Hogna kuyani Framenau, Gotch & Austin, 2005

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Hogna kuyani [as illustrated by Framenau, Gotch & Austin, in press].

Systematics and Taxonomy

Hogna kuyani Framenau, Gotch & Austin, 2005.- Framenau, Gotch & Austin, in press: ##-##, Figs 41-47.

Types

Holotype

Male, Coongie Lake, [27°12'S, 140°10'E, South Australia] 26.-28.x.1995, on shore, D Hirst (South Australian Museum, SAM NN14044).

Paratypes:

1 male, Coongie Lake (27°12'S, 140°10'E), iii.1987, pitfall trap, J Reid/Coongie Lake Study (SAM NN14029);

2 females, Coongie, 4.7km SE (27°12'10''S, 140°11'00''E), 14.iii.1987, pitfall trap, J Reid/Coongie Lake Study 11E (SAM NN14032-3).].

Distribution

This species is found widely across New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, and Queensland (Framenau, Gotch & Austin, in press).

Biological Reference

Hogna kuyani can be found in unsaturated areas of wetland vegetation, where it makes shallow, wide burrows that are concealed by sheets of web covered in mud and litter (Framenau, Gotch & Austin, in press).

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