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Genus Poltys C.L. Koch, 1843

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Africa to south Pacific Islands, north to Japan, south to southern Australia


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Carnarvon (CAR), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR) ; NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Central Mackay Coast (CMC) ; NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NSW, Qld, Vic: NSW North Coast (NNC), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC) ; NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Daly Basin (DAB), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)

Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater

General References

Smith, H. M. 2006. A revision of the genus Poltys in Australasia (Araneae: Araneidae). Records of the Australian Museum 58: 43-96 (taxonomy, biology, behaviour; also figures some South East Asian Poltys species)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
15-Oct-2020 20-Jun-2012 MODIFIED
15-Oct-2020 07-Dec-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)