Australian Museum Journal A revision of the Australian jumping spider genus Prostheclina Keyserling, 1892 (Araneae: Salticidae)
- Shortform:
- Richardson and Zabka, 2007, Rec. Aust. Mus. 59(1): 79–96
- Author(s):
- Richardson, Barry J.; Zabka, Marek
- Year published:
- 2007
- Title:
- A revision of the Australian jumping spider genus Prostheclina Keyserling, 1892 (Araneae: Salticidae)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 59
- Issue:
- 1
- Start page:
- 79
- End page:
- 96
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.59.2007.1471
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 30 May 2007
- Cover date:
- 30 May 2007
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- ARACHNIDA; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 30 May 2007
- Available online:
- 30 May 2007
- Reference number:
- 1471
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (39kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (1691kb PDF)
Abstract
The genus Prostheclina is commonly found in collections made in the wetter parts of eastern Australia from South Australia to northern Queensland. The type species P. pallida and six new species, P. amplior n.sp., P. basilonesa n.sp., P. boreoaitha n.sp., P. boreoxantha n.sp., P. eungella n.sp. and P. bulburin n.sp. are described. Both sexes are described for all species except P. boreoaitha (male only). Remarks on the biology and known and predicted distribution of each species are given.