Karaops monteithi, Crews, Sarah C. & Harvey, Mark S., 2011

Crews, Sarah C. & Harvey, Mark S., 2011, The spider family Selenopidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Australasia and the Oriental Region, ZooKeys 99, pp. 1-104 : 23-24

Karaops monteithi sp. n. Figs 15-16Map 4

Type material.

Holotype female (QM S61052): Upper Lankelly Creek [13°57'S, 143°12'E], Coen District, Queensland, Australia, 10-11.VI.1971, G.B. Monteith.

Etymology.

This species is named for the collector, G.B. Monteith, in honor of his amazing collecting prowess.

Diagnosis.

Females of Karaops monteithi sp. n. can be distinguished from other species by having highly coiled ducts, very small spermathecae located medially, and a small posterodorsal fold (Fig. 16). Males unknown.

Description.

Holotype: Color: carapace uniformly yellow-brown; sternum pale yellow-brown; chelicerae pale yellow with darker infuscations anteriorly and laterally; maxillae pale yellow-brown; labium pale brown; abdomen dorsally dark grey, with pale patches anteriorly, dorsally and posteriorly; ventrally pale yellow-brown; legs with femora, patellae and tibiae I–IV clearly annulated, yellow-brown, darkening distally; annulations not entirely encircling legs. Cephalothorax: Setae short, stout, rodlike, over entire habitus; 0.92 times longer than broad; fovea longitudinal, broad, very shallow. Eyes:AER nearly straight; PER recurved; PME larger than AME, PLE largest, ALE smallest; eye group width 1.68; eye diameters, AME 0.18, ALE 0.08, PME 0.22, PLE 0.3; interdistances AME-ALE 0.35, PME-PLE 0.30, ALE-PLE 0.19, AME-PME 0.04; ocular quadrangle AME-AME 0.49, PME-PME 0.99; clypeus 0.14 high. Mouthparts:chelicerae with a few stout setae medially and anteriorly; lateral boss present, smooth; promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth; maxillae longer than broad, with tuft of conspicuous setae distally; labium distally rounded. Sternum:0.85 times longer than broad, posteriorly indented. Pedipalp:tarsus swollen, claw present with c. 6 teeth. Legs:leg I only slightly shorter than legs II, III and IV; leg formula 3241; scopulae absent on all legs; tarsus I–IV with strong claw tufts; pr claw with c. 10-15 teeth, rl claw lacking teeth; spination: leg I, Fm pr 1 –1– 0, d 1 –1– 1, rl 0; Ti d 0, v 2 –2–2–2– 2; Mt v 2 –2– 2; Ti and Mt I and II with strong spines; leg II, Fm pl 0, dorsal 1 –1– 1, rl 0; Ti v 2 –2–2–2– 2; Mt v 2 –2– 2; leg III, Fm pr 0, d 1 –1– 1, rl 0; Ti 0; Mt 0; leg IV, Fm pr 0, d 1 –1– 1, rl 0; Ti 0; Mt 0. Abdomen:possible setal tufts, old specimen, hairs worn off. Epigyne:Lateral lobes distinct posteriorly, forming a sub-diamond shaped median field, comma shaped copulatory openings laterally on median field, epigynal pockets absent internal ducts highly coiled medially to laterally 6 times, spermathecae very small and slightly oval-shaped, fertilization ducts located posteriorly, very small posterodorsal fold present on either side, does not cover any part of the internal ducts (Figs 15-16). Dimensions: Total length 5.97. Cephalothorax length 2.96, width 3.23. Sternum length 1.48, width 1.75. Abdomen length 3.28, width 3.02. Pedipalp: Fm 0.65, Pt 0.61, Ti 0.73, Ta 0.87, (total) 2.86. Leg I: Fm 3.11, Pt 1.37, Ti 2.81, Mt 2.16, Ta 1.16, (total) 10.61. Leg II: Fm 3.93, Pt 1.51, Ti 3.12, Mt 2.47, Ta 1.16, (total) 12.19. Leg III: Fm 4.33, Pt 1.40, Ti 3.14, Mt 2.67, Ta 1.27, (total) 12.81. Leg IV: Fm 3.85, Pt 1.19, Ti 2.93, Mt 2.57, Ta 1.27, (total) 11.81.

Natural history.

No data.

Distribution.

The type locality only (Map 4).