Australiobates (Australiobates) reticuloides Wiles, 1997

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Australiobates (Australiobates) reticuloides Wiles, 1997

Material examined — 1/1/0, Bion River, Pass Valley, 3°51.267’ S; 139°05.789’ E, alt. 1955 m a.s.l., 11-iii-2010 ; 3/0/0, Musaik stream, Pass Valley, 3°50.912’ S; 139°05.775’ E, alt. 2010 m a.s.l., 12- iii-2010 ; 0/1/0, Uwe River , Wamena, 4°06.521’ S; 138°56.310’ E, alt. 1668 m a.s.l., 24-iii-2010 ; 1/0/0, Unnamed creek uphill of Wamena, along road to Lake Habbema, 4°07.285’ S; 138°53.146’ E, alt. 2034 m a.s.l., 25-iii-2010 .

Remarks — The species has been reported previously from Papua New Guinea and Papua province (" Irian Jaya "), Indonesia ( Wiles 1997a). The species has a variable idiosoma pattern. In most species the idiosoma has a distinct reticulate pattern, but in some specimens only a coarse lineation is visible.