Hogg's Mouse Spiders Missulena hoggi Womersley, 1943

Fauna Portal species: 7632

Order: Araneae (Spiders)

Family: Actinopodidae

Diagnosis

Males of this south-western Western Australia species have traces of red in their cephalic area. This M. hoggi may be conspecific with M. granulosa although specimens matching their diagnosis are separated by molecular data (COI barcoding).

Status

native

Linnean Holotype

1 ♂

Natural History Museum London

Australia

Western Australia

Swan River (= Perth)

Australia

Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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World Spider Catalog

Atlas of Living Australia

Volker Framenau, 19 February 2026

Western Australian Museum

T104384

♂

21 August 2010

Western Australia

Wungong Dam

from burrow

COI

KJ744606

GACTATATATTTGATTTTAGGAATTTGATCGGCAATGTTAGGGACAGCTATAAGAGTAATTATTCGGACTGAGTTGGGTCAAGTTGGTAGATTGCTAGGTGATGATCATCTATATAATGTGGTAGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTGGTTATGATTTTTTTTATAGTTATGCCTATTATGATTGGAGGTTTTGGAAATTGGCTTGTTCCTTTGATGTTAGGGGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATGAATAATTTGAGATTTTGATTATTACCACCTTCTTTGTTTATGTTAATTTTATCATCATTGACGGATGTAGGGGTTGGGGCTGGTTGAACTATTTATCCACCATTATCGTCAGGGTTAGGCCATGGTGGGGGAGGAATAGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTGGCGGGTGCTTCGTCTATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATGCGGATGTTAGGGATAGGGATAGAGAGGGTGTCTTTGTTTGTGTGGTCTGTGCTTATTACGGCTATCTTGTTATTGTTATCGTTACCGGTGTTGGCGGGGGCTATTACTATATTGCTTACTGATCGTAATTTTAATACTACTTTTTTTGATCCGGCTGGTGGTGGGGATCCAGTTTTATTTCAGCATTTATTT

Western Australian Museum

T132965

♂

23 May 2014

Western Australia

Worsley Alumina Conveyor 1, ca. 16.8 km SSW. of Boddington

by hand

COI

MZ462268

GACTATGTATTTGATTTTAGGAATTTGATCGGCAATGTTAGGAACAGCTATAAGAGTAATTATTCGGACTGAGTTAGGTCAGGTGGGGAGATTGTTGGGTGATGATCATTTATATAATGTGGTAGTTACAGCCCATGCTTTGGTTATGATTTTTTTCATAGTTATGCCTATTATGATTGGGGGATTTGGTAATTGGCTTGTTCCTTTGATGTTAGGTGCGCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATTTGAGATTTTGATTATTACCACCTTCCTTGTTTATGTTAATTTTATCATCATTGACGGATGTAGGAGTTGGGGCTGGATGAACTATTTATCCTCCATTATCGTCAGGGTTAGGGCATGGTGGAGGGGGAATAGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTGGCGGGTGCTTCGTCTATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATGCGTATGTTGGGGATGGGGATGGAGAGGGTGTCGTTGTTTGTGTGGTCCGTGCTTATTACGGCTATCTTGTTATTATTATCGTTACCGGTGTTAGCGGGGGCTATCACTATATTGCTTACTGATCGTAATTTTAATACTACTTTTTTTGATCCGGCTGGGGGCGGGGATCCAGTATTATTTCAGCATTTATTT

Western Australian Museum

T132969

♂

24 May 2014

Western Australia

Lot 1185 O`Brien Road, ca. 11 km NW. of Gidgegannup

by hand

COI

MZ462269

GACTATGTATTTGATTTTAGGAATTTGATCGGCAATGTTAGGAACAGCTATAAGAGTAATTATTCGTACTGAGTTAGGTCAGGTGGGGAGATTGTTGGGTGATGATCATCTTTATAATGTGGTAGTTACGGCCCATGCTTTGGTTATGATTTTTTTTATAGTTATGCCTATTATGATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGACTTGTTCCTTTGATATTGGGGGCACCTGATATAGCCTTTCCTCGAATGAATAATTTGAGATTTTGATTATTACCACCTTCCTTGTTTATATTGATTTTGTCGTCATTGACGGATGTAGGAGTTGGGGCAGGGTGAACTATTTATCCACCATTATCGTCAGGGTTAGGGCATGGTGGGAGAGGAATAGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTGGCGGGCGCTTCGTCTATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATGCGTATATTAGGTATGAGTATAGAGAGGGTGTCATTGTTTGTGTGATCCGTGCTTATTACGGCTATCTTGTTGTTATTATCGTTACCGGTGTTGGCGGGGGCTATTACTATATTACTTACTGATCGTAATTTTAATACTACTTTTTTTGATCCGGCTGGGGGTGGGGATCCAGTTTTATTTCAGCATTTATTT