Pilbara Asadipus
Asadipus
FP-7615
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2013)
Fauna Portal species: 7615
Asadipus FP-7615 male, dorsal (HBI N18813-1; ca. 100 km west of Tom Price, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 6136Diagnosis
Based on genital morphology, Asadipus FP-7615 is most similar to A. yundamindra as illustrated in Platnick (2000), however it differs in details of both the male pedipalp (i.e. the longer, less conspicuous conductor) and female epigyne (fertilisation ducts much less distinct). However, it may turn out that this species represents a variation of A. yundamindra pending the examination of a larger number of specimens.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Similar Species
Publications
(2000): A relimitation and revision of the Australasian ground spider family Lamponidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 245: 1 - 330