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<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA7061855F0FA42FE9BFA25" box="[219,319,1434,1457]" captionStart="Figs 5–9" captionStartId="5.[219,261,1378,1399]" captionTargetBox="[220,1323,151,1360]" captionTargetId="figure-10@5.[220,1323,151,1360]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figs 5–9. Poltys laciniosus-group and P. frenchi, day-time hiding positions. 5–6, P. grayi (5 is holotype); 7–8, P." pageId="37" pageNumber="80">Figs 5–6</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA706185467FA42FECEFA25" box="[332,362,1434,1457]" captionStart="Figs 10–15. 10" captionStartId="6.[166,208,153,174]" captionTargetBox="[166,1466,151,2019]" captionTargetId="figure-9@6.[166,1467,151,2019]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figs 10–15. 10, Poltys laciniosus, in web at night, two eggsacs on twig at left (arrowed); 11, P. laciniosus, showing bright bands on anterior femora; 12, P. frenchi webof adultfemale;13, P.illepidus, eggsac attached to dead leaf (photo: Ramon Mascord); 14, P. milledgei, eggsac on twig (photo: Carl Bento, Australian Museum); 15, P. grayi, eggsac on twig." pageId="37" pageNumber="80">15</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA70618545CFA42FDB0FA25" box="[375,532,1434,1457]" captionStart="Figs 159–170" captionStartId="35.[121,163,1667,1688]" captionTargetBox="[122,1417,145,1639]" captionTargetId="figure-10@35.[121,1422,139,1654]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="Figs 159–170. Poltys laciniosus-group, female characters. 159–163, P. laciniosus: 159, general lateral view with male at same scale; 160, abdomen, dorsal; 161, prosoma and coxae, ventral; 162, carapace and chelicerae, frontal (holotype); 163, left chelicera and fang, prolateral. 164, P.grayi, leg I, prolateral. 165–170, examples of variation in abdominal shape seen in all species, dorsal and lateral (also see holotypes, Figs 176–181), (165–166, P. noblei; 167–168, P. grayi; 169–170, P. laciniosus). Scale lines: upper 1 mm for Figs 159– 162, 164; 0.25 mm for Fig. 163; lower line 2 mm for Figs 165–170." pageId="37" pageNumber="80">164, 167–168</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA70618570AFA42FF5AFA5A" captionStart="Figs 171–181" captionStartId="36.[166,208,1596,1617]" captionTargetBox="[179,1459,162,1569]" captionTargetId="figure-9@36.[166,1467,135,1584]" captionTargetPageId="36" captionText="Figs 171–181. Poltys laciniosus-group females. 171–173, carapace and coxae, dorsal: 171, P. laciniosus (holotype), 172, P. grayi, 173, P. noblei. 174–175, eye region, lateral, of specimens shown in 171–172. 176–181, abdomens of holotypes, dorsal and lateral: 176–177, P. laciniosus; 178–179, P. grayi (right humeral tubercle damaged); 180–181, P. noblei. Scale lines: lower right, 3 mm for Figs 176– 181; upper right, 2 mm for Figs 171–172, 1 mm for Figs 174–175; left, 2 mm for Fig. 173." pageId="37" pageNumber="80">172, 175, 178–179</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA706185427FA6FFED5FA5A" box="[268,369,1463,1486]" captionStart="Figs 189–197" captionStartId="38.[166,208,1650,1671]" captionTargetBox="[166,1466,170,1613]" captionTargetId="figure-9@38.[166,1467,151,1636]" captionTargetPageId="38" captionText="Figs 189–197. Poltys laciniosus-group epigynes. 189–192, P. grayi: 189–191, holotype: anterior, posterior and lateral; 192, variant, posterior. 193–197, P. noblei: 193–194, broad example, anterior and posterior; 195–197, narrow example, anterior, posterior and lateral. Scale line = 0.5 mm." pageId="37" pageNumber="80">189–192</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA706185455FA6FFE46FA5A" box="[382,482,1463,1486]" captionStart="Figs 198–207" captionStartId="40.[166,208,1619,1640]" captionTargetBox="[176,1466,152,1597]" captionTargetId="figure-9@40.[166,1467,143,1611]" captionTargetPageId="40" captionText="Figs 198–207.Poltys laciniosus-group males. 198–201, P.laciniosus: 198, general lateral view; 199, abdomen, dorsal (rounded variant); 200, carapace and coxae, dorsal; 201, frontal carapace, right palpal organ and chelicerae. 202–207, extent of variation throughout species group: 202, abdomen dorsal, elongate variant (P. noblei); 203–204, 207, large specimen: 203, prosoma lateral; 204, dorsal; 207, spination prolateral leg I; 205–206, small specimen: 205, prosoma lateral; 206, dorsal (203–207 all P. grayi). Scale line = 1.0 mm." pageId="37" pageNumber="80">203–207</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA7061854C4FA6FFDF0FA5A" box="[495,596,1463,1486]" captionStart="Figs 208–216" captionStartId="41.[219,261,1604,1625]" captionTargetBox="[125,1419,151,1581]" captionTargetId="figure-9@41.[121,1422,128,1599]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="Figs 208–216. Poltys laciniosus-group male palps. 208–210, P. laciniosus: prolateral, ventral, retrolateral; 211–" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">211–213</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA70618574AFA6FFD29FA5A" box="[609,653,1463,1486]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="42.[166,202,595,616]" captionTargetBox="[167,794,151,584]" captionTargetId="figure-9@42.[167,794,151,584]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="Fig. 217. Distribution of Poltys laciniosus-group species: Poltys laciniosus (adult records, •; juvenile, O); Poltys grayi (Z); Poltys noblei (Δ)." pageId="37" pageNumber="80">217</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA7061857B0FA6FFD6CFA5A" box="[667,712,1463,1486]" captionStart="Figs 218–222" captionStartId="43.[166,208,1763,1784]" captionTargetBox="[166,1376,151,1744]" captionTargetId="figure-10@43.[166,1376,151,1744]" captionTargetPageId="43" captionText="Figs 218–222. Poltys laciniosus-group male palpal characters. 218–219, P. laciniosus: 218, bulbus, retrolateral; 219, detail of terminal bulbus, ventral. 220–221: P.noblei, embolus and terminal flange, prolateral and ventral views. 222, P.grayi, embolus tip, ventral. Scale lines = 20 µm." pageId="37" pageNumber="80">222</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA706185552FA33FF51F997" bold="true" box="[121,245,1515,1539]" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">Etymology</emphasis>
. This species is named in honour of Dr Mike Gray, who first collected this species.
