Misgolas kirstiae Wishart, 1992

Wishart, Graham, 2011, Trapdoor Spiders of the Genus Misgolas (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) in the Illawarra and South Coast Regions of New South Wales, Australia, Records of the Australian Museum 63 (1), pp. 33-51 : 36

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scientific name	Misgolas kirstiae Wishart, 1992
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Misgolas kirstiae Wishart, 1992 View in CoL

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Misgolas kirstiae Wishart, 1992: 269–271 View in CoL .

Type material examined. NEW SOUTH WALES: holotype ♂, AMS KS22355, “Scalloway”, Willow Vale, nr Gerringong , NSW (34°44'11"S 150°47'23"E), 6 Nov. 1985, GW. Allotype ♀, AMS KS22356, 5 Oct.1988, locality as for KS22355, maintained alive until 23 Jan. 1989, then preserved with 55 spiderlings. GoogleMaps

Diagnosis. In male & female: small sized brown spiders; reflective hairs and many small black setae on carapace, retrodorsal surface of metatarsi IV with spines ( Fig. 2F View Fig ). Venter pallid with dark brown pattern most concentrated along median band ( Fig. 2D,E View Fig ). In female: carapace length c. 5.5–7.5. In male: carapace length c. 5.1–6.4. Embolus of bulb slender, sinuous, apophysis absent; retrolateral flange with one prominent fold ( Fig. 2B,C View Fig ). Conformation of palp as figured ( Fig. 2A View Fig ), distal tibial apophysis absent.

Distribution and natural history. Known only from type locality ( Fig. 14C View Fig ); burrow in the wild not known. Spiders found in excavated soil sometimes encased in soft fragile silken sock about 3 cm long, impregnated with soil; in captivity burrow entrance is sealed by halfmoon-shaped flap ( Wishart, 1992). Mature males wander from September to November each year ( Wishart, 1993).

References

Wishart, G., 1992. New species of the trapdoor spider genus Misgolas Karsch (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) with a review of the tube building species. Records of the Australian Museum 44 (3): 263 - 278.

Wishart, G., 1993. The biology of spiders and phenology of wandering males in a forest remnant (Araneae: Mygalomorphae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33 (2): 675 - 680.

Figures

Fig. 2. Misgolas kirstiae. (A–D) ♂, holotype AMS KS22355: (A) right palp retrolateral. (B,C) right bulb: (B) dorsal, (C) prolateral. (D) venter. (E,F) ♀, allotype AMS KS22356: (E) venter. (F) right leg IV retrolateral.

Fig. 14 A–C. Distribution of Misgolas species in the New South Wales Illawarra and South Coast (easternAustralia) based on material examined. (Inset [Fig. 14A] with catchment area). (A) * M. gracilis, • M. rowelli,  M. rapax,  M. phippsi, Ƃ M. kampenae,  M. elegans. (B) Ƃ M. dereki,  M. robertsi,  M. horsemanae,  M. shawi. (C) Ƃ M. tannerae, • M. gwennethae, A M. kirstiae,  M. paulaskewi.