Barrow Island Long-spinneret Bark Spider
Tamopsis
FP-214 (BWI sp. 1)
Discoverer: P.R. Langlands (2017)
Fauna Portal species: 214
Tamopsis FP-214 male, ventral (HBI N27689-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2022)
Fauna Portal Image No. 3792Diagnosis
On Barrow Island, where Tamopsis FP-214 is currently known from, it differs from the second local species, Tamopsis FP-7594, by the colouration and details of the male pedipalp. The embolus is supported by two sclerotised apophyses, which are missing in the latter.
Status
- native
Australia
- Western Australia
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