Even as juveniles, Tarlina woodwardi like other Tarlina spp. are readily recognised by the highly dimorphic, or vastly different in size, paired claws on the legs, where one of the two claws is greatly elongated. This spider is known only from leaf litter at elevations between 900 and 1100 metres in Springbrook/ Lamington National Park, Cunninghams Gap and Mount Glorious and other sub tropical rainforest locations in South East Queensland. Tarlina woodwardi juveniles were found in Lamington National Park at elevations of 300-900 metres, whereas adults were found only rarely at 630 metres and commonly at 900-1100 metres under logs and rocks. (Raven, 2012) Originally described as Gradungula woodwardi Forster, 1955 this species can be separated from the others in the genus by the short male palpal tibia (which is as long as the cymbium) as well as other differences in the male and female genitalia. (Forster, Platnick, Gray, 2012) ♀ 9mm ♂ 9mm
- Female In leaf litter, Springbrook Mountain
- Female In leaf litter, Springbrook Mountain
- Female In leaf litter, Springbrook Mountain closeup of face
- References
Female In leaf litter, Springbrook Mountain
Female In leaf litter, Springbrook Mountain
Female In leaf litter, Springbrook Mountain closeup of face
References
- Forster, Platnick, Gray 2012 - Hypochiloidea and Austrochiloidea
- Raven, 2012 - Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders. V. A new lycosoid genus from eastern Australia (Araneae: Tengellidae) Zootaxa 3305: 28-52 (2012)
