Habronestes monocornis, 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 : 369

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3853/j.0067-1975.55.2003.1389
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FA87BC-5958-FF80-FEF1-FB20FA4FF81B
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Habronestes monocornis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Habronestes monocornis View in CoL n.sp.

Figs. 54 View Figs , 76, 77 View Figs , 117, 118 View Figs , 142 View Figs

Type material. HOLOTYPE 3: NSW, Gubatta, 33°38'7"S 146°33'12"E, 24.ii.1999, DD, QM S50906 View Materials GoogleMaps . PARATYPES: 533 same data as holotype in QM: S50906 View Materials , S51518 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 233 Gubatta, 33°38'10"S 146°33'8"E, 24– 28.ii.1999, DD, QM S51555 View Materials , S52135; 10♀ GoogleMaps , 2333 Pulletop, 33°58'46"S 146°3'28"E, 24–28.ii.1999, DD, QM S39855 View Materials , S41546 View Materials , S50992 View Materials , S51504 View Materials , S51590 View Materials , S51603 View Materials , S51604 View Materials ; 1♀ GoogleMaps , 13 as previous, AM KS83926 ; 1♀ , 2133 Taleeban Woodland, 33°55'33"S 146°28'23"E, 23–27.ii.1999, DD, QM S39853 View Materials , S51008 View Materials , S51625 View Materials GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Eyes in circular group around AME; AME smallest, other eyes subequal. Abdomen with 2 pairs of white patches on anterior part and 3 patches in front of spinnerets. DTiA large, but basally not longer than tibia. LTA with 1 horn retrolaterally. Epigyne with large, paired, half moon shaped plates, not touching medially.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 4.60; carapace 2.36 long, 1.84 wide; 1.00 high; cl/cw 1.28; sternum 1.20 long, 0.96 wide; sl/sw 1.25. Abdomen 2.24 long, 1.56 wide. Colour. Carapace, sternum sepia brown, iridescent; chelicerae medium brown; maxillae and labium medium brown, distally white. Abdomen sepia brown with 2 pairs of white patches and 3 patches in front of spinnerets; laterally with 3 long and broad white patches. Legs medium brown; clearly annulated; legs I–IV with white coxa, distally sepia brown, sepia brown trochanter, proximal about ½

white and distal ½ sepia brown femur, darker brown lateral stripes on patella and tibia; femur I proximal margin sepia brown with u-shaped pattern. Eyes. In circular group around AME. AME smallest, other eyes subequal. Eye group width 0.65 of headwidth; AME 0.08; ALE 0.18; PME 0.18; PLE 0.18; AME–AME 0.04; AME–ALE 0.10; ALE–PLE 0.08; PME–PME 0.08; PME–PLE 0.08. MOQ: AME–PME 0.42; AME–AME 0.20; PME–PME 0.44. Clypeus & chilum. Clypeus 0.44 high; chilum undivided, long. Legs. Length formula 4123; femora I, II with 1 row, III, IV with 2 rows of long thin setae ventrally. Male palp ( Figs. 76, 77 View Figs ). RCF deep, 2 3 of the cymbium length. LTA with a thick, short vertical stalk and an irregular, horizontal plate with 1 horn retrolaterally; DTA with a thin stalk; VTA, broad with sharp tip. Tibiae short; DTiA large, but basally not longer than tibia; VTiA ( Fig. 77 View Figs ).

Female (paratype QM S51590 View Materials ). Total length 5.12; carapace 2.28 long, 1.64 wide; 0.76 high; cl/cw 1.39; sternum 1.16 long, 1.00 wide; sl/sw 1.16. Abdomen 2.84 long, 1.96 wide. Colour. Same as male. Eyes. Eye group width 0.70 of headwidth; AME 0.08; ALE 0.18; PME 0.18; PLE 0.18; AME–AME 0.06; AME–ALE 0.10; ALE–PLE 0.10; PME– PME 0.08; PME–PLE 0.10. MOQ: AME–PME 0.44; AME– AME 0.22; PME–PME 0.44. Clypeus 0.44 high. Epigyne ( Figs. 117, 118 View Figs ). With paired, half moon shaped plates. Vulva with long, spiralled copulatory ducts ending in almost touching spermathecae.

Distribution. Western New South Wales ( Fig. 142 View Figs ).

Etymology. The choice of species name is a reference to the single horn on the retrolateral part of the LTA in the male palp.