Megapanis hursti
- Kingdom
- Microsynthera
- Phylum
- Plasticae
- Class
- Occlupanida
- Order
- Orthogonidectes
- Family
- Archignathidae
- Genus
- Megapanis
- Species
- hursti
- External morphology
Lateral palps, large size. 43 mm x 30 mm.
Found in 2010 by international adventurer and occlupanologist J. Hurst, this is the first new species discovered on the Australian continent. Possesses a slightly smaller oral groove than M. gregjubyi. Found on a sidewalk in North Adelaide.