Species Lycosa laeta L. Koch, 1877
- Lycosa laeta Koch, L. in Koch, L. & Keyserling, E. [1871–1883] 1877. Die Arachniden Australiens. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 2. [944-946].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1919.9.18.475 ♀ adult (Peak Downs), Rockhampton, Bowen & Peak Downs, QLD; ZMH ♀ adult., Rockhampton, Bowen & Peak Downs, QLD. - Tarentula laeta curticeps Strand, E. 1913. Über einige Australische Spinnen des Senckenbergischen Museums. Zoologische Jahrbücher Syst. 35: 599-624 [621] [described as a variety].
Type data:
Holotype SMF ♀ adult, central Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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. [79]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Open woodland, predator, terrestrial.
History of changes
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| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 26-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 28-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |