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
![Female from above](../_dbase_upl/Tbakerifem1.jpg)
Male from above and side
![Male from above and side](../_dbase_upl/Tbakerimal1.jpg)
Female from above and side
![Female from above and side](../_dbase_upl/Tbakerifem2.jpg)
Male from above and side
![Male from above and side](../_dbase_upl/Tbakerimal3.jpg)
Male palp showing long whip-like embolus
![Male palp](../_dbase_upl/Tbakerimal2.jpg)
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](../_dbase_upl/Tyeloides-Cael-Gallery-PA230126.jpg)
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]