Western Forest Artoria Artoria cingulipes (Simon, 1909)
Fauna Portal species: 7664
Diagnosis
(after Framenau 2005): The morphology of male and female genitalia of A. cingulipes is unique amongst the described species of Artoria. However, there are some undescribed species present in Australian collections that closely resemble this species and dissection of the male pedipalp (shape of the terminal apophysis) and female epigyne (shape of spermathecae and copulatory ducts) may be required to accurately identify this species. The male has a very stout embolus resting in a heavily sclerotized terminal apophysis, the female spermathecae form large round spheres and the copulatory ducts are attached laterally.
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- South Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
The map shows all records that have been verified as part of the Fauna Portal project and may not represent the true distribution of a species. Specifically, for described species, check the link to the Atlas of Living Australia on this page for potential wider distributions. Fauna Portal Reference specimens and Linnean types are shown in red. If you identified a specimen that exceeds the distribution of an undescribed species as illustrated here, please contact the Fauna Portal team who can assist with the lodgement of the specimen in a public institution and display on the map.
Publications
(2005): The wolf spider genus Artoria Thorell in Australia: new synonymies and generic transfers (Araneae, Lycosidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 22: 265 - 292DOIWEB
(2024): Taxonomy of the wolf spider genus Artoria in Western Australia, Australia (Araneae, Lycosidae, Artoriinae). Zootaxa. 5547: 1 - 81DOI