Shar's Wolf Spider Kochosa sharae Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023
Fauna Portal species: 10991
Kochosa sharae male, dorsal (SAM NN13502; Flinders Chase National Park, South Australia)
Image: Framenau et al. (2023; fig. 22A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5062Diagnosis
(after Framenau et al. 2023): Male pedipalp morphology of K. sharae is similar to that of K. fleurae, both sharing a digitiform basoembolic apophysis; however, it is comparatively smaller and more curved in K. sharae.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- South Australia
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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