Barrow Island Leaf-curling Spider
Phonognathinae genus 3271
FP-151
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2021)
Fauna Portal species: 151
Phonognathinae genus 3271 FP-151 male, dorsal (HBI N15961-25)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2021)
Fauna Portal Image No. 1563Diagnosis
Genital morphology identifies this species as part of the Phonognathinae as revised by Kallal and Hormiga (2018), but does not match any of the constituent genera, i.e. Deliochus, Phonognatha and Artiphex. It is currently the only known species in this undescribed genus.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2018): Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of the Australasian leaf-curling orb-weaving spiders (Araneae: Araneidae: Zygiellinae), with a comparative analysis of retreat evolution. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 184: 1055 - 1141