Austrotengella toddae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tengelloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Tengelloidea

Familia: Tengellidae
Genus: Austrotengella
Species: Austrotengella toddae

Name

Austrotengella toddae Raven, 2012: 36, Figs 2a–d, 3

Holotype: QM S76432, male, 23–28 Oct 2006, Menendez, G. Monteith.

Type locality: Lamington National Park IBISCA (Site 500C, Sampcode 30786),474 m, dung baited pitfall, 28°21’S 153°13.9’E.

Paratypes: allotype female, O'Reillys, Lamington National Park, 153°10'S 28°12'E, 945m, 22 Jul 1973, R. Raven (QM S33219); male, Repeater Station, Springbrook, 28°14'S 153°16'E, SE.QLD, 1100m, rainforest, pitfall, 25 May–13 Oct 1975, G. and S. Monteith (QM S33210).

Etymology: In honour or Dr Valerie Davies, for her much appreciated teaching in critical thinking.

References

• Raven, R.J. 2012: Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders. V. A new lycosoid genus from eastern Australia (Araneae: Tengellidae). Zootaxa 3305: 28–52. Preview PDF Reference page.