Lynceus tatei (Brady, 1886)

Lynceus tatei (Brady, 1886) View in CoL

Limnetis tatei Brady, 1886a: 84–85 , fig. A; Sars, 1895: 43–46, pl. 8; Henry, 1924: 121–122 (list), 135–136 (text).

Lynceus tatei View in CoL .– Sayce, 1903: 258–259, pl. 36, fig. E, 1–3; Wolf, 1911: 255 (list); Dakin, 1914: 295 (list), 303 (text); Daday, 1927: 6 (key), 45–49, fig. 155; Glauert, 1924: 59–60; Martin & Belk, 1988: 452 (list); Brtek, 1997: 61 (list).

Limnetis eremia .–Spencer & Hall, 1896: 244, pl. 23, figs. 30–32.

Lynceus eremia View in CoL .– Sayce, 1903: 258–259, pl. 36, fig. F, 1–3; Wolf, 1911: 255 (list); Dakin, 1914: 295 (list); Chilton, 1917: 481.

Type material. None known.

Comments. Martin & Belk (1988) accepted the synonymy of Lynceus eremia with L. tatei , as suggested by Daday (1927) although Sayce (1903) described a few differences. These include: the carapace with a posterior extremity more narrowly rounded and the rostral expansion in both sexes shorter and more constricted in the middle than in either of the other two species.

Distribution. Rivoli Bay ( South Australia); Sydney, Botany, Maroubra ( New South Wales); Rostown and Elwood ( Victoria); pools at Busselton, Cannington ( Western Australia) (all refer to L. tatei ); Cooper Creek, rock hole at Carmeena in the Everard Ranges, flat rock holes 30 miles (= 48 km) east of Musgrave Ranges ( South Australia) (refer to L. eremia ). Additional distribution records (from Timms & Richter, 2002): Bloodwood Station and localities near Bloodwood Station ( New South Wales); Currawinya National Park, Rockwell and Wombah Stations (southwest Queensland).