Revision of the Australian Spider Genus Habronestes (Araneae: Zodariidae). Species of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
Baehr, Barbara
Records of the Australian Museum
2003
2003-12-10
55
3
343
376
3J5QV
Baehr
2003
[290,515,1143,1167]
Arachnida
Zodariidae
Habronestes
Animalia
Araneae
29
372
Arthropoda
species
raveni
sp. nov.
Figs. 57, 78, 79, 109, 119, 120, 143
Type material. HOLOTYPE3: NSW, Tinderry Nature Reserve, southern entrance, 35°39'39"S 149°12'43"E, 14.iii.1999, J. Tarnawski& S. Lassau, AM KS55892. PARATYPES: NSW: 233 0.5 kmfrom Wheatley Ck Rd on Camp Ck Rd, leasehold land, 28°47'0"S 152°19'29"E, 4.ii– 9.iv. 1993, 550 m, G/C, AM KS36269; 13 as previous, AM KS56173; 13 East Kunderang Trail, 1.35 kmE of West Kunderang Trail, 30°48'41"S 152°2'55"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 890 m, G/C, AM KS39163; 31 33 Kunderang Trail, 1.2 kmfrom homestead, 30°49'12"S 152°8'3"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 210 m, G/C, AM KS39167; 1♀, 13 Kunderang Trail, 1.85 kmfrom homestead, 50 mS of Wonga Gully, 30°48'56"S 152°7'44"E, 4.ii– 9.iv. 1993, 210 m, G/C, AM KS39029; 333 as previous, AM KS39165; 733 Kunderang Trail, 3.45 kmfrom homestead, 30°48'29"S 152°7'7"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 280 m, G/C, AM KS39138; 13 33 NE facing slope above Kunderang Stn Ck, 30°48'26"S 152°6'26"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 410 m, G/C, AM KS39166; 13 Pulletop, 34°0'6"S 146°5'10"E, 24–28.ii.1999, DD, QM S50994; 1♀, QM S50995; 433 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 KS39137; 233, AM KS55965; 733 Richmond Range SF, Wattle Ck Rd, 28°38'42"S 152°46'29"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 220 m, G/C, AM KS36062; 1 3 Scotts Main Range, 33°56'S 150°18'E, with nest, AM KS50421; 933 Secondgully N of Wonga Gully, 30°48'39"S 152°7'26"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 270 m, G/C, AM KS39164; 1♀, 633 Taleeban Woodland, 33°56'29"S 146°25'8"E, 23–27.ii.1999, DD, QMS50913; 2 ♀♀, 333, QM S51006; 13, QMS52129; 1♀, 533, QM S52133; 233 UngarieSF, 33°39'44"S 147°4'6"E, 25.iii.1996, Callitrisforest F2 trap B2, 21–28 Mar 1996, D. Smith& R. Harris, AM KS49594; 1♀ Boundary CreekSF, 29°56'48"S 152°33'27"E, 9.iv.1993, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 600 m, G/C, AM KS56170.
Diagnosis. Eyes in circular group around AME; AME smallest, other eyes equal. Abdomen with 3 pairs of white patches on anterior part and 2 or 3 patches in front of spinnerets.
Description. Male( holotype). Total length 5.72; carapace 2.84 long, 2.20 wide; 1.24 high; cl/cw 1.29; sternum 1.52 long, 1.24 wide. Abdomen 2.88 long, 2.04 wide. Colour. Carapace and chelicerae sepia brown; sternum orange brown; maxillae and labium pale brown, distally white. Abdomen sepia brown with 3 irregular pairs of white patches on anterior part and 3 patches in front of spinnerets; laterally with 2 long white stripes equal in length; ventrally pink brown. Legs medium brown; clearly annulated; legs I, II with white coxa, distal angles sepia brown, sepia brown trochanter, sepia brown femur, darker brown lateral stripes on patella and tibia; femora III, IV with proximal 1 3of white and distal 2 3sepia brown. Eyes. In circular group aroundAME. AME smallest, other eyes equal. Eye group width 0.55 of headwidth;AME 0.12; ALE 0.18; PME 0.18; PLE 0.18; AME– AME 0.04; AME–ALE 0.08; ALE–PLE 