Pungalina albobarbata ( L. Koch, 1879 ) L. Koch, 1879

Richardson, Barry J., 2016, New genera, new species and redescriptions of Australian jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae), Zootaxa 4114 (5), pp. 501-560 : 539-543

Pungalina albobarbata ( L. Koch, 1879) comb. nov.

Figs 150–166

Icius albobarbatus L. Koch, 1879, 1138 , pl. 99, figs 2, 3.

Clynotis albobarbatus — Rainbow 1911: 293, Żabka 1987: 439, figs 1–7 (redescription).

Remarks. Detailed descriptions of the types can be found in Koch (1879) and in Żabka (1987). The syntypes are part of the collection in ZMUH and can no longer be borrowed, making work on this very extensive collection of Australian types difficult for Australian workers. Fortunately, Prof. M. Żabka has seen and drawn one of the male syntypes and kindly made his original illustrations available (Żabka pers. com.). As there is no confusion as to the specific identification of the syntypes and they have not been seen, no lectotype has been designated.

Material examined. Syntype. Drawings provided by M. Żabka: F, Sydney 151.22°E, 33.88°S ( ZMUH MG16534).

Other material examined: AUSTRALIA: QUEENSLAND: 1M, Barron Gorge National Park, 16.98°S, 145.6°E, I. Macauly, 16 Nov. 2012 ( RJWA AUS 406); 1M, 1F, 11 imm., Homevale, 148.53°E, 21.45°S, V. Davies, 1 Apr. 1975 (QM S96195 ); 1F, Yeppoon, Iwasaki Road, 23.05°S, 150.72°E, Nov. 1991, D. Wallace & R. Raven (QM S19615 ); 2M, 2F, 13 imm., Rundle Range, 151°E, 23.67°S, 24 Mar. 1975 (QM S96191 ); 1M, 1F, Eurimbula, SE of Gladstone, 151.83°E, 24.18°S, 1 Mar. 1975, C. Horseman (AMS KS6710); 1M, Dan Dan Scrub, 21 km SSW of Calliope, 151.02°E, 24.27°S, 9 Dec. 1983, Montieth, Davies, Gallon & Thompson (QM S96143 ); 1F, Kroombit Tops, Callide Creek, 150.9°E, 24.32°S, 14 Dec. 1983, Montieth, Davies, Gallon & Thompson (QM S96144 ); 1M, Mount Goonaneman, 152.13°E, 25.43°S, 5 Nov. 1980, R. Raven & V. Davies (QM S96152 ); 2F, 1 imm., Marlaybrook, Bunya, 151.57°E, 26.85°S, R. Raven & V. Davies, 2 Mar. 1976 (QM S96192 ); 1M, 4 imm., Braemar State Forest, 150.83°E, 27.22°S, 15 Oct. 1979, R. Raven (QM S4580); 1M, 1F, Gold Creek Reservoir, Brookfield, 152.88°E, 27.47°S, 2 Apr. 1981, V. Davies & R. Raven (QM S96138 ); 1F, Gold Creek Reservoir, Brookfield, 152.88°E, 27.47°S, 7 Sept. 1980, R. Raven (QM S96199 ); 1F, 4 imm., as above, 16 Dec. 1980 (QM S96140 ); 1M, 4imm., as above, 18 May 1981 (QM S96139 ); 1M, 2F, 4imm., as above, 8 Apr. 1981 (QM S96142 ); 1M, as above, 31 Jul. 1981, R. Raven & V. Davies (QM S96141 ); 1M, as above, QM party, 30 Jan. 2004 (QM S65493 ); 2F, as above, QM party, 1 Dec. 2003 (QM S65272 ); 1M, as above, QM party, 3 Oct. 2003 (QM S65494 ); 1M, Upper Brookfield, 152.87°E, 27.48°S, R. Raven & V. Davies (QM S96134 ); 1F, Mount Coottha, 27.48°S, 152.95°E, 23 Feb. 1980, R. Raven (QM S96194 ); 1M, Belmont Hill Bushlands, 27.52°S, 153.12°E, QM party, 2 Jan. 2004 (QM S65399 ); 1F, as above, 1 Mar. 2004 (QM S65398 ); 1F, Belmont Hill Bushlands, 153.12°E, 27.52°S, QM party, 30 Oct. 2003 (QM S65400); 1M, Roedean Street, Fig Tree Pocket, Brisbane, 27.53°S, 152.97°E, 6 Apr. 1977, V. Davies (QM S96148 ); 2M, as above, 3 May 1988 (QM S91117 ); 2F, as above, 5 Feb. 1980 (QM S96200 ); 1M, Griffith University, 27.55°S, 153.05°E, 11 Dec. 1975, G. Oliver (QM S96196 ); 1F, as above (QM S96196 ); 1M, 1F, Rochedale State Forest, Brisbane, 153.1°E, 27.57°S, 30 Apr. 1980, V. Davies & R. Raven (QM S96193 ); 3F, as above, 5 Nov. 2003 (QM S67438); 1M, as above, 2 Jan. 2004 (QM S67437); 1F, Karawatha Forest, 153.08°E, 27.62°S, QM party, 2 Sep. 2003 (QM S62395); 1F, Drewvale, 11 Ilaweena Street, 153.07°E, 27.63°S, QM party, 5 Nov. 2003 (QM S73675 ); 1F, as above (QM S73662 ); 1M, Lamington National Park, IBISCA, 153.13°E, 28.15°S, 11 Oct. 2006, K. Staunton (QM S81107); NEW SOUTH WALES: 1M, 1imm., Beaury State Forest, Rocky Waterholes Road, 152.33°E, 28.55°S, 4 Feb. 1993, M.R. Gray & G.A. Cassis (AMS KS37846); 1M, Doubleduke State Forest, junction of Range Road and Lockleys Roads, 153.19°E, 29.23°S, 4 Feb. 1993, M.R. Gray & G.A. Cassis (AMS KS42549); 1M, Mulligans Hut, Gibralter Range, 182.18°E, 29.6°S, 10 Nov. 1980, R. Raven (QM S96150 ); 1M, Ramornie State Forest, Mount Tindal Road, 152.58°E, 29.7°S, 4 Feb. 1993, M.R. Gray & G.A. Cassis (AMS KS42202); 1F, Kunderang Trail, 1.2 km from Homestead, 152.13°E, 30.82°S, 18 Feb. 93, M.R. Gray & G.A. Cassis (AMS KS64650); 1F, Mount Kaputar National Park, Waa Gorge, 150.1°E, 30.06°S, 14 Nov. 2001, M. Gray, G. Milledge & H. Smith (AMS KS75327); 1F, Carrai State Forest, Block & Tackle Ridge, 500 m from Carrai Road, 30.96°S, 152.39°E, 4 Feb. 1993, M.R. Gray & G.A. Cassis (AMS KS43166); 1F, Oaky Creek Nature Reserve, q 150.62°E, 31.11°S, 8 Dec. 2001, L. Wilkie & H. Smith (AMS KS80948); 1M, Wambo Colliery at Warkworth Sands, Wollombi Brook, 151.01°E, 32.05°S, 24 Nov. 2004, J. Gollan (AMS KS92340); 1F, Wambo Colliery at Warkworth Sands, Wollombi Brook, 151.01°E, 32.05°S, 24 Nov. 2004, J. Gollan (AMS KS92341); 1M, Upper Hunter River, Cliffords Quarry at Aberdeen, 150.93°E, 32.14°S, 23 Nov. 2004, J. Gollan (AMS KS92338); 1F, Booti Booti National Park, south of Forster - northern end of dirt track to Jane's Corner, 152.55°E, 32.24°S, 4 Dec. 1996, L. Wilkie (AMS KS58922); 1F, Wallaroo State Forest, 100m along Gilmore Trail from Duggans Trail, 151.8°E, 32.62°S, 4 Feb. 1993, M.R. Gray & G.A. Cassis (AMS KS42272); 3F, 2 imm., University of Western Sydney Hawkesbury, Richmond, 150.75°E, 33.62°S, 1 Mar. 2003, B.J. Richardson ( ANIC 42 001456); 1M, Blue Mountains, road to Ingar Picnic Area, 150.43°E, 33.77°S, (Ambs, 2 Oct. 1996 (AMS KS51992); 1M, 1F, 30 km SE of Braidwood, 80 m along Corn Trail Road from junction with Kings Highway (52), 150.01°E, 35.56°S, 16 Mar. 1999, J. Tarnawski & S.A. Lassau (AMS KS68041); 1F, Junction of Quart Pot & Buckenbowra Roads, Mogo, 150.05°E, 35.77°S, 3 Aug. 1999, J. Tarnawski & S. Lassau (AMS KS 58823); 1F, West of Mogo, Buckenbowra Road, about 250 m S of junction with Quart Pot Road, 150.07°E, 35.77°S, 15 Feb. 1999, J. Tarnawski & S.A. Lassau (AMS KS58823); AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TERRITORY: 1M, Deakin, 149°E, 35.32°S, J. Walsh ( ANIC 41 000065); 2F, Black Mountain, 149.1°E, 35.27°S, 22 Dec. 1969, C.G. Brooks ( ANIC 42 000332); NORTHERN TERRITORY: 1M, Pungalina Station, Karne Creek Camp, 137.45°E, 16.45°S, 8 Jul. 2012, N. Gunter ( ANIC 42 001653).

Diagnosis: The females ( Figs 163–165 ) can be separated from P. semiatra L. Koch ( Figs 193–197 ) by the distal rather than lateral direction taken by the insemination ducts and the possession of large rather than small atria. It can be separated from P. plurilineata sp. nov. ( Figs 178– 180 ) by the much smaller fertilization ducts in P.

albobarbata and the long lateral rather than shorter median guides. The males can be separated from the other two species by the shapes and sizes of the proximal lobes on the tegula and the different shapes of the tibial apophyses and emboli.

Description. Male: Cephalothorax ( Figs 150, 151 ) rounded and shallow with orange-brown dorsal surface grading to black on all the margins. Surrounds of ALE, PME and PLE black. Pars cephalica flat. White hairs scattered over the cephalothorax, forming white striae on the posterior face of the pars thoracica. Clypeus ( Figs 153, 154 ) orange-brown, narrow, with white fringe of short hairs. Chelicerae short and broad, with one, very small, promarginal tooth and a single, small, unident, retromarginal tooth. Endites, and labium brown grading to yellow distally. Sternum brown. Abdomen ovate. Dorsal abdomen light brown with a dark brown distinct pattern ( Fig. 150 ). Spinnerets light brown. Ventral abdomen mid brown with four longitudinal, light brown stripes. Palps and legs brown, grading to light brown distally. Legs of similar length though grading from L1 to L 4 in robustness. Palp ( Figs 158–162 ): Tibial apophysis single short, tapering with distinct shoulder and hooked end. Tegulum light brown, relatively broad and round, grossly extended ventrally. A tiny laterally-bent, proximal lobe is present. Embolus rises from a broad base, long, slightly curved in an anticlockwise direction. Dimensions: General: CL 1.86 EFL 0.80 CW 1.55 AEW 1.24 AMEW 0.80 PEW 1.36 AL 1.86, P1+T1 1.36 L1 3.28 (1.05 + 0.62 + 0.74 + 0.50 + 0.37), L2 2.79 (0.93 + 0.56 + 0.56 + 0.43 + 0.31), L3 2.51 (0.87 + 0.34 + 0.43 + 0.43 + 0.43), L4 3.03 (0.99 + 0.50 + 0.68 + 0.50 + 0.37).

Female: As for the male ( Figs 154–157 ), but larger, and the clypeus with only a sparse white fringe of short hairs. Legs grading from L1 to L 4 in robustness. Epigyne ( Figs 163–165 ): consisting of a pair of inwardly facing C-shaped atria with sclerotised margins. Copulatory openings indistinct but at the anterior end of the atria. Insemination ducts pass posteriorly, joining the spermatheca on the anterior edge. Spermatheca simple, lying behind the atria. Fertilization duct very short on the median edge of the spermatheca. Median pouch in the epigastric fold. Dimensions: CL 2.17 EFL 0.80 CW 1.80 AEW 1.42 AMEW 0.93 PEW 1.55 AL 2.41, P1+T1 1.49 L1 3.41 (1.18 + 0.56 + 0.87 + 0.43 + 0.37), L2 3.03 (0.99 + 0.62 + 0.62 + 0.43 + 0.37), L3 3.10 (1.05 + 0.56 + 0.50 + 0.56 + 0.43), L4 3.84 (1.24 + 0.62 + 0.74 + 0.74 + 0.50).

Distribution and biology. Found in litter in the forests and woodlands of NSW and Queensland. Predicted to be also found in Victoria and South Australia ( Fig. 166 ). Common and widespread in a range of habitats, accordingly, its IUCN status would be LC.

Figures

FIGURES 150 – 157. Pungalina albobarbata comb. nov. 150 – 153 male (150 dorsal view, 151 lateral view, 152 ventral view, 153 anterior view); 154 – 157 female (154 dorsal view, 155 lateral view, 156 ventral view, 157 anterior view). Scale: 1 mm

FIGURES 158 – 166. Pungalina albobarbata comb. nov. 158 – 160 left male palp (158 prolateral view, 159 ventral view, 160 retrolateral view); 161 – 162 left male palp, syntypes (M. Żabka, pers. com.) (161 ventral view, 162 retrolateral view); 163 – 165 female genitalia, syntypes (M. Żabka, pers. com.) (163 ventral view, 164 dorsal view); 165 female genitalia, ventral view); 166 map showing known (red) and predicted (gray) distributions. Scale: palp 0.5 mm, epigyne 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 190 – 198. Pungalina semiatra comb. nov. 190 – 192 left male palp (190 prolateral view, 191 ventral view, 192 retrolateral view); 193 – 194 male syntype (M. Żabka, pers. com.) left palp (193 ventral view, 194 retrolateral view); 195 – 197 female genitalia (195 dorsal view, 196 ventral view, 197 ventral view); 198 map showing known (red) and predicted (gray) distributions. Scale: 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 175 – 181. Pungalina plurilineata sp. nov. 175 – 177 left male palp (175 prolateral view, 176 ventral view, 177 retrolateral view); 178 – 180 female genitalia (178 dorsal view, 179 ventral view, 180 ventral view); 181 map showing known (red) and predicted (gray) distributions. Scale: male 0.5 mm, epigyne 0.2 mm.