TY - JOUR
T1 - The spider families Synotaxidae and Malktaridae (Arachnida: Araneae Araneoidea) in Western Australia
AU - Rix, M.G.
AU - Roberts, Dale
AU - Harvey, Mark
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The southern-temperate spider families Synotaxidae andMalkaridae are newly recorded from south-western Western Australia, eachfor a new species from the eastern Stirling Range National Park. The synotaxidgenus Calcarsynotaxus Wunderlich, previously described from south-easternQueensland, is represented in Western Australia by the new species C.benrobertsi. The sternoidine malkarid genus Perissopmeros Butler, previouslydescribed from south-eastern Australia, is represented in Western Australia bythe new species P. darwini. Species of Synotaxidae and Malkaridae are rare andhighly restricted in south-western Australia, known only from refugial, mesichabitats in montane areas of the Stirling Range National Park.
AB - The southern-temperate spider families Synotaxidae andMalkaridae are newly recorded from south-western Western Australia, eachfor a new species from the eastern Stirling Range National Park. The synotaxidgenus Calcarsynotaxus Wunderlich, previously described from south-easternQueensland, is represented in Western Australia by the new species C.benrobertsi. The sternoidine malkarid genus Perissopmeros Butler, previouslydescribed from south-eastern Australia, is represented in Western Australia bythe new species P. darwini. Species of Synotaxidae and Malkaridae are rare andhighly restricted in south-western Australia, known only from refugial, mesichabitats in montane areas of the Stirling Range National Park.
M3 - Article
SN - 0312-3162
VL - 25
SP - 295
EP - 304
JO - Records of the Western Australian Museum
JF - Records of the Western Australian Museum
ER -