Barrow Island Ground Spider
Genus 469 (BWI gen. 1)
FP-197 (BWI sp. 5)
Discoverer: J.M. Waldock (2006)
Fauna Portal species: 197
Genus 469 FP-197 male, dorsal (HBI N16078-8; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5599Diagnosis
On Barrow Island, Genus 469 FP-197 can easily be identified based on the black spinnerets that contrast the otherwise lighter spider when viewed ventrally.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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