Kingdom Animalia Suborder Araneomorphae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Arachnida Family Oonopidae Genus Prethopalpus Order Spider | |
Similar Scytodes fusca, Azteca andreae, White‑faced meadowhawk, Mantispa styriaca, Materpiscis | ||
Prof lyn beazley introduces prethopalpus attenboroughi
Prethopalpus attenboroughi (or Attenborough's goblin spider) is a tiny arachnid named after Sir David Attenborough, that is found only on Horn Island off northern Queensland in Australia. The millimeter-long spider was described in 2012 by Dr Barbara Baehr of the Queensland Museum and Professor Mark Harvey of the Western Australian Museum.
The male type specimen was collected in 1986; the female is unknown.
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