Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Selenocosmia

  • Preferred Common name

    Whistling Spider

  • Other Common Names

    Australian tarantula

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Male

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    Alan L. Yen - Museum Victoria, Peter K. Lillywhite - Museums Victoria, Mr Graham A. Milledge - Australian Museum

  • Sampling Method

    drift fence pitfall trap

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Entomology

  • Collecting Areas

    Entomology and Arachnology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    LCC Mallee site 1

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Nearest Named Place

    Milmed Rock

  • Precise Location

    2.9 km East of Milmed Rock, Big Desert

  • Latitude

    -35.65

  • Longitude

    141.55

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Label