Polished Wolf Spider Artoriopsis expolita (L. Koch, 1877)
Fauna Portal species: 6016
Artoriopis expolita female (Rivervale, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2008)
Fauna Portal Image No. 916Diagnosis
(after Framenau 2007): Males of A. expolita are easily distinguished by the unique, hook-shaped apical section of the tegular apophysis of the male pedipalp. The female epigyne is similar to that of A. anacardium, A. klausi sp. and A. melissae, however, the median septum is distinctly wider posteriorly giving it a triangular or trapezoid shape.
Linnean Syntype(s)
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2007): Revision of the new Australian genus Artoriopsis in a new subfamily of wolf spiders, Artoriinae (Araneae: Lycosidae). Zootaxa. 1391: 1 - 34