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ELITE GRASS ORB- WEAVER (
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Eleven males, 
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Figure 26. 
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFBF85507627F8B8FE18E52D" bold="true" box="[273,450,1794,1814]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="321">Plebs patricius</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
A, B, male holotype from Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria (WAM T94783). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. C, D; male from Nelson Falls, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12239). C, dorsal view; D, ventral view. E, male from Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria (NMV K6794), dorsal view. F, male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), dorsal view. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.
</paragraph>
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Figure 27. 
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFBE85517610FAD3FE0DE747" bold="true" box="[294,471,1385,1404]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">Plebs patricius</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="4A985783FFBE855176E8FAD3FDECE747" box="[478,566,1385,1404]" pageId="43" pageNumber="322" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
A, B, female from Otway Ranges, Philip’s Track, Victoria (NMV K6787). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. C, female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12244), dorsal view. D, female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12241), dorsal view. Scale bar = 2.0 mm.
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFBE85517792F9B3FEC1E425" box="[164,283,1545,1566]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
Male 
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFBE8551765FF9B3FE33E425" box="[361,489,1545,1566]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">P. patricius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from other 
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFBE855175F8F9B2FCD0E426" box="[718,778,1544,1565]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">Plebs</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
in the shape of the median apophysis of the male pedipalp, which is distally widened and protrudes far beyond the cymbium. It has only a single sclerotized apical tip in contrast to most other 
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFBE85517587F939FD37E4A3" box="[689,749,1667,1688]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">Plebs</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in which males have a median apophysis with two sharp tips. The cup-shaped conductor is a very prominent sclerite. The female epigyne scape is elongated and widest at the base, but it is almost always broken off. Similar scape breakage frequencies occur in 
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFBE8551758DF8A6FF0DE56B" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">P. arleneae</emphasis>
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but the epigyne without a scape differs considerably in both species (compare 
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFBE855176C9F8E3FD84E555" box="[511,606,1881,1903]" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="23.[164,243,1531,1550]" captionTargetBox="[326,1277,206,1497]" captionTargetId="figure-77@23.[323,1283,195,1501]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="Figure 11. Plebs arleneae sp. nov. A, B, pedipalp of male from Atherton Plateau, Rose Gums Wilderness Retreat, Queensland (ZMUC 12190). A, ventral view; B, dorsal view. C, pedipalp of male from Doubleduke State Forest, New South Wales (AM KS88022), apicoventral view. D, epigyne of female from Jamieson Park, New South Wales (AM KS81995), dorsal view. E, epigyne of female from Atherton Plateau, Rose Gums Wilderness Retreat, Queensland (ZMUC 12190), ventral view. F, epigyne of female from Hornsby, Waitara Creek, New South Wales (AM KS74980), ventral view. Scale bar = 0.2 mm in A-D; 0.3 mm in E, F." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408745" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408745/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">Fig. 11E</figureCitation>
and 
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFBE855175AFF8E3FD21E554" box="[665,763,1881,1903]" captionStart="Figure 28" captionStartId="44.[144,223,1566,1585]" captionTargetBox="[309,1262,207,1533]" captionTargetId="figure-70@44.[303,1264,195,1536]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Figure 28. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, pedipalp of male from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania. A, ventral view; B, dorsal view. C, pedipalp of male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), apicoventral view. D, E, epigyne of female from Otway Ranges, Philip’s Track, Victoria (NMV K6787). D, dorsal view; E, ventral view. F, epigyne of female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12244), ventral view. Scale bar = 0.2 mm in A, B; 0.18 mm in C; 0.4 mm in D, E, F." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408779" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408779/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">Fig. 28F</figureCitation>
). 
