Artoria albopilata (Urquhart, 1893)

Framenau, Volker W. & Baehr, Barbara C., 2018, The wolf spider genus Artoria in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Araneae, Lycosidae, Artoriinae), Evolutionary Systematics 2 (2), pp. 169-241 : 169

Artoria albopilata (Urquhart, 1893) Figs 3 A–H, 4, 46F White-haired Forest Runner

Lycosa albo-pilata Urquhart, 1893: 123-125.- Rainbow 1911: 1911.

Lycosa albopilata , Urquhart.- Roewer 1955: 271; Bonnet 1957: 2632; McKay 1973: 378; McKay 1985: 74.

Artoria albopilata (Urquhart).- Framenau 2005: 266-272, figs 1 A–E, 2.

Material examined.

Syntypes male and female of Lycosa albo-pilata Urquhart, 1893, no exact locality given [Tasmania, AUSTRALIA]. As many other Urquhart types, considered lost ( Court and Forster 1988; Forster 1967). Not examined.

Other material examined.

588 males, 128 females and 45 juveniles in 152 records (146 NSW, 5 ACT). AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory: 8 males, 1 female, Blundells Creek, 3 km E of Piccadilly Circus, 35°22'S, 148°50'E (ANIC); 7 males, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, 35°28'S, 148°52'E (AM KS13830); 7 males, 1 female, same locality (AM KS13873, KS86420). New South Wales: 1 female, Badja State Forest, Badja Fire Trail, 36°07 ’30” S, 149°31 ’37” E (AM KS64405); 1 male, Badja State Forest, Peters Road, 36°08 ’52” S, 149°32 ’09” E (AM KS64401); 1 male, Badja State Forest, Pollys Gully Road, 36°06 ’39” S, 149°28 ’26” E (AM KS64394); 4 females, Badja State Forest, Rocky Range Fire Trail, 36°03 ’21” S, 149°28 ’29” E (AM KS64407); 1 male, Badja State Forest, Tuross River Road, 36°12 ’31” S, 149°30 ’07” E (AM KS64402); 1 male, Badja State Forest, Wiola Creek Fire Trail, 36°05 ’24” S, 149°34 ’51” E (AM KS86409); 4 females, 2 juv., Beaury State Forest, SW end of Rock Waterhole Road, 28°33'S, 152°19'E (AM KS36135); Beaury State Forest, 1 female, SW end of Rocky Waterhole Road, 28°33 ’32” S, 152°19 ’30” E (AM KS128552); 2 males, Beaury State Forest, Tooloom Scrub, 28°35'S, 152°22'E (AM KS51276, KS50956); 96 males, 44 females, 21 juv., Bondi State Forest, 37°08'S, 149°09'E (AM KS11002, KS11010, KS11024, KS11033, KS11038, KS11045, KS11067, KS11127, KS11138, KS11157, KS11162, KS11174, KS11191, KS11195, KS11207, KS11219, KS11252, KS11333, KS11364, KS11370, KS12046, KS12061, KS12066, KS12084, KS12095, KS12110, KS12114, KS12123, KS12128, KS12140, KS12153, KS12158, KS12198, KS12215, KS45437-8, KS69706, KS70220, KS71596, KS71691, KS71696, KS71755, KS71783, KS72733, KS72754, KS72758, KS72773); 221 males, 30 females, 23 juv., Bondi State Forest, Woodlot 1, 37°08'S, 149°09'E (AM KS11334, KS11406, KS11424, KS11440, KS11478-9, KS11489, KS11526, KS11531, KS11549, KS11559, KS11576, KS11587, KS11597, KS11610, KS11622, KS11636, KS11661, KS11709, KS11720, KS11742, KS11752, KS11761, KS11772, KS11784, KS11799, KS11802, KS11807, KS11814, KS11824, KS11833, KS11842, KS11856, KS11864, KS11878, KS11892, KS11903, KS11914, KS11999, KS12007, KS12025, KS15188, KS15192, KS15201-2, KS18064-5, KS72747); 24 males, 15 females, Bondi State Forest, Woodlot 2, 37°07'S, 149°08'E (AM KS116628, KS69145, KS69154, KS69169, KS70203, KS70268, KS116066, KS116082, KS116092, KS116108, KS116282, KS116287, KS116319, KS116300, KS116364); 100 males, 9 females, Bondi State Forest, Woodlot 3, 37°08'S, 149°09'E (AM KS116115, KS116121, KS116130, KS116141, KS116147, KS116152, KS116158, KS116166, KS116616, KS128553); 1 female, Boonoo State Forest, Boonoo Forest Drive, 1.8 km from Mt Lindesay Hwy, 28°56'S, 152°06'E (AM KS37001); 7 males, Cherry Tree North State Forest, 28°58'S, 152°15'E (AM KS63740, KS86191); 109 males, 8 females, Coolangubra State Forest, near Waratah Creek, 37°01'S, 149°23'E (AM KS79631-2, KS83683); 2 females, Kangaroo Creek State Forest, 1.5 km along Burns Road from junction with Kangaroo Creek Road, 30°04'S, 152°52'E (AM KS39730); 1 female, Kosciusko National Park, Bogong Creek and Alpine Way, 36°12'S, 148°19'E (AM KS45823); 1 female, 2 juv., Marengo State Forest, Big Bull Creek, 2.7 km NE of Foamy Creek Road, 30°07 ’30” S, 152°25 ’51” E (AM KS84062); 1 female, Mt Keira Fauna Reserve, Scout Camp, 34°24'S, 150°51'E (AM KS2213); 1 male, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, East Kunderang Track, 30°48 ’25” S, 152°07 ’09” E (AM KS124362); 1 male, Shooters Hill, 33°54'S, 149°52'E (AM KS45150); 1 female, Spirabo State Forest, 0.5 km N three-way intersection, near Bull Creek, 29°18'S, 152°06'E (AM KS36981); 3 females, Styx River State Forest, bottom end of Cliffs trail, ca. 1.3 km from Oxley Road, 30°33 ’54” S, 152°20 ’50” E (AM KS35651); 1 male, Tallaganda State Forest, Rocky Pic Road, 35°36 ’47” S, 149°29 ’52” E (AM KS68644); 1 female, Tallaganda State Forest, Rocky Pic Road, 35°37 ’08” S, 149°30 ’17” E (AM KS64406); 1 female, Tallaganda State Forest, Rocky Pic Road, 35°36 ’46” S, 149°29 ’52” E (AM KS64404); 1 female, Wadbilliga National Park, Bumberry Creek Fire Trail, 36°14 ’20” S, 149°33 ’36” E (AM KS68641).

