Pilbara Bath-plug Spider (not WAM MYG279!)
Conothele
FP-14466 (WAM MYG534)
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2025)
Fauna Portal species: 14466
Conothele FP-14466 female, dorsal (HBI N32190-1; Marillana Station, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 12405Diagnosis
Conothele FP-14466 is diagnosed by molecular method (COI barcoding). Some specimens have previously been diagnosed as Conothele WAM MYG279, but there are two species in that and this is one of them.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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