Allocosa zualella (Strand, 1907)

Systematics and Taxonomy

Tarentula zualella Strand, 1907: 218-219.
Lycosa zualella (Strand).- Rainbow, 1911: 274.
Allocosa zualella (Strand).- Roewer, 1955c: 207.
Lycosa zualella (Strand).- McKay, 1973: 380.
Lycosa zualella (Strand).- McKay, 1985b: 84.

Type

Holotype:

Male, Sydney [33°53’S, 151°13’E, New South Wales], Herborn (whereabouts of holotype unknown).

Strand (1907), himself based in Berlin, described material which was on loan from the Naturhistorische Museum Wiesbaden. A catalogue of this museum (Rob Raven, pers. comm) did not include L. zualella. Strand (1907) actually identified the male as Lycosa godeffroyi L. Koch, and remarks 'Eventuell möge die Art den Namen Tar. zualella m. bekommen.' (= 'Perhaps this species may get the name Tar. zualella m.'). A fairly vague species description!

Distribution

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

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