Genus Poltys C.L. Koch, 1843
Type species:
Poltys illepidus C.L. Koch, 1843 by monotypy.- Pleuromma Doleschall, C.L. 1859. Tweede bijdrage tot de kennis der Arachniden van den Indischen Archipel. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neerlandicae 5: 1-60 [44].
Type species:
Pleuromma moluccum Doleschall, 1859 (considered nomen dubium by Smith (2006), but possibly a senior synonym of Poltys frenchi) by monotypy. - Gerrosoma Bradley, H.B. 1876. On some new forms of Arachnidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1: 220-224 [223] [nomen dubium].
Type species:
Gerrosoma papuensis Bradley, 1876 (from Hall Sound, new Guinea; potentially a senior synonym of Poltys frenchi) by monotypy. - Rhyncharachne Bradley, H.B. 1876. The araneids of the Chevert Expedition. Part I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1: 137-150 [240] [nomen dubium].
Type species:
Rhyncharachne dromedaria Bradley, 1876 (from Hall Sound, New Guinea; potentially a senior synonym of an Australian species) by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Africa to south Pacific Islands, north to Japan, south to southern Australia
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Carnarvon (CAR), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR) ; NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Central Mackay Coast (CMC) ; NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NSW, Qld, Vic: NSW North Coast (NNC), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC) ; NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Daly Basin (DAB), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
General References
Smith, H. M. 2006. A revision of the genus Poltys in Australasia (Araneae: Araneidae). Records of the Australian Museum 58: 43-96 (taxonomy, biology, behaviour; also figures some South East Asian Poltys species)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 07-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |