Asterix' Wolf Spider Kochosa asterix Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023
Fauna Portal species: 10982
Kochosa asterix male, dorsal (AM KS101732; Smith Lake, Sydney, New South Wales)
Image: Framenau et al. (2023; fig. 8A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5036Diagnosis
(after Framenau et al. 2023): The male of K. asterix is the only representative in the genus with a prominent, retrolaterally extended basoembolic apophysis of the pedipalp in which the apical edge is folded ventrally. It is most similar to K. fleurae, but in that species the embolus is broad and tapering, whereas it is long and slender with an apical kink in K. asterix. The epigyne of female K. asterix is a flat plate without a distinct median septum, similar to K. australia and K. mendum, but it has two distinct posterior incisions that lack in the latter species.
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Tasmania
- Victoria
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Publications
(2023): The artoriine wolf spiders of Australia: the new genus Kochosa and a key to genera (Araneae: Lycosidae). Zootaxa. 5239: 301 - 357DOI