Fissarena cuny, PLATNICK, 2002

PLATNICK, NORMAN I., 2002, A Revision Of The Australasian Ground Spiders Of The Families Ammoxenidae, Cithaeronidae, Gallieniellidae, And Trochanteriidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2002 (271), pp. 1-1 : 1-

Fissarena cuny , new species Figures 509, 510 ; Map 39

TYPE: Male holotype taken in pitfall trap 23 km NW Kunytjanu, 26 ° 31 ̍ S, 129 ° 12 ̍ E, South Australia (Sept. 5–8, 1995), deposited in SAM (N1999/72).

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is an arbitrary combination of letters.

DIAGNOSIS: Males closely resemble those of F. castanea , but have a much longer embolus, which is initially directed toward the prolateral side of the palpal bulb, and a much longer tip on the palpal conductor (fig. 509). The evident close relationship with F. castanea makes it unlikely that this could be the male of either F. ethabuka or F. barrow .

MALE: Total length 10. Coloration as in F. castanea . Leg spination: femur I r0­1­1; tibia III p1­0­0; metatarsi: II v2­2­0; III p0­0­0; IV p1­0­0, r1­2­0. Retrolateral tibial apophysis situated at about half of segment length, digitiform (fig. 510); conductor making two 90 ° turns along retrolateral side of bulb, resulting in s­shaped structure, with elongated tip, embolus elongated, directed prolaterally from base (fig. 509).

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from northwestern South Australia (map 39).

Figures

Map 39. Records of Fissarena castanea (Simon) (circles), F. cuny, new species (square), and F. arcoona, new species (star).

Figs. 509–512. 509, 510. Fissarena cuny, new species. 511, 512. F. ethabuka (Henschel, Davies, and Dickman). 509. Left male palp, ventral view. 510. Same, retrolateral view. 511. Epigynum, ventral view. 512. Same, dorsal view.