoxenidae, Cithaeronidae, Gallieniellidae, and Trochanteriidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 271: 1 - 243
Platnick NI, Baehr BC (2006): A revision of the Australian ground spiders of the family Prodidomidae (Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 298: 1 - 287
Harry Butler Institute
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N25309-7
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♀
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15 December 2020
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, WA Oil Base
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UV light trap
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COI
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CGTATGAATAATTTAAGATTCTGATTACTTCCGCCTTCATTGGTTTTATTGTTTATTTCTTCTATAGTTGAGATAGGAGTGGGGGCAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTAGCTTCTAGTGTAGGACATGCAGATGTGTCTATAGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCTGGTGCTTCATCTATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATACGGTGTATAGGAAT-AAGATTTGAAAAGGTATCTTTGTTTGTATGATCAGTCTTGATTACAGCTGTTTTATTATTGTTATCATTACCTGTATTAGCAGGTGCTATTACTATGTTGTTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCGTTTTTTGATCCTGCGGGTGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N30423-32
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♀
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19 January 2023
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island
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UV light trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGGACTTTGTATTTATTATTTGGATCGTGGTCTGCAATAGTAGGTACGGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGTATAGAGCTAGGTCAATCTGGAAGATTATTAGGTGACGATCATTTATATAATGTTATTGTTACTGCACATGCATTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTTTAATTGGTGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATGTTAGGTGCACCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGTTTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTGATTTTATTATTTGTTTCTTCTATAGTAGAGATAGGAGTGGGAGCTGGGTGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTGGCTTCTAGTGTTGGTCATGCAGGAAGAGCAATAGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTGGCTGGGGCTTCTTCAATTATGGGGGCGATTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTATTAATATACGTTGTGTAGGTAT-GACAATAGAAAAGGTTACCTTATTTGTATGATCAGTATTTATTACAGCTATTTTATTATTACTATCATTGCCAGTATTAGCTGGTGCTATTACTATATTGTTAACAGATCGTAATTTTAATACGTCTTTCTTCGACCCAGCTGGGGGTGGAGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N26771-1
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♂
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6 July 2021
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, Butler Park
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quarantine hand collect
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGTACATTATATTTGTTGTTTGGATCGTGAGCGGCTATAGTAGGAACTGCAATAAGAGTATTGATTCGTATGGAATTAGGACAATCTGGAAGATTGTTAGGTGATGATCATTTGTATAATGTAATTGTTACTGCACATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCGATTTTAATTGGTGGGTTTGGAAATTGGTTGGTTCCGTTGATGTTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGTATGAATAATTTAAGTTTTTGATTATTACCCCCTTCATTAATTTTATTATTTATTTCTTCTATGGTTGAAATAGGGGTGGGGGCAGGATGAACTGTGTATCCTCCGTTAGCTTCTAGTATAGGACATGCTGGGAGAGCAATGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCCTTACATTTAGCTGGGGCATCTTCTATTATAGGTGCGATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATACGGTGTATAGGTAT-GAGAATGGAGAAGGTTCCTTTATTTGTGTGATCAGTATTTATTACTGCTATTTTATTATTATTATCTCTTCCTGTATTGGCAGGGGCTATTACGATATTGTTAACAGATCGTAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGGGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N6648-5
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♂
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6 January 2019
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, BWI Airport
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window trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGGACTTTATATATGTTATTTGGTGCGTGGGCAGCGATGATGGGGACGGCTATGAGAGTTTTGATTCGTATGGAGTTAGGACAATCTGGTAGATTATTGGGAGATGATCATTTATATAATGTAATTGTAACAGCTCATGCATTTGTTATGATTTTTTTTATGGTAATACCTATTTTAATTGGAGGTTTTGGAAATTGGTTAGTGCCATTAATGTTAGGAGCGCCGGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATGAATAATTTAAGTTTCTGATTATTGCCTCCATCATTAATTTTATTATTAATTTCTTCTATAGTAGAGATAGGGGTAGGTGCTGGTTGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTCTTGCAGGAGGAGTGGGGCATCCTGGAAGTGCTATAGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCGTTACATCTTGCTGGTGCATCATCAATTATAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACGATTATTAATATACGGTGTGTAGGGAT-AAGAATGGAAAAAGTACCATTATTTGTATGATCAGTGTTAATTACTGCTGTTTTGTTATTACTTTCTTTACCTGTTTTAGCGGGTGCTATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGAGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAGCATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N31250-4
