<documentID-CLB-Dataset="3726"ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.5.72474"ID-GBIF-Dataset="11e327fb-5ef8-4d85-bd77-e92a1dab8c3f"ID-Pensoft-Pub="2535-0730-2-275"ID-Pensoft-UUID="671FAEEE86B25BE9A720A18193BC42B1"ID-ZooBank="9AC22770F3004265A21F841EA364FFD5"ModsDocID="2535-0730-5-2-275"checkinTime="1635891665621"checkinUser="pensoft"docAuthor="Framenau, Volker W., Baptista, Renner L. C., Oliveira, Francisca Samia M. & Castanheira, Pedro de S."docDate="2021"docId="DD9CF6BBFE2F5039834BCCAA3A4FB8FD"docLanguage="en"docName="EvolutSyst 5(2): 275-334"docOrigin="Evolutionary Systematics 5 (2)"docPubDate="2021-11-02"docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.5.72474"docTitle="Hortophora porongurup Framenau & Castanheira 2021, sp. nov."docType="treatment"docUuid="00CB03F4-29D7-4CC8-94C6-9BF8A4F3AB4C"docUuidSource="ZooBank"docVersion="5"id="671FAEEE86B25BE9A720A18193BC42B1"lastPageNumber="275"masterDocId="671FAEEE86B25BE9A720A18193BC42B1"masterDocTitle="Taxonomic revision of the new spider genus Hortophora, the Australasian Garden Orb-weavers (Araneae, Araneidae)"masterLastPageNumber="334"masterPageNumber="275"pageNumber="275"updateTime="1732937557472"updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
<mods:titleid="0179E3E99BAD3A300F0A307DDEF8BB2D">Taxonomic revision of the new spider genus Hortophora, the Australasian Garden Orb-weavers (Araneae, Araneidae)</mods:title>
<mods:affiliationid="EA147974BC582B6FB6F41BEC7C0689B9">Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia & Department of Terrestrial Zoology, Western Australian Museum, Welshpool, Western Australia 6103, Australia & Zoological Museum Hamburg, Leibnitz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Centre for Taxonomy & Morphology, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany</mods:affiliation>
<mods:namePartid="86A088176E257853B8F735B579B309BD">Baptista, Renner L. C.</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliationid="D861267EF6EB5C86BC1BCD3506C991FB">Laboratorio de Diversidade de Aracnideos, Universidade do Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373, 21941 - 902, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="78BBA3CE5D2EEBDF2EFCE87237A1B27A">Laboratorio de Diversidade de Aracnideos, Universidade do Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373, 21941 - 902, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="D0FC5F058DF3F35D33A14545CE4BEBD1">Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia & Laboratorio de Diversidade de Aracnideos, Universidade do Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373, 21941 - 902, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</mods:affiliation>
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<figureCitationid="661269F732BE87D11AA84A947906C7A0"captionStart="Figure 2"captionStartId="F2"captionText="Figure 2. Hortophora gen. nov. species, second legs of male, prolateral view. A. H. biapicata comb. nov., right leg (HBI N 18501 - 1); B. H. cucullus sp. nov., right leg (SAM NN 19582); C. H. lodicula comb. nov., left leg (QM S 116469); D. H. megacantha sp. nov., left leg (QM S 116493); E. H. porongurup sp. nov., left leg (WAM T 75419); F. H. tatianeae sp. nov., left leg (MV K- 14612); G. H. transmarina comb. nov., right leg (QM S 20307); H. H. urbana comb. nov., left leg (QM S 111900); I. H. walesiana comb. nov., left leg (WAM T 75383); J. H. yesabah sp. nov., left leg (QM S 111896). Scale bars: 2 mm (A-C, E, F, H-J); 1 mm (D); 5 mm (G)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606182"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">Figs 2F</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C0D662235763F962954B283865C6E12C"captionStart="Figure 18"captionStartId="F18"captionText="Figure 18. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., male holotype (WAM T 155065). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. left pedipalp, ventral view; D. left pedipalp, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C, D)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606198"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">, 18</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="70889A4DA00094FB2E148072812B73CE"captionStart="Figure 19"captionStartId="F19"captionText="Figure 19. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., female (WAM T 155066). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. epigyne, ventral view; D. epigyne, lateral view; E. epigyne, posterior view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C-E)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606199"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">, 19</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="96FDFDD2C262DDEBFDED8B0CE791DF8F"captionStart="Figure 20"captionStartId="F20"captionText="Figure 20. Distribution records of Hortophora porongurup sp. nov. in Australia."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606200"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">, 20</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="BAF7B1D6C7C3B0B4CD045192A8657B1D"captionStart="Figure 21"captionStartId="F21"captionText="Figure 21. Hortophora tatianeae sp. nov., male holotype (MV K- 14612). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. left pedipalp, ventral view; D. left pedipalp, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.5 mm (C, D)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606201"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">, 21</figureCitation>
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<bibRefCitationid="5B02F2388FA7409CD97DCC621EF6C9FA"DOI="https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12382"author="Scharff, N"journalOrPublisher="Cladistics"pageId="0"pageNumber="275"pagination="1 - 21"refId="B39"refString="Scharff, N, Coddington, JA, Dimitrov, D, Agnarsson, I, Framenau, VW, Szuets, T, Blackledge, TA, 2020. Phylogeny of the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae (Araneae, Araneoidea). Cladistics 36: 1 - 21, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12382"title="Phylogeny of the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae (Araneae, Araneoidea)."url="https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12382"volume="36"year="2020">Scharff et al. 2020</bibRefCitation>
<paragraphid="66EA77F7765500E404B40572D255AA4C"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">The specific epithet is a noun in apposition derived from the type locality, Porongurup National Park.</paragraph>
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<figureCitationid="8A9B8D4518385DD0D2810DE3C354F2B8"captionStart="Figure 19"captionStartId="F19"captionText="Figure 19. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., female (WAM T 155066). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. epigyne, ventral view; D. epigyne, lateral view; E. epigyne, posterior view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C-E)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606199"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">19C, E</figureCitation>
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). Eye diameter AME 0.14, ALE 0.09, PME 0.11, PLE 0.09; row of eyes: AME 0.54, PME 0.38, PLE 1.35. Chelicerae yellowish-brown; four promarginal teeth (apical and third largest) and three retromarginal teeth (similar size). Legs yellow-brown with dark brown patches on joints, patellae, tibiae and metatarsi, especially on legs III and IV (Fig.
<figureCitationid="DB5EFC415D428E52F6784D0DA61D272F"captionStart="Figure 18"captionStartId="F18"captionText="Figure 18. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., male holotype (WAM T 155065). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. left pedipalp, ventral view; D. left pedipalp, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C, D)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606198"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">18A, B</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="A212031E1221692B27457E5BA434075E"captionStart="Figure 2"captionStartId="F2"captionText="Figure 2. Hortophora gen. nov. species, second legs of male, prolateral view. A. H. biapicata comb. nov., right leg (HBI N 18501 - 1); B. H. cucullus sp. nov., right leg (SAM NN 19582); C. H. lodicula comb. nov., left leg (QM S 116469); D. H. megacantha sp. nov., left leg (QM S 116493); E. H. porongurup sp. nov., left leg (WAM T 75419); F. H. tatianeae sp. nov., left leg (MV K- 14612); G. H. transmarina comb. nov., right leg (QM S 20307); H. H. urbana comb. nov., left leg (QM S 111900); I. H. walesiana comb. nov., left leg (WAM T 75383); J. H. yesabah sp. nov., left leg (QM S 111896). Scale bars: 2 mm (A-C, E, F, H-J); 1 mm (D); 5 mm (G)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606182"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">2E</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="B980B41B675854B5BFEDECB90AA4C4D9"captionStart="Figure 18"captionStartId="F18"captionText="Figure 18. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., male holotype (WAM T 155065). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. left pedipalp, ventral view; D. left pedipalp, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C, D)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606198"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">18B</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="6283E72045156AF9C4BBBE1076B74777"captionStart="Figure 18"captionStartId="F18"captionText="Figure 18. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., male holotype (WAM T 155065). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. left pedipalp, ventral view; D. left pedipalp, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C, D)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606198"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">18B</figureCitation>
). Abdomen 3.0 long, 2.4 wide; dorsum with indistinct humeral humps and pointed posterior end, olive-grey with distinct folium pattern and dark central line (Fig.
