Barrow Island Humped Crab Spider
Tmarus
FP-355
Discoverer: J.M. Waldock (2013)
Fauna Portal species: 355
Tmarus FP-355 male, dorsal (HBI N18089-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 8934Diagnosis
Tmarus FP-355 is currently the only species in the genus on the Fauna Portal. The male pedipalp has a stout, short embolus, the female epigyne is poorly defined.
This is a fairly variable species. The retrolateral tibial apophysis is bifid, but one specimen only had a single tip and the relative length of the tips varies. In addition, the dark cardiac mark on the abdomen can be poorly defined.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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