Boolathana spiralis
Boolathana spiralis is one of two species of western Australian spiders in the family Trochanteriidae.[1] The name refers to the coiled tip of the middle apophysis, one of the defining characteristics of the species. It is mostly red to brown, the color fading from dark on the top front to gray in the sides and bottom.[2]
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| Genus: | Platnick, 2002 |
| Species: | B. spiralis |
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| Boolathana spiralis Platnick, 2002 | |
References
- "Gen. Boolathana Platnick, 2002". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- Platnick, N.I. (2002). "A revision of the Australasian ground spiders of the families Ammoxenidae, Cithaeronidae, Gallieniellidae, and Trochanteriidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 271: 193–199.
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