Cyclosa lichensis (Rainbow, 1916) comb. n. Fig. 4A, B

Carepalxis lichensis Rainbow, 1916a: 115-116, plate 22, figs 40-42; Bonnet 1956: 954.

Type material.

Holotype of Carepalxis lichensis Rainbow, 1916: 1 female with three eggsacs, Gordonvale [17°05'S, 145°46'E, Queensland, AUSTRALIA], 30 May 1913; “forest” (Rainbow 1916: 114) (AM KS8882) (examined).

Remarks.

It appears that Rainbow (1916a) placed this species in Carepalxis based on the shape of the abdomen (Fig. 4A). An examination of the holotype female of Carepalxis lichensis, however, shows that this species belongs to the genus Cyclosa based on the distinct shape of the cephalothorax and genital morphology (Figs 4 A–B). It is closely related to C. mulmeinensis (Thorell, 1887) and C. vallata (Keyserling, 1886), both illustrated, for example, in Tanikawa (2007) and Chrysanthus (1961; 1971). It might be a junior synonym of either pending a detailed revision of the Australasian species of Cyclosa . Here, I propose the transfer of the species to Cyclosa, Cyclosa lichensis (Rainbow, 1916), comb. n.