Systematics of the Australian curtain-web spiders (Ischnothelinae : Dipluridae : Chelicerata)

The Australian Ischnothelinae, previously included in the Macrothelinae, are revised and three newgenera, Australothele, Carrai, and Namirea , and a new species of Stenygrocercus , previously known only from New Caledonia, are described. Cethegus is retained as the senior synonym of Palaevagrus . All genera are diagnosed using characters found only in males. The Australian Ischnothelinae are all included in the Evagrini and include 25 species, 22 ofwhich are new: Australothele maculata , gen, et sp, nov. (type-species), A. bicuspidata, A. jamiesoni, A. magna, A. montana, A. nambucca, A. nothofagi, all new; Carrai afoveolata, gen. et sp. nov., Cethegus lugubris Thorell (type-species). C. barraba , sp. nov., C. broomi (Hogg), C. colemani , sp. nov., C. daemeli, sp. nov., C. elegans , sp. nov., C. fugax (Simon), C. hanni, sp. nov., C. multispinosus , sp. nov., C. pallipes , sp. nov., C. robustus , sp. nov., Namirea planipes , gen. et sp. nov., K. eungella, N. fallax, N. insularis, N. montislewisi, all new; Stenygrocercus australiensis , sp. nov. Diagnoses and keys to all taxa are provided.