Pale Money Spider Microctenonyx subitaneus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875)
Fauna Portal species: 7565
Microctenonyx subitaneus male, carapace dorsal
Image: Millidge (1988; fig. 309)
Fauna Portal Image No. 6029Diagnosis
Microctenonyx subitaneus is the only species of the genus in Australia.
Status
- introduced
Linnean Type
Described by Pickard-Cambridge on a specimen from England (Milidge 1988).
Australia
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- New Zealand
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1988): Spiders of New Zealand. Part VI. Family Linyphiidae. Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35 - 67