Diagnosis.

Artoria albopilata is most similar to A. gloriosa , a species endemic to Lord Howe Island. Males differ in the shape of the tegular apophysis, which ends in three lobes in A. albopilata (Fig. 3E) and two tips in A. gloriosa (Fig. 20E). The tip of the embolus is sharp in A. albopilata , but broad and blunt in A. gloriosa . Females differ in the shape of the epigyne, in particular the anterior border, which is semicircular in A. albopilata , but undulating in A. gloriosa . The median septum fills the atrium in A. albopilata , but is truncated anteriorly in A. gloriosa .

Description.

Artoria albopilata has been described in detail ( Framenau 2005). A diagnosis and diagnostic images (Figs 3 A–H, 46F) are provided here to facilitate identification.

Life history and habitat preferences.

Artoria albopilata is a forest species occurring in leaf litter. In NSW and the ACT, it has been found in open to closed dry to wet sclerophyll forests, with one record from a Hoop Pine plantation.

Mature males and females appear in spring in October with the highest number of records in November. There is a much smaller peak around March. A single female with eggsac was found in January. Mature spiders can be found until May. There are also few records of mature spiders from July.

Distribution.

In NSW and ACT A. albopilata is particularly found east of the Great Dividing Range (Fig. 4). It has also been found in south-eastern Queensland, south-eastern Victoria, southern South Australia (incl. Kangaroo Island) and Tasmania ( Framenau 2005).