Habronestes hamatus, Baehr, 2003

Baehr, Barbara, 2003, Revision of the Australian Spider Genus Habronestes (Araneae: Zodariidae). Species of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Records of the Australian Museum 55 (3), pp. 343-376 : 347-348

Habronestes hamatus n.sp.

Figs. 19, 20 , 138

Type material. HOLOTYPE 3: NSW, Pulletop, 33°58'46"S 146°30'28"E, 24.ii.1999, D. Driscoll, QM S51505 .

Diagnosis. Carapace sepia brown. Abdomen with 4 pairs of white patches on top and 2 patches in front of spinnerets. Male palp with VTA hidden by extremely large LTA; tibia with a thick spine retrolaterally at base of large, dorsolateral tibial apophysis.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 5.52; carapace 2.80 long, 2.00 wide; 1.28 high; cl/cw 1.40; sternum 1.40 long, 1.16 wide; sl/sw 1.21. Abdomen 2.72 long, 1.76 wide. Colour. Carapace sepia brown, iridescent; sternum reddish brown; chelicerae medium brown; maxillae, labium pale brown, bases darker brown. Abdomen sepia brown with 4 pairs of white patches on top and 2 patches in front of spinnerets; laterally sepia brown with 1 long horizontal white stripe reaching front; ventrally pink brown; legs medium brown with indistinct colour pattern; legs I–IV with pale brown coxa and sepia brown femur. Carapace. Raised at front. Sternum. Heart-shaped anteriorly straight; with lateral margin produced between coxae and intercoxae; glossy. Eyes. In 3 rows 2 4 2. PLE largest. Eye group width 0.7 of head width; AME 0.12; ALE 0.12; PME 0.18; PLE 0.30; AME–AME 0.06; AME–ALE 0.10; ALE–PLE 0.08; PME–PME 0.14; PME–PLE 0.14. MOQ: AME–PME 0.50; AME–AME 0.30; PME–PME 0.50. Clypeus & chilum. Clypeus 0.72 high; chilum undivided, long. Male palp ( Figs. 19, 20 ). RCF 2 3 of the cymbium length. LTA with tshaped horizontal plate and 2 large hooks retrolaterally; DTA with thin stalk; VTA with blunt tip. Tibiae short; DTiA 1.5 as long as tibia, with thick basal spine.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from type locality in western New South Wales ( Fig. 138 ).

Etymology. Species name is an adjective (Latin: hamatus = with hooks) taken because of the large hooks on the retrolateral part of the LTA of the male palp.

Figures

Figs. 17–22. Habronestes australiensis species-group male palps, ventral view (above), lateral view (below): (17– 18) Habronestes pseudoaustraliensis n.sp.; (19–20) Habronestes hamatus n.sp.; (21–22) Habronestes driscolli n.sp. Scale 0.5 mm. DTA = dorsal tegular apophysis; DTiA = dorsolateral tibial apophysis; LTA = lateral tegular apophysis; RCF = retrolateral cymbial fold; VTA = ventral tegular apophysis; VTiA = ventral tibial apophysis.

Figs. 138–143. New South Wales, showing collection localities: (138) species of Habronestes australiensis species-group; (139) species of Habronestes macedonensis species-group; (140–143) species of Habronestes pictus species-group.