Species Miturgopelma australiensis (Hickman, 1944)

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Species Miturgopelma australiensis (Hickman, 1944)

Odo australiensis Hickman, V.V. 1944. The Simpson Desert Expedition, 1939. Scientific Report 1. Biology – Scorpions and spiders. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 68(1): 18-48 pls 1-3 [28 July 1944] [40].
Type data:

Syntype(s) AM KS6628 ♀ adult, 11 miles E of Hale River, Simpson Desert, NT; AM KS6628 ♂ adult, center of Simpson Desert, NT [24.57501°S 135.723611°E].

Generic Combinations

Miturgopelma australiensis (Hickman, 1944). —
Raven, R.J., Hebron, W. & Williams, K. 2023. Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders VI: five new stripe-less miturgid genera and 48 new species (Miturgidae: Miturginae). Zootaxa 5358(1): 1-117 [19, Figs. 8-9]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NT, Qld, SA: Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Finke (FIN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin

Ecological Descriptors

Nomadic, predator.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type
07-Feb-2024	MITURGIDAE Simon, 1889	08-Dec-2023	MODIFIED
15-Oct-2020		20-Jun-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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