Western Plebs Plebs cyphoxis (Simon, 1908)
Fauna Portal species: 4295
Plebs cyphoxis male, dorsal (HBI N27179-1; Murdoch, WA)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2022)
Fauna Portal Image No. 2751Diagnosis
(after Joseph & Framenau 2012): Male Plebs cyphoxis can be distinguished from all other Plebs species by the shape of the basal arch of median apophysis of the male pedipalp, the wall of which is comparatively thick, i.e. as thick as the inner diameter of the arch, whereas the wall of the arch is much thinner than the inner diameter of the arch in all other species. Females of P. cyphoxis bear similarity to those of P. rosemaryae with regard to the epigyne as the scape is convoluted at the base; however, the scape of P. cyphoxis can have single or multiple convolutions at the base, in contrast to the single curve found in P. rosemaryae. In addition, the scape of P. cyphoxis has a wrinkled texture along its entire length and tapers gradually towards the distal end, whereas in P. rosemaryae, the scape is generally smooth in appearance and tapers rather abruptly towards the distal end.
Linnean Syntype(s)
Australia
- South Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2012): Systematic review of a new orb-weaving spider genus (Araneae: Araneidae), with special reference to the Australasian-Pacific and South-East Asian fauna. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 166: 279 - 341