Misgolas, Karsch, 1878

Wishart, Graham, 2006, Trapdoor Spiders of the Genus Misgolas (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) in the Sydney Region, Australia, With Notes on Synonymies Attributed to M. rapax, Records of the Australian Museum 58 (1), pp. 1-18 : 3

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3853/j.0067-1975.58.2006.1446

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5412045

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03882C0A-B072-FF9F-AB9A-FF16FDD3FA7D

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Misgolas
status

 

Key to males of species in the genus Misgolas from the Sydney Region

1 Embolic apophysis absent; embolus not modified ........................................................................ 2

—— Embolic apophysis present or embolus modified .......................................................................... 3

2 Large spider; embolus straight, narrow; embolic flange with about 7 folds, edge straight; DTA hooked ............................................................................... M. villosus View in CoL

—— Very small spider; embolus curved; embolic flange with about 5 folds, edge gently convexly curved; DTA absent ................................................. M. lynabra View in CoL n.sp.

3 Embolus with twisted ridge; embolic flange with one prominent fold; DTA straight .......................................................................................................... M. gracilis View in CoL

—— Embolus without prominent ridge; embolic flange with multiple folds ................................................................................................................................................ 4

4 Small spider; embolic apophysis placed midway; cymbium with dorsal bristles (not spines) ......................................................................................... M. cliffi View in CoL n.sp.

—— Cymbium with dorsal spines (not bristles) .................................................................................... 5

5 Embolic apophysis placed about midway .......................................................... M. melancholicus

—— Embolic apophysis proximal or subdistal, (not placed midway) .................................................. 6

6 Embolic apophysis proximal, adjacent to embolic flange ................................... M. trangae View in CoL n.sp.

—— Embolic apophysis subdistal .......................................................................................................... 7

7 Embolus sinuous; embolic flange with about 4–5 folds, at least 3 quite distinct ........................................................................................................ M. wayorum View in CoL n.sp.

—— Embolus straight; embolic flange with about 6–9 folds; embolic apophysis rl placed ........................................................................................................................ 8

8 Cymbium dorsal spines inclined forward ................................................................... M. rodi View in CoL n.sp.

—— Cymbium dorsal spines erect or almost so .................................................................................... 9

9 Venter pale with few brown spots ............................................................................... M. beni View in CoL n.sp.

—— Venter entirely black ............................................................................................ M. michaeli View in CoL n.sp.

The male of M. maculosus is unknown. It is presumed to be a very small spider (similar to M. trangae ) with characters as follows: carapace length c. 4.0– 5.5 mm, rd surface of metatarsi IV bare of spines or with weak spinules; venter with scattered brown spots.

Species determination from female characters is difficult and most conveniently undertaken by reference to distribution data and the figures provided. Note differences in venter patterns and, less reliably, the presence or absence of spines on the rd surface of metatarsi IV.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Idiopidae

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