Pilbara Club-setae Ground Spider
Trachyspina
FP-13568
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal species: 13568
Trachyspina FP-13568 female, dorsal (HBI N28709-1; 13.2 km NW of Mt Brockman, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 9512Diagnosis
The female of this species is distinguished by its unique epigyne with an elongate tear-shaped median septum. It is similar to that of T. capensis but lacks the segmentation of the latter.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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