Habronestes rawlinsonae, Baehr, 2003

Baehr, Barbara, 2003, Revision of the Australian Spider Genus Habronestes (Araneae: Zodariidae). Species of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Records of the Australian Museum 55 (3), pp. 343-376 : 353-354

Habronestes rawlinsonae n.sp.

Figs. 15 , 27, 28 , 31, 32 , 50 , 139

Type material. HOLOTYPE 3: NSW, Gubatta, 33°32'0"S 146°31'28"E, 24–28.ii.1999, DD, QM S51007 .P ARATYPES: same data as holotype:633 QM S51003 , 233 QM S50824 ; 13 Gubatta, 33°38'7"S 146°33'12"E, 24–28.ii.1999, DD, QM S50907 ; 7 33 as previous, QM S50954 ; 13 Gubatta, 33°34'33"S 146°34'36"E, 24–28.ii.1999, DD, QM S50936; 1 3 as previous QM S51015 ; 13 Gubatta, 33°34'50"S 146°35'36"E, 24– 28.ii.1999, DD, QM S51535 ; 13 Pulletop, 33°57'57"S 146°4'46"E, 24– 28.ii.1999, DD, QM S50938 ; 233 as previous, QM S51582 ; 13 Pulletop, 33°58'10"S 146°4'50"E, 24–28.ii.1999, DD, QM S50978 ; 3 33 as previous, QM S51545 ; 233 Pulletop, 34°0'6"S 146°5'10"E, 24– 28.ii.1999, DD, QM S50996; 13 as previous, QM S51515 ; 333 Pulletop, 33°58'46"S 146°3'28"E, 24–28.ii.1999, DD, QM S51502 ; 1 3 Pulletop, 34°0'59"S 146°4'15"E, 24–28.ii.1999, DD, QM S51519 ; 1 3 as previous, QM S51520 ; 233 as previous, QM S51572 ; 13 Pulletop, 33°58'55"S 146°4'46"E, 24.ii.1999, DD, QM S51589; 233 as previous, QM S51601; 13 Taleeban Woodland, 33°57'55"S 146°26'39"E, 23–27.ii.1999, DD, QM S50854; 233 Taleeban Woodland, 33°56'29"S 146°25'8"E, 23–27.ii.1999, DD, QM S50899 .

Diagnosis. Abdomen with 3 pairs of white patches dorsally and 1 patch in front of spinnerets. VTA extremely long. Epigyne with 2 long, oval openings.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 6.52, carapace 3.4 long, 2.56 wide; 1.20 high; cl/cw 1.32; sternum 1.52 long, 1.44 wide; sl/sw 1.05. Abdomen 3.12 long, 2.24 wide. Colour. Carapace chestnut brown, iridescent; with dark fovea and dark bifurcate patches in front; sternum yellow brown; chelicerae reddish brown; maxillae and labium pale brown, distally white. Abdomen sepia brown with 2–3 pairs of white patches on anterior part and 1 long and undulate patch in front of spinnerets; laterally sepia brown with 2 long and broad white patches; ventrally pink brown. Legs yellow; clearly annulated; legs I–IV with white coxa, prolateral suture sepia brown, pale trochanter, proximal margin of femora sepia brown, proximal ½ white and distal ½ sepia brown with darker brown lateral stripes on patella and tibia. Eyes. In 2 rows each with 4 eyes, both rows procurved. AME largest. Eye group width 0.58 of headwidth; AME 0.28; ALE 0.20; PME 0.20; PLE 0.20; AME–AME 0.04; AME–ALE 0.04; ALE–PLE 0.02; PME– PME 0.14; PME–PLE 0.14. MOQ: AME–PME 0.54; AME– AME 0.60; PME–PME 0.54. Clypeus & chilum. Clypeus 0.64 high; chilum undivided short. Legs. Length formula 4123; femora III, IV with a row of 5–6 stout, dorsal spines at distal end; patella III, IV with 1 irregular, longitudinal row of stout spines prolaterally. Male palp ( Figs. 5, 6 , 27, 28 , 50 ). RCF deep, 2 3 of the cymbium length; LTA with sickle-shaped plate with spines; DTA with a thin stalk; VTA with blunt tip, extremely long, reaching margin of bulb. Tibiae short; with 2 long prolateral setae; DTiA short rounded; VTiA ( Fig. 28 ).

Female (paratype QM S51596 ). Total length 9.66; carapace 4.58 long, 3.16 wide; 2.04 high; cl/cw 1.45; sternum 1.80 long, 1.80 wide; sl/sw 10. Abdomen 5.08 long, 3.58 wide. Colour. Same as male. Eyes. Pattern as in male. Eye group width 0.55 of headwidth; AME 0.32; ALE 0.20; PME 0.20; PLE 0.20; AME–AME 0.06; AME–ALE 0.04; ALE–PLE 0.06; PME–PME 0.22; PME–PLE 0.24. MOQ. AME–PME 0.72; AME–AME 0.70; PME–PME 0.62. Clypeus & chilum. Clypeus 0.84 high; chilum undivided, short. Epigyne ( Figs. 31, 32 ). With small, paired, long-oval openings. Vulva with kidney-shaped, anteriorly touching copulatory ducts ending in globular spermathecae.

Distribution. Western New South Wales ( Fig. 139 ).

Etymology. Species name is a patronym in honour of Mrs Wendy Hebron, formerly Rawlinson, of the Queensland Museum, who recognized the species as new.

41) Habronestes macedonensis (Hogg) ; (42–43) Habronestes weelahensis n.sp.; (44–45) Habronestes ungari n.sp.

Scales 0.5 mm.

Figures

Figs. 14–16. Habronestes body, dorsal view: (14) Habronestes pseudoaustraliensis n.sp.; (15) Habronestes rawlinsonae n.sp.; (16) Habronestes hebronae n.sp. Scales 1 mm.

Figs. 27–30. Habronestes macedonensis species-group male palps, ventral view (above), lateral view (below): (27–28) Habronestes rawlinsonae n.sp.; (29–30) H. hebronae n.sp. Scales 0.5 mm.

Figs. 31–36. Habronestes macedonensis species-group epigynes, ventral view (above), vulvae, dorsal view (below): (31–32) Habronestes rawlinsonae n.sp.; (33–34) Habronestes hebronae n.sp.; (35–36) Habronestes macedonensis (Hogg). Scales 0.5 mm.

Figs. 46–50. Habronestes macedonensis species-group male palps, LTA, ventral view: (46) Habronestes macedonensis (Hogg); (47) Habronestes weelahensis n.sp.; (48) Habronestes hebronae n.sp.; (49) Habronestes ungari n.sp.; (50) Habronestes rawlinsonae n.sp. Scales 0.25 mm.

Figs. 138–143. New South Wales, showing collection localities: (138) species of Habronestes australiensis species-group; (139) species of Habronestes macedonensis species-group; (140–143) species of Habronestes pictus species-group.

Figs. 1–6. Male palps, ventral view: (1, 2) Habronestes bradleyi (Pickard-Cambridge); (3, 4) Habronestes pseudoaustraliensis n.sp.; (5, 6) Habronestes rawlinsonae n.sp. DTA = dorsal tegular apophysis; DTiA = dorsolateral tibial apophysis; LTA = lateral tegular apophysis; RCF = retrolateral cymbial fold; SP = spicules; VTA = ventral tegular apophysis; VTiA = ventral tibial apophysis.