A Relimitation And Revision Of The Australasian Ground Spider Family Lamponidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea)
Author
PLATNICK, NORMAN I.
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2000
2000-01-27
2000
245
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/0003-0090%282000%29245%3C0001%3AARAROT%3E2.0.CO%3B2
journal article
10.1206/0003-0090(2000)245<0001:ARAROT>2.0.CO;2
0003-0090
5348675
Asadipus woodleigh
,
new species
Figures 602–605
;
Map 64
TYPES:
Female
holotype
and male
allotype
taken in
pitfall
traps at
Woodleigh Station
, 268129S, 1148259E,
Western Australia
(
May 17–Aug. 21, 1995
;
N. Hall
), deposited in
WAM
(96/566, 567)
.
ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the
type
locality.
DIAGNOSIS: Males can be recognized by the very short retrolateral tibial apophysis and the short terminal apophysis having its dorsal prong short, curved, very heavily sclerotized, and easily visible through the translucent median apophysis (figs. 602, 603), females by the pair of medially direct ed projections on the lateral epigynal margins (fig. 604).
MALE: Total length 6.6. Coloration as in
A. phaleratus
. Leg spination: tibiae: III v1p 22; IV v1p1p2; metatarsi III, IV v1p00. Retrolateral tibial apophysis very short, reaching to less than onefourth of cymbial length (fig. 603); dorsal prong of terminal apophysis heavily sclerotized, rounded, situated medially of ventral portion, easily visible through translucent median apophysis (fig. 602).
FEMALE: Total length 7.7. Coloration as in
A. phaleratus
. Leg spination: tibiae: III p0 01, v1p1p2, r000; IV p000, v1p1p2; metatarsi: III v000; IV v01p0. Epigynum with distinctive pair of medially directed projections on lateral margins (fig. 604); ducts extending anterolaterally (fig. 605).
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED:
Western Australia
:
Bidgemia Station
,
Gasgoyne Junction
, 258039S, 1158189E,
Aug. 17–Oct. 5, 1994
,
pitfall
(A.
Sampey
,
WAM 96
/413), 1/,
Jan. 6–June 6, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
J. Waldock
,
WAM 96
/421–437), 13?, 4/,
June 6–Aug. 20, 1995
,
pitfall
(
N. Hall
,
WAM 96
/412), 1
/;
Bidgemia Station
,
Gasgoyne Junction
, 258079S, 1158269E,
Jan. 13–June 6, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
J. Waldock
,
WAM 96
/417–420), 4?,
June 6–Aug. 20, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
N. Hall
,
WAM 96
/414–416), 3
?;
Boolathana Station
, 248259S, 1138409E,
Jan. 15–May 29, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
J. Waldock
,
WAM 96
/472–483), 12
?;
May 29–Aug. 25, 1995
,
pitfall
(N.
Hall
,
WAM 96
/467), 1
?;
Boolathana Station
, 248259S, 1138419E,
Aug. 20–Sept. 30, 1994
,
pitfall
(A.
Sampey
,
WAM 96
/468), 1/,
Jan. 15–May 30, 1995
,
pitfalls
(J.
Waldock
,
WAM 96
/491–518), 28?,
May 28– June 2, 1995
, dry
pitfalls
(
J. Waldock
,
WAM 96
/484, 485), 2?,
May 30–Aug. 25, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
N. Hall
,
WAM 96
/486–490), 5
?;
Boolathana Station
, 248259S, 1138429E,
Jan. 15–May 29, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
J. Waldock
,
WAM 96
/469–471), 3
?;
Bush Bay
, 258059S, 1138439E,
Jan. 16–May 23, 1995
,
pitfalls
(P.
West
,
WAM 96
/456–460), 5?,
May 21–26, 1995
, dry
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/462– 466), 5?,
May 23–Aug. 23, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
N. Hall
,
WAM 96
/452–455), 4
?;
Bush Bay
, 258079S, 1138449E,
Apr. 4–May 23, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/1394, 1395), 2?,
May 21–26, 1995
, dry
pitfall
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/461), 1
?;
Bush Bay
, 258079S, 1138489E,
Aug. 16–Sept. 29, 1994
,
pitfall
(M.
