Jarrahdale Miturgopelma
Miturgopelma
FP-14792
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau
Fauna Portal species: 14792
Miturgopelma FP-14792 female, dorsal (HBI N34436-8; Jarrahdale Railway Reserve; Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal Image No. 13925Diagnosis
Generic limits are poorly resolved in female Miturginae and this species is only tentatively referred to Miturgopelma. It is characterised by a highly contrasty carapace pattern and a unique shape of the epigyne. It maybe the female of one of the many species of Miturgopelma currently only known from males.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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