Venatrix speciosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lycosoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Lycosoidea

Familia: Lycosidae
Subfamilia: Lycosinae
Genus: Venatrix
Species: Venatrix speciosa

Name

Venatrix speciosa Koch, 1877

Type locality: Australia, Queensland, Caigan, 31°41’S, 149°12’E.

Syntype: MMUS. male ♂. BMNH 1919.9.18.734.

Synonymy

• Lycosa speciosa Koch, 1877: 899 (original combination)
• Hogna speciosa (Koch): Roewer, 1955: 253
• Venatrix speciosa (Koch): Framenau & Vink, 2001: 946
• Lycosa mayama McKay, 1976: 413
  • Type locality: Australia, Victoria, Werribee, 37°54’S, 144°39’E.
    • Holotype: NMV. female ♀.

References

Primary references

• Koch, L. 1877. Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg, Bauer & Raspe. 1: pp. 889–968. BHL, PDF reference page 

Additional references

• Framenau, V.W. & Vink, C.J. 2001. Revision of the wolf spider genus Venatrix Roewer (Araneae: Lycosidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 15(6): 927–970. DOI: 10.1071/IT01008 Reference page.