Australothele Explained

Australothele is a genus of Australian spiders in the family Euagridae. It was first described by Robert Raven in 1984.^[1]

Species

the genus contained seven species from New South Wales (NSW) or Queensland (QLD):^[2]

• Australothele bicuspidata Raven, 1984 – NSW
• Australothele jamiesoni Raven, 1984 – NSW, QLD
• Australothele maculata Raven, 1984 (type) – QLD
• Australothele magna Raven, 1984 – QLD
• Australothele montana Raven, 1984 – NSW
• Australothele nambucca Raven, 1984 – NSW
• Australothele nothofagi Raven, 1984 – NSW, QLD

Notes and References

1. Raven. R. J.. 1984. Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnotheline: Dipluridae: Chelicerata).. Australian Journal of Zoology. 1–102. 93. suppl. Ser. 10.1071/ajzs093 .
2. Gen. Australothele Raven, 1984. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-01. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.