Trachyspina capensis, 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-

Trachyspina capensis , new species Figures 319–322 ; Map 25

TYPE: Female holotype from cave C­15, Cape Range , 22 ° 13 ̍ S, 113 ° 59 ̍ E, Western Australia (June 28, 1989; M. Harvey), deposited in WAM (90/500) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name refers to the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: Males have a wider median apophysis (fig. 319) than do those of T. mundaring (the only other species for which males are known); females have a distinctive, long epigynal scape (fig. 321).

MALE: Total length 7.1. Carapace light orange, darkest anteriorly, lightest along lateral margins; abdomen pale gray; legs yellow, anterior pair darkest. Leg spination: femora: I d0­0­1, p0­0­1; IV d1­0­1; tibiae: I v2­4­1p; II v1p­3­1p; IV v1p­1p­1p; metatarsi: II v2­ 2­2; III, IV v2­1p­0. Retrolateral tibial apophysis almost obsolete, slight denticle at dorsal edge of ridge (fig. 320); median apophysis almost circular, with long ventral and longer dorsal prongs completely obscur­ ing embolus and conductor in ventral view (fig. 319).

FEMALE: Total length 8.3. Coloration as in male. Leg spination: femora: I d0­0­1, p0­0­ 1; IV d1­0­1; tibiae: I v2­4­1p; II v1p­3­1p; metatarsi: II v2­2­2. Epigynum with long, posteriorly bifid scape (fig. 321); ducts restricted to posterior half of epigynum (fig. 322).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Western Australia: cave C­15, Cape Range , 22 ° 13 ̍ S, 113 ° 59 ̍ E, June 28, 1989 (M. Harvey, WAM 90 /501), 1♀ ; cave C­27, Cape Range, Kabura Well , 21 ° 56 ̍ S, 114 ° 07 ̍ E, May 17, 1995, under rock (B. Vine, WAM 99 /582), 13 ; outside cave C­118, Cape Range , 22 ° 09 ̍ S, 113 ° 59 ̍ E, Aug. 12, 1989, pitfall (B. Jones, WAM 99 /580), 13 ; site TL­4, NW Cape Peninsula, 22 ° 06 ̍ S, 114 ° 00 ̍ E, May 17–June 3, 1990, pitfall (J. Waldock, WAM 99 /583, 584), 23 ; site TL­5, NW Cape Peninsula, 22 ° 06 ̍ S, 114 ° 00 ̍ E, May 17–June 3, 1990, pitfall (J. Waldock, WAM 99 /581), 13 ; Kennedy Range National Park , 24 ° 33 ̍ S, 114 ° 58 ̍ E, Jan. 14–May 29, 1995, pitfall (P. West, WAM 99 /585), 13 ; Kennedy Range

National Park, 24 ° 34 ̍ S, 114 ° 57 ̍ E, May 29– Aug. 28, 1995, pitfall (N. Hall, WAM 99/ 586), 13.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the Cape and Kennedy Ranges, Western Australia (map 25).

Figures

Map 25. Records of Trachyspina capensis, new species (circles), T. goongarrie, new species (square), T. madura, new species (star), and T. illamurta, new species (cross).

Figs. 319–322. Trachyspina capensis, new species. 319. Left male palp, ventral view. 320. Same, retrolateral view. 321. Epigynum, ventral view. 322. Same, dorsal view.