Species Venatrix kosciuskoensis (McKay, 1974)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Lycosa kosciuskoensis McKay, R.J. 1974. The Wolf Spiders of Australia (Araneae: Lycosidae): 4. Three new species from Mt. Kosciusko, N.S.W. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 17: 27-36 [31-34 figs 1d-f, j-l].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM KS628 (K61675) ♀ adult, nr Lake Albina, Mt Kosciusko, NSW [36°27'S 148°16'E].
  Paratype(s) AM KS629 (K61675) ♀ adult, data as holotype
  Comment: additional female paratypes in AM, Sydney; Framenau (2006: 153) lists new registration numbers.

 

Generic Combinations

• Lycosa kosciuskoensis McKay, 1974. —
  McKay, R.J. 1985. Araneomorphae. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 3. Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae (part), Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Printing Service Vol. 3 183 pp. [79]
• Venatrix kosciuskoensis (McKay, 1974). —
  Framenau, V.W. 2006. The wolf spider genus Venatrix Roewer: new species, synonymies and generic transfers (Araneae, Lycosidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 23(2): 145-166 [153-155 figs 6A-D, 7] (describe male; transfer to Venatrix)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Mt Kosciuszko.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA)

Ecological Descriptors

Alpine, fossorial, predator, terrestrial.

 

General References

McKay, R.J. 1985. Araneomorphae. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 3. Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae (part), Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Printing Service Vol. 3 183 pp. [79]

 

History of changes

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15-Oct-2020		28-Jun-2011	MODIFIED
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