Koppe calciphila, Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001

Deeleman-Reinhold, Christa, 2001, Forest Spiders of South East Asia With a revision of the sac and ground spiders (Araneae: Clubionidae, Corinnidae, Liocranidae, Gnaphosidae, Prodidomidae and Trochanteriidae)., Forest Spiders of South East Asia With a revision of the sac and ground spiders- Family Liocranidae, Netherlands: Brill Leiden; Boston; Köln, pp. 276-296 : 290

Koppe calciphila sp. n.

( figs 405-409, map 21)

Type locality.— Indonesia, SW Sulawesi, Camba, Type material,— Holotype ♂ from the type locality, on the road Udjung Pandang-C amba , 23 km from Camba in forest on limestone, in ravine, 9-viii. 1980 ; paratypes: 3 ♀, 1 ♀ without abdomen, same data, 8-9.viii.1980, all P.R. and C L. Deeleman .

Other material — None.

Diagnosis.— Easily recognisable by the cones on the anterior abdominal margin. Male palpal tibia with rectangular retrolateral apophysis, wider than long, bulb with large membranous conductor; embolar plate covering proximal, retrolateral segment of tegulum. Epigyne distinctive.

Description.— MALE ( fig. 405). Total length 4.00 mm. Carapace length 1.85 mm, width 1.30 mm. width head 0,90 mm, eye group width 0,65 mm; abdomen length 1.90 mm, width 1.30 mm. Leg length: leg 1 7.60 mm (1.75-2. 70-2.15-1. 00), leg II 5.70 mm (1.50­ 2 ,00-1.45-0.75); leg III 4.50 mm (1.20-1, 40-1.25 -0.65); leg IV 6.05 mm (1.50-1. 90-1.75­ 0.90), palp 0.85-0.35-0.45- 0.85 mm. Carapace colour and marking as in the other species; legs yellow, coxae and femora orange. AME slightly larger than ALE and PE, distance between anterior eyes 1/2 d ALE; posterior eyes separated by 1 1/2 d. Chelicerae and sternum as in other species. Legs: tibia 1 with 8 pairs of ventral spines, tibia II with 7pv, 6rv, metatarsus I with 6 pairs, metatarsus II with 5pv, 4rv, leg III and IV spineless. Femora of palps with a row of 3 ventral spines on sockets. Abdomen covered for 3/4 with dorsal scutum, ventrally with epigastric scutum and post-genital scutum till halfway spinnerets. Palp see diagnosis and figs 406, 407; wide duct appears in prolateral segment of tegulum. Conductor membranous till near tip.

FEMALE. Carapace length 1.75 mm, width 1.20 mm, head width 0.85 mm, eye group width 0.60 mm; epigyne 0.35 mm wide. Leg lengths: leg I 6.35 mm (1.50-2. 40-1.75-0.70), leg II 4.90 mm (1. 25-1.75-1. 25-0.65); leg III 3.90 mm M. 00-1.30-1. 05-0.55); leg IV 5.30 mm (1.40-1 ,75-1.50-0.65). palp 0.50-0.25-0.40- 0.70 mm. Somatic characters as male, colouring of legs: femora orange, tibia and metatarsus of leg I and II orange, patella and tarsus of leg I and II and distal segmen t of leg III and IV yellow. Spine formula: tibia I with 8-9 pairs of ventral spines, tibia II with 7-Spv. 6-7rv, metatarsus I 6 pv, 6rv, metatarsus II 5-6 pv, 4 rv: palpal femur a row of 4v. Other legs spineless. Dorsal scutum 3/4 abdominal length. Epigyne fig. 408, showing a dark area in the shape of an upside-down V, adjacent to sides a pair of oval orange areas. Vulva fig. 409.

Distribution.— Limestone area north of Udjung Pandang in SW Sulawesi.

Etymology — The name expresses the affinity to calcareous limestone.