Artoria quadrata Framenau, 2002

Male holotype (MV K7678) and female (MV K7679) of Artoria quadrata [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 K7683); E, F, female epigyne and vulva. Scale bar: A 2.45 mm; B, C 0.69 mm; D 0.46 mm; E, F 0.45 mm.

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Systematics and Taxonomy

Artoria quadrata Framenau, 2002: 224-226, Figs 19A-F, 20.

Types

Holotype:

• Male, Avon River near Valencia Creek [37°48’S, 146°27’E, Victoria], 18. xii. 1996, riparian gravel bank, V.W. Framenau (Museum Victoria, MV K7678).

Paratypes.

• 3 females, data as holotype, except 18. xii. 1996 - 1. i. 97, pitfall trap (Museum Victoria, MV K7679-80).

Distribution

Victoria, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory [map as illustrated in Framenau, (2002)].

Biological Reference

Litter of dry, sclerophyll forests (Framenau, 2002).

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