Common Larina Larinia phthisica (L. Koch, 1871)
Fauna Portal species: 6707
Larinia phthisica male, dorsal (WAM T75254; King Edward River, Western Australia)
Image: Framenau & Scharff (2008; fig. 23)
Fauna Portal Image No. 3284Diagnosis
(after Framenau & Scharff 2008): The shape of the male pedipalp, in particular the median apophysis with its two pointed apical processes is unique within the Australian species of Larinia. The female epigyne is most similar to that of L. tabida, but the posterior rim of the epigyne is stronger in L. phthisica than in L. tabida and does not reach as far anteriorly at the lateral margins. If a scape is present (often broken off), its lateral sides are almost straight in L. phthisica but curved in L. tabida.
Status
- native
Linnean Syntype(s)
Australia
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- Papua New Guinea
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2008): The orb-weaving spider genus Larinia in Australia (Araneae: Araneidae). Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny. 66: 227 - 250