Revision of the Australian Spider Genus Habronestes (Araneae: Zodariidae). Species of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
Author
Baehr, Barbara
text
Records of the Australian Museum
2003
2003-12-10
55
3
343
376
https://journals.australian.museum/baehr-2003-rec-aust-mus-553-343376/
journal article
10.3853/j.0067-1975.55.2003.1389
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Habronestes driscolli
n.sp.
Figs. 21, 22
,
25, 26
,
138
Type material
.
HOLOTYPE
3: NSW, Pulletop,
33°58'46"S
146°30'28"E
,
24.ii.1999
, DD,
QM
S58544
.
PARATYPES
:
1♀
QM
S51499
,
13
QM
S51540
, both same data as holotype
.
Diagnosis
. Carapace yellow orange. Abdomen with 2 pairs of white patches on anterior part and 2–3 patches in front of spinnerets. Cymbium extremely bent, RCF reaching tip. Epigyne with very small central opening.
Description
.
Male
(
holotype
). Total length 5.52; carapace 2.32 long, 1.80 wide; 1.16 high; cl/cw 1.29; sternum 1.00 long, 1.00 wide; sl/sw 1.00. Abdomen 3.20 long, 2.40 wide.
Colour
. Carapace yellow orange, with dark margin; sternum & chelicerae yellow, orange; maxillae & labium yellowish orange, distally white.Abdomen medium brown with 2 pairs of white patches on anterior part and 2–3 patches in front of spinnerets; laterally pale brown with 1 long horizontal white stripe reaching front; ventrally pale brown; legs orange brown to yellow.
Carapace
. Raised at front.
Eyes
. In 3 rows, 2 4 2. PLE largest. Eye group width 0.76 of headwidth; AME 0.10; ALE 0.10; PME 0.18; PLE 0.30; AME–AME 0.08; AME–ALE 0.18; ALE–PLE 0.10; PME– PME 0.14; PME–PLE 0.16. MOQ:AME–PME 0.46; AME– AME 0.28; PME–PME 0.50.
Clypeus & chilum
. Clypeus 0.56 high; chilum divided.
Legs
. Length formula 4312; femora I–III with 1 row, femur IV with 2 rows of long thin setae ventrally; paired claws with 15 or more teeth.
Male palp
(
Figs. 21, 22
). RCF deep, running entire length of cymbium, RCF and cymbium strongly bent; cymbium with 4 strong spines apically; DTA with a flattened stalk; VTA with sharp tip; embolus originates retrolaterally. Tibiae short with 2 long prolateral setae, and with a group of bent spines retrolaterally; DTiA as long as ventrolateral apophysis; VTiA short (
Fig. 22
).
Female
(
paratype
QM
S51499
). Total length 4.40; carapace 2.20 long, 1.76 wide; 1.12 high; cl/cw 1.25; sternum 0.96 long, 0.96 wide; sl/sw 1.00. Abdomen 2.20 long, 1.48 wide.
Colour
. As in male.
Eyes
. Pattern as in male. Eye group width 0.84 of headwidth; AME 0.10; ALE 0.10; PME 0.18; PLE 0.30; AME–AME 0.08; AME–ALE 0.18; ALE–PLE 0.10; PME–PME 0.14; PME–PLE 0.16. MOQ: AME–PME 0.46; AME–AME 0.28; PME–PME 0.50. Clypeus 0.56 high.
Epigyne
(
Figs. 25, 26
). With small posterior oval to semicircular opening. Vulva with extremely long, spiralled copulatory ducts ending in almost touching spermathecae.
Distribution
. Known only from
type
locality in western
New South Wales
(
Fig. 138
).
Etymology
. Species name is a patronym in honour Dr Don Driscoll, the collector of the
type
.