Northern Money Spider Australophantes laetesiformis (Wunderlich, 1976)
Fauna Portal species: 12314
Australophantes laetesiformis male, pedipalp retrolateral (SMF 23067; north of Cairns, Queensland)
Image: Wunderlich (1976; fig. 11 - reversed)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5907Diagnosis
Australophantes laetesiformis is currently the only known species in the genus (see diagnosis there).
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Queensland
Neighbouring Countries
- Indonesia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2012): On linyphiid spiders from Sulawesi, Indonesia (Arachnida, Araneae). Revue Suisse Zoologie. 119: 169 - 180
(1976): Spinnen aus Australien. 2. Linyphiidae (Arachnida: Araneida). Senckenbergiana Biologica. 57: