Species Austrarchaea andersoni Rix, 2023
Whitsunday Hinterland Pelican Spider
- Austrarchaea andersoni Rix, M.G. & Harvey, M.S. 2023. A new species of pelican spider (Araneae: Archaeidae) from the Whitsunday hinterland of central-eastern Queensland. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 64: 1-7 [2].Zoobank Registration Number:https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/EEE56683-78AF-4722-9F16-7B06EDEAC3EF
Type data:
Holotype QMBA QMB S124036 ♂ (col: M.G. Rix and A.G. Rix, 210 m, 28/03/2024), off Forestry Road, start (western end) of Whitsundays Great Walk, Conway National Park, QLD [20°20'20"S, 148°41'26"E].
Paratype(s) QMBA 1♂, 2 juveniles, same data as holotype; QMBA QMB S124037 ♀ (col: G.J. Anderson, 04/08/2023), off Forestry Road, start (western end) of Whitsundays Great Walk, Conway National Park, QLD [20°20'21"S, 148°41'26"E]; QMBA QMB S124043 ♂ (col: M.G. Rix and A.G. Rix, 333 m, 29/03/2024), near junction of Honeyeater Lookout track, northern end of Whitsundays Great Walk, Conway National Park, QLD [20°17'11"S, 148°42'33"E]; QMBA QMB S124042 juvenile (col: M.G. Rix and A.G. Rix, 323 m, 29/03/2024), near junction of Honeyeater Lookout track, northern end of Whitsundays Great Walk, Conway National Park, QLD [20°17'10"S, 148°42'32"E,].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC)
Common Name References
Rix, M.G. & Harvey, M.S. 2023. A new species of pelican spider (Araneae: Archaeidae) from the Whitsunday hinterland of central-eastern Queensland. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 64: 1-7 [2] (Whitsunday Hinterland Pelican Spider)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHAEIDAE C.L. Koch & Berendt, 1854 | 13-Jun-2024 | ADDED |