Dolomedes venmani explained

Dolomedes venmani is a species of araneomorph spider in the family Pisauridae.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

The species is endemic to Australia. It is found in the south-east of Queensland and the north-east of New South Wales.

Description

The male holotype measures and the female paratype .^[3]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Jack Venman^[3] (a farmer who sold his 255 acre farm to the Queensland Government in 1971 for A$1 in an effort to protect the biodiversity in the area).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dolomedes venmani Raven & Hebron, 2018 . 2020-12-17 . www.gbif.org . GBIF.
2. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Dolomedes venmani . 2020-12-17 . www.itis.gov . Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
3. Raven & Hebron, 2018 : A review of the water spider family Pisauridae in Australia and New Caledonia with descriptions of four new genera and 23 new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Nature,, (http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/~/media/Documents/QM/About+Us/Publications/Memoirs+-+Nature/N60/mqmn-60-raven-hebron-smll.pdf )