Palau Huntress Venatrix palau Framenau, 2006
Fauna Portal species: 7783
Venatrix palau male, pedipalp ventral (WAM T62719; Kayangel Atoll, Palau)
Image: Framenau (2006; fig. 10A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 3580Diagnosis
(after Framenau 2006): Venatrix palau is very closely related to V. amnicola and V. arenaris, but can be distinguished by the different colour pattern. The edges of the median band on the carapace are much smoother and do not form a star-shaped pattern in the anterior half. Venatrix palau is also distinctly smaller than V. amnicola and V. arenaris. In addition, males of all three species can be distinguished by the shape of the terminal apophysis of the pedipalp, which uniquely curves around the tip of the embolus in V. palau.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Queensland
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Publications
(2006): The wolf spider genus Venatrix Roewer: new species, synonymies and generic transfers (Araneae, Lycosidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 23: 145 - 166WEB