Arachnura, Vinson, 1863

Castanheira, Pedro De S., Didham, Raphael K., Vink, Cor J. & Framenau, Volker W., 2019, The scorpion-tailed orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae, Arachnura) in Australia and New Zealand, Zootaxa 4706 (1), pp. 147-170 : 166-168

Arachnura sp. indet. (juvenile)

( Figs. 11 ; 13 )

Material examined. AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Edmonton (17°01’S, 145°45’E), 24.viii.1970, R. E. Mascord (2 immatures, AM KS32635 ) .

Remarks. Two juvenile Arachnura were collected in northern Queensland. Their somatic morphology ( Figs. 11A, B ) does not match any of the species treated here and they likely represent a different taxon. The specimens were also found far outside the known range of other Arachnura in Australia ( Fig. 13 ). They have a unique colouration and are illustrated here to facilitate a future, more comprehensive revision of the genus Arachnura . As they do not represent mature spiders they are not formally described here.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Arachnura sp. indet. (juvenile) (AM KS32635): A, dorsal habitus. B, ventral habitus.

FIGURE 13. Distribution records of Arachnura in Australia. Arachnura higginsii (L. Koch) (grey circles), A. melanura Simon (black triangle), Arachnura sp. indet. (juvenile) (black square).