Venatrix australiensis Framenau and Vink, 2001

Male (AM KS69846) and female (AM KS37008) of Venatrix australiensis [as illustrated in Framenau and Vink (2001)]. A, male, habitus; B, male, ventral view of abdomen; C, D, left male pedipalp, ventral and retrolateral view; E, F, female epigyne and vulva. Scale bar: A, B 6.08 mm; C, D 1.20 mm; E, F 1.55 mm.

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Systematics and Taxonomy

Venatrix australiensis Framenau and Vink, 2001: 934-936, Figs 6A-F, 7.

Types

Holotype:

• Male, Boonoo State Forest [28°56’S, 152°08’E, New South Wales], 18. February 1993, junction of Wooloolni & Basket Swamp Road, M. Gray & G. Cassis (Australian Museum, AM KS69846).

Paratypes

• 3 females, same data as holotype (Australian Museum, AM KS37008).

Distribution

Queensland and New South Wales [map as illustrated in Framenau and Vink (2001)].

Biology

Forest habitats up to 1340 m altitude with most records above 300 m. A penultimate male was dug out of a straight burrow on the slope of a creek bank. Most adults were collected in March, but they can be found throughout the year (Framenau and Vink, 2001).

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