Species Zosis geniculatus (Olivier, 1789)
- Aranea geniculata Olivier, G.A. 1789. Araignée, Aranea. Encyclopédie Méthodique Hist. Natur. Insectes 4: 173-240 [214] [no type designated, from 'tropics', see Lehtinen, P.T. 1967. Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha. Annales Zoologici Fennici 4: 199–468].
- Uloborus spinitarsis Keyserling, E. 1887. Die Arachniden Australiens. Supplement. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe (1884–1890). [231].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB ♂ adult, Middle Harbour, Sydney, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Davies, V.T. 1985. Araneomorphae (in part). pp. 49-125 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Vol. 3 Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae in part, Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 183 pp. [118]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, Qld, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Predator, sedentary.
General References
Clyne, D. 1969. Australian Spiders. Sydney : Nelson 168 pp. (biology)
Main, B.Y. 1976. Spiders. Sydney : Collins 296 pp.
Mascord, R. 1980. Spiders of Australia. A field guide. Sydney : Reed 128 pp. (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Oct-2020 | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |