Langland's Mouse Spider Missulena langlandsi Framenau & Harms, 2013

Fauna Portal species: 7634

Order: Araneae (Spiders)

Family: Actinopodidae

Diagnosis

(after Greenberg et al. 2021): Missulena langlandsi is a red-headed Pilbara region mouse spider and is similar to M. davidi, which is widespread in the central Pilbara. They differ from M. david by thin rastellar spines (strong and conical in the former) and their size (carapace > 3.00 mm in M. davidi, < 2.9 mm in M. langlandsi up to 2.8 mm) (Greenberg et al. 2021).

(after Harms & Framenau 2013): Males of M. langlandsi differ from other red-headed Missulena (M. occatoria, M. insignis and M. reflexa) in their small body size (about < 5.0 in M. langlandsi, > 8.0 in other species), small number of cheliceral teeth (retrolateral row with less than 7 teeth), rastellum with less than 8 spines, patellae III with less than 30 rasps, patellae IV with less than 15 rasps, and the undivided second pair of sigilla (see Womersley 1943: 262). Females of M. langlandsi are unknown.

Status

native

Linnean Holotype

1 ♂

Western Australian Museum

T115948

22 June 2011

Australia

Western Australia

Wonmunna, ca. 73 km heading 291° from Newman

wet pit (prop gycol)

Australia

Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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Similar Species

Missulena davidi Greenberg, Huey, Framenau & Harms, 2021

Publications

Framenau V.W. & Harms H. (2013): New species of Mouse Spiders (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae: Missulena) from the Pilbara region, Western Australia. Zootaxa. 3637: 521 - 540

Greenberg M.R., Huey J.A., Framenau V.W. & Harms D. (2021): Three new species of mouse spider (Araneae: Actinopodidae: Missulena Walckenaer, 1805) from Western Australia, including an assessment of intra specific variability in a widespread species from the arid biome. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 79: 509 - 533

World Spider Catalog

Atlas of Living Australia

Volker Framenau, 19 February 2026

Western Australian Museum

T112076

♂

20 May 2011

Western Australia

Wonmunna, ca. 73 km heading 291° from Newman

foraging

COI

KC708083.1

AAAGATATTGGAACTATATATTTGATTTTGGGAATTTGATCAGCTATATTGGGGACAGCGATGAGAGTAATTATTCGGACAGAGTTAGGTCAGGTAGGAAGATTATTGGGTGATGATCATCTTTATAATGTAATTGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTAGTTATGATCTTTTTTATGGTCATGCCTATTATGATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGGTTAGTCCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGTATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGGTTATTACCACCCTCATTATTTATATTACTTTTATCATCATTGACTGATGTAGGAGTGGGAGCAGGTTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTGTCTTCTAGATTGGGTCATGGTGGAGGAGGTATGGATTTTGCGATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTAGCAGGAGCATCTTCTATTATGGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTGTAAATATGCGTATGTCTGGGATGAGAATAGAGAAAGTATCTTTGTTTGTTTGATCAGTACTTATTACTACTATTTTATTATTATTGGCTTTGCCTGTATTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATGTTACTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCGGCTGGTGGGGGAGATCCTGTGTTATTCCAACATTTGTTTTGGTTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTATATATTTTAATTTTGCCAGGTTTTGGCATGATTTCTCATATTGTGAGAAGATCAGTCGGGAAACGTGAGCCTTTTGGAGTGTTAGGAATGATTTATGCAATAGCTGGAATTGGAGGGATAGGTTTTGTGGTGT

