Pure Wall Spider Oecobius putus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876
Fauna Portal species: 242
Oecobius putus female, dorsal (HBI N32377-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7210Diagnosis
Oecobius putus differs distinctly in colouration and genital morphology from other species in the genus in Australia, for example by the heavily sclerotised epigyne of the female in comparison to the poorly defined epigyne in O. navus.
Status
- introduced
Australia
- Western Australia
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