Sand-dune Wolf Spider
Genus 3448 (leonhardii gp)
FP-12185
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2005)
Fauna Portal species: 12185
Genus 3448 FP-12185 male, dorsal (HBI N16619-3; Fowlers Bay, South Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5639Diagnosis
This species is best distinguished from the second species in the genus, Alopecosa leonhardii, by the pale ventral tibiae of the front legs. These are black in A. leonhardii. There are also subtle differences in the genital morphology.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Victoria
Fauna Portal Records
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