Kerewong Artoria Artoria kerewong Framenau & Baehr, 2018
Fauna Portal species: 7675
Artoria kerewong male, dorsal (AM KS16162; Kerewong State Forest, New South Wales)
Image: B.C. Baehr (2018)
Fauna Portal Image No. 4094Diagnosis
(after Framenau & Baehr 2018): The pedipalp morphology of males of A. kerewong is distinct within the genus, with the terminal section of the tegular apophysis having both a pointed apical and a pointed basal tip. The basoembolic apophysis is the longest amongst the known Artoria species. The female of A. kerewong is currently unknown.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
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