Austrarchaea

Rix, Michael G. & Harvey, Mark S., 2012, Australian Assassins, Part III: A review of the Assassin Spiders (Araneae, Archaeidae) of tropical north-eastern Queensland, ZooKeys 218, pp. 1-50 : 17

Austrarchaea spp. (unidentified specimens)

Note.

In the absence of adult male specimens or molecular data, the following female and juvenile specimens (see Figs 16-23, 25) could not be confidently identified as known species. Species of Austrarchaea are difficult to identify (and diagnose) by females alone, and in the Wet Tropics these difficulties were compounded by the absence of representative adults from across the region. Material is thus here listed according to upland subregional zones of faunal endemism, as proposed for the Wet Tropics bioregion (see Discussion, below; Table 1; Figs 16 B– 23B).

Material examined.

AUSTRALIA: Queensland:FINNIGAN UPLANDS: Monkhouse Timber Reserve: Moses Creek, 4 km NNE. of Mount Finnigan, 15°47'S, 145°17'E, berlesate, sieved rainforest litter, 14-16.X.1980, T. Weir, 1♀ (ANIC); Mount Boolbun South, 15°57'S, 145°08'E, 850-1000 m, 4-6.XI.1995, G. Monteith, D. Cook, L. Roberts, 1♀ (QMB S41070). Cedar Bay National Park: Mount Hartley, 15°47'S, 145°19'E, pyrethrum, trees & logs, 750 m, 8.XI.1995, G. Monteith, 1 juvenile (QMB). THORNTON UPLANDS: Daintree National Park (Cape Tribulation Section): Mount Sorrow Ridge Walk, centre saddle ~1.5 km from start, 16°04'35"S, 145°27'32"E, sifting elevated leaf litter under lawyer vine palms, tropical rainforest, 203 m, 20.III.2012, M. & A. Rix, 2♀, 1 juvenile (WAM T125629); same data, 1♀ (QMB S92211); on track to Mount Sorrow, 16°04'43"S, 145°27'42"E, day collecting, sifting leaf litter, mini-winklers, rainforest, 600 m, 20.IV.2009, H. Wood, 1♀ (CASENT 9028390); 4 km W. of Cape Tribulation (Site 8), 16°05'S, 145°26'E, QM berlesate, stick brushing, rainforest, 720 m, 29-30.IX.1982, G. Monteith, D. Yeates, G. Thompson, 1 juvenile (QMB S30802); 5 km W. of Cape Tribulation (Site 10), pyrethrum knockdown, rainforest, 780 m, 28.IX.1982, G. Monteith, D. Yeates, G. Thompson, 1 juvenile (QMB S30818); 4.5-5 km W. of Cape Tribulation (Top Camp), pyrethrum knockdown, rainforest, 760-780 m, 1-6.X.1982, G. Monteith, D. Yeates, G. Thompson, 1 juvenile (QMB S30825); Thornton Peak, via Daintree, 1100-1300 m, 24-27.IX.1984, G. & S. Monteith, 1 juvenile (QMB S30801). Monkhouse Timber Reserve: Mount Pieter Botte, 16°04'S, 145°24'E, pyrethrum, trees, logs, rocks, 950 m, 21.XI.1983, G. Monteith, H. Janetzki, 1 juvenile (QMB). CARBINE UPLANDS: Daintree National Park (Mossman Gorge Section): Upper Whyanbeel Creek, 16°23'S, 145°17'E, pyrethrum, mossy rocks, 1150 m, 5.IX.1992, G. Monteith, 3 juveniles (QMB S38582). Mount Lewis Forest Reserve: Mount Lewis, summit, via Julatten, QM berlesate, stick brushings, rainforest, 1200 m, 