Longepi cobon, PLATNICK, 2000

PLATNICK, NORMAN I., 2000, A Relimitation And Revision Of The Australasian Ground Spider Family Lamponidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2000 (245), pp. 1-328 : 297

Longepi cobon , new species Figures 726–729 ; Map 81

TYPE: Female holotype from midslope pitfall trap at Cobon North Coupe , 378229S, 1488569E, Victoria (Dec, 12–20, 1991; R. Coy), deposited in NMV ( K3621 ) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: Males can easily be recognized by the expanded knob on the dorsal prong of the retrolateral tibial apophysis (fig. 727), females by the Y­shaped epigynal hood (fig. 728).

MALE: Total length 3.5. Coloration as in L. tarra except abdominal venter uniformly gray. Leg spination: tibia IV v0­0­2. Retrolateral tibial apophysis with two prongs, subequal in length, dorsal prong with expanded knob (fig. 727); terminal apophysis only partially obscuring median apophysis in ventral view (fig. 726).

FEMALE: Total length 5.3. Coloration as in L. tarra except abdominal venter uniformly gray. Leg spination typical for genus. Epigynal hood Y­shaped, with posterolateral pockets, atrium reduced to v­shaped ridge anterior of openings (fig. 728); lateral ducts very long (fig. 729).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Victoria: Cobon South Coupe , 378259S, 1488589E, Nov. 10–17, 1991, midslope pitfall (R. Coy, NMV K3606 ), 1?, Dec. 9–15, 1991, upslope pitfalls (R. Coy, NMV K3602 ), 2 ?; Sardine Coupe , 378249S, 1488319E, Jan. 23–30, 1992, pitfall, gully (R. Coy, NMV K3557 ), 1 ?.

DISTRIBUTION: Eastern Victoria (map 81).

Figures

Map 81. Records of Longepi barmah, new species (circles) and L. cobon, new species (squares).

Figs. 726–729. Longepi cobon, new species. 726. Left male palp, ventral view. 727. Same, retrolateral view. 728. Epigynum, ventral view. 729. Same, dorsal view.