Lycosa neptunus (Rainbow, 1896)

Female Lycosa neptunus [as illustrated by Rainbow, 1896a]. Cephalothorax length 4 mm.

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Systematics and Taxonomy

Dolomedes neptunus Rainbow, 1896a: 326, plate 18, Figs 4, 4A.
Lycosa neptunus (Rainbow).- Rainbow, 1911: 270.
Lycosa neptunus (Rainbow).- Roewer, 1955c: 272.
Lycosa neptunus (Rainbow).- McKay, 1973: 379.
Lycosa neptunus (Rainbow).- McKay, 1985b: 81.

Types

Holotype:

• Female, Port Jackson (Sydney) [33°49'S, 151°16'E, New South Wales] (Australian Museum, AM KS8694, G. Milledge, pers. communtion).

Distribution

Known from type locality only, Port Jackson (New South Wales).

Biological Reference

From the shore (Rainbow, 1896a).

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