Pilbara Ground Spider
Encoptarthria
FP-14772
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal species: 14772
Encoptarthria FP-14772 male, dorsal (HBI N38257-1; ca. 75 km NW. of Tom Price, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal Image No. 13869Diagnosis
Encoptarthria FP-14772 males are very distinctive based on their bifurcate retrolateral apophysis.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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