Venator spenceri
| Venator spenceri | |
|---|---|
| Juvenile Venator spenceri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Venator |
| Species: | V. spenceri
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| Binomial name | |
| Venator spenceri Hogg, 1900
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Venator spenceri is a wolf spider (i.e., in the Lycosidae family), endemic to Australia and found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.[1][2]
It was described in 1900 by Henry Roughton Hogg.[1][3] Spiders of the genus Venator, including V. spenceri, are medium-sized wolf spiders with body lengths ranging from 9 to 22 millimeters. They typically exhibit a brownish coloration and possess a distinctive black patch covering the anterior three-quarters of the ventral surface.[4] Venator spenceri can be distinguished from other wolf spiders by genitalic features. Females have an elevated atrium on the epigyne that forms a raised edge bordering an inverted T-shaped median septum. In males, the tegular apophysis of the pedipalp often features a retrolateral incision that corresponds to the edge on the female epigyne.[4]
This species is part of the Bassian fauna and is distributed in southeastern Australia, with confirmed presence in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.[1][2] V. spenceri is typically found in dry sclerophyll forests, reflecting its adaptation to temperate woodland environments.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory:Venator spenceri Hogg, 1900". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Bern, Natural History Museum. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog: Venator spenceri". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ H.R. Hogg (1900). "A contribution to our knowledge of the spiders of Victoria; including some new species and genera". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 13: 68-123 [116]. ISSN 0035-9211. Wikidata Q109293226.
- ^ a b c Framenau, Volker W. (11 September 2015). "Review of the Australian wolf spider genus Venator (Araneae, Lycosidae)". Zootaxa. 4013 (4): 541–555. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4013.4.5. ISSN 1175-5334.