Pilbara Money Spider
Dunedinia
FP-6271
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2015)
Fauna Portal species: 6271
Dunedinia FP-6271 male, dorsal (HBI N18171-1; Wonmunna, ca. 73 km E of Newman, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5971Diagnosis
Pedipalp morphology of Dunedinia FP-6271 is similar to that of D. opaca as illustrated in Millidge (1993), but it is difficult to diagnose them as the original description of that species are schematic in nature.
Status
- native
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1993): Three new species of the spider family Linyphiidae from Australia (Araneae). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 16: 211 - 219