Harvey
,
WAM 96
/440), 1/,
Jan. 16–May 23, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/441–445, 451), 6?,
May 21–26, 1995
, dry
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/446, 448, 449), 3
?;
Bush Bay
, 258089S, 1138469E,
Jan. 16–May 23, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
M. Harvey
,
WAM 96
/438, 439, 450), 3
?;
Bush Bay
, 258089S, 1138499E,
Jan. 16–May 23, 1995
,
pitfall
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/447), 1
?;
Edel Land
, 268189S, 1138169E,
Aug. 26, 1989
(
G. Harold
,
WAM 96
/411), 1
/;
Kennedy Range National Park
, 248339S, 1148589E,
Jan. 14–May 29, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/530–539), 7?, 3/,
May 29– Aug. 28, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
N. Hall
,
WAM 96
/ 519–522), 4
?;
Kennedy Range National Park
, 248349S, 1148579E,
Jan. 14–May 29, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/526–529), 4?,
May 29–Aug. 28, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
N. Hall
,
WAM 96
/523–525), 2?, 1
/;
Mardathuna Station
, 248319S, 1148389E,
Apr. 7–May 26, 1995
,
pitfalls
(A.
Sampey
,
WAM 96
/546– 551), 6?,
May 23–28, 1995
, dry
pitfalls
(
A. Sampey
,
WAM 96
/544, 545), 2?,
May 26– Aug. 26, 1995
,
pitfall
(
N. Hall
,
WAM 96
/ 543), 1
/;
Meedo Station
, 258419S, 1148379E,
Jan. 12–May 18, 1995
,
pitfall
(
A. Sampey
,
WAM 96
/540), 1
?;
Meedo Station
, 258439S, 1148369E,
May 16–21, 1995
, dry
pitfall
(
A. Sampey
,
WAM 96
/541), 1?,
May 19–Aug. 22, 1995
,
pitfall
(
N. Hall
,
WAM 96
/542), 1
?;
Nanga Station
, 268299S, 1148059E,
Jan. 19 –May 11, 1995
,
pitfalls
(A.
Sampey
,
WAM 96
/554–560), 7?,
May 11–15, 1995
, dry
pitfall
(
A. Sampey
,
WAM 96
/552), 1?,
May 11–Aug. 30, 1995
,
pitfall
(
N. Hall
,
WAM 96
/553), 1
?;
Shark Bay
,
Edel Land
, 268109S, 1138119E,
Apr. 18, 1979
, under ground litter (
N. Sarti
,
WAM 96
/409, 410), 2
?;
Woodleigh Station
, 268129S, 1148259E,
Jan. 12–May 17, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/568, 582, 583), 2?, 1
/;
Woodleigh Station
, 268129S, 1148319E,
Jan. 12– May 17, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/ 586–588), 3
?;
Woodleigh Station
, 268129S, 1148329E,
Jan. 12–May 17, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/577–580), 4?,
May 14–20, 1995
, dry
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/584, 585), 2
?;
Woodleigh Station
, 268139S, 1148359E,
Aug. 22–Oct. 12, 1994
,
pitfall
(
M. Harvey
,
WAM 96
/565), 1/,
Jan. 12–May 17, 1995
,
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/569– 574, 581), 7
?;
Woodleigh Station
, 268139S, 1148369E,
Jan. 12–May 17, 1995
,
pitfalls
(P.
West
,
WAM 96
/575, 576), 2?,
May 15–21, 1995
, dry
pitfalls
(
P. West
,
WAM 96
/562– 564), 2?, 1/,
May 17–Aug. 21, 1995
,
pitfall
(
N. Hall
,
WAM 96
/561), 1
/.
Figs. 602–605.
Asadipus woodleigh
,
new species
.
602.
Left male palp, ventral view.
603.
Same, retrolateral view.
604.
Epigynum, ventral view.
605.
Same, dorsal view.
DISTRIBUTION:
Western Australia
(map 64).