Dingosa simsoni (Simon, 1898)

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Systematics and Taxonomy

Lycosa simsoni Simon, 1898f: 29.
Lycosa simsoni Simon.- Rainbow, 1911: 273.
Dingosa simsoni (Simon).- Roewer, 1955c: 240.
Lycosa simsoni Simon.- McKay, 1973: 379.
not Lycosa simsoni Simon sensu Hickman, 1967: 80, Figs. 142-143, plate 13, Fig. 3. (misidentification, this is an undescribed species in an undescribed genus)
Lycosa simsoni Simon.- McKay, 1985b: 83.
Dingosa simsoni (Simon).- Platnick, 1998: 550.
Dingosa simsoni (Simon).- Framenau & Baehr, 2007: 1609-1615, Figs 1A-B, 2A-F, 4.

Types

Holotype

• Female, Launceston [41°26’S, 147°08’E, Tasmania] (Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Paris, MNHP 4640) (Framenau & Baehr, 2007).

Distribution

Mainland Australia south of 24deg latitude and Tasmania (Framenau & Baehr, 2007).

Biological References

Winter mature (adults between April and October, females with eggsac from July to September); sandy and sparsely vegetated habitats (Framenau & Baehr, 2007).

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