Prethopalpus marionae

Prethopalpus marionae is a litter-dwelling goblin spider in the family Oonopidae.

Prethopalpus marionae
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P. marionae
Binomial name
Prethopalpus marionae
Baehr & Harvey, 2012

Distribution

This species in north-eastern Queensland and south-eastern Papua New Guinea.[1]

Description

The male is 1.09 mm, and the females 1.22 mm long.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of Marion Morgan.

References

  1. Baehr, Barbara C.; Harvey, Mark S.; Burger, Matthias; Thoma, Marco (21 June 2012). "The New Australasian Goblin Spider Genus Prethopalpus (Araneae, Oonopidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 369: 1–113. doi:10.1206/763.1. hdl:2246/6185.


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