Tuxoctenus sp. (genus) (An aridlands ground spider)

https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:96f0a634-6833-45b9-84d8-a43116a66823

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Tuxoctenus gloverae

http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/247.htm

"the paired of dotted white lines along the dorsal abdomen seem to be unique to this spider or at least to Tuxoctenus species and T. gloverae is easily the most common Tuxoctenus species found down Eastern Australia."

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Raven, R.J. (2009). Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders: III. Tuxoctenus gen. nov. (Araneomorphae: Zoridae). Sourced through arachne.org.au (online PDF) and the Western Australian Museum (scanned copy).

Tuxoctenus differs from all other Australian zorids except Argoctenus in that the posterior ocular quadrangle is about 1.7 times wider behind than in front and 1.2 times wider behind than in front (Figure la). Specimens can be easily recognised in life by the pair of longitudinal ridges of white hairs on an otherwise dark carapace and abdomen.

Included species: Tuxoctenus gloverae sp. nov., T. linnaei sp. nov., T. mcdonaldae sp. novo

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Tuxoctenus mcdonaldae

http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2567

"An aridlands ground spider with a pair of longitudinal ridges of white or yellow hairs on an otherwise dark carapace and abdomen, found in most of north-eastern Australia in moist litter pockets in open forest."

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*Updated 16th April 2022, spider moderator