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; Ƌ 
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<collectingDate id="EFC4E9E1FFA70618507EFA3BFCEEF99A" pageId="37" pageNumber="80" value="1971-02-06">6 Feb. 1971</collectingDate>
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(2), 
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; ƋƋ 
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, 
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, 
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA706185631F961FC2DF945" bold="true" box="[794,905,1721,1745]" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. Use 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA7061856E0F962FBF2F945" box="[971,1110,1722,1745]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">P. laciniosus</emphasis>
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-group diagnosis to separate specimens from other species groups. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA7061851ECF90FFA81F97B" bold="true" box="[1223,1317,1751,1775]" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">Females</emphasis>
. From 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA706185051F90FFC21F898" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">P. laciniosus</emphasis>
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by long V-shaped epigyne with distinctly separate foveae (
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), and pale carapace without projections above PME (
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). From 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA70618518CF8F7FAACF8D2" box="[1191,1288,1839,1862]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">P. noblei</emphasis>
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by epigyne margins parallel at base before converging and tip usually more rounded (
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). 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA706185152F8B1FB1AF815" bold="true" box="[1145,1214,1897,1921]" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">Males</emphasis>
. Conductor not as strongly twisted as 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA7061856CFF85FFBCCF80A" box="[996,1128,1927,1950]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">P. laciniosus</emphasis>
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(
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); embolus shorter than 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA706185665F87DFC72F828" box="[846,982,1957,1980]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">P. laciniosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
but terminal flange absent or small cf. 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA706185051F87DFCFAF84D" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="2006" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Poltys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="37" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="noblei">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA706185051F87DFCFAF84D" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">P. noblei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA706185647F81AFC6AF84D" box="[876,974,1986,2009]" captionStart="Figs 208–216" captionStartId="41.[219,261,1604,1625]" captionTargetBox="[125,1419,151,1581]" captionTargetId="figure-9@41.[121,1422,128,1599]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="Figs 208–216. Poltys laciniosus-group male palps. 208–210, P. laciniosus: prolateral, ventral, retrolateral; 211–" pageId="37" pageNumber="80">Figs 212</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA7061856F2F81AFBA2F84D" box="[985,1030,1986,2009]" captionStart="Figs 218–222" captionStartId="43.[166,208,1763,1784]" captionTargetBox="[166,1376,151,1744]" captionTargetId="figure-10@43.[166,1376,151,1744]" captionTargetPageId="43" captionText="Figs 218–222. Poltys laciniosus-group male palpal characters. 218–219, P. laciniosus: 218, bulbus, retrolateral; 219, detail of terminal bulbus, ventral. 220–221: P.noblei, embolus and terminal flange, prolateral and ventral views. 222, P.grayi, embolus tip, ventral. Scale lines = 20 µm." pageId="37" pageNumber="80">222</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF416641FFA4061B558DF9AAFE18F928" pageId="38" pageNumber="81" startId="38.[166,208,1650,1671]" targetBox="[166,1466,170,1613]" targetPageId="38">
<paragraph id="8B8136C9FFA4061B558DF9AAFE18F928" blockId="38.[166,1467,1650,1724]" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">
Figs 189–197. 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B5410F9AAFE44F913" box="[315,480,1650,1671]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">Poltys laciniosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
-group epigynes. 189–192, 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B57DBF9AAFC98F913" box="[752,828,1650,1671]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">P. grayi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 189–191, holotype: anterior, posterior and lateral; 192, variant, posterior. 193–197, 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B545BF955FE6CF936" box="[368,456,1677,1698]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">P. noblei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 193–194, broad example, anterior and posterior; 195–197, narrow example, anterior, posterior and lateral. Scale line = 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C3246542FFA4061A558DF92AFB43FF5A" lastPageId="39" lastPageNumber="82" pageId="38" pageNumber="81" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B8136C9FFA4061B558DF92AFD7DF8F5" blockId="38.[166,795,1778,2007]" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B558DF92AFE88F89E" bold="true" box="[166,300,1778,1802]" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">Description</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B5416F92AFE35F89E" bold="true" box="[317,401,1778,1802]" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">Female</emphasis>
. Carapace length range 3.27–4.29. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B558DF8C8FEC3F8B3" box="[166,359,1808,1831]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">Drawn specimens</emphasis>
Figures: 164, 172, 175, KS70346; 167– 168, KS71138; 178–179, 189–191, KS71139 (
<typeStatus id="5485886BFFA4061B5781F8F5FCABF8D0" box="[682,783,1837,1860]" pageId="38" pageNumber="81" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
). 192, KS70341. General characters see 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA4061B5761F893FD76F8F6" authorityName="Keyserling" authorityYear="1886" box="[586,722,1867,1890]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Poltys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="38" pageNumber="81" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laciniosus">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B5761F893FD76F8F6" box="[586,722,1867,1890]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">P. laciniosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8136C9FFA4061B55EFF8B0FA1EF843" blockId="38.[166,795,1778,2007]" lastBlockId="38.[839,1467,1778,2007]" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">
<typeStatus id="5485886BFFA4061B55EFF8B0FE88F8EB" box="[196,300,1896,1919]" pageId="38" pageNumber="81" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B541DF8B0FE32F8EB" box="[310,406,1896,1919]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">Prosoma</emphasis>
. Carapace: length, 3.92, width 3.06, height 1.14; relatively wide but tall; eye tubercle well developed, slender basally, slightly enlarged anteriorly, slightly elevated (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA4061B544EF818FE59F843" box="[357,509,1984,2007]" captionStart="Figs 171–181" captionStartId="36.[166,208,1596,1617]" captionTargetBox="[179,1459,162,1569]" captionTargetId="figure-9@36.[166,1467,135,1584]" captionTargetPageId="36" captionText="Figs 171–181. Poltys laciniosus-group females. 171–173, carapace and coxae, dorsal: 171, P. laciniosus (holotype), 172, P. grayi, 173, P. noblei. 174–175, eye region, lateral, of specimens shown in 171–172. 176–181, abdomens of holotypes, dorsal and lateral: 176–177, P. laciniosus; 178–179, P. grayi (right humeral tubercle damaged); 180–181, P. noblei. Scale lines: lower right, 3 mm for Figs 176– 181; upper right, 2 mm for Figs 171–172, 1 mm for Figs 174–175; left, 2 mm for Fig. 173." pageId="38" pageNumber="81">Figs 172, 175</figureCitation>
). Chelicerae: paturon with 3 promarginal teeth. Labium: length 0.45, width 0.75. Sternum: length 1.71, width 1.63; well formed sternal extensions at bases of legs III–IV, also a slight point at II. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B5675F893FC35F8F6" box="[862,913,1867,1890]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">Eyes</emphasis>
. (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA4061B5683F892FBADF8F5" box="[936,1033,1866,1889]" captionStart="Figs 171–181" captionStartId="36.[166,208,1596,1617]" captionTargetBox="[179,1459,162,1569]" captionTargetId="figure-9@36.[166,1467,135,1584]" captionTargetPageId="36" captionText="Figs 171–181. Poltys laciniosus-group females. 171–173, carapace and coxae, dorsal: 171, P. laciniosus (holotype), 172, P. grayi, 173, P. noblei. 174–175, eye region, lateral, of specimens shown in 171–172. 176–181, abdomens of holotypes, dorsal and lateral: 176–177, P. laciniosus; 178–179, P. grayi (right humeral tubercle damaged); 180–181, P. noblei. Scale lines: lower right, 3 mm for Figs 176– 181; upper right, 2 mm for Figs 171–172, 1 mm for Figs 174–175; left, 2 mm for Fig. 173." pageId="38" pageNumber="81">Fig. 175</figureCitation>
). PME≥AME&gt; 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA4061B519BF892FB42F8F5" authority="PLE" authorityName="Pascoe" authorityYear="1865" box="[1200,1254,1866,1889]" class="Insecta" family="Cerambycidae" genus="Ale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="81" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">ALE</taxonomicName>
=PLE; 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA4061B501AF892FAC1F8F5" authority="PLE" authorityName="Pascoe" authorityYear="1865" box="[1329,1381,1866,1889]" class="Insecta" family="Cerambycidae" genus="Ale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="85" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">ALE</taxonomicName>
c. 0.3× its own diameter from AME; ventral margin of 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA4061B506BF8B0FAD0F8EB" authority="PLE" authorityName="Pascoe" authorityYear="1865" box="[1344,1396,1896,1919]" class="Insecta" family="Cerambycidae" genus="Ale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="85" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">ALE</taxonomicName>
is just ventral of mid point of AME. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B518CF85DFB7DF808" box="[1191,1241,1925,1948]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">Legs</emphasis>
