The scorpion-tailed orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae, Arachnura) in Australia and New Zealand
Author
Castanheira, Pedro De S.
Author
Didham, Raphael K.
Author
Vink, Cor J.
Author
Framenau, Volker W.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-12-06
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journal article
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Arachnura
sp. indet. (juvenile)
(
Figs. 11
;
13
)
Material examined.
AUSTRALIA
:
Queensland
:
Edmonton
(
17°01’S
,
145°45’E
),
24.viii.1970
,
R. E. Mascord
(
2 immatures
,
AM
KS32635
)
.
FIGURE 11
.
Arachnura
sp. indet. (juvenile) (AM KS32635): A, dorsal habitus. B, ventral habitus.
FIGURE 12
. Distribution records of
Arachnura
in New Zealand.
Arachnura feredayi
(L. Koch)
(grey circles),
Arachnura
.
sp. indet. (adult female) (black square).
Remarks.
Two juvenile
Arachnura
were collected in northern
Queensland
. Their somatic morphology (
Figs. 11A, B
) does not match any of the species treated here and they likely represent a different taxon. The specimens were also found far outside the known range of other
Arachnura
in
Australia
(
Fig. 13
). They have a unique colouration and are illustrated here to facilitate a future, more comprehensive revision of the genus
Arachnura
. As they do not represent mature spiders they are not formally described here.