Australian Museum Journal Taxonomy and distribution of Equitius in eastern Australia (Opiliones: Laniatores: Triaenonychidae)
- Shortform:
- Hunt, 1985, Rec. Aust. Mus. 36(3): 107–125
- Author(s):
- Hunt, Glenn S.
- Year published:
- 1985
- Title:
- Taxonomy and distribution of Equitius in eastern Australia (Opiliones: Laniatores: Triaenonychidae)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 3
- Start page:
- 107
- End page:
- 125
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.36.1985.340
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 19 April 1985
- Cover date:
- 19 April 1985
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- OPILIONES; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 14 May 2009
- Available online:
- 16 July 2009
- Reference number:
- 340
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (140kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (4490kb PDF)
Abstract
The genus Equitius is revised. Jenolanicus Roewer, 1915, Monacanthobunus Roewer, 1915, Monoxyomma Pocock, 1903 and Rydrusa Roewer, 1931 = new synonyms of Equitius Simon, 1880. Three new combinations are established: E. altus (Forster, 1955) (Jenolanicus), E. spinatus (Pocock, 1903) (Monoxyomma) and E. tambourineus (Roewer, 1921) (Jenolanicus). Four new synonymies are proposed: Jenolanicus armatus Roewer, 1915 and Monacanthobunus continentalis Roewer, 1915 = E. doriae Simon, 1880; E. affinis Roewer, 1923 and Rydrusa armata Roewer, 1931 = E. tambourineus (Roewer, 1921). Three new species are described: E. formidabilis, E. montanus and E. richardsae. A key to all seven species is given.
Discontinuous mountain blocks and major river valleys are seen as factors influencing the present distribution of species in south-eastern Australia. An isolated cave population of E. altus is noted.