This species is well camouflaged for the rainforest, the greenish abdomen heavily sclerotised and with dimples reminiscent of Dolophones species. In 1968 Mascord established Neoarchemorus with N. speechleyi as the only species, based on the shape of the carapace and abdomen, eye pattern, and spine arrangement on the legs. These distinctions were found to be insufficient for a new genus by Framenau, Scharff and Harvey in Systematics of the Australian orb-weaving spider genus Demadiana with comments on the generic classification of the Arkyinae (Araneae : Araneidae). ♀ 7mm ♂ 5mm
- Female facing, oblique
- Female facing
- Female tucked up, facing oblique
- Female tucked up, facing oblique, closeup
- Female underneath showing epigyne
- References
Female facing, oblique
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female facing
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female tucked up, facing oblique
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female tucked up, facing oblique, closeup
Photo: Robert Whyte
Female underneath showing epigyne
Photo: Robert Whyte
References
- New Archemorus [Arkys] species Balogh 1978 - Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientarium Hungarieae 24, 1978
