Halter-ducts Artoria Artoria halterata Prado, Baptista & Framenau, 2026
Fauna Portal species: 12483
Artoria halterata female, dorsal habitus (QM S121483; North Stradbroke Island, Queensland)
Image: Prado, Baptista & Framenau (2026; fig. 16A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 14714Diagnosis
Females of A. halterata resemble those of Artoria laciniata due to the similar lateral lobes of the epigyne that have a broader anterior half and are close to each other. However, the epigyne of A. halterata is distinguishable by its poorly sclerotized lateral lobes, and the elongated, inverted T-shaped median septum surpassing the epigastric furrow posteriorly, and the copulatory openings located at the anterior half of the epigynal area, while in A. laciniata the median septum is a broad subtriangle, the lateral lobes are heavily sclerotized, and the copulatory openings placed in the posterior half of the epigynal area.
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Queensland
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Publications
(2026): Taxonomic revision of the wolf spider genus Artoria (Araneae, Lycosidae, Artoriinae) from Northern Territory and Queensland, with additions to the fauna of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Megataxa. 19: 379 - 456DOI