Broun's Orb-weaver Backobourkia brounii (Urquhart, 1885)
Fauna Portal species: 6399Diagnosis
(after Framenau et al. 2010): Male B. brounii differ from the very similar B. heroine in the shape of the conductor of the pedipalp in which the tip forms a much tighter angle; females only have small or no baso-lateral subtriangular flaps at the epigyne in posterior view, whereas these are large in B. heroine. In addition, the central division of the epigyne in posterior view forms a narrow V in B. heroine, whereas this division is much narrower in B. brounii and with a minor central gap.
Linnean Type
Syntypes, unknown number of males and females, Whangarei Harbour [35º43’S, 174º19’E, New Zealand], T. Broun; and near Auckland [36º51’S, 174º46’E, New Zealand], A. T. Urquhart (considered lost).
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- New Zealand
Similar Species
Publications
Framenau V.W., Dupérré N., Blackledge T.A. & Vink C.J. (2010): Systematics of the new orb-weaving spider genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae). Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny. 68: 79 - 111
Araneae (Spiders)
- Actinopodidae
- Anamidae
- Araneidae
- Barychelidae
- Cheiracanthiidae
- Clubionidae
- Corinnidae
- Deinopidae
- Desidae
- Dictynidae
- Filistatidae
- Gnaphosidae
- Halonoproctidae
- Hersiliidae
- Idiopidae
- Lamponidae
- Linyphiidae
- Lycosidae
- Mimetidae
- Miturgidae
- Mysmenidae
- Oecobiidae
- Oonopidae
- Oxyopidae
- Philodromidae
- Prodidomidae
- Salticidae
- Scytodidae
- Segestriidae
- Selenopidae
- Sparassidae
- Theridiidae
- Trachelidae
- Trachycosmidae
- Trochanteriidae
- Zodariidae