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFBE8551740CF9B3FC61E425" box="[826,955,1545,1566]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">Description</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="636036EAFFBE8557740CF99DFEF6E2C1" blockId="43.[826,1441,1545,1903]" lastBlockId="45.[164,779,198,954]" lastPageId="45" lastPageNumber="324" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFBE8551740CF99DFCA0E407" box="[826,890,1575,1596]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">Male:</emphasis>
Based on male 
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. Carapace light orange-brown (
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFBE855174D9F9FFFB89E460" box="[1007,1107,1605,1627]" captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="42.[144,223,1795,1814]" captionTargetBox="[312,1256,484,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-112@42.[303,1263,481,1765]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="Figure 26. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, male holotype from Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria (WAM T94783). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. C, D; male from Nelson Falls, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12239). C, dorsal view; D, ventral view. E, male from Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria (NMV K6794), dorsal view. F, male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), dorsal view. Scale bar = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408773" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408773/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="322">Fig. 26A</figureCitation>
), glabrous with the exception of sparse white setae mainly in cephalic area and in a narrow band along lateral margins, one light brown bristle behind PE; fovea shallow, crossshaped, longer than wide. Chelicerae orange-brown; a few black setae mainly in apical half; four promarginal teeth and three retromarginal teeth. Sternum orange-brown, sparsely covered with brown bristles. Abdomen dorsally glabrous, with a sparse cover of white setae, short humeral humps marked by white pigmentation; covered with greenish-brown pigmentation, interspersed with grey spots (
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFB985567610F8A6FE50E509" box="[294,394,1820,1842]" captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="42.[144,223,1795,1814]" captionTargetBox="[312,1256,484,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-112@42.[303,1263,481,1765]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="Figure 26. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, male holotype from Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria (WAM T94783). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. C, D; male from Nelson Falls, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12239). C, dorsal view; D, ventral view. E, male from Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria (NMV K6794), dorsal view. F, male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), dorsal view. Scale bar = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408773" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408773/files/figure.png" pageId="44" pageNumber="323">Fig. 26A</figureCitation>
); venter with greenish-brown pigmentation (
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFB98556760DF880FE47E56B" box="[315,413,1850,1872]" captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="42.[144,223,1795,1814]" captionTargetBox="[312,1256,484,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-112@42.[303,1263,481,1765]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="Figure 26. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, male holotype from Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria (WAM T94783). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. C, D; male from Nelson Falls, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12239). C, dorsal view; D, ventral view. E, male from Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria (NMV K6794), dorsal view. F, male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), dorsal view. Scale bar = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408773" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408773/files/figure.png" pageId="44" pageNumber="323">Fig. 26B</figureCitation>
); weakly covered with brown bristles. Spinnerets light brown. Legs orange-brown; scantly spined. Leg formula 1
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB9855673A0F965FB7EE4CF" box="[1174,1188,1759,1780]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="323">&gt;</emphasis>
2
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB985567389F965FB17E4CF" box="[1215,1229,1759,1780]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="323">&gt;</emphasis>
4
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB9855673D1F965FB2FE4CF" box="[1255,1269,1759,1780]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="323">&gt;</emphasis>
3. Pedipalps (
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFB985567418F947FC68E528" box="[814,946,1789,1811]" captionStart="Figure 28" captionStartId="44.[144,223,1566,1585]" captionTargetBox="[309,1262,207,1533]" captionTargetId="figure-70@44.[303,1264,195,1536]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Figure 28. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, pedipalp of male from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania. A, ventral view; B, dorsal view. C, pedipalp of male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), apicoventral view. D, E, epigyne of female from Otway Ranges, Philip’s Track, Victoria (NMV K6787). D, dorsal view; E, ventral view. F, epigyne of female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12244), ventral view. Scale bar = 0.2 mm in A, B; 0.18 mm in C; 0.4 mm in D, E, F." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408779" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408779/files/figure.png" pageId="44" pageNumber="323">Fig. 28A–C</figureCitation>
): median apophysis protruding far beyond the cymbium, apex widened; tegulum with an apical protrusion; terminal apophysis with an unsclerotized thin tip, base sinuous; embolus with a twisted sclerotized tip; conductor very prominent, cup-shaped.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB9855677A6F9A4FDF0E40A" bold="true" box="[144,554,1566,1585]" pageId="44" pageNumber="323">
Figure 28. 