Western Australian Museum

T91911

♂

15 June 2008

Western Australia

Hamersley Range, Weeli Wolli Creek region, Area C, site 09-9C

pitfall trap

COI

KC708081.1

AAAGATATTGGAACTATATATTTGATTTTAGGGGTTTGATCAGCTATATTGGGAACAGCAATGAGAGTAATTATTCGGACAGAGTTAGGACAAGTAGGAAGATTATTGGGTGATGATCATCTTTATAATGTAATTGTAACAGCTCATGCTCTAGTTATGATTTTTTTTATGGTCATGCCTATTATGATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGGTTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGTATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGGTTATTACCACCTTCATTATTTATATTACTTTTATCATCATTGACTGATGTAGGTGTGGGGGCAGGTTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTAGATTGGGTCATGGTGGTGGGGGTATGGATTTTGCGATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGAGCATCTTCTATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTGTAAATATACGTGTATCTGGAATGAGAATAGAGAAAATATCTTTGTTTGTTTGATCAGTATTTATCACTACTATTTTATTATTATTGGCTTTGCCTGTTTTAGCAGGGGCTATTACTATGTTGCTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCGGCTGGTGGGGGGGATCCTGTGTTATTCCAACATTTATTTTGGTTTTTTGGACATCCTGAGGTATATATTTTAATTTTGCCAGGTTTTGGTATGATTTCTCATATTGTGAGAAGATCAGTTGGGAAACGTGAACCTTTTGGAGTGTTAGGAATGATTTATGCAATAGCTGGAATTGGAGGGATAGGATTTGTGGTGT

Western Australian Museum

T91912

♂

17 June 2008

Western Australia

Hamersley Range, Weeli Wolli Creek region, Area C, site 15-15B

pitfall trap

COI

MZ462236.1

AACTATATATTTGATTTTAGGTATTTGATCAGCTATATTGGGGACAGCAATGAGAATAATTATTCGGACAGAGTTAGGGCAAGTAGGAAGATTATTGGGAGATGATCATCTTTATAATGTAATTGTAACGGCTCATGCTCTAGTTATGATTTTTTTTATGGTCATACCTATTATGATTGGGGGGTTTGGAAATTGGTTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGTATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGGTTATTACCACCTTCATTATTTATATTACTTTTATCATCATTGACTGATGTAGGTGTGGGGGCAGGTTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTATCCTCTAGATTGGGTCATGGTGGTGGAGGTATGGATTTTGCGATTTTTTCTTTGCACTTAGCAGGAGCATCATCTATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTAAATATGCGTATATCTGGAATGAGAATAGAGAAAGTATCTTTGTTTGTTTGATCAGTATTTATCACTACTATTTTATTATTATTGGCTTTGCCTGTTTTAGCAGGGGCCATTACTATGTTGCTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAACACATCATTTTTTGATCCAGCTGGCGGAGGTGATCCTGTGTTATTCCAGCATTTATTT

Western Australian Museum

T91913

♂

17 June 2008

Western Australia

Hamersley Range, Weeli Wolli Creek region, Area C, site 15-15D

pitfall trap

COI

MZ462237.1

AACTATATATTTGATTTTAGGGGTTTGATCAGCTATATTGGGAACAGCAATGAGAGTAATTATTCGGACAGAGTTAGGACAAGTAGGAAGATTATTGGGTGATGATCATCTTTATAATGTAATTGTAACAGCTCATGCTCTAGTTATGATTTTTTTTATGGTCATGCCTATTATGATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGGTTGGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGTATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGGTTATTACCCCCTTCATTATTTATATTACTTTTATCATCATTGACTGATGTAGGTGTGGGGGCAGGTTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTAGATTGGGTCATGGCGGTGGGGGTATGGATTTTGCGATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGAGCATCTTCTATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTGTAAATATACGTATATCTGGAATGAGAATAGAGAAAGTATCTTTGTTTGTTTGATCAGTATTTATCACTACTATTTTATTATTATTGGCTTTGCCTGTTTTAGCAGGGGCTATTACTATGTTGCTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCGGCTGGTGGGGGGGATCCTGTGTTATTCCAACATTTATTT

Western Australian Museum

T91914

♂

17 June 2008

Western Australia

Hamersley Range, Weeli Wolli Creek region, Area C, site 15-15E

pitfall trap

COI

KC708082.1

AAAGATATTGGAACTATATATTTGATTTTAGGGGTTTGATCAGCTATATTGGGAACAGCAATGAGAGTAATTATTCGGACAGAGTTAGGACAAGTAGGAAGATTATTGGGTGATGATCATCTTTATAATGTAATTGTAACAGCTCATGCTCTAGTTATGATTTTTTTTATGGTCATGCCTATTATGATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGGTTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGTATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGGTTATTACCACCTTCATTATTTATATTACTTTTATCATCATTGACTGATGTAGGTGTGGGGGCAGGTTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTAGATTGGGTCATGGTGGTGGGGGTATGGATTTTGCGATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGAGCATCTTCTATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTGTAAATATACGTATATCTGGAATGAGAATAGAGAAAGTATCTTTGTTTGTTTGATCAGTATTTATCACTACTATTTTATTATTATTGGCTTTGCCTGTTTTAGCAGGGGCTATTACTATGTTGCTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCGGCTGGTGGGGGGGATCCTGTGTTATTCCAACATTTATTTTGGTTTTTTGGACATCCTGAGGTATATATTTTAATTTTGCCAGGTTTTGGTATGATTTCTCATATTGTGAGAAGATCAGTTGGGAAACGTGAACCTTTTGGAGTGTTAGGAATGATTTATGCAATAGCTGGAATTGGAGGGATAGGATTTGTGGTGT

