Elegant Emertonella Euryopis elegans Keyserling (1890)
Fauna Portal species: 9289
Euryopis elegans female, dorsal (depository unknown; Peak Downs, Queensland)
Image: Keyerling (1890; plate 23, fig. 1)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7984Diagnosis
The original illustration by Keyserling is presented here to show slight differences in the abdominal pattern between Emertonella species. The dark median mark in Euryopis elegans is broadest anteriorly with lateral lobes and narrowing towards the back, but these anterior lateral lobes are not present in other species currently on the Fauna Portal.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Queensland
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1890): Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Zweiter Theil [Lieferung 37]. Bauer & Raspe, Nuernberg. 233 - 274