Western Mituliodon
Mituliodon
FP-13112
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal species: 13112
Mituliodon FP-13112 male, dorsal (HBI N32883-1; Frankland River National Park, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7586Diagnosis
Mituliodon FP-13112 is very similar to M. tarantulinus, the currently only described species in the genus (see Raven & Stumkat 2003). Males differ distinctively in the length and shape of the embolus, which is much longer in Mituliodon FP-13112 and more curved distally. It also runs in ventral view in front of the pedipalp bulb and then behind the conductor, whereas in M. tarantulinus is runs from behind the bulb and then in front of the conductor. Female epigynes can currently not be distinguished between both species.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2003): Problem solving in the spider families Miturgidae, Ctenidae and Psechridae (Araneae) in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Arachnology. 31: 105 - 121