Pilbara Forsterina
Forsterina
FP-14872
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal species: 14872
Forsterina FP-14872 male, dorsal (HBI N38258-2; ca. 75 km NW. of Tom Price, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal Image No. 14147Diagnosis
This species is here referred to the genus Forsterina due to the apparent fishbone pattern on the abdomen. Pedipalp morphology is most similar to that of Forsterina FP-14774 but the embolus is not sinuous and the retrolateral tibial apophysis is of a different configuration.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
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