Western Australian Kochosa Kochosa westralia Framenau, Castanheira & Yoo, 2023
Fauna Portal species: 10997
Kochosa westralia male, dorsal (WAM T67840; Dalyup Road, W of Scaddan, Western Australia)
Image: Framenau et al. (2023; fig. 31A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5101Diagnosis
(after Framenau et al. 2023): Males of K. westralia are most similar to those of K. timwintoni due to similar colouration and the broad embolus. Both species differ considerably in their genital morphology, specifically the shape of the basoembolic apophysis which is broad and round in K. westralia, but triangular and pointing retrolaterally in K. timwintoni. Females of K. westralia are most similar to those of K. obelix due to the shape of the median septum; however, its profile is more raised in K. westralia. In addition, the spermathecal stalks are comparatively smaller in K. westralia than in K. obelix and the spermathecal stalks attach more dorsally, not posteriorly.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western 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