Barrow Island Argoctenus
Argoctenus
FP-373
Discoverer: J.M. Waldock (2008)
Fauna Portal species: 373
Argoctenus FP-373 male, dorsal (HBI N15510-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7327Diagnosis
The males of Argoctenus FP-373 can easily distinguished by the complex apical section of the retrolateral tibial apophysis. Females have a unique epiyne shape with spermducts shining through the integument.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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