Specialised Pilbara Slater
Buddelundia
FP-11786 (SJ 34UA)
Discoverer: S. Judd (2023)
Fauna Portal species: 11786
Buddelundia FP-11786 female, lateral (HBI N26769-6; 20 km SW Onslow, Western Australia)
Image: A. Greenhill (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 6856Diagnosis
Large animal. Frontal shield divided into upper and lower sections by a transverse groove. Upper part of frontal shield indistinct in central part and flattened to the vertex of the head (Fig. 6857). Pereonite 1 with epimera border angled slightly backward. Epimera of first pereonite highly developed, thickened at distal edge and extending horizontally with a groove on the ventral side. This is a highly derived Buddelundia and is diagnosed by the interlocking structures on the first two pereonites (Figs 6861, 6862).
There are numerous Buddelundia of this type found only in the Pilbara region and probably more to be discovered. All are specialised and have limited distributions. Diagnosis of the species should be confirmed by molecular methods (COI barcoding).
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
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