Pilbara Crazy Ground Spider
Gnaphosidae gen. indet.
FP-14798
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal species: 14798
Gnaphosidae gen. indet. FP-14798 male, dorsal (HBI N38275-1; ca. 62 km NW. of Tom Price, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal Image No. 14065Diagnosis
This is a relatively large and highly unusual ground spider with very long spinnerets. The male pedipalp is unique, with a retrolateral tibal brush of long macrosetae and a ventral protrusion on the patella. Females have an epigyne wider than long, which is unusual in ground spiders.
Male and female are here only tentatively match as they have a different colour pattern. However, they were found in the same pitfall trap, are of similar size and have similarly long spinnerets.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
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