Running Crab Spider Philodromus austerus (L. Koch, 1876)
Fauna Portal species: 8309
Philodromus austerus female, dorsal (ZMH A0002270; Peak Downs, Queensland)
Image: Dupérré (2023; fig. 40A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 8593Diagnosis
(after Dupérré 2023): Female genitalia conformation most resembles Psellonus planus but is distinguished by their copulatory spermathecal gland ducts directed vertically and small spermathecal organ, while in the latter the copulatory spermathecal gland ducts are
directed obliquely, with large spermathecal organ.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Queensland
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2023): New light on some historical type specimens - in relation to the South American spider (Araneae) fauna. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 50: 118 - 277DOI