Woodman Point Comb-footed Spider
Theridiidae gen. indet.
FP-13716
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal species: 13716
Theridiidae gen. indet. FP-13716 male, dorsal (WAM T166540; Woodman Point, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 10078Diagnosis
This is a highly distinctive species based on pedipalp morphology with no similar species on the Fauna Portal. The female has a poorly defined epigyne with broadly V-shaped spermducts shining through that end anteriorly in large, indistinct openings.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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