Generic and family transfers, and numina dubia for orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae) in the Australasian, Oriental and Pacific regions
Author
W. Framenau, Volker
text
Evolutionary Systematics
2019
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.3.33454
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.3.33454
2535-0730-3-1
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Cyclosa
argentaria (Rainbow, 1916)
comb. n.
Araneus argentarius
Rainbow, 1916a: 114, plate 22, figs 38-39;
Bonnet 1955
: 438.
Aranea argentaria
Rainbow:
Roewer 1942
: 824.
Type material.
Syntypes of
Araneus argentarius
Rainbow, 1916: 2 immature females, Gordonvale [
17°05'S
,
145°46'E
, Queensland, AUSTRALIA], 30 August 1912; "from nests in low forest" (Rainbow 1916: 114) (AM KS6508) (examined).
Remarks.
The examination of the immature syntypes of
Araneus argentarius
clearly shows that these specimens belong to the genus
Cyclosa
due to the shape of the cephalothorax and abdominal humps. Both specimens are immature and only a comprehensive revision of Australasian
Cyclosa
may allow elucidating their true identity and relationships to
C. insulana
and
C. apoblepta
comb. n. As part of this study, I propose a transfer of this species to
Cyclosa
,
Cyclosa argentaria
(Rainbow, 1916), comb. n.