Notsodipus capensis, 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 : 281-282

Notsodipus capensis , new species Figures 682–685 ; Map 77

TYPE: Female holotype and male allotype from Cave C. 64, Cape Range , 228039S, 1148019E, Western Australia (June 27, 1989; B. Vine), deposited in WAM (96/685, 686) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name refers to the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: This species seems closest to N. barlee ; males of both have long, narrow tips on both the median and lateral prongs of the terminal apophysis (fig. 682), females of both have long, posteriorly directed extensions of the anterior epigynal ducts (fig. 685). Males of N. capensis have the base of the lateral prong of the terminal apophysis rounded, without a prolaterally directed tubercle (fig. 682); females have a narrower epigynal atrium (fig. 684).

MALE: Total length 5.0. Abdominal dorsum and venter pale white, venter with two longitudinal rows of small, circular, orange sclerites. Leg spination typical for genus. Retrolateral tibial apophysis with distinct dorsal protuberance on base (fig. 683); median prong of terminal apophysis with narrow, anteriorly directed tip, lateral prong with narrow, prolaterally directed tip (fig. 682).

FEMALE: Total length 3.9. Abdomen brownish gray, venter with sclerites as in male. Leg spination typical for genus. Epigynal atrium relatively large, with narrow anteromedian ridge (fig. 684); anterior ducts with posteriorly directed extensions (fig. 685).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Western Australia: Cave C. 64, Cape Range , 228039S, 1148019E, June 27, 1989 (B. Vine, WAM 96 / 687), 1 penultimate / (with full epigynum) ; Cave C. 118, Cape Range, 228099S, 1138599E, July 23, 1989, pitfall 4 m outside cave (E. Pryor, WAM 96 /690), 1?, July 27, 1989, pitfall 8 m outside Cave (E. Pryor, WAM 96 / 689), 1 ?; Cave C. 224, Cape Range , 218569S, 1148069E, June 30, 1989 (M. East, WAM 96 / 688), 1 ?.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the Cape Range, Western Australia (map 77).

Figures

Map 77. Records of Notsodipus capensis, new species (squares), N. meedo, new species (circles), and N. keilira, new species (triangles).

Figs. 682–685. Notsodipus capensis, new species. 682. Left male palp, ventral view. 683. Same, retrolateral view. 684. Epigynum, ventral view. 685. Same, dorsal view.