Bituberculate Wrap-around Spider Dolophones bituberculata Lamb, 1911
Fauna Portal species: 12258
Dolophones bituberculata male, dorsal (HBI N30977-22; Port Lincoln, near Surfleet Cove Campground, South Australia)
Image: P. Castanheira (2025)
Fauna Portal Image No. 10601Diagnosis
Females of D. bituberculata differ from all other species by the hourglass-shaped scape, posteriorly widened with curved sides covering most of the atrium, and strongly tapering to a rounded tip. Males of D.s bituberculata differ from D. mammeata by pedipalp having a narrower median apophysis.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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