Penola Huntress Venatrix penola Framenau & Vink, 2001
Fauna Portal species: 7784
Venatrix penola male, dorsal (SAM NN9765; Penola Forest Reserve, South Australia)
Image: Framenau & Vink (2001; fig. 4A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 3458Diagnosis
(after Framenau & Vink 2001): Venatrix penola is closely related to V. funesta. Males can be distinguished by the tegular apophysis of the pedipalp, which has two ventral processes: a strong oval shaped spur and a triangular-shaped, laminar process. The epigyne of the female is very narrow and its median transverse part is diamond-shaped. However, females of V. funesta show some variation in the width of the median transverse part and can be confused with V. penola. Males and females have a light central annulation around all femora, which is covered with dense white setae.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- South Australia
- Victoria
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2001): Revision of the wolf spider genus Venatrix Roewer (Araneae:Lycosidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy. 15: 927 - 970