Barrow Island Flattie Karaops burbidgei Crews & Harvey, 2011
Fauna Portal species: 5296
Karaops burbidgei male, dorsal (HBI N16654-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7227Diagnosis
(after Crews & Harvey 2011): Males of K. burbidgei can be differentiated from other species by their large, transparent, laterally directed median apophysis. Females can be differentiated from other species by their medially located copulatory openings, and short internal ducts.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2011): The spider family Selenopidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Australasia and the Oriental Region. ZooKeys. 99: 1 - 103