Common Laperousea Laperousea blattifera (Urquhart, 1887)
Fauna Portal species: 7559
Laperousea blattifera male, dorsal (HBI 30471-25; Mount Field National Park, Lake Fenton, Tasmania)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 6043Diagnosis
Females differ from L. quindecimpunctata by the shorter and broader scape of the epigyne. Males differ in details of the male pedipalp, i.e. the anterior part of the pedipalp is smaller.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- New Zealand
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1972): An account of money spiders from down under (Araneida, Linyphiidae). Zoologische Mededelingen. 47: 369 - 390