Artoria avona Framenau, 2002

Male (MV K7485) and female (MV K74866) of Artoria avona [as illustrated in Framenau (2002)]. A, male, habitus; B, C, left male pedipalp, ventral and retrolateral view; D, left male pedipalp, apical section of bulbus (MV K7487); E, F, female epigyne and vulva. Scale bar: A 2.43 mm; B, C 0.77 mm; D 0.62 mm; E, F 0.45 mm.

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Systematics and Taxonomy

Artoria avona Framenau, 2002: 213-214, Figs. 3A-F, 4.

Types

Holotype:

• Male, Avon River near Valencia Creek [37°48’S, 146°27’E, Victoria], 30. vii. – 3. ix. 1997, riparian gravel bank, pitfall trap, V.W. Framenau (Museum Victoria, MV K7485).

Paratypes

• 3 males, data as holotype (Museum Victoria, MV K7487)
• 1 female, data as holotype, except 27. x. – 11. xi. 1998 (Museum Victoria, MV K7486).

Distribution

Known from the type locality, the floodplain of the Avon River (see map, as illustrated in Framenau (2002)]. Recently recorded from South Australia (South Australian Museum NN13455-81, personal observation), in particular in the vicinity of the Flinders Ranges, and on Kangaroo Island.

Biology

Open areas, in particular near rocky and gravelly creeks and rivers (Framenau, 2002), but also found on sand dunes in coastal areas.

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