Australian Museum Journal Revisions of genera in the Asteron-complex (Araneae: Zodariidae). Asteron Jocqué and the new genus Pseudasteron
- Shortform:
- Jocqué and Baehr, 2001, Rec. Aust. Mus. 53(1): 21–36
- Author(s):
- Jocqué, Rudy; Baehr, Barbara
- Year published:
- 2001
- Title:
- Revisions of genera in the Asteron-complex (Araneae: Zodariidae). Asteron Jocqué and the new genus Pseudasteron
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 53
- Issue:
- 1
- Start page:
- 21
- End page:
- 36
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.53.2001.1321
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 09 May 2001
- Cover date:
- 09 May 2001
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Digitized:
- 09 May 2001
- Available online:
- 09 May 2001
- Reference number:
- 1321
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (9kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (1072kb PDF)
Abstract
The genus Asteron Jocqué is revised. It now contains 8 species: the type species A. reticulatum Jocqué and seven species here described as new: A. biperforatum n.sp., A. grayi n.sp., A. hunti n.sp., A. inflatum n.sp., A. quintum n.sp., A. tasmaniense n.sp. and A. zabkai n.sp. A key to the species is provided. The new genus Pseudasteron n.gen. is erected for a single new species P. simile n.sp.