Miturgidae (family)

False wolf spider at Black Mountain

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Identification history

Miturgidae (family)	7 Jan 2025	EathanDouglas
Ornodolomedes sp. (genus)	5 Apr 2024	EmmaCollins
Unverified	6 Apr 2021	NedJohnston

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4 comments

EmmaCollins wrote:

7 Jan 2025

@EathanDouglas this one too!

EathanDouglas wrote:

7 Jan 2025

These two are Elassoctenus sp. :)

EmmaCollins wrote:

8 Jan 2025

Thanks Eathan. There doesn't seem to be a lot around about Elassoctenus, I can't find any records in Canberra. Do you know much about them?

EathanDouglas wrote:

8 Jan 2025

There are some records on INaturalist around the ACT that are ID'd as Zorinae (a subfamily within Miturgidae) due to conflicting identifications with Argoctenus which are a similar genus, I don't know too much about them but only one species has been described from WA in 1909 so there's work to be done on the genus, these are likely undescribed.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.100953 -35.268833
Altitude 660.1m
Maps Black Mountain
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Apr 2021 02:46 PM Recorded on
NedJohnston Recorded by
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Spiders to return to (Emma) NedJohnston Other hunting spiders Spiders Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Miturgidae (family) Scientific name
False wolf spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1614.3m Recorded at altitude
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania