Maddisonia-A New Jumping Spider Genus from Australia (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae)
Author
Zabka, Marek
text
Records of the Australian Museum
2014
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.66.2014.1599
journal article
10.3853/j.2201-4349.66.2014.1599
2201-4349
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Maddisonia whytei
sp. nov.
Figs 2
,
4C,D
Etymology
. The name of the species is proposed for Mr Robert Whyte, Australian naturalist, arachnologist and photographer.
Material examined
.
HOLOTYPE
male,
Queensland
, Chelsea Rd Bushland Res.,
27°29'S
153°11.5'E
, coastal ironbark, open forest,
15 m
,
1–31 March 2004
, QM party, 51974, QMB
S90766
.
Diagnosis
. Tibial apophysis bifurcate with additional ventral protrusion (see arrow at
Fig. 4C
). Tegular lobe pointed, embolus’ base with projection (see arrow,
Fig. 4C
).
Description
. Male (
Fig. 2A–E
). Cephalothorax brown, eYe field and eYe surroundings darker. Whole surface with scattered light hairs, more numerous on sides.Anteriorly with brownish longer hairs. Abdomen blackish with a pattern of lighter spots and dots. Spinnerets dark greY. ClYpeus verY narrow, brown. Chelicerae vertical, brown, with two pro- and retromarginal teeth. Maxillae, labium and sternum dirty brown. Venter brownish grey. Legs I dirty brown, others with dark greY and light bands. Palpal organ as in
Figs 2F, 2G
,
4C
, ane 4D. Dimensions: CL 1.50; EFL 0.57; AEW 0.88; PEW 0.88; CW 1.09;
CH
0.72; AL: 1.24; AW: 0.83; L1: 0.805 + 0.665 + 0.70 + 0.545 + 0.315; L2: 0.525 + 0.420 + 0.420 + 0.245 + 0.28; L3: 0.63 + 0.245 + 0.385 + 0.315 + 0.385; L4: 0.595 + 0.35 + 0.42 + 0.385 + 0.385.
Distribution
. Known only from type-locality (Fig. 5, closed-circle).