Lampona danggali, PLATNICK, 2000

PLATNICK, NORMAN I., 2000, A Relimitation And Revision Of The Australasian Ground Spider Family Lamponidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2000 (245), pp. 1-328 : 82-84

Lampona danggali , new species

Figures 170–173 ; Map 17

TYPE: Female holotype taken by vibration 2.4 km N Sandford Dam, Danggali Conservation Park , 338199S, 1408559E, South Australia (Nov. 22, 1996; D. Hirst, J. Forrest), deposited in SAM ( N1997 /149) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: This species shares with L. olga a triangular epigynal midpiece that almost meets a pair of curved, anterolateral epigynal margins; males of L. olga are unknown but males of this species have a long, low basal expansion on the palpal femur and an apically hooked retrolateral tibial apoph­ ysis (fig. 171), and females have a much wid­ er epigynal midpiece (fig. 172).

MALE: Total length 5.6. Abdominal coloration as in L. cylindrata ; anterior femora darkened except for light oval occupying basal two­thirds of prolateral surface, tibiae IV slightly darkened on distal prolateral surface. Palpal femur with very slight basal expansion; retrolateral tibial apophysis short, triangular (fig. 171); tegulum only moderately expanded, reaching to about one­fourth of tibial length; embolus wide at base, abruptly narrowed below tip (fig. 170).

FEMALE: Total length 7.6. Coloration as in male. Epigynum with m­shaped appearance produced by v­shaped midpiece and almost angular lateral margins (fig. 172); middle portion of spermathecae broad (fig. 173).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: New South Wales: Waukeroo, near Broken Hill, 338319S, 1428019E, July 19, 1970 (R. Mew, AMS KS31854 ), 1/. Northern Territory: Ormiston, 238439S, 1328429E, Oct. 1994 (R. Raven, QMB S34287 ), 1/. Queensland: Coopers Creek , 208419S, 1478089E, Aug. 28, 1978, under bark (M. Jahnke, QMB S34409 ), 1 /; Thylungra , 268049S, 1438289E, Oct. 1995, pitfall, mulga (T. Churchill, CSID), 1?. South Australia: 85 km NE Coober Pedy on Stuart Highway, 298019S, 1348439E, Aug. 9, 1980, under rock (M. Harvey, QMB), 1 /; 5.5 km ESE Patsy Dam , 288379S, 1358589E, Oct. 26–31, 1995, pitfall ( SAM N1996 /339), 1 ?; 19 km N Renmark , 348009S, 1408479E, Aug. 10–Sept. 7, 1995, intercept trap (K. Pullen, QMB), 1/, Nov. 8–22, 1995, pitfall (A. Lambie, K. Pullen QMB S34370 ), 1/, Dec. 14–21, 1995, pitfall, saltbush (S. Dominelli, K. Pullen, QMB), 1?, Dec. 14, 1995 – Jan. 25, 1996, intercept trap (K. Pullen, QMB ex S32501 ), 1?, Jan. 24–Feb. 20, 1996, intercept trap (K. Pullen, QMB), 2 ?; 32 km N Renmark , 338539S, 1408449E, Nov. 9–Dec. 12, 1995, intercept trap (K. Pullen, QMB ex S32525 ), 1 /; near Tomahawk Dam, Danggali Conservation Park , 338209S, 1408439E, Nov. 25, 1996, vibration (D. Hirst, J. Forrest, SAM N1997 /150), 1 ?; 7 km WNW Wilpoorinna High School, 298569S, 1388169E, Oct. 31– Nov. 5, 1994, pitfall ( SAM N1997 /148), 1/. Victoria: 3.2 km ESE Meringur , 348249S, 1418229E, Feb. 1986, drift fence pitfall (A. Yen, NMVS), 1 /; Ouyen , 358049S, 1428199E, Nov. 23, 1914, mallee (C. French, NMV K3433 ), 1 /.

DISTRIBUTION: Widespread in the drier parts of central and eastern Australia (map 17).

Figures

Map 17. Records of Lampona danggali, new species.

Figs. 170–173. Lampona danggali, new species. 170. Left male palp, ventral view. 171. Same, retrolateral view. 172. Epigynum, ventral view. 173. Same, dorsal view.