Dwarf-hood Orb-weaver Hortophora cucullus Framenau & Castanheira, 2021
Fauna Portal species: 168
Diagnosis
(after Framenau et al. 2021): Hortophora cucullus can be identified from all other Hortophora species by the lateral lobes on the abdomen of both males and females, which are absent in all other species of the genus. In addition, males (and less so females) differ by the dorsally drawn up abdomen. The male pedipalp H. cucullus has two macrosetae on the patella, one being smaller, but there is only one in all other Hortophora species.
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2021): Taxonomic revision of the new spider genus Hortophora, the Australian garden orb-weavers (Araneae, Araneidae). Evolutionary Systematics. 5: 275 - 334