Neoscona granti (Hogg, 1914) Hogg, 1914

W. Framenau, Volker, 2019, Generic and family transfers, and numina dubia for orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae) in the Australasian, Oriental and Pacific regions, Evolutionary Systematics 3 (1), pp. 1-27 : 10-12

Neoscona granti (Hogg, 1914) comb. n. Fig. 8 A–C

Araneus granti Hogg, 1914: 57. Hogg 1915: 448-450, figs 26, 26 a–b; Bonnet 1955: 510; Chrysanthus 1960: 36, figs 32-33, 49, 60, 72.

Aranea granti Hogg. Roewer 1942: 828.

Type material.

Holotype of Araneus granti Hogg, 1914: female, neighbourhood of the Setakwa and Utakwa Rivers, [no exact locality given, West Papua, INDONESIA], Wollaston Expedition (BMNH 1921.3.24.166) (examined).

Remarks.

The holotype female of Araneus granti , including its somatic (Figs 8A, B) and genitalic (Fig. 8C) characters, conform to the circumscription of the genus Neoscona above. The proposed placement in Neoscona is also confirmed by Hogg’s (1915) discussion, who places the species close to Araneus vatius ( Thorell 1877), today a junior synonym of Neoscona punctigera (Doleschall 1857). Chrysanthus (1960) subsequently reported and illustrated Araneus granti males and females (and other species of Araneus today listed in Neoscona ) from West Papua and his illustrations also show the typical characters of Neoscona . Here, this species is transferred to Neoscona , N. granti (Hogg, 1914), comb. n.