Barrow Island Ground Spider
Genus 494 (BWI gen. 3)
FP-203 (BWI sp. 1)
Discoverer: J.M. Waldock (205)
Fauna Portal species: 203
Genus 494 FP-203 male, dorsal (HBI N6066-39; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5545Diagnosis
There is one other species of Gnaphosidae genus 494 on Barrow Island, FP-204, but that differs from FP-203 by the presence of setal brushes on the first and second legs.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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