Venatrix arenaris (Hogg, 1905)

Female of Venatrix arenaris [as illustrated in Hogg (1905)]. Cephalothorax length 6 mm.

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Systematics and Taxonomy

Lycosa pulvere-sparsa sensu Hogg, 1896: 351 not Koch, 1877 (misidentification: McKay, 1974a).
Lycosa arenaris Hogg, 1905: 586-588, Fig. 88.
Lycosa arenaris Hogg.- Rainbow, 1911: 265.

Lycosa arenosa Koch.- Pulleine, 1914: 448 (misspelled?).
Lycosa celaenica Rainbow, 1917a: 488-489, plate 32, Figs 10-11 (new synonymy by McKay, 1974a).
Lycosa celaenica Roewer, 1955c: 271.
Varacosa arenaris (Hogg).- Roewer, 1955c: 305.
Lycosa arenaris Hogg.- Bonnet, 1957: 2634.
Lycosa celaenica Rainbow.- Bonnet, 1957: 2637.
Lycosa celaenica Rainbow.- McKay, 1973: 379.
Varacosa arenaris (Hogg).- McKay, 1973: 381.
Lycosa arenaris Hogg.- McKay, 1974a: 1-6, Figs 1A-M, Tables 1-2.
Lycosa arenaris Hogg.- McKay, 1985b: 74.
Lycosa arenaris Hogg.- Platnick, 1993: 486.
Trochosa arenaris (Hogg).- Platnick, 1993: 509.
not Venatrix arenaris (Hogg) sensu Framenau and Vink, 2001: 960-962, Figs 40A-F, 41. (misidentification, this species is Venatrix amnicola Framenau, in press
Venatrix arenaris (Hogg).- Framenau, Gotch and Austin, in press: ###-###, Figs 3-10.

Types

• Lectotype (designated by McKay 1974a): Female, McDonnell Ranges [no exact location], Horn Expedition (South Australian Museum, SAM NN035).
• Paralectotypes (designated by McKay 1974a): 1 juvenile (same data as lectotype) (South Australian Museum, SAM NN036).
• Holotype of  Lycosa caelenica Rainbow, 1917: Female, Farina [30°04’S, 138°17’E, South Australia], Mus. Expedition Interior, 1916 (SAM NN037)

Identification

Female epigyne (a-g), male fang (h), and male pedipalp (i-m) of Venatrix arenaris [as illustrated in McKay (1974a)].

Distribution

Mainland Australia [map as illustrated in Framenau & Vink (2001)].

Biological Reference

Sandy banks of rivers, lakes and springs.

McKay (1974a)
Framenau (1998)
Framenau et al. (2002)

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