Cyclosa argentaria (Rainbow, 1916) Rainbow, 1916
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Cyclosa argentaria (Rainbow, 1916) |
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comb. n. |
Cyclosa argentaria (Rainbow, 1916) View in CoL comb. n.
Araneus argentarius Rainbow, 1916a: 114, plate 22, figs 38-39; Bonnet 1955: 438.
Aranea argentaria Rainbow: Roewer 1942: 824.
Type material.
Syntypes of Araneus argentarius Rainbow, 1916: 2 immature females, Gordonvale [17°05'S, 145°46'E, Queensland, AUSTRALIA], 30 August 1912; "from nests in low forest" (Rainbow 1916: 114) (AM KS6508) (examined).
Remarks.
The examination of the immature syntypes of Araneus argentarius clearly shows that these specimens belong to the genus Cyclosa due to the shape of the cephalothorax and abdominal humps. Both specimens are immature and only a comprehensive revision of Australasian Cyclosa may allow elucidating their true identity and relationships to C. insulana and C. apoblepta comb. n. As part of this study, I propose a transfer of this species to Cyclosa , Cyclosa argentaria (Rainbow, 1916), comb. n.
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