Martens' Diahogna Diahogna martensii (Karsch, 1878)
Fauna Portal species: 11683
Diahogna martensii female, dorsal (QVMAG 13:42205; Blackmans Lagoon, Tasmania)
Image: Framenau (2006; fig. 1A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 4240Diagnosis
(after Framenau 2006): Males of D. martensii differ from D. exculta and D. hildegardae in a variety of structures in the male pedipalp, in particular the shape of the tegular apophysis, which is much smaller. The sperm duct, which is visible through the tegulum, has an S-shaped curve but it is straight in D. hildegardae. They can be easily distinguished from D. pisauroides by the carapace coloration as the latter is the only species with submarginal instead of marginal light bands. The female epigyne of D. martensii with its single posterior opening is unique within the genus.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2006): Revision of the wolf spider genus Diahogna Roewer, 1960 (Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal of Natural History. 40: 273 - 292