Victorious Artoria Artoria berenice (L. Koch, 1877)
Fauna Portal species: 7661
Artoria berenice male, dorsal (AM KS75080; Coolah Tops National Park, New South Wales)
Image: B.C. Baehr (2018)
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(after Framenau & Baehr 2018): Males of A. berenice can easily be distinguished from all other species of Artoria by the presence of a small tooth on the ventral side of the tegular apophysis. Females have a distinctive, poorly sclerotized epigyne that is much longer than wide and has the lateral borders widening posteriorly.
Linnean Type
Holotype female of Lycosa berenice L. Koch. 1877, no locality given, Bradley Collection, considered lost (Framenau & Baehr 2018)
Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Tasmania
- Victoria
Neighbouring Countries
- New Caledonia
Fauna Portal Records
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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