Species Megadolomedes australianus (L. Koch, 1865)

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Species Megadolomedes australianus (L. Koch, 1865)

Dolomedes australianus Koch, L. 1865. Beschreibungen neuer Arachniden und Myriapoden. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 15: 857-892 [863] [Koch, L. 1867. Beschreibungen neuer Arachniden und Myriapoden. II. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 17: 173–250].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH MGH 302 ♂ juv., Wollongong, NSW.
Secondary source:
Koch, L. 1867. Beschreibungen neuer Arachniden und Myriapoden. II. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 17: 173-250.
Dolomedes cervinus Koch, L. in Koch, L. & Keyserling, E. [1871–1883] 1876. Die Arachniden Australiens. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 2. [872 pl. 75 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown juv., Nepean River, NSW.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Davies, V.T. & Raven, R.J. 1980. Megadolomedes nov. gen. (Araneae: Pisauridae) with a description of the male of the type species Dolomedes australianus Koch, 1865. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20: 135-141 [136]

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Torres Strait.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Antarctic Region

Subantarctic Islands
- Marion & Prince Edward Island

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Nomadic, predator.

General References

Main, B.Y. 1976. Spiders. Sydney : Collins 296 pp.

Raven, R.J. & Hebron, W. 2018. A review of the Water spider family Pisauridae in Australia and New Caledonia with descriptions of four new genera and 23 new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 60: 233-381 [265, Fig. 40a–d. Map 4b]

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
31-Jul-2018	PISAURIDAE Simon, 1890	10-Jul-2018	MODIFIED
15-Oct-2020		20-Jun-2012	MODIFIED
15-Oct-2020		30-May-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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