Species Arachnura higginsi (L. Koch, 1872)
- Epeira higginsii Koch, L. 1872. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1(3) 105-368 pp. [120].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♀, Darling Downs, QLD [27°32’S, 150°35’E]
Comment: Holotype originally in O. Pickard-Cambridge Collection - considered lost, see Castanheira et al. (2019).
Generic Combinations
- Arachnura higginsi (L. Koch, 1872). —
Rainbow, W.J. 1911. A census of Australian Araneidae. Records of the Australian Museum 9(2): 107-319 [Vol 9 titled as published 1912-1913, but Part 2 published 2 Oct 1911] [179] (new combination)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Arachnura feredayi (L. Koch, 1872) [a misidentification]. —
Hickman, V.V. 1926. Notes on a Tasmanian Araneidae with a description of a new species. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1925: 171-186 pls 12-15 [5 Mar. 1926] [182]
Introduction
Widely misidentified as A. feredayi (L. Koch, 1872) which is restricted to New Zealand, see Castanheira et al. (2020)
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Present in all states except NT, south of ca. 24°S Latitude
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR)
General References
Castanheira, P. de S., Didham, R.K., Vink, C.J. & Framenau, V.W. 2019. The scorpion-tailed orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae, Arachnura) in Australia and New Zealand. Zootaxa 4706(1): 147-170
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | ARANEAE | 08-Oct-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 07-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |