Maggs Mountain Grass Orb-weaver
Larinia
FP-14170
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2025)
Fauna Portal species: 14170
Larinia FP-14170 male, dorsal (HBI N35257-6; Maggs Mountain Forest Reserve, upper Mersey Valley, Tasmania)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2025)
Fauna Portal Image No. 11822Diagnosis
Based on male and female genital morphology, this is an easily distinguished species of Larinia. The median apophysis is broad, but with an apically pointed tip, the female epigyne has a large, posteriorly offset plate with nose-shaped median septum.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Tasmania
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