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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