Western Australian Museum

T145014

♀

4 November 2011

Western Australia

South Flank to Jinidi mine lease, c. 39 km NE. of West Mt Hilditch

COI

PV993060

AACTATATATTTGATTTTAGGAATTTGATCAGCTATATTGGGGACAGCGATGAGAGTAATTATTCGAACAGAGTTAGGACAGGTAGGAAGATTATTGGGTGATGATCATCTTTATAATGTAATTGTAACAGCTCATGCTTTAGTTATGATCTTTTTTATGGTCATACCTATTATGATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGGTTAGTCCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGTATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGGATATTACCACCCTCATTATTTATATTACTTTTATCATCATTGACTGATGTAGGAGTGGGGGCAGGTTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTGTCTTCTGGGTTGGGTCATGGTGGAGGAGGTATGGATTTTGCGATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTAGCAGGAGCATCTTCTATTATGGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTGTAAATATGCGTATGTCTGGGATGAGAATAGAGAAAGTATCTTTGTTTGTTTGATCAGTACTTATTACTACTATTTTATTATTATTGGCTTTGCCTGTATTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATGTTGCTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCGGCTGGTGGGGGAGATCCTGTGTTATTCCAACATTTGTTT

Western Australian Museum

T112076

♂

20 May 2011

Western Australia

Wonmunna, ca. 73 km heading 291° from Newman

foraging

COI

PV992897

AACTATATATTTGATTNTGGGAATTTGATCAGCTATATTGGGGACAGCGATGAGAGTAATTATTCGGACAGAGTTAGGTCAGGTAGGAAGATTATTGGGTGATGATCATCTTTATAATGTAATTGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTAGTTATGATCTTTTTTATGGTCATGCCTATTATGATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGGTTAGTCCCTTTAATATTAGGTGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGTATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGGTTATTACCACCCTCATTATTTATATTACTTTTATCATCATTGACTGATGTAGGAGTGGGAGCAGGTTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTGTCTTCTAGATTGGGTCATGGTGGAGGAGGTATGGATTTTGCGATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTAGCAGGAGCATCTTCTATTATGGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTGTAAATATGCGTATGTCTGGGATGAGAATAGAGAAAGTATCTTTGTTTGTTTGATCAGTACTTATTACTACTATTTTATTATTATTGGCTTTGCCTGTATTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATGTTACTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCGGCTGGTGGGGGAGATCCTGTGTTATTCCAACATTTGTTT

Western Australian Museum

T103213

unknown

27 June 2010

Western Australia

Area C, 86.4 km NW. of Newman

dug from burrow

COI

PV992882

Western Australian Museum

T103237

1 juv.

27 June 2010

Western Australia

Area C, 85.7 km NW. of Newman

dug from burrow

COI

PV992883

AACTATATATTNGATTTTAGGGGTTTGATCAGCTATATTGGGAACAGCAATGAGAGTAATTATTCGGACAGAGTTAGGACAAGTAGGAAGATTATTGGGTGATGATCATCTTTATAATGTAATTGTAACAGCTCATGCTCTAGTTATGATTTTTTTTATGGTCATGCCTATTATGATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGGTTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGTATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGGTTATTACCACCTTCATTATTTATATTACTTTTATCATCATTGACTGATGTAGGTGTGGGGACAGGTTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTATCTTCTAGATTGGGTCATGGTGGTGGGGGTATGGATTTTGCGATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGAGCATCTTCTATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTGTAAATATACGTATATCTGGAATGAGAATAGAGAAAGTATCTTTGTTTGTTTGATCAGTATTTATCACTACTATTTTATTATTATTGGCTTTGCCTGTTTTAGCAGGGGCTATTACTATGTTGCTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCGGCTGGTGGGGGGGATCCTGTGTTATTCCANCATTTATTT