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A new species of wishbone spider (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae: Aname) collected on a Bush Blitz expedition in the eastern Murchison bioregion of Western Australia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: There are currently 110 described species of wishbone spiders in the genus Aname L. Koch, 1873, although many more are recognised but remain undescribed.In Western Australia, only 26 species of Aname have been formally described to date.In this paper, we describe a new species, Aname hetaera sp.nov., using both morphological and genetic evidence.This species belongs to the pulchella group, and is distinguished by its bold abdominal chevrons, a feature unique among currently described Aname species.Several specimens of A. hetaera sp.nov.were collected from the Murchison bioregion of Western Australia during the 2023 Tjiwarl Bush Blitz expedition.

Source: Australian Journal of Taxonomy

DOI: 10.54102/ajt.pkae4

Authors: Arianna Urso, Mark S Harvey, Michael G Rix, Jeremy D Wilson

Institutions: Western Australian Museum, Queensland Museum

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Earthwatch Institute, Earthwatch Australia, Australian Government

OpenAlex ID: W4412410444