French's Huntsman Spider Isopedella frenchi (Hogg, 1903)
Fauna Portal species: 9042
Isopedella frenchi male, dorsal (HBI N28299-1; Sedgewick, Victoria)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal Image No. 15214Diagnosis
(after Hirst 1993): Sternum black. Ventral surface of at least female coxae IV with black setae anteriorly with sharp transverse demarcation. Venter of female with impressed pale badge markings; male with faint outer badge marking, centrally with brown spots. Male embolic flange low, raised prodistally. Tegular apophysis angled ventrally; posterior face concave with weak median ridge; apex bluntly rounded; extends almost to mid-point of cymbium width. Embolus with 7 3/4 –8 3/4 coils. Female epigynum narrow anteriorly, lateral margins relatively straight or gradually broadening to posterior. Posterior of fossa only lightly pigmented or with moderate dark pigmentation, without extensive granulations or a cleft, but with transverse ridges.
Status
- native
Linnean Lectotype(s)
Australia
- South Australia
- Victoria
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1993): Revision of the Genus Isopedella (Ataneae: Heteropodidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy. 7: 33 - 87WEB