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB985567627F9A4FE1FE40A" bold="true" box="[273,453,1566,1585]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="323">Plebs patricius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
A, B, pedipalp of male from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania. A, ventral view; B, dorsal view. C, pedipalp of male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), apicoventral view. D, E, epigyne of female from Otway Ranges, Philip’s Track, Victoria (NMV K6787). D, dorsal view; E, ventral view. F, epigyne of female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12244), ventral view. Scale bar = 0.2 mm in A, B; 0.18 mm in C; 0.4 mm in D, E, F.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="636036EAFFB88557778AFEBEFE80E0DF" blockId="45.[164,779,198,954]" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB88557778AFEBEFE9BE322" box="[188,321,260,281]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Dimensions</emphasis>
: total length (excluding chelicerae) 3.82. Carapace length 1.94, width 1.58, height 0.69. Eyes: AME 0.15, ALE 0.12, PME 0.12, PLE 0.12, AME–AME 0.13, AME–ALE 0.19, PME–PME 0.04, PME–PLE 0.23, PLE–ALE 0.02, MOQ width front 0.42, MOQ width back 0.33, MOQ length 0.29, eye group width 0.88. Sternum length 0.79, width 0.67. Abdomen length 2.42, width 1.58. Pedipalp: femur 0.39, patella + tibia 0.31, tarsus 0.73, total 1.43. Leg I: femur 2.23, patella + tibia 2.66, metatarsus 1.58, tarsus 0.73, total 7.20. Leg II: femur 2.04, patella + tibia 2.35, metatarsus 1.46, tarsus 0.58, total 6.43. Leg III: femur 1.04, patella + tibia 0.92, metatarsus 0.69, tarsus 0.35, total 3.00. Leg IV: femur 1.31, patella + tibia 1.54, metatarsus 0.92, tarsus 0.39, total 4.16.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="636036EAFFB88557778AFD57FD46E181" blockId="45.[164,779,198,954]" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB88557778AFD57FEFCE139" box="[188,294,749,770]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Variation</emphasis>
(range): TL 3.15–3.82; CL 1.45–1.94; CW 1.15–1.58; AL 1.64–2.42; AW 1.21–1.58; 
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB885577549FCB6FD49E11A" box="[639,659,780,801]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">N</emphasis>
= 4. 
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB8855775F8FCB1FED3E104" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Plebs patricius</emphasis>
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males exhibit a remarkable colour variation ranging from blackish (
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) to brownish (
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFB88557779AFCDDFEEEE147" box="[172,308,871,893]" captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="42.[144,223,1795,1814]" captionTargetBox="[312,1256,484,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-112@42.[303,1263,481,1765]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="Figure 26. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, male holotype from Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria (WAM T94783). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. C, D; male from Nelson Falls, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12239). C, dorsal view; D, ventral view. E, male from Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria (NMV K6794), dorsal view. F, male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), dorsal view. Scale bar = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408773" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408773/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Fig. 26E, F</figureCitation>
) specimens from 
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to a totally different glabrous abdominal colour pattern in the Tasmanian specimens examined (
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFB88557751AFC1EFD4AE181" box="[556,656,932,954]" captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="42.[144,223,1795,1814]" captionTargetBox="[312,1256,484,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-112@42.[303,1263,481,1765]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="Figure 26. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, male holotype from Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria (WAM T94783). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. C, D; male from Nelson Falls, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12239). C, dorsal view; D, ventral view. E, male from Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria (NMV K6794), dorsal view. F, male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), dorsal view. Scale bar = 1.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408773" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408773/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Fig. 26C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="636036EAFFB885577792FC5BFD62E406" blockId="45.[164,779,993,1903]" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB885577792FC5BFF27E1CD" box="[164,253,993,1014]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Female:</emphasis>
