Common Pilbara Brushfooted-Trapdoor Spider
Aurecocrypta
FP-11341 (WAM MYG319)
Discoverer: M. Castalanelli (2014)
Fauna Portal species: 11341
Aurecocrypta FP-11431 male, dorsal (HBI N34088-1; Hamersley Range, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2025)
Fauna Portal Image No. 10983Diagnosis
Lacking a morphological taxonomic framework for Aurecocrypta, this species is best identified based on molecular methods (COI barcoding).
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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