Hoqua River Artoria Artoria howquaensis Framenau, 2002
Fauna Portal species: 6102
Artoria hoquaensis male, dorsal (AM KS82788; Severn State Forest, 25 km NNW of Ashford, 8 km along Appletree Road, New South Wales)
Image: B.C. Baehr (2018)
Fauna Portal Image No. 3843Diagnosis
(after Framenau & Baehr 2018): Amongst Australian Artoria, A. howquaensis is most similar to A. parvula. This species most easily diagnosed by its body colouration, being very dark brown to black with distinct white lateral bands on the carapace, this colour pattern being more distinct in live specimens. The tegular apophysis is similar to those of the booderee-group (i.e. two-lobed), but in contrast to those species, the basal lobe is pointy (not rounded) and directed ventrally. The epigyne is poorly sclerotised with the Y-shaped internal genitalia visible through the cuticle.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Victoria
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Publications
(2002): Review of the wolf spider genus Artoria Thorell (Araneae: Lycosidae). Invertebrate Systematics. 16: 209 - 235
(2018): The wolf spider genus Artoria in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Araneae, Lycosidae, Artoriinae). Evolutionary Systematics. 2: 169 - 241