Backobourkia heroine
Meaning of name:
The name Backobourkia was chosen due to the tendency of the genus to be found in the Australian outback. The meaning of heroine is not known.
Distribution:
Reported from across southern Australia.
Description:
This spider had a body length of approximately 15 millimetres.
Notes:
We have photographed this species in October and December.
References:
Identification courtesy of David Knowles.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/cee4a154-36b8-4ea3-a964-4994ceeb6129
A Fiend Guide to the Spiders of Australia. Robert Whyte and Greg Anderson. 2017
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