A small to medium-sized spider under bark in vine scrubs and other habitats in the Bowen regional, also recorded in southern Cape York Peninsula. For a long time this was the only official Australian selenopid. The name was changed to Karaops, now containing 24 species. The name for the genus honours Australian Aborigines by using the Nyoongar word kara meaning spider. The name replaces Selenops in Australia and retains the ops ending. ♀ 7 mm ♂ 5mm
Airlie Beach, from above, cryptic
Photo: Steve Pearson
Airlie Beach, on other backgrounds
Photo: Steve Pearson
References
- Crews & Harvey, 2011 - Crews CS, Harvey MS (2011) The spider family Selenopidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Australasia and the Oriental Region. ZooKeys 99: 1-103. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.99.723
