Orb-weaving Spider Socca johnnywarreni Framenau & Castanheira, 2021
Fauna Portal species: 11211
Diagnosis
(after Framenau et al. 2022): Male and female genitalia of S. johnnywarreni are very different to those of any other species in the genus. The apical half of the median apophysis is unique C- or sickle-shaped and the epigyne is heavily sclerotised, including laterally around it, with the scape shorter than the epigyne base.
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2022): Taxonomy and systematics of the new Australo-Pacific orb-weaving spider genus Socca (Araneae: Araneidae) . New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 49: 263 - 334DOI