Minute Wolf Spider Zoica minuta McKay, 1979
Fauna Portal species: 7798
Zoica minuta male, dorsal (QM W5810; 5 km SW. of Old Lissadel Station Homestead, Ord River area, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 8457Diagnosis
Male Zoica minuta are similar to those of Zoica FP-13236, but their conductor is shorter and more curved. Females have a more distinct epigyne.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1979): The wolf spiders of Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae): 10. A new species of the genus Flanona Simon. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 19: 231 - 235