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♂
♀
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17 April 2023
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island
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pitfall trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACTTTATATTTATTATTTGGTTCTTGGGCAGCTATGGTGGGAACAGGAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGTATGGAATTAGGGCAGTCGGGATCATTATTAGGGGATGATCATTTATATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTTGTTATGATTTTTTTTATGGTAATACCAATTTTAATTGGGGGTTTTGGAAATTGGCTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCGCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGTATAAATAATTTAAGTTTTTGATTGCTTCCACCTTCTTTAATTATGTTATTTATTTCATCCATAGTGGAGATGGGTGTGGGGGCTGGATGGACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTAGCTGGAGGAGTTGGTCATCCAGGTAGAGCAATGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTGGCTGGTGCATCTTCTATTATGGGAGCTATCAATTTTATATCTACTATTATTAATATACGATCCATAGGTAT-AAGATTAGAGAGGATTCCTTTATTTGTATGATCAGTTTTTATTACTGCTGTTTTATTGTTATTATCATTACCTGTATTAGCAGGTGCCATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACGTCTTTCTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGGGGGGATCCTGTGTTGTTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N25309-10
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♂
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15 December 2020
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, WA Oil Base
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UV light trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGGACTTTGTATCTTTTATTTGGTTCATGGGCTGCAATAGTTGGGACAGCAATAAGAGTTTTAATTCGTATGGAATTAGGACAATCTGGTAGATTATTAGGGGATGATCATTTATATAATGTGATTGTTACTGCTCACGCATTTGTGATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATGCCTATTTTAATTGGGGGTTTTGGGAATTGGTTAGTTCCTTTAATGTTAGGGGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGGATAAATAATTTAAGTTTTTGATTATTACCTCCATCATTAATTTTATTGTTCATTTCTTCAATGGCTGAAATAGGGGTTGGAGCTGGGTGGACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTGGCATCAAATATAGGTCATGCTGGTAGAGCTATAGATTTTGCTATCTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGGGCTTCATCTATTATAGGAGCTGTAAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATACGATTAGTTGGAAT-AAGTTTTGATAAGGTTCCTTTGTTTGTTTGATCTGTTCTTATTACAGCAGTGTTGTTATTATTGTCATTACCAGTATTAGCTGGTGCTATTACTATATTATTGACTGATCGTAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCAGCTGGTGGTGGGGATCCTGTATTATTTCAGCATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N16032-1
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♀
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1 September 2019
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, LNG Plant Construction Area
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quarantine hand collect
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COI
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CGGATGAATAATTTAAGTTTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTAGTTTTGTTATTTATTTCTTCTATGGTTGAAATGGGTGTTGGGGCTGGGTGAACTGTGTATCCACCTTTAGCTTCTACTGTAGGACATGCTGGAAGTGCTATAGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTGGCTGGTGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGGGCCATTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTCTGAATATACGTTGTGTAGGGAT-ATCTATAGATAGGGTCTCTTTATTTGTATGATCAGTGTTTATTACTGCTGTGTTATTATTATTGTCATTACCTGTATTAGCAGGTGCTATTACTATGTTGTTAACTGATCGTAATTTTAACACTTCTTTCTTTGATCCTGCTGGGGGAGGGGATCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N18949-5
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♀
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16 August 2020
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island
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night hand collection
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGGACTTTATATTTGTTGTTTGGTTCGTGAGCTGCTATGGTTGGGACTGCTATAAGAGTTTTAATTCGTATGGAATTAGGGCAGTCTGGGAGTTTTATAGGAGATGATCATTTATATAATGTAATTGTTACTGCTCATGCATTCGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTTTAATTGGGGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGTATAAATAATTTAAGTTTTTGATTATTGCCCCCTTCTTTGATTCTTTTGTTTATTTCTTCTATAGTTGAAATAGGAGTGGGGGCTGGATGAACTGTTTATCCACCGTTGGCTTCTAGTATAGGGCATTCAGGAAGAGCTATGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCGGGAGCTTCATCTATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATCTCTACTATTATTAATATACGGTCTGTTGGAAT-GAGAATGGAGAAGGTACCTTTGTTTGTATGGTCTGTATTTATTACGGCTATTTTGCTGTTATTATCTTTACCTGTGTTAGCAGGGGCTATTACTATATTGTTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGACCCAGCTGGAGGGGGTGATCCTATTTTGTTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institure
