Paraembolides sp. (genus)

A funnel-web spider at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Paraembolides sp. (genus)	15 Aug 2022	EmmaCollins
Paraembolides brindabella	10 Aug 2022	trevorpreston
Mygalomorphae (infraorder)	5 Jun 2020	KimPullen
Clubiona sp. (genus)	2 Jun 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Clubiona sp. (genus)	2 Jun 2020	Bron
Unidentified	1 Jun 2020	trevorpreston

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3 comments

KimPullen wrote:

5 Jun 2020

Good sighting! It's in the Mygalomorphae group (trapdoor and funnelweb spiders), but I'm unable to take it any further.

trevorpreston wrote:

28 Jan 2022

This looks like pictures of Bymainiella sp I see on the internet, google images will show you same or similar species. ALA shows some sightings to the east of the ACT, but I cant find any records of Bymainiella in the ACT.
Apparently there are records of a related species, Paraembolides brindabella, but I cant find a photo or helpful description of this species. Not surprisingly it is reported in the Brindabellas, and as this sighting was found at Tidbinbilla theres a chance this could be it? Anyone with Mygalomorph experience?

EmmaCollins wrote:

13 Aug 2022

This one is also Paraemboloides. I'm having trouble getting Paraemboloides sp. to stick as a new species, but once I do I'll confirm this one too!
I wouldn't overly trust ALA for distribution records, but there's not much else to go on for Bymainiella sp. especially.

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