A CHROMOSOMAL HYBRID ZONE IN THE AUSTRALIAN HUNTSMAN SPIDER, DELENA CANCERIDES (ARANEAE, SPARASSIDAE) - EVIDENCE FOR A HYBRID ZONE NEAR CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA

Data are presented that indicate the presence of a hybrid zone between two chromosomal races of the endemic Australian spider Delena canceri des. Electrophoretic data verify the hybridising taxa as members of th e Victorian telocentric race and a chain-carrying race. Evidence is pr esented that indicates the hybrid zone is of natural origin, as oppose d to being the result of human introductions.