Mygalomorph Spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the Western Pacific

Raven, R. J.

Publication Date: 1994

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The Barychelidae of Australia, New Guinea, Fiji, and the western Pacific are revised and now include 22 genera. Aureocrypta is erected for the new Western Australian A. lugubris (type species) and A. kutersi. Idiommata is reviewed; many new species remain to be described. Mandjelia nov. includes Trittame thorelli Raven, 1990, newly transferred, and new M. anzses, M. banksi, M. commoni, M. brassi (type species), M. colemani, M. exasperans, M. fleckeri, M. galmarra, M. humphreysi, M. iwupataka, M. maccrackeni, M. macgregori, M. madura, M. nuganuga, M. oenpelli, M. paluma, M. platnicki, M. qantans, M. rejae, M. wynandotte, M. wooroonooran, and M yuccabine, from northern and western Australia and New Caledonia. Moruga nov. from northern Australia contains Idiommata fuliginea Thorell, and the new Moruga thickthorni (type species), M. doddi, M. heatherae, M. insularis, M. kimberleyi, M. thorsborneorum, and M. wallaceae. Ozicrypta nov. includes Encyrocrypta reticulata Koch 1874, Idioctis palmarum Hogg, 1901, and 23 new species. New records are provided for Sason species. Seqocrypta nov. is described from southern Queensland and northern New South Wales to include S. bancrofti, S. hamlynharrisi Raven & Churchill, Srqocrypta jakara (type species), and Seqocrypta mckeowni. Synothele, from WA and SA, is revised and now includes 24 species. Five new species of Trittame Koch are described: T. augusteyni, T. berniesmythi, T. mccolli, T. rainbowi, T. stonieri. Tungari nov. is described for new Tungari kenwayae (type species), T. aurukun, T. mascordi, and T. monteithi from north Queensland. Zophorame Raven is revised and the first male (Z. gallonae Raven) is described. The new Z. covacevichae and Z. hirsti are described from north Queensland. The endemic New Caledonian Brachychelus Simon, 1889 is limited only to the type species, Brachychelus badius Simon, 1889 and Brachychelus complexus nov. Barychelus rouxi Berland, 1924 is transferred to Barycheloides, gen. nov. which also includes 4 new species: B. alluviophilus (type species), B. chiropterus, B. concavus, and B. rufofemoratus. Encyrocrypta from New Caledonia include the new E. abelardi, E. heloiseae, E. gracilibulba, E. bertini, E. grandis, E. bouleti, E. mckeei, E. risbeci, E. ouazangou, and E. kwakwa. Natgeogia rastellata nov. and Questocrypta goloboffi nov. are described from Mt Aoupini�. Orstom nov. includes new Orstom chazeaui (type species), O. aoupinie, O. hydratemei, O. undecimatus, O. macmillani, O. tropicus. Fijocrypta vitilevu nov. is described from Fiji from which also juvenile Sason are noted. Nihoa Raven & Churchill is rediagnosed and includes almost all barychelids from the western Pacific excluding New Caledonia. Nihoa now includes 23 species. Indiomalaysian Rhianodes Raven is reviewed. The male and female of th type species from Singapore are described for the first time. Brisbane. 416 pp., 240 figs, br. gr. 8 [18.5 x 24 cm]. Seller Inventory # W36722

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Title: Mygalomorph Spiders of the Barychelidae in ...
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Soft cover

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