Taxon details
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
- Rank: Species (Genus type)
- Status: accepted
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Described:
- Last updated: 2022-07-21
- LSID: [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016958]
- Distribution: Thailand to Australia (mainland, Lord Howe Is., Norfolk Is.)
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- Holotype: Zoologisches Museum Hamburg (ZMH), Hamburg, Germany (data base search of type material, 11.02.2019); 1j (A0003433) of Poltys keyserlingi Keyserling, 1886
Poltys coronatus Keyserling, 1886a: 128, pl. 10, f. 2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016948].
Poltys keyserlingi Keyserling, 1886a: 129, pl. 10, f. 3 (Dj) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016959].
Poltys illepidus Simon, 1895a: 892.
Poltys multituberculatus Rainbow, 1898b: 82, pl. 18, f. 2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016967].
Poltys illepidus Pocock, 1900a: 236.
Poltys multituberculatus Rainbow, 1916a: 118, pl. 22, f. 43 (f).
Poltys penicillatus Rainbow, 1920b: 249, pl. 29, f. 57 (Df; N.B.: spelled pencillatus in heading, correctly in figure legend) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016972].
Poltys illepidus Chrysanthus, 1961b: 211, f. 70-73 (f).
Poltys illepidus Davies, 1988b: 316, f. 34 (f, Dm).
Poltys illepidus Chikuni, 1989b: 81, f. 55 (mf) [probably misidentified per Smith, 2006b: 55].
Poltys illepidus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995: 579, f. 359a-h, 360a-f (f).
Poltys illepidus Smith, 2005: 469, f. 1-2, 7-12 (f, figured m).
Poltys illepidus Smith, 2006b: 55, f. 16-17, 25-26, 33-41, 46-51, 56-63, 67-69 (Dm, f, S of Poltys coronatus, P. keyserlingi, P. microtuberculatus and P. penicillatus).
Poltys illepidus Tanikawa, 2007c: 92, f. 295-298, 757-759 (mf) [probably misidentified per Zamani et al., 2019: 8].
Poltys illepidus Tanikawa, 2009: 463, f. 328-330 (mf) [probably misidentified per Zamani et al., 2019: 8].
Poltys illepidus Hawes, 2020: 272, f. 1A-N (f).
Barrion, A. T. & Litsinger, J. A. (1995). Riceland spiders of South and Southeast Asia. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, 700 pp., 16 pls. 
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Chikuni, Y. (1989b). Pictorial encyclopedia of spiders in Japan. Kaisei-sha Publishing Co., Tokyo, 310 pp. -- Show included taxa
Chrysanthus, P. (1961b). Spiders from south New Guinea IV. Nova Guinea, Zoology 10: 195-214. -- Show included taxa
Davies, V. T. (1988b). An illustrated guide to the genera of orb-weaving spiders in Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25: 273-332. -- Show included taxa
Hawes, T. C. (2020). A new record of the nocturnal orb-weaving spider Poltys illepidus (Araneae: Araneidae) from northern Thailand. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 156(4): 271-275. doi:10.31184/M00138908.1564.4048 -- Show included taxa
Keyserling, E. (1886a). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Zweiter Theil [Lieferung 33-34]. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 87-152, pl. 7-12. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660 -- Show included taxa
Koch, C. L. (1843). Die Arachniden. C. H. Zeh'sche Buchhandlung, Nürnberg, Zehnter Band, pp. 37-142, pl. 337-360 (f. 777-849). [for the correct year of publication see Brignoli, 1985b] doi:10.5962/bhl.title.43744 -- Show included taxa
Pocock, R. I. (1900a). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Arachnida. Taylor and Francis, London, 279 pp. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48423 -- Show included taxa
Rainbow, W. J. (1898b). Description of a new araneiad [sic]. Records of the Australian Museum 3(4): 82-83, pl. 18. -- Show included taxa
Rainbow, W. J. (1916a). Arachnida from northern Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 11: 33-64, 79-119, pl. 14-16, 21-23. -- Show included taxa
Rainbow, W. J. (1920b). Arachnida from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. Records of the South Australian Museum 1(3): 229-272, pl. 28-31. -- Show included taxa
Simon, E. (1895a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Roret, Paris, pp. 761-1084. [second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts] doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973 -- Show included taxa
Smith, H. M. (2005). A preliminary study of the relationships of taxa included in the tribe Poltyini (Araneae, Araneidae). Journal of Arachnology 33: 468-481. -- Show included taxa
Smith, H. M. (2006b). A revision of the genus Poltys in Australasia (Araneae: Araneidae). Records of the Australian Museum 58: 43-96. -- Show included taxa
Tanikawa, A. (2007c). An identification guide to the Japanese spiders of the families Araneidae, Nephilidae and Tetragnathidae. Arachnological Society of Japan, 121 pp. -- Show included taxa
Tanikawa, A. (2009). Hersiliidae. Nephilidae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae. In: Ono, H. (ed.) The spiders of Japan with keys to the families and genera and illustrations of the species. Tokai University Press, Kanagawa, pp. 149, 403-463. -- Show included taxa
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| Date | Type | Reference | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-03 | New taxonomic reference entry | Hawes, 2020 | n/a |
| 2019-02-16 | Species distribution update | Zamani et al., 2019a | n/a (Old value) |
| 2019-02-16 | Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon | Taxonomic reference entry assigned to Poltys nagpurensis Tikader, 1982 | |
| 2019-02-16 | Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon | Taxonomic reference entry assigned to Poltys nagpurensis Tikader, 1982 | |
| 2016-02-05 | New taxonomic reference entry | Rajoria, 2015c | n/a |
| 2015-08-03 | New taxonomic reference entry | Keswani, 2015b | n/a |
| 2015-08-03 | Species distribution update | Keswani, 2015b | n/a (Old value) |