South-western Bark Spider Tamopsis perthensis Baehr & Baehr, 1987
Fauna Portal species: 7345
Tamopsis perthensis male, dorsal (HBI N34436-2; Jarrahdale, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 9651Diagnosis
(after Baehr & Baehr, 1987): A large, rather long-legged, dark-coloured species with characteristic abdomen pattern and raised eye area, distinguished by the triangular median plate of the internal genitalia and insemination duct not being swollen. The size and shape of the abdomen are rather variable, depending on sex. There is, apparently, also some sexual variation in colour, most males being very dark and females in general lighter.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1987): The Australian Hersiliidae (Arachnida: Araneae): taxonomy, phylogeny, zoogeography. Invertebrate Taxonomy. 1: 351 - 437