Dryland Lynx Spider
Oxyopes
FP-6128 (desiccatus Grimshaw, ms name)
Discoverer: J. Grimshaw (1991)
Fauna Portal species: 6128
Oxyopes FP-6128 male, dorsal (HBI N17376-1; salt lake near Pingrup, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 8234Diagnosis
The tibia of the male pedipalp of Oxyopes FP-6128 has on its retrolateral side a sharp, triangular apophysis. Females are similar to Oxyopes FP-6129 with an epigyne that is anteriorly arrow-shaped, but it's more blunt in Oxyopes FP-6128.
Status
- native
Australia
- South Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1991): Revision of the Oxyopidae (Araneae: Arachnida) of Australia. M.Sc. Thesis. University of Queensland, Brisbane.