Native Cupboard Spider
Steatoda
FP-6157
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2021)
Fauna Portal species: 6157
Steatoda FP-6157 male, dorsal (HBI N17488-1; Lake Lefroy, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2021)
Fauna Portal Image No. 1451Diagnosis
Steatoda FP-6157 males have a thin, moderately large coiled embolus. The pedipalp is also characterised by an apically directed spine-like process on the base of the embolus. The median apophysis is drawn out into a pointy tip. The female epigyne has a small, dark hood-like structure centrally, somewhat in the anterior portion of the epigyne.
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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