Algidiella aucklandica ( Forster, 1955 ), 2010

Rix, Michael & Harvey, Mark, 2010, The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level, ZooKeys 36 (36), pp. 1-321 : 71-72

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scientific name	Algidiella aucklandica ( Forster, 1955 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Algidiella aucklandica ( Forster, 1955) , comb. n.

Figs 7K View Figure 7 , 120–125, 126A, 126C, 126E, 138D

Textricella aucklandica Forster, 1955: 200 , figs 56–60 (holotype male from Auckland Island, New Zealand, in MNZ, not examined). Brignoli, 1983: 375. Platnick, 2009.

Material examined. NEW ZEALAND: Auckland Islands: Adams Island, Magnetic Cove Station , 16.I.1966, G. Kuschel, 3♀ ( AMNH) ; same data except 18.I.1966, 1♀ ( AMNH) ; same data, 1♁ ( AMNH) ; Breaksea Point, Carnely Harbour , 2.II.1973, J. Dugdale, 1♀ ( AMNH) ; Camp Cove, Carnley Harbour , 17.II.1973, J. Dugdale, 2♀ ( AMNH) ; same data, 1♁, 3♀ ( AMNH) ; Fleming Plateau , 2.II.1973, J. Dugdale, 2♁, 7♀ ( AMNH) ; Mount D’Urville , 4.I.1973, J. Farrell, 1♀ ( AMNH) ; Ranui Cove , 27.II.1973, J. Dugdale, 1♁, 1♀ ( AMNH) ; same data, 1♀ ( AMNH) ; Skua Gully Flat, Carnley Harbour , 5.II.1973, J. Dugdale, 1♁, 2♀ ( AMNH) ; same data, 2♁, 3♀ (AMNHSEM♁ ♀) .

Remarks. Algidiella aucklandica is an unusual, distinctive and basal textricellin species, known only from the sub-antarctic Auckland Islands, south of New Zealand (Fig. 210).

References

Brignoli PM (1983) A Catalogue of the Araneae Described Between 1940 and 1981. Manchester University Press, Manchester, 755 pp.

Forster RR (1955) Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Records of the Dominion Museum 2: 167 - 203.

Platnick NI (2009) The World Spider Catalog, Version 10.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. http: // research. amnh. org / entomology / spiders / catalog / [accessed 20. X. 2009]

Figures

Figure 7. The genera of Micropholcommatidae, illustrated with habitus photographs of representative male specimens. A–D tribe Micropholcommatini: A Micropholcomma caeligenum Crosby & Bishop B Pua novaezealandiae Forster C Austropholcomma florentine sp. n. D Tricellina gertschi (Forster & Platnick). E–M tribe Textricellini: E Eterosonycha aquilina sp. n. F Epigastrina fulva (Hickman) G Raveniella peckorum sp. n. H Rayforstia vulgaris (Forster) I Normplatnicka lamingtonensis (Forster)] Eperiella alsophila sp. n. K Algidiella aucklandica (Forster) L Taliniella nigra (Forster) M Tinytrella pusilla (Forster). N Patelliella adusta sp. n., tribe Patelliellini. O–P subfamily Taphiassinae: O Olgania excavata Hickman P Taphiassa robertsi sp. n. Q–R subfamily Gigiellinae: Q Gigiella milledgei sp. n. R Gigiella platnicki sp. n. Note that Guiniella tropica (Forster) is not illustrated.