Aname inglewood sp. nov.

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Figs 12, 86

Diagnosis

Males of A. inglewood sp. nov. can be distinguished from all species for which males are known except A. fuscochelicera sp. nov., A. nigrochelicera sp. nov., and A. rubrochelicera sp. nov. by a moderate to large body size (carapace length>4.0 mm), the presence of a short embolus (embolus length/ bulb length <1.5) that is short, thick, and relatively straight, and a small, triangular tibial spur (Fig. 86L–Q). Males of A. inglewood can be distinguished from those of A. fuscochelicera, A. nigrochelicera, and A. rubrochelicera . by the presence of a longer, more curved embolus (embolus length / bulb length>1) (Fig. 86L–M; cf. Figs 84, 87, 90).

Females of A. inglewood sp. nov. are unknown.

Etymology

The specific epithet ‘ inglewood ’ is a noun in apposition, referencing the type locality of this species.

Type material

Holotype

AUSTRALIA – Queensland • ♂; Inglewood; 28°25′ S, 151°05′ E; 20 Jan. 1997; Queensland Ambulance Service leg.; QMB S34554.

Other material examined

AUSTRALIA – Queensland • 1 ♂; Weengallon; 28°22′ S, 149°04′ E; 2 Jan. 1979; R.J. Raven, V.E. Davies and T. Adams leg.; QMB S1286 .

Description

Male (holotype, QMB S34554)

GENERAL (Fig. 86A–Q). Body length 18.97, in good condition, colour presumably faded due to preservation.

DORSAL PROSOMA (Fig. 86A, E–F). Carapace length 7.94, width 7.41, length/width 1.07, clypeus to fovea length/carapace length 0.69, caput width/carapace width 0.67, carapace red-brown, caput slightly darker than thorax, reflective setae present, light on caput, light on thorax, fovea straight, fovea width/ carapace length 0.12 (Fig. 86A, F); chelicerae red-brown, rastellum absent or inconspicuous, chelicerae length/carapace length 0.49 (Fig. 86A); eye group rectangular, width/length 1.73, eye tubercle present (Fig. 86E).

ABDOMEN (Fig. 86B, D). Abdomen length 7.27, tan-brown, darker dorsally and lighter laterally, dorsal pattern absent, with consistent cover of short setae.

VENTRAL PROSOMA (Fig. 86C, G–I). Labium cuspules absent (Fig. 86H); maxillae heel distinct, cuspules present, count =about 90, extending posteriorly onto heel, extending laterally about 20% of maxillae length (Fig. 86C, I); coxae cuspules absent, thorn-like setae on prolateral face present (Fig. 86C, I); sternum length/width 1.24, central sternum with consistent covering of short setae, row of longer setae around posterior edges (Fig. 86G–H); posterior sigilla ovoid, central sternum to posterior sigilla length/ sternum length 0.25, posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.14 (Fig. 86G–H); other sigilla small, round and lateral (Fig. 86G–H).

LEG I (Fig. 86N–Q). Leg I orange-tan, reflective setae on dorsal femur, femur length 7.00, patella length 4.22, tibia length 5.44, metatarsus length 5.20, tarsus length 3.23, total length 25.09, leg I length/ carapace length 3.16 (Fig. 86N–O); scopulae on distal metatarsus and tarsus (Fig. 86N–O); spine count Fe D 0, Fe PL 1, Pa PL 2, Ti PL 0, Ti RL 0, Me PL 0, Me RL 0, Ta 0 (Fig. 86N–O); tibia length/width [TIL/TID] 3.60, even width along length, spur present, triangular, knuckle absent, megaspine angled at 28 degrees, length to distal face of spur/tibia length [TIS/TIL] 0.54, spur height/tibia width [TISH/ TID] 0.52, megaspine length/tibia length 0.22 (Fig. 86N–P); metatarsus relatively straight, proximal excavation present, excavation concave with slight heel, heel semi-sharp, excavation length/metatarsus length [MIPEL/MIL] 0.51, metatarsus length/width [MIL/MID] 4.14 (Fig. 86N–O, Q).

PEDIPALP (Fig. 86J–M). Tibia length 3.34, width 1.26, length/width [PTL/PTD] 2.64, asetose depression present, depression length/palp tibia length [PDL/PTL] 0.59, retrolateral face with consistent covering of light setae, ventral face with two elongate bristle-like setae below depression, prolateral face with one disto-ventral spine, disto-medial spine absent (Fig. 86J–K); patella prolateral face with 2 spines (Fig. 86J–K); cymbium with scopulae present distally (Fig. 86J–K); copulatory organ total length 1.74, length/palp tibia length 0.52 (Fig. 86L–M); bulb length/width 0.98 (Fig. 86L–M); embolus tapering from bulb, short and thick, tapering and curving relatively evenly to point, width at base/bulb width 0.35, embolus length/bulb length 1.38 (Fig. 86L–M).

Distribution and natural history

Aname inglewood sp. nov. occurs in southern Queensland, in the Brigalow Belt South bioregion, where it is known from two locations, one near Inglewood and another further west near Weengallon (Fig. 12). The form of burrows constructed by spiders of this species is unknown, but is likely to be similar to that of other rubrochelicera -complex species (Fig. 12).