Orb-weaving Spider Socca kullmanni Framenau & Castanheira, 2021
Fauna Portal species: 11213
Diagnosis
(after Framenau et al. 2022): The male pedipalp morphology of S. kullmanni is most similar to that of S. sydneyica as the excavated apical section occupies almost half of the length of the median apophysis. However, both species differ distinctly in other details of the pedipalp; for example the basal lobe of the terminal apophysis has two small protrusions apically in S. sydneyica which are absent in S. kullmanni. In addition, the appendix of the terminal apophysis is much stronger in S. kullmanni. The female epigyne is possibly most similar to that of S. senicaudata, but differs distinctly by the raised, sinuous lateral borders of the atrium in S. kullmanni which are absent in S. senicaudata.
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
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