Phintella monteithi, Żabka, Marek, 2012

Żabka, Marek, 2012, Phlegra Simon, 1876, Phintella Strand 1906 and Yamangalea Maddison, 2009 (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) — new species and new generic records for Australia, Zootaxa 3176, pp. 61-68 : 63-66

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.279921
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6170617
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/690287C6-ED0E-ED1B-28A8-FA224576FE4D
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Phintella monteithi
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Phintella monteithi View in CoL new species

Figs 8–18 View FIGURES 8 – 14 View FIGURES 15 – 18

Type material. 13 holotype, Australia, Queensland, Cape Tribulation Road, Telecom track leading off Mt Alexandra L.O., Daintree NP, 16º14'49"S, 145º26'05"E, 20 May 2000, G. Milledge & H. Smith, beating, FN14809, AMS KS57888; 13 paratype, Clohesy River Rd, 8.8 km by rd E of Kennedy Hwy, rainforest, 16º56'6"S, 145º36'56"E, 1 May 1998, G. Milledge, AMS KS52203; 13 paratype, Mt Molloy, 16º44'27"S, 145º19'12"E, riparian/woodland, pitfall #16-17, Scott Burnett, Summer 1992/93, QMB S59020 View Materials .

Etymology. The species in named in honour of Dr Geoff Monteith, distinguished Australian entomologist (Queensland Museum, Brisbane), collector of many interesting salticid species, including some studied in this paper.

Diagnosis. Distinguished by the patches of white contrasting hairs on the cephalothorax, morphology of the genitalia and the presence of a notch on the cheliceral spur.

Description. Male holotype ( Figs 8–11 View FIGURES 8 – 14 ). Cephalothorax dark-brown, eye field and lower margins orangebrown. Patches of white hairs present dorsally and on sides of the cephalothorax and fringes made of dark hairs above anterior eyes. Abdomen with light and dirty-grey longitudinal stripes, the posterior central part with pearly hairs. Sides light, separated from the venter by dark-grey narrow line in the anterior part. Anterior and median spinnerets light, posterior ones grey. Clypeus (face view) dirty-brown with central vertical stripe of white hairs. Chelicerae unidentate, with distinctive posterior ridge, dirty-brown with orange tips and a stripe of white hairs along the anterior surface. Cheliceral spur thin and long, with a terminal notch ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 8 – 14 arrow). Maxillae and labium yellow, sternum brownish-grey. Venter light, with dirty-grey longitudinal stripe. Legs thin and long. Distal femora, patellae and tibiae of first legs dark-grey, other podomeres light yellowish. Remaining legs light, with dark joint areas and with dark sides of patellae and tibiae. Palpal organ as illustrated in Figs 15, 16 View FIGURES 15 – 18 . Dimensions: CL 1.50, CW 1.09, EFL 0.67, AEW 1.04, PEW 0.98, CH 0.83, AL 1.87, AW 1.14, L1 3.89 (1.19+0.47+1.04+0.78+0.41), L2 3.93 (1.19+0.52+1.19+0.72+0.31), L3 3.42 (0.98+0.47+0.67+0.78+0.52) L4 3.57 (1.14+0.41+0.78+0.88+0.36).

Distribution. Known from a few localities in Queensland.

Variation. In some of the paratypes ( Figs 13, 14 View FIGURES 8 – 14 ) the patches of white hairs are less distinctive, vertical stripes of white hairs may be present below ALE and the sternum may have a pair of light longitudinal anterior patches. Also the palpal organ shows slight variety ( Figs 17, 18 View FIGURES 15 – 18 ).