Isopeda sp. (genus)

Huntsman Spider at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

	Isopeda sp. (genus)	8 Mar 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Isopeda sp. (genus)	7 Mar 2022	jb2602

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8 comments

jb2602 wrote:

7 Mar 2022

Isopeda canberrana

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

8 Mar 2022

Thanks John I suspect we have a lot of records of Isopeda canberrana do you know what are its distinctive features?

jb2602 wrote:

8 Mar 2022

I have asked the experts on iNaturalist, who correct all my Isopeda sp. uploads to Isopeda canberrana, for a description but have not got a reply. They apparently are writing something on Huntsman but I have not been able to find anything. Whenever I suggest Isopeda canberrana on CNM it is corrected to Isopeda sp.

jb2602 wrote:

8 Mar 2022

Have a look at https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/people/benkurek__

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

8 Mar 2022

Thanks John will follow up with Ben when I get back from Melbourne next week

Cheers Michael

jb2602 wrote:

9 Mar 2022

Isopeda canberrana Hirst, D.B. 1992. Revision of the genus Isopeda Koch (Heteropodidae: Araneae) in Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 6: 337-387 [365].
Are you able to get hold of this Michael?

jb2602 wrote:

9 Mar 2022

See https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/106116264
for a description

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

12 Mar 2022

Thanks John should be able to access article through National Library. I am probably missing something but Isopeda canberra on the INaturalist record seems to be as bristly on teh Chelicerae as most other Huntsman species?

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Location information

Coordinates 149.152075 -35.259194
Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
2 Mar 2022 10:03 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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Spiders Huntsman spiders (Sparassidae) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Isopeda sp. (genus) Scientific name
Huntsman Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1027.44m Recorded at altitude
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