Prodidomus bendee, Platnick & Baehr, 2006

Platnick, N. I. & Baehr, B., 2006, A Revision Of The Australasian Ground Spiders Of The Family Prodidomidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2006 (298), pp. 1-287 : 23-25

Prodidomus bendee , new species Figures 50–52; Map 3 TYPE: Male holotype taken in intercept

trap in Bendee scrub 6 km S Moranbah, 22 ° 029S, 148 ° 039E, Queensland (June 25– Dec. 20, 1997; G. Monteith, E. Kruck), deposited in QMB ( S60029 ) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of P. woodleigh and P. beattyi but have the embolus longer than in the former species and shorter than in the latter (figs. 50, 51); the retrolateral tibial apophysis resembles that of P. beattyi rather than P. woodleigh in having the most dorsal prong relatively small and sharply pointed (fig. 52). The close resemblance to those two species makes it unlikely that this could be the male of P. yorke .

MALE: Total length 2.40. Carapace 1.10 long, 0.78 wide, 0.24 high, length/ width 1.41; sternum 0.68 long, 0.58 wide, length/width 1.17; abdomen 1.30 long, 0.80 wide; coxa I 0.40 long; relative length of coxae I–IV 1.00:0.70:0.60:0.90. Body, legs pale. Eye group width 0.74 of head width; AME 0.07; ALE 0.08; PME 0.10; PLE 0.10; AME–AME 0.04; AME–ALE 0.00; PME– PME 0.02; PME–PLE 0.00; ALE–PLE 0.00; eye group AME–PME 0.24; AME–AME 0.18; PME–PME 0.22. Clypeus 0.03 high. ALS 0.15 of abdominal length, slightly separated. Palp (figs. 50–52): conductor originating prodistally, spatulate; embolus thin, straight, originating prolaterally, embolar base hidden behind tegulum; most dorsal prong relatively small, sharply point- ed.

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Known ONLY from the type locality (map 3).

Prodidomus seemani , new species Figures 55–57; Map 3 TYPE: Male holotype taken in pitfall trap

in open woodland at Hellhole Creek, Barakula State Forest , 26 ° 209S, 150 ° 429E, Queensland (Oct. 13–15, 2004; C. Burwell), deposited in QMB ( S67697 ) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a patronym in honor of Dr. Owen Seeman of the Queensland Museum.

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of P. sampeyae but have the embolus longer and the conductor thin and elongate (figs. 55, 56); the retrolateral tibial apophysis resembles that of P. sampeyae in having the most dorsal prong blunt and on a common mound together with other the two prongs (fig. 57). The close resemblance to those species makes it unlikely that this could be the male of P. yorke .

MALE: Total length 2.52. Carapace 1.04 long, 0.86 wide, 0.24 high, length/width 1.21; sternum 0.72 long, 0.60 wide, length/width 1.20; abdomen 1.48 long, 0.98 wide; coxa I 0.38 long; relative length of coxae I–IV 1.00:0.74:0.57:0.84. Body, legs pale. Eye group width 0.82 of caput width; AME 0.09; ALE 0.10; PME 0.12; PLE 0.12; AME–AME 0.02; AME–ALE 0.00; PME– PME 0.02; PME–PLE 0.00; ALE–PLE 0.00; eye group AME–PME 0.26; AME–AME 0.18; PME–PME 0.24. Clypeus 0.02 high. Carapace and abdomen covered with gray setae. ALS 0.12 of abdominal length, slightly separated. Palp (figs. 55–57): cymbium with dorsoapical scopula; conductor originating distally, long, thin, spatulate; sperm duct semicircular; embolus long, flattened, sinuous, embolar base separated from tegulum, situated basally; tibia short, most dorsal prong of retrolateral tibial apophysis blunt, on common mound, together with other two prongs.

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality (map 3).

Prodidomus flavus , new species Figures 58–60; Map 3 TYPE: Male holotype taken in a pit-

fall trap in a dry eucalypt woodland at

Thatch Creek , 19 ° 069S, 145 ° 189E, Queensland (Dec. 1–Apr. 14, 1992; R. Raven, P., E. Lawless, M. Shaw), deposited in QMB ( S59566 ) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is taken from Latin flavus (yellow) and refers to the body color.

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of P. bendee but have the embolus longer and the two ventral prongs of the retrolateral tibial apophysis are in a widely u-shaped position (figs. 58–60). The close resemblance to that species makes it unlikely that this could be the male of P. yorke .

MALE: Total length 1.78. Carapace 0.76 long, 0.60 wide, 0.14 high, length/width 1.26; sternum 0.58 long, 0.42 wide, length/width 1.38; abdomen 1.02 long, 0.78 wide; coxa I 0.28 long; relative length of coxae I–IV 1.00:0.71:0.57:0.71. Body, legs pale yellow. Eye group width 0.70 of caput width; AME 0.07; ALE 0.07; PME 0.10; PLE 0.10; AME– AME 0.02; AME–ALE 0.00; PME–PME 0.00; PME–PLE 0.00; ALE–PLE 0.00; eye group AME–PME 0.20; AME–AME 0.16; PME–PME 0.20. Clypeus 0.02 high. Carapace, abdomen covered with gray setae. ALS 0.20 of abdominal length, slightly separated. Palp (figs. 58–60): cymbium with dorsoapical scopula; conductor originating distally, thin, spatulate; sperm duct semicircular; embolus long, thin, embolar base separated from tegulum, hidden behind tegulum, situated prolaterally; tibia short, most dorsal prong of retrolateral tibial apophysis relatively small, sharply pointed, in widely u-shaped position with other prongs

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality (map 3).