Comb-footed Spider
Steatoda
FP-11823
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal species: 11823
Steatoda FP-11823 male, dorsal (HBI N30115-6; ca 9.4 km WSW of Wongan Hills; Westerm Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5272Diagnosis
The male pedipalp of Steatoda FP-11823 is unique amongst other species at it has a large, apical tegulum lobe, not present in other species.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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