Żabka Marek, Patoleta Barbara M
Department of Zoology, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Prusa 12, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland.; Email:
Zootaxa. 2014 Oct 20;3873(5):571-89. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.5.7.
Five new species of Helpis Simon, 1901 from Queensland and New South Wales are diagnosed, described and illustrated: H. foelixi sp. nov. (♂); H. merriwa sp. nov. (♀); H. staregai sp. nov. (♀); H. wanlessi sp. nov. (♀) and H. wisharti sp. nov. (♀). The male of H. kenilworthi Żabka, 2002 is described for the first time, Helpis gracilis Gardzińska, 1996 is illustrated to show intraspecific variation and Astia colemani Wanless, 1988 is redescribed and transferred to the genus Helpis. Remarks on relationships of described species are provided and maps with distributional records are given.
对来自昆士兰和新南威尔士的1901年希蒙属（Helpis Simon）的五个新物种进行了鉴定、描述和绘图：新种福氏希蒙蛛（Helpis foelixi sp. nov.）（雄性）；新种梅里瓦希蒙蛛（Helpis merriwa sp. nov.）（雌性）；新种斯塔雷盖希蒙蛛（Helpis staregai sp. nov.）（雌性）；新种万利斯希蒙蛛（Helpis wanlessi sp. nov.）（雌性）和新种维沙蒂希蒙蛛（Helpis wisharti sp. nov.）（雌性）。首次描述了2002年的凯尼尔沃思希蒙蛛（Helpis kenilworthi Żabka）的雄性，展示了1996年的纤细希蒙蛛（Helpis gracilis Gardzińska）的种内变异，并重新描述了1988年的科尔曼阿斯塔蛛（Astia colemani Wanless）并将其转移到希蒙属。提供了关于所描述物种关系的说明，并给出了分布记录地图。