0.06; PME–PME 0.08; PME–PLE 0.12. MOQ: AME–PME 0.48; AME–AME 0.28; PME–PME 0.44. Clypeus & chilum. Clypeus 0.6 high; chilum undivided, long. Legs. Length formula 4123. Male palp( Figs. 78, 79, 109). RCF deep, almost running the entire cymbium length. LTA with a long vertical stalk and with an irregular horizontal plate, bird head shape retrolaterally; DTA with a thin stalk; VTA long, with sharp tip. Tibia short; DTiA as long as ventrolateral one; VTiA ( Fig. 79). Female( paratypeQM S52129). Total length 7.00; carapace 3.40 long, 2.44 wide; 1.48 high; cl/cw 1.39; sternum 1.60 long, 1.40 wide; sl/sw 1.14. Abdomen 3.60 long, 3.00 wide. Colour. Same as male. Eyes. Eye group width 0.55 of headwidth; AME 0.14; ALE 0.20; PME 0.20; PLE 0.20; Figs. 127–132. Habronestes pictusspecies-group epigynes, ventral view (above), vulvae, dorsal view (below): (127, 128) Habronestes helenae n.sp.; (129, 130) Habronestes grahami n.sp.; (131, 132) Habronestes grayi n.sp.Scales 0.25 mm. AME–AME 0.04; AME–ALE 0.08; ALE–PLE 0.08; PME– PME 0.12; PME–PLE 0.12. MOQ:AME–PME 0.54; AME– AME 0.32; PME–PME 0.52. Clypeus 0.72 high. Epigyne( Figs. 119, 120). Posterior margin undulate, with central opening at posterior margin. Vulva with kidney-shaped, medially touching copulatory ducts ending in globular spermathecae anteriorly.
Distribution. Northeastern to western New South Wales( Fig. 143).
Etymology. Named in honour of Dr Robert J. Raven of the QueenslandMuseum, in esteem for his important work on Australian spiders.
1999-03-14
AM
J. Tarnawski & S. Lassau
-35.660835
Tinderry Nature Reserve
19
149.21194
29
372
KS55892
1
holotype
1993-02-04
1993-04-09
1993-02-04
AM
-28.783333
Wheatley Ck Rd on Camp Ck Rd
20
152.32472
29
372
KS36269
1
paratype
[470,745,1348,1367]
AM
29
372
KS56173
1
paratype
1993-02-04
1993-04-09
1993-02-04
AM
-30.811388
East Kunderang Trail
20
152.04861
29
372
KS39163
1
paratype
1993-02-04
1993-04-09
1993-02-04
AM
-30.820002
Kunderang Trail
20
152.13417
29
372
KS39167
1
1
paratype
1993-02-04
1993-04-09
1993-02-04
AM
50
-30.815556
Kunderang Trail
20
152.12889
Wonga Gully
29
372
KS39029
1
paratype
[459,745,1492,1511]
AM
29
372
KS39165
1
paratype
1993-02-04
1993-04-09
1993-02-04
AM
-30.808054
Kunderang Trail
20
152.1186
29
372
KS39138
1
paratype
1993-02-04
1993-04-09
1993-02-04
AM
-30.807222
Kunderang Stn Ck
20
152.10722
29
372
KS39166
1
paratype
S50994, S50995
1999-02-24
1999-02-28
1999-02-24
DD, QM
-34.001667
Pulletop
19
146.0861
29
372
1
1
paratype
1993-02-04
1993-04-09
1993-02-04
AM
Ramornie SF
-29.710556
Mt Tindal Rd
20
152.63583
29
372
KS39137
1
paratype
[121,321,1660,1679]
AM
29
372
KS55965
1
paratype
1993-02-04
1993-04-09
1993-02-04
AM
Richmond Range SF
-28.645
Wattle Ck Rd
20
152.77472
29
372
KS36062
1
paratype
AM
-33.933334
Scotts Main Range
1202
150.3
29
372
KS50421
1
paratype
1993-02-04
1993-04-09
1993-02-04
AM
-30.810833
Second
20
152.12389
29
372
KS39164
1
1
paratype
S50913
1999-02-23
1999-02-27
1999-02-23
DD, QM
-33.94139
Taleeban Woodland
19
146.4189
29
372
2
2
paratype
S51006
[579,745,1780,1799]
QM
29
372
1
paratype
S52129
[121,306,1804,1823]
QM
29
372
1
1
paratype
S52133
[317,482,1804,1823]
QM
29
372
1
paratype
1996-03-21
1996-03-28
1996-03-21
R
D. Smith
-33.662224
Ungarie
19
147.06833
29
372
1
paratype
[229,459,1852,1871]
AM
Harris
29
372
KS49594
1
1
paratype
9. iv. 1993, 4. ii - 9. iv. 1993
AM
-29.946667
Boundary Creek
20
152.55751
29
372
KS56170
1
paratype