Species Knoelle clara (L. Koch, 1877)
- Lycosa clara Koch, L. in Koch, L. & Keyserling, E. [1871–1883] 1877. Die Arachniden Australiens. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 2. [912-914 pl 79 figs 1, 1a-b].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMH MGH No. 14559 ♀ (cat. no. 449 (Rack, 1961)), Qld: Bowen; BMNH 1919.9.18.219 ♀, Qld: Bowen.Secondary source:
Framenau, V.W. 2006. Knoelle, a new monotypic wolf spider genus from Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae). Zootaxa 1281: 55-67 [58-59].
Generic Combinations
- Lycosa clara L. Koch, 1877. —
McKay, R.J. 1979. The Wolf Spiders of Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae): 12. Descriptions of some Western Australian species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 19: 241-275 [249-252, figs 3a-l]
McKay, R.J. 1985. Araneomorphae. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 3. Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae (part), Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Printing Service Vol. 3 183 pp. [75] - Allocosa clara (L. Koch, 1877). —
Roewer, C.F. 1955. Katalog der Araneen von 1758 bis 1940, bzw. 1954. Bruxelles Vol. 2 1751 pp. [206]
Rack, V. 1961. Die entomologischen Sammlungen des Zoologischen Staatsinstituts und Zoologischen Museums Hamburg II. Chelicerata II: Araneae. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut 59: 1-60 [37] - Knoelle clara (L. Koch, 1877). —
Framenau, V.W. 2006. Knoelle, a new monotypic wolf spider genus from Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae). Zootaxa 1281: 55-67 [58-65 figs 1-11]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widely distributed in Australia north of ca. 30°S
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
From sandy loam soils near creeks.
General References
Framenau, V.W. 2006. Knoelle, a new monotypic wolf spider genus from Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae). Zootaxa 1281: 55-67
McKay, R.J. 1979. The Wolf Spiders of Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae): 12. Descriptions of some Western Australian species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 19: 241-275 (ecology)
McKay, R.J. 1985. Araneomorphae. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 3. Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae (part), Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Printing Service Vol. 3 183 pp. [75]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 26-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 11-May-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |