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