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N32304-1
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♂
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20 August 2023
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island
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pitfall trap
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COI
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CGAATGAATAATTTAAGTTTTTGATTGTTACCACCTTCTTTGGTTCTTCTATTTATTTCTTCTATAGTAGAGATAGGAGTAGGAGCTGGTTGAACTGTTTATCCTCCATTGGCTTCTAGAATGGGTCATTCTGGTAGTGCTATGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTGGCTGGAGCTTCTTCTATCATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCAACTATTATTAATATACGATCTGTTGGAAT-GAGAATGGAAAAGGTTCCTTTGTTTGTATGATCAGTTTTTATTACAGCAATTCTTTTATTATTGTCTTTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGTGCTATTACTATATTATTAACGGATCGTAATTTTAATACTTCGTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGAGGGGGAGATCCAATTTTATTTCAGCATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N26628-1
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♀
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19 June 2021
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island
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day hand collection
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGTACATTATATTTATTGTTTGGATCATGGGCGGCTATAGTAGGAACTGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGTATGGAATTAGGACAATCTGGTAGATTATTAGGGGATGATCATTTATATAATGTGATTGTTACTGCTCATGCATTTGTTATGATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTTTAATTGGGGGATTTGGAAATTGATTGGTTCCTTTAATGTTAGGAGCACCAGATATGGCTTTTCCTCGTATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGGTTGTTGCCTCCGTCATTGATTTTATTATTTATTTCTTCTATAGTAGAAATAGGGGTGGGAGCAGGGTGGACTGTTTATCCCCCGTTAGCTTCTGTTATGGGGCATCCTGGAAGTGCTATGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTAGCTGGAGCATCTTCTATTATGGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATCAATATGCGATGTGTAGGAAT-AAGAATAGAAAAAGTTCCTTTATTTGTATGATCAGTATTTATTACTGCGGTATTATTGTTATTATCTTTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGTGCTATTACGATATTGTTGACAGATCGTAATTTTAATACGTCTTTTTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTGTTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N15883-1
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♀
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22 July 2019
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, Gas Treatment Plant/QCC
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vertebrate pitfall trap
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACTTTATATTTATTATTTGGTTCTTGGGCTGCAATAGTTGGAACAGCAATAAGTGTATTAATTCGAATAGAATTAGGGCAGACAGGTAGTTTATTGGGAGATGATCATTTATATAATGTAATTGTTACGGCTCATGCGTTTGTTATGATTTTTTTTATGGTAATGCCAATTTTAATTGGAGGGTTTGGTAACTGATTAGTTCCATTGATATTAGGGGCTCCTGATATGGCTTTTCCTCGTATAAATAATTTAAGTTTTTGATTATTACCTCCATCATTGGTGATGTTATTTGTTTCATCTATAGTGGAAATAGGTGTTGGTGCAGGGTGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTGGCATCGTTAGTTGGTCATCCTGGAAGAGCTATGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTAGCGGGTGCTTCTTCTATTATGGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTGTTATTAATATGCGTTCTTATAGAAT-AACTATGGAAAAGGTTTCTTTATTTGTATGATCTGTTTTAATTACTGCTGTGTTGTTATTGTTATCTTTGCCTGTATTAGCAGGTGCTATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCGTTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGAGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAGCATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC
Harry Butler Institute
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N32137-2
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♂
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12 June 2023
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, airport
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night hand collection
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COI
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CATAAAGATATTGGAACTTTATATTTGTTGTTTGGATCTTGGGCTGCTATGGTAGGAACTGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGTATGGAGTTAGGACAATCAGGTAGTTTATTAGGGGATGATCATTTATATAATGTTATTGTTACAGCACATGCGTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTGGGTGCTCCGGATATGGCTTTTCCTCGTATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTGATTTTGTTGTTTATTTCTTCTATAGTTGAAATAGGAGTTGGGGCTGGGTGGACTGTTTATCCTCCTCTTGCGTCTAGTATTGGACATGCTGGAAGAGCTATAGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGAGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATACGAAGAATTGGAAT-ATCAATGGATAAGGTACCTTTATTTGTGTGATCTGTATTTATTACGGCTATTCTATTATTATTATCTTTGCCGGTATTAGCTGGAGCTATTACTATATTGTTAACTGATCGTAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC