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Stephanopis sp? A Stephanopis?

A distinctive looking large Stephanopis female body length about 10mm. Carapace rectangular, eye region slightly projecting, chelicerae apparently porrect (extending forward rather than down). The carapace has a rather flat rear edge and not much in the way of bumps and knobbles. It has a faint dark median stripe running lengthways with two more stronger stripes along side it. The stripes more or less continue on over the middle of the abdomen, fanning out towards the rear in a chevron shape. Overall fawnish brown and furry looking, with some greenish patches. The femurs of leg I with furry knobbles anmd patches of longer white hairs.

Female 10810 from above in alcohol


Stephanopis sp
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 10810 from below


Stephanopis sp
Photo: Robert Whyte

Female 10810 epigynum


Stephanopis sp
Photo: Robert Whyte

 

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