Huntsman Spider Neosparassus FP-320 ('gladius')
Fauna Portal species: 320
Diagnosis
(by J. Schubert): The male of Neosparassus FP-320 can be distinguished from all other valid Neosparassus species by the following combination of characters: opisthosoma distinctly elongated and marked mediodorsally with a lanceolate longitudinal brown stripe, tapering posteriorly; ventral opisthosoma marked with trapezoidal badge which tapers towards posteriorly and fades from black to red-brown; carapace longer than wide (approximately x times longer than wide); RTA of pedipalp sickle-shaped with a rounded apex; dorsal ridge of RTA minute and rounded, situated at basal surface of RTA embolus in x coils. Neosparassus FP-320 most closely resembles Neosparassus macilentus by their shared elongated opisthosomata marked with a longitudinal stripe, however, can be readily separated by the presence of a ventral opisthosomal badge (vs absent in Neosparassus macilentus).
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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