Micropholcomma mirum Hickman, 1944

Rix, Michael & Harvey, Mark, 2010, The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level, ZooKeys 36 (36), pp. 1-321 : 28

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scientific name	Micropholcomma mirum Hickman, 1944
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Micropholcomma mira Hickman, 1944: 191 , figs 23–31.

Micropholcomma mirum Hickman : Brignoli, 1983: 374. Davies, 1985: 89. Platnick, 2009.

Type material: Syntype male and female: New Town, Tasmania, Australia, from moss in a garden lawn, 23.XII.1943 ( AMS KS6620).

Remarks. Micropholcomma mirum is a distinctive Tasmanian species, with males possessing a large posterior sclerotic ring around the spinnerets (see Hickman 1944, fig. 24) and an unusual, transverse posterior sclerite.

References

Brignoli PM (1983) A Catalogue of the Araneae Described Between 1940 and 1981. Manchester University Press, Manchester, 755 pp.

Davies VT (1985) Araneomorphae (in part). In: Walton DW (Ed) Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 3. Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae (in part), Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 48 - 125.

Hickman VV (1944) On some new Australian Apneumonomorphae with notes on their respiratory system. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1944: 179 - 195.

Platnick NI (2009) The World Spider Catalog, Version 10.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. http: // research. amnh. org / entomology / spiders / catalog / [accessed 20. X. 2009]

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Araneae
Family	Micropholcommatidae
SubFamily	Micropholcommatinae
Tribe	Micropholcommatini
Genus	Micropholcomma