Introduced Pirate Spider Ero aphana (Walckenaer, 1802)
Fauna Portal species: 2797
Ero aphana male, dorsal (HI N193-2; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7530Diagnosis
Ero aphana is the only species in the genus in Australia.
Status
- introduced
Linnean Type
Unknown locality, not given in original description; Walckenaer's specimens are considered lost.
Australia
- Queensland
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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