False Beach Wolf Spider Tetralycosa orariola Framenau & Hudson, 2017
Fauna Portal species: 7754
Tetralycosa orariola male, dorsal (WAM T62787; Kunulinup Nature Reserve, Western Australia)
Image: Framenau & Hudson (2017; fig. 10A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 4790Diagnosis
(after Framenau & Hudson 2017): Tetralycosa orariola is very similar to T. oraria. In particular the female genitalia are indistinguishable and separating both species is easiest by the colouration of the carapace. The lateral light bands of T. oraria are wide, although sometimes irregular, and run straight along the carapace margin. In contrast, the light bands in T. orariola are narrow and separated from the carapace margins by narrow dark bands. T. oraria is overall larger than T. orariola, but sizes overlap. T. orariola can be found in samphire flats near salt lakes and pans, whereas T. orariola is an almost exclusive coastal species on sand dunes and beaches.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
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