Comb-footed Ant Hunter
Emertonella
FP-326 (BWI sp. 2)
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2020)
Fauna Portal species: 326
Emertonella FP-326 (BWI sp. 2) male, dorsal (HBI N19741-8; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2021)
Fauna Portal Image No. 1300Diagnosis
Emertonella FP-326 is one of two species currently only known from Barrow Island, Western Australia. Males of Emertonella FP-326 and Emertonella FP-325 differ distinctly in the apical section of the male pedipalp, with a more elongate conductor in Emertonella FP-325. The epigyne atrium of Emertonella FP-326 is more rounded than the elongate oval atrium of Emertonella FP-325.
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
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