Species Tetralycosa alteripa (McKay, 1976)
- Lycosa alteripa McKay, R.J. 1976. The Wolf Spiders of Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae): 8. Two new species inhabiting salt lakes of Western Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 17: 417-423 [418-420 figs 2, 2a-e].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 71/40 ♂ adult, Fitzgerald River, WA [34°05′ S, 119°35′ E].
Paratype(s) WAM 71/41-46 2♂, 4 juv., Fitzgerald River, WA [34°05′ S, 119°35′ E]; WAM 74/501 ♀, Israelite Bay, WA [33°33′ S, 123°53′ E]
Comment: additional paratypes are listed in McKay (1976); NB some type numbers were mistranscribed in Framenau et al (2006).
Generic Combinations
- Tetralycosa alteripa (McKay, 1976). —
Framenau, V.W., Gotch, T.B. & Austin, A.D. 2006. The wolf spiders of artesian springs in arid South Australia, with a revalidation of Tetralycosa (Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal of Arachnology 34: 1-36 [25] (transfer from Lycosa)
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Fitzgerald River and Israelite Bay; Framenau et al (2006) comment that the species is found in South Australia and Western Australia but do not list specific records.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Nullarbor (NUL), Warren (WAR)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, predator, salt marsh, terrestrial.
General References
Framenau, V.W. & Hudson, P. 2017. Taxonomy, systematics and biology of the Australian halotolerant wolf spider genus Tetralycosa (Araneae: Lycosidae: Artoriinae). European Journal of Taxonomy 335: 1-72 [35, Figs 1C; 2A–B, E; 14A–D; 15A–F; 17]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 | LYCOSIDAE Sundevall, 1833 | 05-Jan-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 26-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Apr-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |