Australian Museum Journal Trapdoor spiders of the genus Misgolas (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) in the Illawarra and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia
- Shortform:
- Wishart, 2011. Rec. Aust. Mus. 63(1): 33–51
- Author(s):
- Wishart, Graham
- Year published:
- 2011
- Title:
- Trapdoor spiders of the genus Misgolas (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) in the Illawarra and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 63
- Issue:
- 1
- Start page:
- 33
- End page:
- 51
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.63.2011.1553
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 29 June 2011
- Cover date:
- 29 June 2011
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- ARACHNIDA; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 29 June 2011
- Available online:
- 05 July 2011
- Reference number:
- 1553
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (41kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (828kb PDF)
Abstract
This paper reports on species of the idiopid trapdoor spider genus Misgolas Karsch, 1878 found in the Illawarra and South Coast Regions of New South Wales, Australia. They comprise eight new species: M. horsemanae n.sp., M. gwennethae n.sp., M. phippsi n.sp., M. kampenae n.sp., M. paulaskewi n.sp., M. rowelli n.sp., M. tannerae n.sp. and M. shawi n.sp. Four species dealt with in Wishart (1992) and one in Wishart (2006) are also included in the region covered by this work: M. rapax (synonymous with M. hubbardi), M. dereki, M. kirstiae, M. robertsi (Main & Mascord, 1974) and M. gracilis respectively. M. elegans (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) is retained here but is regarded as a nomen dubium. Evidence is provided supporting the species status of M. montanus (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918). A key for males of the species within the region is presented, as well as distribution map and comments on taxonomy and natural history.