Based on 
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NMV K6787. Carapace orange-brown, with a mid-dorsal band of darker pigmentation that is wider in the cephalic area and tapers towards the thoracic area (( 
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFB885577575FB87FD7FE668" box="[579,677,1085,1107]" captionStart="Figure 27" captionStartId="43.[164,243,1385,1404]" captionTargetBox="[330,1273,202,1352]" captionTargetId="figure-192@43.[323,1283,195,1355]" captionTargetPageId="43" captionText="Figure 27. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, female from Otway Ranges, Philip’s Track, Victoria (NMV K6787). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. C, female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12244), dorsal view. D, female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12241), dorsal view. Scale bar = 2.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408777" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408777/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Fig. 27A</figureCitation>
); moderately covered with white setae, which are more prominent in the cephalic area as well as in the mid-dorsal pigmented area; fovea Y-shaped. Chelicerae as male; four promarginal teeth and three retromarginal teeth. Sternum dark brown, anterior mid region orangebrown; sparsely covered with brown bristles. Abdomen dorsally glabrous, with a sparse cover of white setae, short humeral humps; greenish-brown foliar pattern with a triangular off-white pigmentation in the anterior mid-dorsal area (
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFB88557757CFAD5FD74E7BE" box="[586,686,1391,1413]" captionStart="Figure 27" captionStartId="43.[164,243,1385,1404]" captionTargetBox="[330,1273,202,1352]" captionTargetId="figure-192@43.[323,1283,195,1355]" captionTargetPageId="43" captionText="Figure 27. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, female from Otway Ranges, Philip’s Track, Victoria (NMV K6787). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. C, female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12244), dorsal view. D, female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12241), dorsal view. Scale bar = 2.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408777" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408777/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Fig. 27A</figureCitation>
); venter as male, a ring of white pigmentation around the spinnerets (
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFB885577607FA16FE4FE7F8" box="[305,405,1452,1475]" captionStart="Figure 27" captionStartId="43.[164,243,1385,1404]" captionTargetBox="[330,1273,202,1352]" captionTargetId="figure-192@43.[323,1283,195,1355]" captionTargetPageId="43" captionText="Figure 27. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, female from Otway Ranges, Philip’s Track, Victoria (NMV K6787). A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. C, female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12244), dorsal view. D, female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12241), dorsal view. Scale bar = 2.0 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408777" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408777/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Fig. 27B</figureCitation>
). Spinnerets light brown. Legs orange-brown with dark annulations, uniformly covered with short spines. Leg formula 1
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB8855775A6FA50FD44E7C4" box="[656,670,1514,1535]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">&gt;</emphasis>
2
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB88557758FFA50FD1DE7C4" box="[697,711,1514,1535]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">&gt;</emphasis>
4
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB8855775D4FA50FD2AE7C4" box="[738,752,1514,1535]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">&gt;</emphasis>
3. Epigyne scape elongated, widest at the base (
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFB88557779AF99DFED5E406" box="[172,271,1575,1597]" captionStart="Figure 28" captionStartId="44.[144,223,1566,1585]" captionTargetBox="[309,1262,207,1533]" captionTargetId="figure-70@44.[303,1264,195,1536]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Figure 28. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, pedipalp of male from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania. A, ventral view; B, dorsal view. C, pedipalp of male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), apicoventral view. D, E, epigyne of female from Otway Ranges, Philip’s Track, Victoria (NMV K6787). D, dorsal view; E, ventral view. F, epigyne of female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12244), ventral view. Scale bar = 0.2 mm in A, B; 0.18 mm in C; 0.4 mm in D, E, F." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408779" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408779/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Fig. 28E</figureCitation>
); spermathecae spherical (
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).
