Habronestes grayi, 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 : 363-364

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3853/j.0067-1975.55.2003.1389

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FA87BC-5956-FF8F-FC36-FA9EFDE7FAFA

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Habronestes grayi
status

sp. nov.

Habronestes grayi View in CoL n.sp.

Figs. 60 View Figs , 90, 91 View Figs , 99 View Figs , 131, 132 View Figs , 140 View Figs

Type material. HOLOTYPE 3: NSW, Ramornie SF, track off Mt Tindal Rd , 29°42'41"S 152°37'36"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 220 m, G/C, AM KS83931 . GoogleMaps

PARATYPES: 1033 same data as holotype, AM KS39194 GoogleMaps ; 13 as previous, AM KS56167 ; 2♀♀ , 1033 Boundary Ck SF, 0.45 km along Boundary Ck Rd from jnctn of Dungel & Shannon Ck Rds, 29°56'48"S 152°33'27"E, 4.ii– 9.iv. 1993, 600 m, G/C, AM KS39193 , 13 GoogleMaps as previous, QM S60827 View Materials ; 1333 Boundary Ck SF, 1 km N along Joebill Rd from Shannon Ck Rd, 29°56'13"S 152°33'12"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 630 m, G/C, AM KS39196 GoogleMaps ; 6 33 Boundary Ck SF,Shannon Ck,Shannon Ck Rd, 29°57'18"S 152°35'37"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 300 m, G/C, AM KS39197 GoogleMaps ; 13 Ramornie SF, track off Mt Tindal Rd , 29°43'1"S 152°38'24"E, 9.iv.1993, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993 ,110 m,G/C, AM KS56169 ; 1♀ GoogleMaps Ramornie SF, track off Mt Tindal Rd , 29°42'S 152°38'E, 9.iv.1993, 4.ii– 9.iv.1993, G/C, AM KS56171 GoogleMaps ; 2333 Ramornie SF, track off Mt Tindal Rd , 29°42'38"S 152°38'9"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 200 m, G/C, AM KS39195 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Eyes in 2 rows, both rows procurved, PME and PLE largest. Abdomen with 2 pairs of large white patches on top and 3 patches in front of spinnerets. Extremely long DTiA; LTA with a long, broad horizontal stalk and irregular plate with bilateral wings retrolaterally, similar to H. bradleyi . Epigyne with paired broad-oval openings.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 6.88; carapace 3.60 long, 2.68 wide; 1.20 high; cl/cw 1.34; sternum 1.76

long, 1.48 wide; sl/sw 1.18. Abdomen 3.28 long, 2.28 wide. Colour. Carapace, sternum and chelicerae sepia brown; maxillae and labium sepia brown, distally white. Abdomen sepia brown with 2 pairs of large white patches and 3 patches in front of spinnerets; laterally with 2 long white patches equal in length; ventrally with 1 longitudinal white stripe from epigastric fold to near tracheal spiracle. Legs yellow brown; clearly annulated; legs I–IV with white coxa, sepia brown trochanter, proximal 2 3 –½ of femora white and distal part sepia brown, sepia brown patella; Eyes. In 2 rows each with 4 eyes, both rows procurved. AME smallest, other eyes equal. Eye group width 0.53 of headwidth; AME 0.16; ALE 0.18; PME 0.18; PLE 0.18; AME–AME 0.04; AME– ALE 0.04; ALE–PLE 0.04; PME–PME 0.08; PME–PLE 0.10. MOQ: AME–PME 0.54; AME–AME 0.36; PME– PME 0.44. Clypeus & chilum. Clypeus 0.8 high; chilum divided. Legs. Length formula 4123; femora I, II with 1 row and III, IV with 2 rows of long thin setae ventrally. Male palp ( Figs. 90, 91 View Figs , 99 View Figs ). RCF deep almost running the entire cymbium length. LTA with a long broad horizontal stalk and irregular plate with bilateral wings retrolaterally; DTA with a flattened stalk; VTA, long, with sharp tip. Tibia short; DTiA twice as long as tibia; VTiA ( Fig. 91 View Figs ).

Female (paratype AM KS39193). Total length 7.84; carapace 3.44 long, 2.32 wide; 1.20 high; cl/cw 1.48; sternum 1.60 long, 1.44 wide; sl/sw 1.10.Abdomen 4.40 long, 3.08 wide. Colour. Same as male. Eyes. AME smallest, other eyes equal. Eye group width 0.51 of headwidth; AME 0.14; ALE 0.18; PME 0.18; PLE 0.18; AME–AME 0.06; AME–ALE 0.04; ALE– PLE 0.06; PME–PME 0.08; PME–PLE 0.12. MOQ: AME– PME 0.54; AME–AME 0.34; PME–PME 0.44. Clypeus 0.8 high. Epigyne ( Figs. 131, 132 View Figs ). With paired broad-oval openings. Copulatory ducts anteriorly visible through the tegument. Vulva with long, spiralled copulatory ducts ending in pear-shaped, posteriorly touching spermathecae.

Distribution. Northeastern New South Wales ( Fig. 140 View Figs ).

Etymology. The species name is a patronym honouring Dr Michael Gray of the Australian Museum, in esteem for his important work on Australian spiders.

AM

Australian Museum

QM

Queensland Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Zodariidae

Genus

Habronestes

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