<figureCitationid="ED5164F4AA154F00EEA29E1FECE35F43"captionStart="Figure 18"captionStartId="F18"captionText="Figure 18. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., male holotype (WAM T 155065). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. left pedipalp, ventral view; D. left pedipalp, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C, D)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606198"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">18A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="1E760C7F7345C599FA918F6A84C09A73"captionStart="Figure 18"captionStartId="F18"captionText="Figure 18. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., male holotype (WAM T 155065). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. left pedipalp, ventral view; D. left pedipalp, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C, D)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606198"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">18B</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="2940BAA556495FCC0F0BB6EDA105F987"captionStart="Figure 18"captionStartId="F18"captionText="Figure 18. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., male holotype (WAM T 155065). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. left pedipalp, ventral view; D. left pedipalp, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C, D)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606198"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">18D</figureCitation>
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<figureCitationid="5CE4625F791681A61A95D07D8C35D44E"captionStart="Figure 18"captionStartId="F18"captionText="Figure 18. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., male holotype (WAM T 155065). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. left pedipalp, ventral view; D. left pedipalp, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C, D)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606198"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">18C</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="165DF931A4FF632967E2D427554B58E5"captionStart="Figure 18"captionStartId="F18"captionText="Figure 18. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., male holotype (WAM T 155065). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. left pedipalp, ventral view; D. left pedipalp, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C, D)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606198"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">18C</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="565F8AF7DA552D0B4ADB2BF12C567734"captionStart="Figure 19"captionStartId="F19"captionText="Figure 19. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., female (WAM T 155066). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. epigyne, ventral view; D. epigyne, lateral view; E. epigyne, posterior view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C-E)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606199"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">19A</figureCitation>
). Eye diameter AME 0.20, ALE 0.13, PME 0.14, PLE 0.13; row of eyes: AME 0.52, PME 0.43, PLE 1.40. Chelicerae brown; four promarginal teeth (apical and third largest) and three retromarginal teeth (similar size). Legs as in male but somewhat lighter (Fig.
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<figureCitationid="1D355171939D955AE1AFFCC9234CB4ED"captionStart="Figure 19"captionStartId="F19"captionText="Figure 19. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., female (WAM T 155066). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. epigyne, ventral view; D. epigyne, lateral view; E. epigyne, posterior view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C-E)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606199"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">19B</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="D0A94110657385371E916186B61B2FD6"captionStart="Figure 19"captionStartId="F19"captionText="Figure 19. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., female (WAM T 155066). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. epigyne, ventral view; D. epigyne, lateral view; E. epigyne, posterior view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C-E)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606199"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">19B</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="68EDDBD1BB8D127840F50F00640068B0"captionStart="Figure 19"captionStartId="F19"captionText="Figure 19. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., female (WAM T 155066). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. epigyne, ventral view; D. epigyne, lateral view; E. epigyne, posterior view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C-E)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606199"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">19A, B</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C31CAAA61DE140B6EA43BA3FC1E317D2"captionStart="Figure 19"captionStartId="F19"captionText="Figure 19. Hortophora porongurup sp. nov., female (WAM T 155066). A. dorsal habitus; B. ventral habitus; C. epigyne, ventral view; D. epigyne, lateral view; E. epigyne, posterior view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C-E)."httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/606199"pageId="0"pageNumber="275">19C-E</figureCitation>
) wider than long, borders thick and rounded, heavily sclerotized; central division wide; and scape with broad basis, but shape unknown as broken off in all examined specimens.
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Size variation: total length males 5.9-6.7 (n=3), females 7.0-8.8 (n=6). The scape of the female epigyne was broken off in all females examined. The folium pattern of
sp. nov. have only been found in March and April, suggesting this species to be autumn-mature. Only one specimen vial included a habitat description, which was 'deep gully, in elevated leaf
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