Dolomedes venmani
TaxonDolomedes venmani
AuthorityRaven & Hebron, 2018[1]

Dolomedes venmani is a species of spider in the family Dolomedidae.[2][3]

Distribution

The species is endemic to Australia. It is found in the south-east of Queensland and the north-east of New South Wales.[4]

Description

The male holotype measures 12.5 millimetres (0.49 in) and the female paratype 18.00 millimetres (0.709 in).[4]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Jack Venman[4] (a farmer who sold his 255 acre farm to the Queensland Government in 1971 for A$1 in an effort to protect the biodiversity in the area).

References

  1. ^ "Taxon details Dolomedes venmani Raven & Hebron, 2018", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-12-17
  2. ^ "Dolomedes venmani Raven & Hebron, 2018". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  3. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Dolomedes venmani". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  4. ^ Raven & Hebron, 2018 : A review of the water spider family Pisauridae in Australia and New Caledonia with descriptions of four new genera and 23 new species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Nature, , ([1])