Red Money Spider
Laetesia
FP-12317
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal species: 12317
Laetesia FP-12317 male, dorsal (HBI N28595-2; near Lake Ninan, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5934Diagnosis
Laetesia FP-12317 is currently the only linyphiid species on the Fauna Portal in which the male has and abdominal dorsal scute. Both males and females can also be recognised by a pair of white spots anteriorly on the lateral abdomen.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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