Genus Jamberoo Gray & Smith, 2008
- Jamberoo Gray, M.R. & Smith, H.M. 2008. A new subfamily of spiders with grate-shaped tapeta from Australia and Papua New Guinea (Araneae: Stiphidiidae: Borralinae). Records of the Australian Museum 60: 13-44 [26-27].
Type species:
Jamberoo johnnoblei Gray & Smith, 2008 by original designation.
Introduction
The genus Jamberoo comprises four species, two in south-eastern New South Wales and one each in eastern Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. This genus is part of the subfamily Borralinae Gray & Smith, 2008. Members of most genera in the subfamily, including Jamberoo, have a longitudinally striped carapace which in males is usually distinctly highest at the fovea. They are forest-dwelling spiders that make a fine cribellate sheet web. The catching web is guyed out from a funnel-like retreat, typically in a rotten log, under bark or a rock or into a steep bank. The spiders run on the underside of the sheet.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Highlands of eastern Victoria north to the Sydney area of New South Wales
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
General References
Gray, M.R. & Smith, H.M. 2008. A new subfamily of spiders with grate-shaped tapeta from Australia and Papua New Guinea (Araneae: Stiphidiidae: Borralinae). Records of the Australian Museum 60: 13-44
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 | 02-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |