Marmorated Cob-web Spider
Cryptachaea
FP-6385
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2020)
Fauna Portal species: 6385
Cryptachaea FP-6385 male, dorsal (HBI N17246-13; Bibra Lake, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 8728Diagnosis
This is a beautiful Cryptachaea with characteristic narrow white lines laterally on the abdomen. The female epigyne atrium is small and situated centrally in comparison to the entire epigyne plate. The male pedipalp is characterised by its assymmetical outline, in particular apically.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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