Araneus notacephalus (Urquhart, 1891)

W. Framenau, Volker, 2019, Generic and family transfers, and numina dubia for orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae) in the Australasian, Oriental and Pacific regions, Evolutionary Systematics 3 (1), pp. 1-27 : 17

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.3.33454

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scientific name

Araneus notacephalus (Urquhart, 1891)
status

 

Araneus notacephalus (Urquhart, 1891)

Epeira notacephala Urquhart, 1891: 239-240.

Aranea notacephala (Urquhart). Roewer 1942: 830.

Type material.

Syntypes of Epeira notacephala Urquhart, 1891: "several examples" (females), Tasmania [no exact locality, AUSTRALIA] (whereabouts unknown).

Remarks.

The syntypes of Epeira notacephala appear to be lost. The original descriptions suggest close affinities with possibly Araneus arenaceus (Keyserling, 1886). However, there are several undescribed species within this group in south-eastern Australia (unpublished data) and it is not possible to identify Epeira notacephala based on the original description alone. I therefore consider this species-group name a nomen dubium.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Araneidae

Genus

Araneus