Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders VI: five new stripe-less miturgid genera and 48 new species (Miturgidae: Miturginae)
Author
Raven, Robert J.
0000-0002-8532-245X
School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X & School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X & Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia
aven@gmail.com
Author
Hebron, Wendy
0000-0002-8532-245X
School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X & Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia & Wendy. Hebron @ qm. qld. gov. au; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4156 - 6302
aven@gmail.com
Author
Williams, Kylie
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School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X & Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia & School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X & kylie. w 50 @ outlook. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2512 - 642 X Corresponding author & School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X
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Zootaxa
2023
2023-10-24
5358
1
1
117
https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5358.1.1/52093
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5358.1.1
1175-5334
10151882
1A17A242-2E91-4F43-9E5D-063F8C0CBE72
Miturgopelma rangerstaceyae
sp. nov.
Figs 47–48
Diagnosis.
Most closely resembles the geographically remote Tasmanian
Miturgopelma paruwi
sp. nov.
but differs by lacking a keel on the ventral palpal tibia, the more dominant tegulum and the trianguloid median apophysis. Female unknown.
FIGURE 47.
Miturgopelma rangerstaceyae
sp. nov.
, male holotype, QM S109279:
a
,
b
, male palpal tibia, cymbium and bulb, ventral (a) and retrolateral (b) views;
c
, habitus, dorsal view.
Etymology.
The species epithet is in honour of television presenter, Ranger Stacey Thomson, whose endless enthusiasm no doubt infected many children to pay attention to nature and was much appreciated by parents and teachers.
FIGURE 48.
Miturgopelma rangerstaceyae
sp. nov.
, male holotype, QM S109279:
a
,
b
, male palpal tibia, cymbium and bulb, ventral (a) and retrolateral (b) views.
Type Material.
Queensland
: male
holotype
,
Ayrshire Hills
,
Allen Range
,
NW of Winton
, 22°35’9.4’S
142°56’14”E
,
227m
,
pitfall traps
,
29 Jun–7 Sep 2006
,
R
.
Raven, B
.
Baehr, A
. Amey,
QM
S109279
.
Description.
Male,
holotype
QM S109279
Carapace 2.83 long, 2.06 wide. Opisthosoma 2.00 long, 1.80 wide. Total, 4.8.
Colour in alcohol. Carapace fawn with dark broad scallops submarginally; opisthosoma contracted but pallid with dark flecking. Legs damaged, pallid.
Eyes. AME not enlarged;
ca.
15–20% overlap of eyes in AER and PER.
Palp. Tibia without ventral keel. Cymbium with dorsal scopula. RTA ventrally a broadly rounded triangular lobe; dorsal lobe spine-like but apically truncate. Bulb with large shield-like tegulum over retrolateral length; embolus quickly tapers from prolaterad origin at distal half. Median apophysis basally fragmented with broad triangular tip with short, rounded tip.
Distribution & Habitat.
Known only from almost tree-less plains at the Allen Range, northwest of Winton,
Queensland
.