Species Amaurobioides litoralis Hickman, 1949

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• Amaurobioides litoralis Hickman, V.V. 1949. Tasmanian littoral spiders with notes on their respiratory systems, habits and taxonomy. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1948: 31-43 [31].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) AM KS6410 ♂ ♀ adult, Eaglehawk Neck, TAS; AM KS6411 2♀ adults, Eaglehawk Neck, TAS.

  Secondary source:

   Forster, R.R. 1970. The spiders of New Zealand. Pt III. Otago Mus. Bull. No. 3. 184 pp. [figs 468, 469, 485-488] (established that A. maritimus is not in Australia and recognised two species from Tasmania, A. litoralis and a figured, unnamed species).

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Tasmania

Ecological Descriptors

Predator, sedentary.

 

General References

Hickman, V.V. 1951. The identity of spiders belonging to the genus Amaurobioides Cambridge. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1951: 1-2

Hickman, V.V. 1951. The identity of spiders belonging to the genus Amaurobioides Cambridge. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1951: 1-2 (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement considered litoralis a junior synonym of the New Zealand species A. maritimus O.P. Cambridge, 1883)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Oct-2020		20-Jun-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)