Brush-footed Trapdoor Spider
Synothele
FP-11350
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2021)
Fauna Portal species: 11350
Diagnosis
Synothele FP-11350 belongs to a group of species in which males have an elongated, finger-like apico-prolateral spur on the tibia of leg I (in contrast to species without spur and those with a relatively shorter and blunt spur, such as in S. butleri). Synothele FP-11350 differs from other species in this group by an overall light, yellowish colouration and details in the male pedipalp bulb, specifically a distinct flange. However, only very few specimens are known in this group per species and the variation her considered to represent new species may turn out to be infraspecific.
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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