Venatrix brisbanae (L. Koch, 1878)

Female of Venatrix brisbanae [as illustrated in Koch, 1878a]. Cephalothorax length 4.5 mm.

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Systematics and Taxonomy

Lycosa brisbanae  L. Koch, 1878a: 976-978, plate 85, Figs 4, 4A-B.
Lycosa brisbanae L. Koch.- Rainbow, 1911: 266.
Pirata brisbanae (L. Koch).- Roewer, 1955c: 286.
Pirata brisbanae (L. Koch).- McKay, 1973: 381.
Lycosa brisbanae L. Koch.- McKay, 1985b: 75.
Venatrix brisbanae (L. Koch).- Framenau and Vink, 2001: 953-954, Figs30A-F, 31.
Venatrix brisbanae (L. Koch).- Framenau, in press: ###.

Types

Holotype:

• Female, Brisbane [27°28’S, 153°01’E, Queensland] (Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Troyes, AR0820).

Identification

Male and female of Venatrix brisbanae (L. Koch) (QM S45301) [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 3.02 mm; C, D 0.85 mm; E, F 0.90 mm.

Distribution

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

Biological Reference

Open areas with a low cover of vegetation, like lawns and pasture, particularly near running water; also open forests and urban environments.Highest reproductive activity appears to take place in autumn, mainly April (Framenau and Vink, 2001).

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