Belford Artoria Artoria belfordensis Framenau & Baehr, 2018
Fauna Portal species: 7660
Artoria belfordensis male, dorsal (AM KS127758; Belford National Park, New South Wales)
Image: B.C. Baehr (2018)
Fauna Portal Image No. 3925Diagnosis
(after Framenau & Baehr 2018): Males of A. belfordensis differ from all other Artoria species, except A. taeniifera, by the base of the basoembolic apophysis, which is drawn out into an apical tip. It differs from A. taeniifera by the shape of the tegular apophysis, distinctly two-pronged in A. taeniifera, but three-lobed in A. belfordensis. There is some variation in this character, but also in the shape of the tegular apophysis within this species. Too little material is available to judge if this represents intra- or interspecific variation. We therefore consider this variation capable of occurring within one species. Females are most similar to females of A. taeniifera but differs in the shape of the atrium which is inverted U-shaped in A. taeniifera and obscure in A. belfordensis.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
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Publications
(2018): The wolf spider genus Artoria in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Araneae, Lycosidae, Artoriinae). Evolutionary Systematics. 2: 169 - 241