Prethopalpus marionae

Prethopalpus marionae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Oonopidae
Genus:	Prethopalpus
Species:	P. marionae
Binomial name
Prethopalpus marionae Baehr & Harvey, 2012

Prethopalpus marionae is a litter-dwelling goblin spider in the family Oonopidae.

Distribution

This species in north-eastern Queensland and south-eastern Papua New Guinea.[1]

Description

The male is 1.09 mm, and the females 1.22 mm long.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of Marion Morgan.

References

1. Baehr, Barbara C.; Harvey, Mark S.; Burger, Matthias; Thoma, Marco (21 June 2012). "The New Australasian Goblin Spider Genus Prethopalpus (Araneae, Oonopidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 369: 1–113. doi:10.1206/763.1. hdl:2246/6185.