Genus Teyl Main, 1975
- Teyl Main, B.Y. 1975. The citrine spider: a new genus of trap-door spider (Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae). Western Australian Naturalist 13: 73-78 [30 Nov. 1975] [74].
Type species:
Teyl luculentus Main, 1975 by monotypy. - Merredinia Main, B.Y. 1983. Further studies on the systematics of Australian Dipluridae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): two new genera from south Western Australia. Journal of Natural History 17: 923-949 figs 1-70 [931].
Type species:
Merredinia damsonoides Main, 1983 by original designation. - Pseudoteyl Main, B.Y. 1985. Further studies on Australian Diplurinae: A review of the genera of the Teylini (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae). Australian Journal of Zoology 33: 743-759 [753].
Type species:
Pseudoteyl vancouveri Main, 1985 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Harvey, M.S., Hillyer, M.J., Main, B.Y., Moulds, T.A., Raven, R.J., Rix, M.G., Vink, C.J. & Huey, J.A. 2018. Phylogenetic relationships of the Australasian openholed trapdoor spiders (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae: Anaminae): multi-locus molecular analyses resolve the generic classification of a highly diverse fauna. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 184: 407-452 [30]
Distribution
States
Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Distribution of most species is uncertain due to a lack of sampling and many species are probably more widespread than currently known, see Rix et al (2023)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
General References
Harvey, M.S., Rix, M.G., Hillyer, M.J., & Huey, J.A. 2020. The systematics and phylogenetic position of the troglobitic Australian spider genus Troglodiplura (Araneae : Mygalomorphae), with a new classification for Anamidae. Invertebrate Systematics 34: 799–822 [808] (moved to subfamily Teylinae)
Main, B.Y. 2004. Biosystematics of Australian mygalomorph spiders: descriptions of three new species of Teyl from Victoria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61(1): 47-55 (New species and diagnostic key to males)
Opatova, V., Hamilton, C.A., Hedin, M., Montes de Oca, L., Král, J. & Bond, J.E. 2020. Phylogenetic systematics and evolution of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae using genomic scale data. Systematic Biology 69(4): 671-707 [701] (moved from previous position in family NEMESIIDAE)
Rix, M.G., Wilson, J.D. & Harvey, M.S. 2023. A revision of the open-holed trapdoor spiders of the Teyl damsonoides-group (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae: Teylinae) from south-western Australia. Journal of Arachnology 51: 287-377
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2024 | Teylinae Main, 1985 | 20-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Oct-2020 | NEMESIIDAE Simon, 1892 | 11-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 15-Oct-2020 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |