Turret Gum-nut Orb-weaver Carepalxis montifera L. Koch, 1872
Fauna Portal species: 6640
Carepalxis montifera L. Koch, 1872 female, lateral (SAM NN30815; Coopers Creek, South Australia)
Image: P. Castanheira (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 10095Diagnosis
Carepalxis montifera females are identified by the abdomen having elevated humps dorsally and ventrally bearing a wide white patch; and epigyne with rounded lateral lobes and scape reaching over the epigyne area by around 1/4 of the scape’s length tapering to its tip. Males of this species are currently unknown.
Status
- native
Linnean Type
ZMH A0001729
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2025): Taxonomy and systematics of the Australasian gum nut orb-weaving spider genus Carepalxis (Araneae, Araneidae). Invertebrate Systematics (submitted).