'SipSex'

(Order Polyzoniida, family Siphonotidae)

Looking like a smaller (to 11 mm long) and 'hairier' version of 'AcuMes', 'SipSex' is an uncommon species in eastern Tasmania and was only first collected in 1988. In some specimens there is a faint, dark, mid-dorsal band.

'SipSex' occurs in a range of forest types up to ca. 800 m elevation. Its distribution appears to stop near Devonport along the Mersey Break, a major faunal boundary in north central Tasmania (Mesibov 1999.).

Localities for 'SipSex'. Scale bar = 100 km.

More information:
 
Distribution, conservation and general - Mesibov (1999)