Missulena dipsaca (Mouse Spider)

See Faulder, R.J. Records of the Western Australian Museum Suppl. No. 52: 73-78 (1995) for description. Shows typical Mouse Spider (family Actinopodidae) features of a steeply rising caput and very wide eye field. Distinguishing features of M. dipsaca include a cluster of narrow spines on the male rastellum, a structure adjacent to the top of the fangs, black caput and chelicerae, dorsal and lateral abdomen concolorous dark grey. Note that this species is not listed in Atlas of Living Australia at the present time.

Missulena dipsaca is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands  |  South Coast


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