Species Masasteron gracilis Baehr, 2004
- Masasteron gracilis Baehr, B.C. 2004. The systematics of a new endemic Australian genus of ant spiders Masasteron (Araneae: Zodariidae). Invertebrate Systematics 18: 661 - 691 [Date published 8 October].
Type data:
Holotype 93/1108 ♂, Western Australia, N-W Cape Peninsula, Camp, 885 [22°15'S, 114°03'E].
Paratype(s) S48999 2♂, Carnarvon, 20 km N. [24°41'S, 113°38'E].Type locality references:
Baehr, B.C. 2004. The systematics of a new endemic Australian genus of ant spiders Masasteron (Araneae: Zodariidae). Invertebrate Systematics 18: 661 - 691 [Date published 8 October] [673-674 figs 10E,F, 17F].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR)
Distribution References
- Baehr, B.C. 2004. The systematics of a new endemic Australian genus of ant spiders Masasteron (Araneae: Zodariidae). Invertebrate Systematics 18: 661 - 691 [Date published 8 October] [684, fig. 17F]
Diagnosis
This species resembles M. complector, M. piankai and M. tealei in having the AME largest and in the shape of the male palp, but can be distinguished by its small size, the slender palp, the two strong spines on the tip of the cymbium.
Diagnosis References
Baehr, B.C. 2004. The systematics of a new endemic Australian genus of ant spiders Masasteron (Araneae: Zodariidae). Invertebrate Systematics 18: 661 - 691 [Date published 8 October] [673]
Baehr, B.C. 2004. The systematics of a new endemic Australian genus of ant spiders Masasteron (Araneae: Zodariidae). Invertebrate Systematics 18: 661 - 691 [Date published 8 October] [673]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2010 | ADDED |