. (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA4061B51DBF85DFAEBF808" box="[1264,1359,1925,1948]" captionStart="Figs 159–170" captionStartId="35.[121,163,1667,1688]" captionTargetBox="[122,1417,145,1639]" captionTargetId="figure-10@35.[121,1422,139,1654]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="Figs 159–170. Poltys laciniosus-group, female characters. 159–163, P. laciniosus: 159, general lateral view with male at same scale; 160, abdomen, dorsal; 161, prosoma and coxae, ventral; 162, carapace and chelicerae, frontal (holotype); 163, left chelicera and fang, prolateral. 164, P.grayi, leg I, prolateral. 165–170, examples of variation in abdominal shape seen in all species, dorsal and lateral (also see holotypes, Figs 176–181), (165–166, P. noblei; 167–168, P. grayi; 169–170, P. laciniosus). Scale lines: upper 1 mm for Figs 159– 162, 164; 0.25 mm for Fig. 163; lower line 2 mm for Figs 165–170." pageId="38" pageNumber="81">Fig. 164</figureCitation>
). P+TL I: 5.67, II: 5.42, III: 3.25, IV: 4.08; front femora distinctly broadened with greatest diameter c. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B51E2F867FB75F859" bold="true" box="[1225,1233,1983,1997]" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">
<superScript id="7C4B9B81FFA4061B51E2F867FB75F859" attach="right" box="[1225,1233,1983,1997]" fontSize="6" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">3</superScript>
</emphasis>
⁄ 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA4061B51FDF81FFB7AF841" bold="true" box="[1238,1246,1991,2005]" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">
<subScript id="17BA348CFFA4061B51FDF81FFB7AF841" attach="left" box="[1238,1246,1991,2005]" fontSize="6" pageId="38" pageNumber="81">5</subScript>
</emphasis>
way to apex leg I, or
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8136C9FFA5061A5552FF41FDF9FC72" blockId="39.[121,749,153,998]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">
½ way leg II. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A540CFF41FE28FF24" box="[295,396,153,176]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Abdomen</emphasis>
. (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A5489FF41FE4CFF24" box="[418,488,153,176]" captionStart="Figs 5–9" captionStartId="5.[219,261,1378,1399]" captionTargetBox="[220,1323,151,1360]" captionTargetId="figure-10@5.[220,1323,151,1360]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figs 5–9. Poltys laciniosus-group and P. frenchi, day-time hiding positions. 5–6, P. grayi (5 is holotype); 7–8, P." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Figs 5</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A54DEFF41FDF3FF24" box="[501,599,153,176]" captionStart="Figs 171–181" captionStartId="36.[166,208,1596,1617]" captionTargetBox="[179,1459,162,1569]" captionTargetId="figure-9@36.[166,1467,135,1584]" captionTargetPageId="36" captionText="Figs 171–181. Poltys laciniosus-group females. 171–173, carapace and coxae, dorsal: 171, P. laciniosus (holotype), 172, P. grayi, 173, P. noblei. 174–175, eye region, lateral, of specimens shown in 171–172. 176–181, abdomens of holotypes, dorsal and lateral: 176–177, P. laciniosus; 178–179, P. grayi (right humeral tubercle damaged); 180–181, P. noblei. Scale lines: lower right, 3 mm for Figs 176– 181; upper right, 2 mm for Figs 171–172, 1 mm for Figs 174–175; left, 2 mm for Fig. 173." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">178–179</figureCitation>
). Length 7.58 (not including humeral tubercles), width 7.08; broadest at humeral tubercles; some “microsigillae” visible but not strongly developed. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5445FF29FE62FE9C" box="[366,454,241,264]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Epigyne</emphasis>
. Tongue-like, widest point at base, sides more or less parallel before converging to a bluntly rounded tip (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A547BFEF4FE08FED7" box="[336,428,300,323]" captionStart="Figs 189–197" captionStartId="38.[166,208,1650,1671]" captionTargetBox="[166,1466,170,1613]" captionTargetId="figure-9@38.[166,1467,151,1636]" captionTargetPageId="38" captionText="Figs 189–197. Poltys laciniosus-group epigynes. 189–192, P. grayi: 189–191, holotype: anterior, posterior and lateral; 192, variant, posterior. 193–197, P. noblei: 193–194, broad example, anterior and posterior; 195–197, narrow example, anterior, posterior and lateral. Scale line = 0.5 mm." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Fig. 189</figureCitation>
); distal median bulge variable, but usually distinct (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A547AFE91FE09FEF4" box="[337,429,329,352]" captionStart="Figs 189–197" captionStartId="38.[166,208,1650,1671]" captionTargetBox="[166,1466,170,1613]" captionTargetId="figure-9@38.[166,1467,151,1636]" captionTargetPageId="38" captionText="Figs 189–197. Poltys laciniosus-group epigynes. 189–192, P. grayi: 189–191, holotype: anterior, posterior and lateral; 192, variant, posterior. 193–197, P. noblei: 193–194, broad example, anterior and posterior; 195–197, narrow example, anterior, posterior and lateral. Scale line = 0.5 mm." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Fig. 191</figureCitation>
); foveae separated by a strong median ridge, foveae broader basally than 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA5061A571DFEBFFD35FEEA" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="2006" box="[566,657,359,382]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Poltys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="noblei">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A571DFEBFFD35FEEA" box="[566,657,359,382]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">P. noblei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(usually visible through lateral plates) in posterior view (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A57AEFE5CFF02FE2C" captionStart="Figs 189–197" captionStartId="38.[166,208,1650,1671]" captionTargetBox="[166,1466,170,1613]" captionTargetId="figure-9@38.[166,1467,151,1636]" captionTargetPageId="38" captionText="Figs 189–197. Poltys laciniosus-group epigynes. 189–192, P. grayi: 189–191, holotype: anterior, posterior and lateral; 192, variant, posterior. 193–197, P. noblei: 193–194, broad example, anterior and posterior; 195–197, narrow example, anterior, posterior and lateral. Scale line = 0.5 mm." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Figs 190, 192</figureCitation>
); lateral plates curve ventrally either side of basal median plate, forming tubes into the copulatory ducts; ducts pass anteromedially between spermathecae then turn outwards to enter dorsomedially; ducts broadly separated along whole width; spermathecae separated by about 1.5× a spermatheca width. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A54ABFDECFDE0FDDF" box="[384,580,564,587]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Colour in alcohol</emphasis>
. Carapace pale creamy-yellow, caput fuscous laterally and with darker patches anteriorly, yellow patch on dorsal caput and eye tubercle, dark brown around main eyes. Chelicerae brown, orange on cheliceral boss and distal inner faces. Labium, maxillae and sternum orange-tan. Pedipalps creamy-yellow, sparsely mottled with brown. Femora I and II pale basally then with two brown bands almost surrounding yellow band (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A55AAFCC7FF7BFCA2" box="[129,223,799,822]" captionStart="Figs 159–170" captionStartId="35.[121,163,1667,1688]" captionTargetBox="[122,1417,145,1639]" captionTargetId="figure-10@35.[121,1422,139,1654]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="Figs 159–170. Poltys laciniosus-group, female characters. 159–163, P. laciniosus: 159, general lateral view with male at same scale; 160, abdomen, dorsal; 161, prosoma and coxae, ventral; 162, carapace and chelicerae, frontal (holotype); 163, left chelicera and fang, prolateral. 164, P.grayi, leg I, prolateral. 165–170, examples of variation in abdominal shape seen in all species, dorsal and lateral (also see holotypes, Figs 176–181), (165–166, P. noblei; 167–168, P. grayi; 169–170, P. laciniosus). Scale lines: upper 1 mm for Figs 159– 162, 164; 0.25 mm for Fig. 163; lower line 2 mm for Figs 165–170." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Fig. 164</figureCitation>
); femur III pale mottled to darker distally; femur IV dark to paler in distal third; distal legs mottled with yellow and brown, distinct dark bands on distal metatarsi and tarsi of I and II. Abdomen ventrally dark grey around pedicel and posteriorly to spinnerets except paler book lung covers, laterally and anteriorly with band of cream; dorsally overall white, with black and grey markings.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8136C9FFA5061A5552FC26FD08FBC4" blockId="39.[121,749,1022,2014]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5552FC26FF17FB82" bold="true" box="[121,179,1022,1046]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Male</emphasis>
. Carapace length range 0.90–1.22. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5705FC27FD49FB82" box="[558,749,1023,1046]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Drawn specimens</emphasis>
Figures: 203–204, 207, KS71134; 205–206, KS71140. 211– 213, KS71127. General characters see 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5736FBE2FD01FBC5" box="[541,677,1082,1105]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">P. laciniosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8136C9FFA5061A55BCFB8FFB43FF5A" blockId="39.[121,749,1022,2014]" lastBlockId="39.[794,1421,153,206]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">
Male KS71127. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A547AFB8FFE16FBFA" box="[337,434,1111,1134]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Prosoma</emphasis>
. (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A54E0FB8FFDCEFBFA" box="[459,618,1111,1134]" captionStart="Figs 198–207" captionStartId="40.[166,208,1619,1640]" captionTargetBox="[176,1466,152,1597]" captionTargetId="figure-9@40.[166,1467,143,1611]" captionTargetPageId="40" captionText="Figs 198–207.Poltys laciniosus-group males. 198–201, P.laciniosus: 198, general lateral view; 199, abdomen, dorsal (rounded variant); 200, carapace and coxae, dorsal; 201, frontal carapace, right palpal organ and chelicerae. 202–207, extent of variation throughout species group: 202, abdomen dorsal, elongate variant (P. noblei); 203–204, 207, large specimen: 203, prosoma lateral; 204, dorsal; 207, spination prolateral leg I; 205–206, small specimen: 205, prosoma lateral; 206, dorsal (203–207 all P. grayi). Scale line = 1.0 mm." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Figs 205–206</figureCitation>
). Carapace: length 1.00, width 0.78, height 0.37; eye tubercle well defined with distinct dip between caput and eye tubercle in lateral view. Labium: length 0.11, width 0.19. Sternum: length 0.45, width 0.46. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A54B7FB14FE6BFB77" box="[412,463,1228,1251]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Eyes</emphasis>
. (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A54CEFB14FDEDFB77" box="[485,585,1228,1251]" captionStart="Figs 198–207" captionStartId="40.[166,208,1619,1640]" captionTargetBox="[176,1466,152,1597]" captionTargetId="figure-9@40.[166,1467,143,1611]" captionTargetPageId="40" captionText="Figs 198–207.Poltys laciniosus-group males. 198–201, P.laciniosus: 198, general lateral view; 199, abdomen, dorsal (rounded variant); 200, carapace and coxae, dorsal; 201, frontal carapace, right palpal organ and chelicerae. 202–207, extent of variation throughout species group: 202, abdomen dorsal, elongate variant (P. noblei); 203–204, 207, large specimen: 203, prosoma lateral; 204, dorsal; 207, spination prolateral leg I; 205–206, small specimen: 205, prosoma lateral; 206, dorsal (203–207 all P. grayi). Scale line = 1.0 mm." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Figs 205</figureCitation>