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB88557778AF9FCFE92E460" box="[188,328,1606,1627]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Dimensions:</emphasis>
total length (excluding chelicerae) 4.79. Carapace length 1.94, width 1.70, height 0.96. Eyes: AME 0.13, ALE 0.12, PME 0.13, PLE 0.12, AME–AME 0.12, AME–ALE 0.25, PME–PME 0.06, PME–PLE 0.27, PLE–ALE 0.02, MOQ width front 0.33, MOQ width back 0.33, MOQ length 0.42, eye group width 0.90. Sternum length 0.48, width 0.42. Abdomen length 3.33, width 2.06. Palp: femur 0.61, patella + tibia 0.61, tarsus 0.55, total 1.77. Leg I: femur 2.12, patella + tibia 2.42, metatarsus 1.58, tarsus 0.67, total 6.79. Leg II: femur 2.00, patella + tibia 2.06, metatarsus 1.33, tarsus 0.55, total 5.94. Leg III: femur 1.15, patella + tibia 1.03, metatarsus 0.67, tarsus 0.48, total 3.33. Leg IV: femur 1.88, patella + tibia 1.94, metatarsus 1.27, tarsus 0.55, total 5.64.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="636036EAFFB885577465FEC4FC33E070" blockId="45.[826,1441,198,587]" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB885577465FEC4FC67E3A8" box="[851,957,382,403]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Variation</emphasis>
(range): TL 4.12–5.15; CL 1.82–2.12; CW 1.45–1.82; AL 2.55–3.88; AW 1.70–2.12; 
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB88557723BFE27FAFBE389" box="[1293,1313,413,434]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">N</emphasis>
= 5. In the samples we examined, Victorian specimens are darker in coloration (
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) in comparison to the specimens from 
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(
<figureCitation id="FBE42A6FFFB88557734FFE42FB24E036" box="[1145,1278,504,526]" captionStart="Figure 28" captionStartId="44.[144,223,1566,1585]" captionTargetBox="[309,1262,207,1533]" captionTargetId="figure-70@44.[303,1264,195,1536]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Figure 28. Plebs patricius sp. nov. A, B, pedipalp of male from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania. A, ventral view; B, dorsal view. C, pedipalp of male from Central Highlands, Acheron Gap, Victoria (NMV K6798), apicoventral view. D, E, epigyne of female from Otway Ranges, Philip’s Track, Victoria (NMV K6787). D, dorsal view; E, ventral view. F, epigyne of female from Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Claire National Park, Tasmania (ZMUC 12244), ventral view. Scale bar = 0.2 mm in A, B; 0.18 mm in C; 0.4 mm in D, E, F." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5408779" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5408779/files/figure.png" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Fig. 28C, D</figureCitation>
) in which the abdomen has an almost completely white dorsal, triangular shield.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="636036EAFFB88557740CFDC9FBD6E093" blockId="45.[826,1441,627,680]" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB88557740CFDC9FC16E0B3" box="[826,972,627,648]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Distribution:</emphasis>
South-eastern 
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(
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, 
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) (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="636036EAFFB88557740CFD6BFBA0E1A5" blockId="45.[826,1442,721,926]" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB88557740CFD6BFB3EE0DD" box="[826,1252,721,742]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Life history and habitat preferences:</emphasis>
Mature spiders have been collected from September through to April, with highest numbers from November to February. 
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB88557740CFC96FC3FE179" box="[826,997,812,834]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Plebs patricius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
appears to be a forest species; it was found in southern beech (
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB88557735AFCF1FA43E15B" box="[1132,1433,843,864]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Nothofagus cunninghamii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and eucalypt forest, but also in shrubs or heath, sometimes near woodlands.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="51ABEAF8FFB88557740CFC7DFC62E1E7" box="[826,952,967,988]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="324">Etymology:</emphasis>
The specific epithet is a noun in apposition (patricius in Latin – noble men) and is an antonym to the genus name 
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</taxonomicName>
, referring to its fairly rare occurrence with a limited distribution in 
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.
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