- Teyl
Taxobox
name = "Teyl"
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Arachnid a
ordo = Araneae
subordo =Mygalomorphae
familia =Nemesiidae
genus = "Teyl"
genus_authority = Main, 1975
diversity_link = List of Nemesiidae species#Teyl
diversity = 4 species
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range_map_width = 250px
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text."Teyl" is a genus of nemesiid
spider s with four described (and many undescribed) species, all of which are endemic toAustralia . It is one of four genera of the tribeTeylini .Main 2004] Thetype species is "T. luculentus".Description
Species of this genus range from 2 to 10 mm in
carapace length.Distribution
The genus occurs in south-western Australia as well as in
Eyre Peninsula and western Victoria. Its distribution was likely fragmented in southern Australia during theCretaceous inundation of central Australia, the radiation of the genus in south-western Australia has probably resulted from the continuing isolation of relictual habitats which have retained aspects ofGondwana n conditions.pecies
* "
Teyl harveyi " Main, 2004 — Victoria
* "Teyl luculentus " Main, 1975 — Western Australia
* "Teyl walkeri " Main, 2004 — Victoria
* "Teyl yeni " Main, 2004 — VictoriaNames
The genus name is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning a brightly coloured stone - thus the reference is to the glabrous (shiny) bright texture of the spider's integument.The specific name "luculentus" of the type species refers to the shining yellowish colour.Main 1975] "T. harvey" is named as a tribute to Mark S. Harvey, "T. walkeri" after Ken Walker, "T. yeni" after Alan Yen.
Footnotes
References
* (1975): The citrine spider; a new genus of trapdoor spider (Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae). "The Western Australian Naturalist" 13(4): 73-78.
* (2004): Biosystematics of Australian mygalomorph spiders: descriptions of three species of "Teyl" from Victoria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). "Memoirs of Museum Victoria" 61(1): 47-55. [http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/memoirs/docs/61_1_Main.pdf PDF]
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