This winter-active, medium-size mygalomorph from the Mt Lofty Ranges of South Australia may be found under rocks or in burrows of sloping hillsides in dry sclerophyll woodland. The female abdomen is distinctively mottled while the slightly smaller male is reddish brown with a thin coat of golden hair. First described in 1985 by Dr Barbara York Main, it is the only species in the monotypic genus Teyloides. ♀ 15mm ♂ 13mm
- Female from above
- Male from above and side
- Female from above and side
- Male from above and side
- Male palp showing long whip-like embolus
- Teyloides bakeri, Mt. Crawford SA. Cael Gallery
- References
Female from above
Photo: Mark Newton
Male from above and side
Photo: Mark Newton
Female from above and side
Photo: Mark Newton
Male from above and side
Photo: Mark Newton
Male palp showing long whip-like embolus
Photo: Mark Newton
Teyloides bakeri, Mt. Crawford SA. Cael Gallery
Teyloides bakeri, Mt. Crawford SA. Been looking for this species for years, finally found one under a deep rotting log. 20mm Cael Gallery
References
Main, B.Y. 1985. Further studies on Australian Diplurinae: A review of the genera of the Teylini (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 33: 743-759 [748]