10.IX.1981, G. Monteith, D. Cook, 1 juvenile (QMB S30841). Mount Spurgeon Forest Reserve: Mount Spurgeon, summit, 16°26'S, 145°12'E, 1320 m, 21.XI.1997, G. Monteith, D. Cook, C. Burwell, 1♀ (QMB S35869). BLACK MOUNTAIN CORRIDOR: Mowbray National Park: Black Mountain, 17 km ESE. of Julatten, pyrethrum knockdown, 800-1000 m, 29-30.IV.1982, G. Monteith, D. Yeates, D. Cook, 1 juvenile (QMB S30813). LAMB UPLANDS: Danbulla National Park: Mount Haig, 17°06'S, 145°36'E, pitfall trap, 1150 m, 4-31.V.1995, P. Zborowski, 1 juvenile (ANIC). Dinden National Park: Isley Hills, 17°03'S, 145°42'E, pyrethrum, trees and rocks, 1050 m, 30.XI.1993, G. Monteith, H. Janetzki, 1 juvenile (QMB S59692). MALBON-THOMPSON UPLANDS: Russell River National Park: Graham Range, 17°17'S, 145°58'E, pyrethrum, logs, 550 m, 8-9.XII.1995, G. Monteith, G. Thompson, D. Cook, 1♀ (QMB S37969); same data except pyrethrum, trees and logs, 1.XI.1995, G. Monteith, 2 juveniles (QMB). BELLENDEN KER/BARTLE FRERE: Wooroonooran National Park: Bellenden Ker Range, 0.5 km south of Cable Tower No. 7, pyrethrum knockdown on logs, stones and tree trunks, 500 m, 17-24.X.1981, Earthwatch, QM, 1 juvenile (QMB S30828); Massey Range, 17°16'S, 145°49'E, QM berlesate, sieved litter, rainforest, 1250 m, 10.X.1991, G. Monteith, H. Janetzki, 1 juvenile (QMB S49636). ATHERTON UPLANDS: Herberton Range National Park: Longlands Gap, 17°28'S, 145°29'E, pitfall trap, 1150 m, 4.II.-6.III.1995, P. Zborowski, 1 juvenile (ANIC). Herberton Range State Forest: Baldy Mountain Road, 7 km SW. Atherton, pyrethrum, logs & trees, 1150 m, 9.XII.1988, G. Monteith, G. Thompson, 1 juvenile (QMB). Tully Gorge National Park: Mount Tyson, 2 km W. of Tully, 17°55'S, 145°54'E, QM berlesate, sieved litter, rainforest, 650 m, 7.V.1983, D. Yeates, 1 juvenile (QMB S30800); Upper Boulder Creek, via Tully, 17°50'S, 145°54'E, QM berlesate, sieved litter, rainforest, 900 m, 27.X.1983, G. Monteith, D. Yeates, G. Thompson, 1 juvenile (QMB S30805); Upper Boulder Creek, 10 km N. of Tully, 800 m, 4-5.XII.1989, G. Monteith, G. Thompson, H. Janetzki, 1♀ (QMB S73924); Upper Boulder Creek, 11 km NNW. of Tully, 850 m, 16-19.XI.1984, D. Cook, G. Monteith, G. Thompson, 1♀ (QMB S30815); same data except pyrethrum, logs & trees, 1000 m, 5.XII.1989, G. Monteith, G. Thompson, H. Janetzki, 1 juvenile (QMB). Wooroonooran National Park: Hughes Road, Topaz, 17°26'S, 145°42'E, pitfall trap, 650 m, VII.-IX.1993, G. Monteith, S. Breeden, 1 juvenile (QMB S25715); "Palmerston National Park", 17°35'30"S, 145°42'00"E, pitfall trap, rainforest, 670 m, 25.VII.-30.XI.1992, R. Raven, P. & E. Lawless, M. Shaw, 1 juvenile (QMB S21921). KIRRAMA UPLANDS: Girringun National Park: Cardwell Range, Upper Broadwater Creek Valley, pitfall trap, rainforest, 750 m, 18.XII.1986-14.I.1987, G. Monteith, G. Thompson, S. Hamlet, 1 juvenile (QMB S30842).