Brush-footed Trapdoor Spider Aurecocrypta FP-11280
Discoverer: B. Buzatto (COI)

Fauna Portal species: 11280
Family: Barychelidae


FP-11280

Aurecocrypta FP-11280 male, dorsal (WAM T128167)

Image: V. Cruz Bedon (2021)

Fauna Portal Image No. 2180

Diagnosis

Aurecocrypta FP-11280 has previously been identified as Aurecocrypta FP-11340 (WAM MYG057) based on male morphology, but molecular data (COI barcoding) separates both species. A third species in this molecular complex is Aurecocrypta FP-11341 (WAM MYG319). The latter two species are not yet on the Fauna Portal and a detailed morphological comparison is required to diagnose all three and other Aurecocrypta species properly.

Fauna Portal Reference

1 ♂
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Western Australian Museum
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T128167
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30 May 2013
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Australia
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Western Australia
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ca. 100 km W. of Tom Price
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wet pitfall trap

Australia

  • Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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Volker Framenau, 21 September 2023