Eastern Artoriopsis Artoriopsis orientalis Framenau & Douglas, 2021
Fauna Portal species: 11691
Artoriopsis orientalis male, dorsal (AM KS84526; Pine Lodge farm, 26.5 km N of Mulwala, New South Wales)
Image: Framenau & Douglas (2021; fig. 7A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 4315Diagnosis
(after Framenau & Douglas 2021): Genital morphology of both male and female A. orientalis resembles that of A. joergi, but the abdominal pattern in the new species is less distinct. Instead of the typical Artoriopsis-pattern with black diamond and posterior light patch, the abdomen of A. orientalis is uniformly dark olive grey with pairs of faint light spots in the anterior half and a faint posterior patch. The tegular apophysis is shorter in A. joergi than in A. orientalis and the latter much more rounded apically. The median septum of the female epigyne in both species is short, but A. orientalis lacks the distinct atria present in A. joergi.
The female epigyne is also similar to that of Artoriopsis FP-10967, but the epigyne has a distinct semicircular edge anteriorly, which is absent in A. orientalis.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
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Publications
(2021): New eastern Australian species in the wolf spider genus Artoriopsis (Araneae, Lycosidae, Artoriinae). Records of the Australian Museum. 73: 103 - 144