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15 Apr 2025

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New priority species lists in the ACT

NatureMapr now receives more records in NSW than ACT

NatureMapr Data Collector 6.2.1 update

Critical nature positive infrastructure update

Discussion

jb2602 wrote:

Yesterday

7.5 cm in length

Abantiades atripalpis

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

I suggest it might well be Taxeotis epigaea, an apparently variable species, but see:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104019419
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICO573-10
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICO574-10

Taxeotis (genus)

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

A female A. alralpis?

Abantiades atripalpis

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Many thanks for those extra photos, The head on shot, photo 3, is parrticularly interesting. See contrasting photo of a male by raspycricket (ALA):-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a3c5047b-7679-4e2f-a841-68721446da19
Also YellowButtons
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/1ee648d6-b5fe-4d68-b39a-4257b47fb450

Abantiades atripalpis

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Great work Wendy. An interesting soecies. Notes on the ALA say its a monotypic genus, a gregarious species where the larvae feed from a large nest of webbing.on Melaleuca genistifolia.

Centropseustis astrapora