Species Moggridgea rainbowi (Pulleine, 1919)
- Aganippe rainbowi Pulleine, R.H. 1919. A new species of Aganippe from Kangaroo Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 43: 74-76 pl. 12 [12 Dec. 1919] [74].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM 1♂ 2♀ (lost), American River, Kangaroo Is., South Australia; SAMA 2♀ (lost), American River, Kangaroo Is., South Australia. - Moggridgea australis Main, B.Y. 1991. Occurrence of the trapdoor spider genus Moggridgea in Australia with descriptions of two new species (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Migidae). Journal of Natural History 25: 383-397 [390].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA 1990266 ♀, American River, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Paratype(s) SAMA 1990267 ♀, same data as holotype; SAMA 1990270 ♀, same data as holotype; SAMA 1990268 ♀, Western River Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia; SAMA 1990269 juvenile, Western River Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Harrison, S.E, Rix, M.G., Harvey, M.S. & Austin, A.D. 2015. An African mygalomorph lineage in temperate Australia: the trapdoor spider genus Moggridgea (Araneae: Migidae) on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Austral Entomology 55(2): 208–216 [210]
Generic Combinations
- Moggridgea rainbowi (Pulleine, 1919). —
Harrison, S.E, Rix, M.G., Harvey, M.S. & Austin, A.D. 2015. An African mygalomorph lineage in temperate Australia: the trapdoor spider genus Moggridgea (Araneae: Migidae) on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Austral Entomology 55(2): 208–216 [210] - Blakistonia rainbowi (Pulleine, 1919). —
Main, B.Y. 1985. Further studies on the systematics of ctenizid trapdoor spiders: A review of the Australian genera (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 108: 1-84 [51]
Main, B.Y. 1985. Mygalomorphae. pp. 1-48 in Walton. D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 3. Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae (part), Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Printing Service 183 pp. [20]
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
American River, Kangaroo Is.
IBRA
SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: S Gulfs coast
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, predator, supralittoral, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Banks above high tide, burrow with trapdoor.
General References
Gray, M.R. cited in Main, B.Y. 1985. Mygalomorphae. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 3. Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae (part), Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Printing Service 183 pp. [20]
Harrison, S.E, Rix, M.G., Harvey, M.S. & Austin, A.D. 2015. An African mygalomorph lineage in temperate Australia: the trapdoor spider genus Moggridgea (Araneae: Migidae) on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Austral Entomology 55(2): 208–216
Main, B.Y. 1985. Further studies on the systematics of ctenizid trapdoor spiders: A review of the Australian genera (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 108: 1-84 [51]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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15-Oct-2020 | MIGIDAE Simon, 1892 | 16-Feb-2016 | MOVED | |
15-Oct-2020 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
15-Oct-2020 | 11-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |