Barrow Island Ground Spider
Gnaphosidae gen. indet.
FP-12187
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal species: 12187
Gnaphosidae gen. indet. FP-12187 female, dorsal (HBI N15488-3; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5630Diagnosis
Gnaphosidae gen. indet. FP-12187 is only known from a small, comparatively dark spider with an elongate abdomen. The epigyne is distinct, with a broad, lip-like scape. This male be the unmatched female of one of the species only known from males
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
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