Common Spotted Crab Spider Tharrhalea evanida (L. Koch, 1867)
Fauna Portal species: 345
Tharrhalea evanida male, dorsal (HBI N4690-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 9018Diagnosis
(after Szymkoviak 2014): The female epigynal plate with two weakly sclerotised arches which converge in the anterior part of epigyne, and small central hood located at half their length; male pedipalps with cymbium protuberance on retro-lateral side, base of tegular ridge very close to base of embolus (the two almost contacting) which starts at 270° on tegular disc, retrolateral tibial apophysis with slight protuberance paraxially in mid-central position. The species is most similar to T. multopunctata and T. prasina. The female differs from T. prasina in the location of central hood at half length of epigyne and from T. multopunctata in the presence of sclerotised arches converging in the anterior part of epigyne. The male differs from T. multopunctata in having pedipalps with cymbium protuberance on the retro-lateral side.
Status
- native
Linnean Syntype(s)
Australia
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- Indonesia
Fauna Portal Records
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