Genus Taphiassa Simon, 1880
- Taphiassa Simon, E. 1880. Matériaux pour servir à une faune arachnologique de la Nouvelle Calédonie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 23(C.R.): 164-175 [172].
Type species:
Taphiassa impressa Simon, 1880 by monotypy. - Parapua Forster, R.R. 1959. Spiders of the family Symphytognathidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86: 269-329 [301].
Type species:
Parapua punctata Forster, 1959 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rix, M.G. & Harvey, M.S. 2010. The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida, Araneae, Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level. ZooKeys 36: 1-321 [80]
Introduction
The New Caledonian genus Taphiassa, listed under several different families since its description (Theridiidae, Symphytognathidae, Mysmenidae), was transferred to Micropholcommatidae by Rix & Harvey (2010). These authors described the first Australian species for the genus and synonymised Parapua Forster from New Zealand. Specimens had been labelled as "Parapua" in some Australian collections for many years, although no Australian species had been described.
Several species of Taphiassa (as either that name, or as Parapua) were included in the molecular phylogeny of Rix et al. (2008).
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also found in New Caledonia and New Zealand
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE) ; WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Rix, M.G, Harvey, M.S. & Roberts, J.D. 2008. Molecular phylogenetics of the spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae) using nuclear rRNA genes (18S and 28S). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46: 1031-1048
Rix, M.G. & Harvey, M.S. 2010. The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida, Araneae, Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level. ZooKeys 36: 1-321 [80-82]
History of changes
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| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 06-Jul-2011 | ADDED |