Ludwig's Kangarosa Kangarosa ludwigi Framenau, 2010
Fauna Portal species: 7709
Kangarosa ludwigi male, dorsal (WAM T77466; Binna Burra Lodge, Lamington National Park, Queensland)
Image: Framenau (2010; fig. 36)
Fauna Portal Image No. 4641Diagnosis
(after Framenau 2010): Kangarosa ludwigi is most similar to K. properipes and K. ossea; male and female genitalia are almost indistinguishable in some cases. However, the colouration of K. ludwigi is very distinct as it is the only species in the genus that has an irregular wide light patch in the anterior half of the cephalothorax and distinct dark annulations on the legs. Kangarosa ludwigi is also, on average, the smallest species of the genus (although sizes overlap), with the cymbium distinctly shorter than that of K. properipes (males of K. ossea are unknown).
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2010): Revision of the new Australian wolf spider genus Kangarosa (Araneae: Lycosidae: Artoriinae). Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny. 61: 113 - 142WEB