Barrow Island Orb-weaver
Araneidae gen. indet.
FP-170
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2007)
Fauna Portal species: 170Diagnosis
This species is reminescent of the genus Zygiella, but genital morphology does not match that genus. The median apophysis shape is unique amongst Australian orb-weaving spiders as is the protruding epigyne.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Araneae (Spiders)
- Actinopodidae
- Anamidae
- Araneidae
- Barychelidae
- Cheiracanthiidae
- Clubionidae
- Corinnidae
- Deinopidae
- Desidae
- Dictynidae
- Filistatidae
- Gnaphosidae
- Halonoproctidae
- Hersiliidae
- Idiopidae
- Lamponidae
- Linyphiidae
- Lycosidae
- Mimetidae
- Miturgidae
- Mysmenidae
- Oecobiidae
- Oonopidae
- Oxyopidae
- Philodromidae
- Prodidomidae
- Salticidae
- Scytodidae
- Segestriidae
- Selenopidae
- Sparassidae
- Theridiidae
- Trachelidae
- Trachycosmidae
- Trochanteriidae
- Zodariidae