Species Dingosa simsoni (Simon, 1898)
- Lycosa simsoni Simon, E. 1898. Descriptions d'Arachnides nouveaux des familles des Agelenidae, Pisauridae, Lycosidae et Oxyopidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 42: 5-34 [29].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 4640 ♀ adult, Launceston, TAS.
Generic Combinations
- Lycosa simsoni Simon, 1898. —
Hickman, V.V. 1967. Some Common Spiders of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery 112 pp. [80 figs 142, 143, pl 13 fig 3] (misidentification: this is the undescribed "grey wolf spider" according to Framenau & Baehr (2007))
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. [83] - Dingosa simsoni (Simon, 1898). —
Roewer, C.F. 1955. Katalog der Araneen von 1758 bis 1940, bzw. 1954. Bruxelles Vol. 2 1751 pp. [240]
Framenau, V.W. & Baehr, B.C. 2007. Revision of the Australian wolf spider genus Dingosa Roewer, 1955 (Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal of Natural History 41(25-28): 1603-1629 [1609-1615 figs 1A, B, 2A-F, 4] (describe male)
Introduction
The common name "Grey Wolf Spider" is often misapplied to D. simsoni following Hickman (1967), who misidentified the species he illustrated under this name. See Framenau & Baehr (2007) for a full explanation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
- Framenau, V.W. & Baehr, B.C. 2007. Revision of the Australian wolf spider genus Dingosa Roewer, 1955 (Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal of Natural History 41(25-28): 1603-1629 [1609-1613 fig 4]
Ecological Descriptors
Predator, terrestrial.
General References
Framenau, V.W. & Baehr, B.C. 2007. Revision of the Australian wolf spider genus Dingosa Roewer, 1955 (Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal of Natural History 41(25-28): 1603-1629
Hickman, V.V. 1967. Some Common Spiders of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery 112 pp. [80 figs 142, 143, pl 13 fig 3] (misidentification: this is the undescribed "grey wolf spider" according to Framenau & Baehr (2007))
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. [83]
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 | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 26-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 28-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |