Neato beerwah, PLATNICK, 2002

PLATNICK, NORMAN I., 2002, A Revision Of The Australasian Ground Spiders Of The Families Ammoxenidae, Cithaeronidae, Gallieniellidae, And Trochanteriidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2002 (271), pp. 1-1 : 1-

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1206/0003-0090(2002)271<0001:AROTAG>2.0.CO;2
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EAE52A-FF89-A668-8247-261BDA494B16
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Neato beerwah
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Neato beerwah , new species Figures 117–120 View Figs ; Map 8 View Map 8

TYPE: Female holotype taken in pitfall trap in heath at Beerwah Forestry Reserve , 26 ° 51 ̍ S, 152 ° 57 ̍ E, Queensland (Aug. 8, 1990; M. Glover), deposited in QMB ( S19153 View Materials ) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: Males can easily be recognized by the narrow, dorsally directed retrolateral tibial apophysis (fig. 118), females by the lack of lateral epigynal margins (fig. 119).

MALE: Total length 3.0. Carapace as in N. walli ; abdominal dorsum and sides uniformly dark gray, venter pale gray; legs bicolored, coxae, trochanters, basal portions of posterior patellae and tibiae, metatarsi and tarsi all yellow, other surfaces dark gray (posterior metatarsi slightly darkened distally). Mouthparts as in N. walli . Leg spination: tibiae III, IV v00 1p. Tarsal cracking as in N. walli . Retrolateral tibial apophysis very narrow, di rected dorsally (fig. 118); embolus restricted to prolateral surface of bulb (fig. 117).

FEMALE: Total length 3.2. Coloration and mouthparts as in male. Leg spination: tibiae III v001p; metatarsi III, IV r001. Epigynum with small, oval median septum (fig. 119); spermathecae bipartite, anterolaterally massive, not flanked by lateral margins (fig. 120).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: New South Wales: Booti Booti National Park , 32 ° 16 ̍ S, 152 ° 31 ̍ E, July 12, 1996, pitfall, heath (L. Wilkie, AMS KS50679 ), 13 ; 11 km NE Bulahdelah, O’Sullivan Gap Reserve , 32 ° 25 ̍ S, 152 ° 13 ̍ E, Aug. 27, 1982, rainforest litter (S., J. Peck, AMNH), 1♀ ; Grey Gums Forest Road, 1.1 km from Doyles River Road, Bulga State Forest , 32 ° 16 ̍ S, 152 ° 31 ̍ E, Feb. 4– Apr. 9, 1993, pitfall, elev. 620 m (M. Gray, G. Cassis, AMS KS42519 ), 13 ; Kempsey, Maria State Forest picnic area, 31 ° 11 ̍ S, 152 ° 50 ̍ E, Apr. 23, 1974, in retreat under log in tall eucalypt forest (M. Gray, AMS KS55313 ), 1♀ ; 15 km S Kempsey , 31 ° 12 ̍ S, 152 ° 49 ̍ E, July 18, 1992, leaf, bark litter, dry sclerophyll forest (G. Hunt, AMS KS49479 ), 1♀ ; Oakes State Forest, Sirius Road, ca. 2 km from junction or Horseshoe Road , 30 ° 29 ̍ S, 152 ° 35 ̍ E, Nov. 11–24, 1999, pitfall (M. Gray, G. Milledge, H. Smith, AMS KS61656 ), 1♀ ; Pacific Palms, 32 ° 21 ̍ S, 152 ° 31 ̍ E, June 11–23, 1992, pitfall (C. Peterson, AMS KS55281 ), 1♀. Queensland: Beerwah Forestry Reserve , 26 ° 51 ̍ S, 152 ° 57 ̍ E, Sept. 19, 1990, pitfall, heath (M. Glover, QMB S33541 View Materials ), 1♀ ; Boldery Park, via Cooyar , 26 ° 56 ̍ S, 151 ° 49 ̍ E, Oct. 25, 1975 – May 1, 1976, rainforest pitfall, elev. 580 m (G., S. Monteith, QMB), 2♀ ; Ewan Maddock Dam , 26 ° 48 ̍ S, 152 ° 59 ̍ E, Mar. 24– July 18, 1993, pitfall (M. Glover, QMB S37545 View Materials ), 13 ; Flinton Hill, via Ipswich , 27 ° 37 ̍ S, 152 ° 47 ̍ E, Aug. 20–Nov. 9, 1995, rainforest pitfall, elev. 120 m (G., S. Monteith, QMB S28424 View Materials ), 1♀, May 20–Aug. 11, 1976, rainforest pitfall, elev. 120 m (G., S. Monteith, QMB), 1♀ ; Glastonbury Creek , 26 ° 09 ̍ S, 152 ° 33 ̍ E, Aug. 17, 1997, rainforest, stick brushing, elev. 70 m (G. Monteith, QMB S43910 View Materials ), 1♀ ; Kenilworth State Forest , 5.2 km by road SW Kenilworth, 26 ° 37 ̍ S, 152 ° 41 ̍ E, May 5, 1998, rainforest (G. Milledge, AMS KS52283 ), 13 ; Mount French, via Boonah , 28 ° 00 ̍ S, 152 ° 41 ̍ E, Aug. 15– Oct. 10, 1976, rainforest pitfall, elev. 245 m (G., S. Monteith, QMB), 1♀ ; Upper Brookfield , 27 ° 30 ̍ S, 152 ° 55 ̍ E, Apr. 23, 1981, litter, vine forest with auracaria (V. Davies, R. Raven, QMB), 33, 1♀, June 2–July 3, 1981, rainforest litter (R. Raven, V. Davies, QMB S26920 View Materials ), 2♀ ; Upper Yarraman State Forest, via Maidenwell , 26 ° 53 ̍ S, 151 ° 56 ̍ E, June 1– Aug. 17, 1975, rainforest pitfall, elev. 610 m (G., S. Monteith, QMB), 1♀ .