Barrow Island Ground Spider
Genus 501 (BWI gen. 4)
FP-206 (BWI sp. 2)
Discoverer: J.M. Waldock (2005)
Fauna Portal species: 206
Genus 501 FP-206 female, dorsal (HBI N18949-5; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5583Diagnosis
The female genitalia of Genus 501 FP-206 is somewhat similar to that of FP-337, but the spermathecae are longer. Males of this species are unknown.
Two females lodged at the WA Museum have a distinct tongue-shaped scape, which is missing in the female illustrated here. It may have broken off or it is a different species altogether.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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