Venatrix amnicola Framenau, in press

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Systematics and Taxonomy

Venatrix arenaris (Hogg).- Framenau and Vink, 2001: 960-962, figs 40A-F, 41 (misidentification)
Venatrix amnicola Framenau, in press: ###-###, figs 1a-f, 2, 3..

Types

Holotype

Male, Avon River near Valencia Creek [37°48’24”S, 146°57’14”E, Victoria], 21 May 1997, V.W. Framenau, riparian gravel bank (Western Australian Museum, T55406).

Paratypes

2 males, 1 female, Avon River at Stratford [37°58’23”S, 147°04’40”E, Victoria], 29 December 2003, V.W. Framenau, M.L. and J. Thomas, riparian gravel bank (Western Australian Museum, T56082).

Identification

Male and female (AM KS58432) of Venatrix amnicola [as illustrated as V. arenaris in Framenau & Vink (2001)]. A, B, left male pedipalp, ventral and retrolateral view; C, D, variation of TA of male pedipalp (AM KS58432, AMKS58420); E, F, female epigyne and vulva. Scale bar: A-D 1.13 mm; E, F 1.11 mm.

Distribution

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Biological Reference

Sand and gravel banks of the Great Dividing Range.

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Latest changes: 29 October 2005.