). AME&gt;PME&gt; PLE&gt; 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA5061A5592FB31FF4BFA94" authority="PLE" authorityName="Pascoe" authorityYear="1865" box="[185,239,1257,1280]" class="Insecta" family="Cerambycidae" genus="Ale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="85" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">ALE</taxonomicName>
; 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA5061A55D1FB31FE8AFA94" authority="PLE" authorityName="Pascoe" authorityYear="1865" box="[250,302,1257,1280]" class="Insecta" family="Cerambycidae" genus="Ale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="85" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">ALE</taxonomicName>
almost touching AME; height of ventral margin of 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA5061A55C7FADFFE84FA8A" authority="PLE" authorityName="Pascoe" authorityYear="1865" box="[236,288,1287,1310]" class="Insecta" family="Cerambycidae" genus="Ale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="85" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">ALE</taxonomicName>
is at mid point of AME. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5778FADFFD21FA8A" box="[595,645,1287,1310]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Legs</emphasis>
. P+TL I: 1.22, II: 1.12, III: 0.61, IV: 0.78. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A54D9FAFCFDF3FAAF" box="[498,599,1316,1339]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Abdomen</emphasis>
. Length 1.31, width 0.88; a tall ellipsoid, rounded apex, widest at midheight; main two pairs of apodemes well developed for a male. 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A55FFFAA4FEC6FA07" box="[212,354,1404,1427]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Palpal organ</emphasis>
. (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A5452FAA4FDB7FA07" box="[377,531,1404,1427]" captionStart="Figs 208–216" captionStartId="41.[219,261,1604,1625]" captionTargetBox="[125,1419,151,1581]" captionTargetId="figure-9@41.[121,1422,128,1599]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="Figs 208–216. Poltys laciniosus-group male palps. 208–210, P. laciniosus: prolateral, ventral, retrolateral; 211–" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Figs 211–213</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A570BFAA4FDE9FA07" box="[544,589,1404,1427]" captionStart="Figs 218–222" captionStartId="43.[166,208,1763,1784]" captionTargetBox="[166,1376,151,1744]" captionTargetId="figure-10@43.[166,1376,151,1744]" captionTargetPageId="43" captionText="Figs 218–222. Poltys laciniosus-group male palpal characters. 218–219, P. laciniosus: 218, bulbus, retrolateral; 219, detail of terminal bulbus, ventral. 220–221: P.noblei, embolus and terminal flange, prolateral and ventral views. 222, P.grayi, embolus tip, ventral. Scale lines = 20 µm." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">222</figureCitation>
). Radix–stipes joint retrobasal, obscures margin of retrobasal subtegulum, sclerites not hidden by cymbium (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A54DBFA6FFD28FA5A" box="[496,652,1463,1486]" captionStart="Figs 208–216" captionStartId="41.[219,261,1604,1625]" captionTargetBox="[125,1419,151,1581]" captionTargetId="figure-9@41.[121,1422,128,1599]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="Figs 208–216. Poltys laciniosus-group male palps. 208–210, P. laciniosus: prolateral, ventral, retrolateral; 211–" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Figs 212, 213</figureCitation>
); no TA; distal embolus wire-like, grooved and curving towards tip of MA, ending in a small barb (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A54DAFA29FDFEF99C" box="[497,602,1521,1544]" captionStart="Figs 208–216" captionStartId="41.[219,261,1604,1625]" captionTargetBox="[125,1419,151,1581]" captionTargetId="figure-9@41.[121,1422,128,1599]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="Figs 208–216. Poltys laciniosus-group male palps. 208–210, P. laciniosus: prolateral, ventral, retrolateral; 211–" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Figs 212</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A5742FA29FD33F99C" box="[617,663,1521,1544]" captionStart="Figs 218–222" captionStartId="43.[166,208,1763,1784]" captionTargetBox="[166,1376,151,1744]" captionTargetId="figure-10@43.[166,1376,151,1744]" captionTargetPageId="43" captionText="Figs 218–222. Poltys laciniosus-group male palpal characters. 218–219, P. laciniosus: 218, bulbus, retrolateral; 219, detail of terminal bulbus, ventral. 220–221: P.noblei, embolus and terminal flange, prolateral and ventral views. 222, P.grayi, embolus tip, ventral. Scale lines = 20 µm." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">222</figureCitation>
); PM a sculptured curving structure looking like a clenched fist, extending ventrally almost to edge of tegulum, heavily sclerotized; conductor thumb-like, with only slight angle towards prolateral (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A5478F9BFFE55F9EA" box="[339,497,1639,1662]" captionStart="Figs 208–216" captionStartId="41.[219,261,1604,1625]" captionTargetBox="[125,1419,151,1581]" captionTargetId="figure-9@41.[121,1422,128,1599]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="Figs 208–216. Poltys laciniosus-group male palps. 208–210, P. laciniosus: prolateral, ventral, retrolateral; 211–" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Figs 211–212</figureCitation>
). 
