Species Australomimetus aurioculatus (Hickman, 1929)
- Mimetus aurioculatus Hickman, V.V. 1929. Studies in Tasmanian Spiders. Pt III. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1928: 96-118 [110-114 figs 6A-C, 7A-C] [emendations aureoculatus by Bonnet and auriculatus by Roewer are considered invalid under Art. 32(ii) of ICZN].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QVM 13:7337 ♂ 2♀ adult (old type no. 35), Punch Bowl, Launceston, TAS
Comment: Harms & Harvey (2009, redescription) list the male as holotype and list a single female paratype. Hickman did not specify a holotype and the specimens share a single registration number.
Generic Combinations
- Mimetus aurioculatus Hickman, 1929. —
Davies, V.T. 1985. Araneomorphae (in part). pp. 49-125 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Vol. 3 Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae in part, Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 183 pp. [90] - Australomimetus aurioculatus (Hickman, 1929). —
Harms, D. & Harvey, M.S. 2009. A review of the pirate spiders of Tasmania (Arachnida, Mimetidae, Australomimetus) with description of a new species. Journal of Arachnology 37: 188-205 [194 figs 2a-f, 3A-B, 4] (transfer to Australomimetus)
Harms, D. & Harvey, M.S. 2009. Australian pirates: systematics and phylogeny of the Australasian pirate spiders (Araneae: Mimetidae), with a description of the Western Australian fauna. Invertebrate Systematics 23: 231-280 [247-250 figs 2A-E, 7A-D, 8A-F, 9, 28A] (redescription; included in phylogeny)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld, Tas, Vic, WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Jarrah Forest (JF), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Warren (WAR)
Distribution References
- Harms, D. & Harvey, M.S. 2009. A review of the pirate spiders of Tasmania (Arachnida, Mimetidae, Australomimetus) with description of a new species. Journal of Arachnology 37: 188-205 [194 fig 4] (Tasmanian records)
- Harms, D. & Harvey, M.S. 2009. Australian pirates: systematics and phylogeny of the Australasian pirate spiders (Araneae: Mimetidae), with a description of the Western Australian fauna. Invertebrate Systematics 23: 231-280 [248 fig 9] (records from all other states)
Ecological Descriptors
Nomadic, predator.
General References
Davies, V.T. 1985. Araneomorphae (in part). pp. 49-125 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Vol. 3 Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae in part, Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 183 pp. [90]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 15-Jun-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |