Carpet Wolf Spider Tapetosa darwini Framenau, Main, Harvey & Waldock, 2009
Fauna Portal species: 7734
Tapetosa darwini juvenile, dorsal (WAM T60365; Lily McCarthy Rock, Western Australia)
Image: Framenau et al. (2009; fig. 1A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 4568Diagnosis
(after Framenau et al. 2009): Tapetosa darwini is the only species in the genus Tapetosa. This is a uniquely dorso-ventrally flattened, large wolf spider that lives under exfoliating rock slabs on granite outcrops.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2009): Tapetosa, a new monotypic wolf spider genus from Western Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae: Lycosinae). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 25: 309 - 314DOI