Maddisonia richardsoni, Zabka, 2014

Zabka, Marek, 2014, Maddisonia-A New Jumping Spider Genus from Australia (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae), Records of the Australian Museum 66 (4), pp. 217-223 : 218

Maddisonia richardsoni sp. nov.

Figs 1 , 4A,B

Etymology. The species’ name is proposed for Prof. Barry Richardson (Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra) in recognition of his research on salticid taxonomy.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE male, New South Wales, River State Forest , 30°33'27"S 152°16'59"E, grassy forest, transect W38, pitfall trap, Jan. 1993, I. Oliver, AMS KS74652.

Diagnosis. Tegulum with lobe (arrow, Fig. 4A ), tibial apophysis bifurcate ( Figs 1E , 4B ).

Description. Male ( Fig. 1A–C ) cephalothorax brown with darker eYe field. Hairiness scant. Abdomen macerated, natural colouration not preserved. ClYpeus dark brown. Chelicerae dirtY brown with 2 promarginal teeth and single retromarginal two-cuspidate (fissdentate) tooth. Maxillae, labium and sternum dirty brown. Abdomen macerated, natural colouration not preserved. Spinnerets grey. Palpal organ as in Figs 1D, 1E , 4A, and 4B . Dimensions: CL 1.56; EFL 0.62; AEW 0.88; PEW 0.93; CW 1.24; CH 0.57; AL 1.30; AW 0.98; L1 0.98 + 0.63 + 0.63 + 0.385 + 0.385; L2: 0.70 + 0.455 + 0.455 + 0.385 + 0.385, L3: 0.595 + 0.455 + 0.385 + 0.42; L4: 1.05 + 0.49 + 0.70 + 0.525 + 0.35.

Distribution. Known only from type-locality (Fig. 5, triangle).

Figures

Figure 1. Maddisonia richardsoni sp. nov., male holotype.(A) dorsal, (B) ventral and (C) frontal aspects, and (D–E) palpal organ. Scales: A and C, 1.0 mm; D, 100 µm.

Figure 4. Palpal organs of new Maddisonia species. (A, B) Maddisonia richardsoni sp. nov., male holotype; (C, D) Maddisonia whytei sp. nov., male holotype, D, side view of tibia; (E, F) Maddisonia berbekai sp. nov., male holotYpe. Scales 100 µm.