Lycosa hickmani (Roewer, 1955)

Female epigyne of Lycosa hickmani [as illustrated in Hickman (1944)].

Systematics and Taxonomy

Lycosa fletcheri Hickman, 1944: 32-33, pl. 2, Fig. 19 (preoccupied by Gravely, 1924)
Varacosa hickmani Roewer 1955c: 305 (replacement name).
Varacosa hickmani Roewer.- Chrysanthus 1967a: 423, Figs 70-71, 74-75, 80.
Varacosa hickmani Roewer.- McKay, 1973: 381.
Lycosa hickmani (Roewer).- McKay, 1985: 78.
Lycosa hickmani (Roewer).- Platnick, 1989: 371.
Lycosa hickmani (Roewer).- Platnick, 1998: 559.

Types

Holotype:

Female, Charlotte Waters [25°55’S, 134°54’E, Northern Territory], 27 May 1939, Simpson Desert Expedition 1939 (Australian Museum, KS6596) (pers. observation).

Identification

Male total length 10.7 mm. Carapace dark brown with a light brown patch surrounding the thoracic grove. Abdomen light brown with dark brown markings (Hickman, 1944).

Female (Figs. 70, 71, 74, 75) and male (Fig. 80) of Lycosa hickmani from Indonesia (then New Guinea) [as illustrated in Chrysanthus(1967a)].

Distribution

In Australia known from type locality only, Charlotte Waters (Northern Territory). Chrysanthus (1967a) reported this species from Merauke (Indonesia), however, he never examined the type species and relied on Hickman's (1944) original description. It must remain doubtful if the Indonesian specimens are conspecific with L. hickmani.

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