Barrow Island Money Spider
Australophantes
FP-226
Discoverer: J.M. Waldock (2012)
Fauna Portal species: 226
Australophantes FP-226 male, dorsal (HBI N561-2; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5870Diagnosis
On Barrow Island distinguished from other species of Australophantes by the uniform black abdomen and yellow legs (somewhat darker in females)
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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