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5736F9BFFD41F9EA" box="[541,741,1639,1662]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Colour in alcohol</emphasis>
. Lateral carapace light olive, caput darker, both with black median markings and fuscous margin; eye tubercle orange; dark brown round AME. Chelicerae, labium and maxillae olive: chelicerae, paler basally and distally. Sternum yellowbrown with fuscous edges. Femora fuscous olive-black, pale basally; femur III with darker partial banding; patella to upper metatarsus of all legs dark orange-olive dorsally, darker or blackened ventrally, dark banding on distal metatarsi and tarsi. Palpal cymbium and tibia dark olive, cymbium black distally, patella and femur creamy-white marked with black. Abdominal book lung covers pale, darker towards spinnerets; surrounding ventral areas black with orange maculation in area anterior to pedicel; dorsum with vague olive– brown and black pattern on a lighter ground.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3246542FFA5061A5631FF32FAADFD9D" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B8136C9FFA5061A5631FF32FAADFD9D" blockId="39.[794,1422,234,521]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5631FF32FC27FE96" bold="true" box="[794,899,234,258]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Remarks</emphasis>
. The only previous records of a 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A51DFFF33FA92FE96" box="[1268,1334,235,258]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Poltys</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
from Lord Howe Island were by 
<bibRefCitation id="EFAF4B38FFA5061A51B7FED0FAF7FE8B" author="Rainbow, W" box="[1180,1363,264,287]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" pagination="229 - 272" refId="ref41984" refString="Rainbow, W. J., 1920. Arachnida from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. Records of the South Australian Museum 1: 229 - 272." type="journal article" year="1920">Rainbow (1920)</bibRefCitation>
who described 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A56AFFEFDFBE2FEA8" box="[900,1094,293,316]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Poltys penicillatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<bibRefCitation id="EFAF4B38FFA5061A515EFEFDFB52FEA8" author="Gray, M" box="[1141,1270,293,316]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" pagination="50 - 54" refId="ref40967" refString="Gray, M. R., 1974. Survey of the spider fauna. In Environmental Survey of Lord Howe Island, ed. H. F. Recher &amp; D. S. Clark, pp. 50 - 54. Sydney, Australia: Australian Museum." type="book chapter" year="1974">Gray (1974)</bibRefCitation>
who collected a male and ascribed it to Rainbow’s species. Rainbow’s description was based on a female specimen collected by A.M. Lea on an expedition to Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. This specimen actually represents 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A502CFE43FA22FE26" box="[1287,1414,411,434]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">P. illepidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which is recorded from 
<collectingCountry id="F3297659FFA5061A510FFE60FB63FE5B" box="[1060,1223,440,463]" name="Norfolk Island" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Norfolk Island</collectingCountry>
, but has not since been found on Lord Howe. Gray’s male specimen is the first record of the new species described here.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3246542FFA5061A5631FDFEFB2EFCD2" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B8136C9FFA5061A5631FDFEFB2EFCD2" blockId="39.[794,1422,550,838]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5631FDFEFC22FDAA" bold="true" box="[794,902,550,574]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Variation</emphasis>
. Whilst some female specimens of 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA5061A503BFDFFFAC0FDAA" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="2006" box="[1296,1380,551,574]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Poltys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grayi">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A503BFDFFFAC0FDAA" box="[1296,1380,551,574]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">P. grayi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are similarly coloured to typical 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA5061A514AFD9CFB67FDCF" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="2006" box="[1121,1219,580,603]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Poltys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="noblei">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A514AFD9CFB67FDCF" box="[1121,1219,580,603]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">P. noblei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, many are almost totally lacking carapace pigmentation and also have extremely pale abdominal camouflage and reduced dark areas on legs (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A5685FD44FBAFFD27" box="[942,1035,668,691]" captionStart="Figs 159–170" captionStartId="35.[121,163,1667,1688]" captionTargetBox="[122,1417,145,1639]" captionTargetId="figure-10@35.[121,1422,139,1654]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="Figs 159–170. Poltys laciniosus-group, female characters. 159–163, P. laciniosus: 159, general lateral view with male at same scale; 160, abdomen, dorsal; 161, prosoma and coxae, ventral; 162, carapace and chelicerae, frontal (holotype); 163, left chelicera and fang, prolateral. 164, P.grayi, leg I, prolateral. 165–170, examples of variation in abdominal shape seen in all species, dorsal and lateral (also see holotypes, Figs 176–181), (165–166, P. noblei; 167–168, P. grayi; 169–170, P. laciniosus). Scale lines: upper 1 mm for Figs 159– 162, 164; 0.25 mm for Fig. 163; lower line 2 mm for Figs 165–170." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Fig. 164</figureCitation>
