Genus: Artoria Thorell, 1877

Male of  Artoria mckayi Framenau, 2002. This species is very abundant on riparian gravel banks at small mountainous creeks in South-eastern Australia. Photo: David Paul, University of Melbourne.

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Systematics and Taxonomy

N.B. The genus Artoria was erected by Thorell (1877) with the description of Artoria parvula Thorell, 1877 fom Sulawesi (Indonesia). It was recently revised in part to contain 12 Australian species, but many undescribed species are known from Australian collections (Framenau, 2002).

Types

Type species of Artoria:

• Male of A. parvula Thorell, 1877: Kandari, Sulawesi [3°58’S, 122°35'E, Indonesia], 1874, O. Beccari (Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova).

Distribution

Australasia

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Latest changes: 12 June 2002.