). The variation in somatic characters is similar to other species in the group. The epigyne varies in shape, especially the acuteness of the point (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A500EFD0FFCE2FC9F" captionStart="Figs 189–197" captionStartId="38.[166,208,1650,1671]" captionTargetBox="[166,1466,170,1613]" captionTargetId="figure-9@38.[166,1467,151,1636]" captionTargetPageId="38" captionText="Figs 189–197. Poltys laciniosus-group epigynes. 189–192, P. grayi: 189–191, holotype: anterior, posterior and lateral; 192, variant, posterior. 193–197, P. noblei: 193–194, broad example, anterior and posterior; 195–197, narrow example, anterior, posterior and lateral. Scale line = 0.5 mm." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Figs 190, 192</figureCitation>
). The flange on the tip of the male embolus is also variable and in some specimens is large enough to reflect light in the same way as 
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<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A510EFCF7FB26FCD2" box="[1061,1154,815,838]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">P. noblei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3246542FFA5061A5631FCBAFA92FB98" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8B8136C9FFA5061A5631FCBAFA92FB98" blockId="39.[794,1422,866,1036]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5631FCBAFCCFFCEE" bold="true" box="[794,875,866,890]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Biology</emphasis>
. The biology of 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA5061A5121FCBBFBF1FCEE" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="2006" box="[1034,1109,867,890]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Poltys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grayi">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5121FCBBFBF1FCEE" box="[1034,1109,867,890]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">P.grayi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is similar to that of 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA5061A503AFCBBFA29FCEE" authorityName="Keyserling" authorityYear="1886" box="[1297,1421,867,890]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Poltys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laciniosus">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A503AFCBBFA29FCEE" box="[1297,1421,867,890]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">P.laciniosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA5061A5661FC58FC0EFC03" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="2006" box="[842,938,896,919]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Poltys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="noblei">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5661FC58FC0EFC03" box="[842,938,896,919]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">P. noblei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the spider making a fine web at night and mimicking part of a dead twig during the day (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A51F6FC45FABFFC20" box="[1245,1307,925,948]" captionStart="Figs 5–9" captionStartId="5.[219,261,1378,1399]" captionTargetBox="[220,1323,151,1360]" captionTargetId="figure-10@5.[220,1323,151,1360]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figs 5–9. Poltys laciniosus-group and P. frenchi, day-time hiding positions. 5–6, P. grayi (5 is holotype); 7–8, P." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Figs 5</figureCitation>
(
<typeStatus id="5485886BFFA5061A500EFC45FA26FC20" box="[1317,1410,925,948]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
), 6). Egg sacs are of white silk with an overlay of brown, usually finished off with a dark brown bobble of silk (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A51CCFC00FA96FC7B" box="[1255,1330,984,1007]" captionStart="Figs 10–15. 10" captionStartId="6.[166,208,153,174]" captionTargetBox="[166,1466,151,2019]" captionTargetId="figure-9@6.[166,1467,151,2019]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figs 10–15. 10, Poltys laciniosus, in web at night, two eggsacs on twig at left (arrowed); 11, P. laciniosus, showing bright bands on anterior femora; 12, P. frenchi webof adultfemale;13, P.illepidus, eggsac attached to dead leaf (photo: Ramon Mascord); 14, P. milledgei, eggsac on twig (photo: Carl Bento, Australian Museum); 15, P. grayi, eggsac on twig." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Fig. 15</figureCitation>
), and are laid along the underside of a twig as in 
<taxonomicName id="4C3E4D4AFFA5061A5185FC2DFA8BFB98" authorityName="Keyserling" authorityYear="1886" box="[1198,1327,1013,1036]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Poltys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laciniosus">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5185FC2DFA8BFB98" box="[1198,1327,1013,1036]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">P. laciniosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3246542FFA5061A5631FBF1FBB1FBCA" pageId="39" pageNumber="82" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B8136C9FFA5061A5631FBF1FBB1FBCA" blockId="39.[794,1421,1065,1118]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="B94AEADBFFA5061A5631FBF1FC02FBD5" bold="true" box="[794,934,1065,1089]" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Distribution</emphasis>
. Only recorded from Lord Howe Island in the 
<collectingRegion id="49FAF82BFFA5061A5631FB9FFCC9FBCA" box="[794,877,1095,1118]" country="New Zealand" name="Tasman" pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Tasman</collectingRegion>
Sea (
<figureCitation id="13052A4CFFA5061A5681FB9FFBADFBCA" box="[938,1033,1095,1118]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="42.[166,202,595,616]" captionTargetBox="[167,794,151,584]" captionTargetId="figure-9@42.[167,794,151,584]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="Fig. 217. Distribution of Poltys laciniosus-group species: Poltys laciniosus (adult records, •; juvenile, O); Poltys grayi (Z); Poltys noblei (Δ)." pageId="39" pageNumber="82">Fig. 217</figureCitation>
).
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