Karaops jenniferae, Crews, Sarah C. & Harvey, Mark S., 2011

Crews, Sarah C. & Harvey, Mark S., 2011, The spider family Selenopidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Australasia and the Oriental Region, ZooKeys 99, pp. 1-104 : 59-60

Karaops jenniferae sp. n. Figs 77-78Map 5

Type material.

Holotype female (WAM T65078): Oscar Range, Western Australia, Australia, 17°38'16"S, 125°10'08"E, 26.VII.2005, B. Maryan, active at night on limestone.

Etymology.

The specific epithet is named in honor of the first author’s (SCC) sister, Jennifer Crews.

Diagnosis.

This species can be differentiated from all others by the small round median septum and the lateral lobes comeing into contact posteriorly. The internal ducts are not coiled and the spermathecae are ovoid and slightly pinched medially (Fig. 78). Males unknown.

Description.

Holotype:Color: carapace yellow-brown, with slightly darker marks laterally and medially; sternum pale yellow; chelicerae yellow-brown, slightly darker brown near anteriorly near lat boss; maxillae pale yellow-brown, lightening distally; labium pale yellow-brown, lightening distally; abdomen dorsally pale creamy-yellow with a few darker flecks; ventrally pale yellow-brown; legs with femora, patellae and tibiae I–IV clearly annulated, yellow-brown, darkening distally; annulations not encircling entire legs. Cephalothorax:setae short, stout, rodlike; 0.71 times longer than broad; fovea longitudinal, broad, very shallow. Eyes:AER slightly recurved; PER recurved; PME larger than AME, PLE largest, ALE smallest; eye group width 1.89; eye diameters, AME 0.23, ALE 0.19, PME 0.38, PLE 0.57; interdistances AME-ALE 0.48, PME-PLE 0.36, ALE-PLE 0.46, AME-PME 0.06; ocular quadrangle AME-AME 0.19, PME-PME 0.61; clypeus 0.11 high. Mouthparts:chelicerae with a few stout setae medially and anteriorly; lateral boss present, smooth; promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth; maxillae longer than broad, with tuft of conspicuous setae distally; labium distally rounded. Sternum:0.91 times longer than broad, posteriorly indented. Pedipalp:tarsus slightly swollen, claw present with c. 6 teeth. Legs:leg I slightly shorter than II and III; leg formula 3214; scopulae absent on all legs; tarsus I–IV with strong claw tufts; claws without teeth; spination: leg I, Fm pr 1 –1– 0, d 1 –1– 1, rl 0; Ti d 0, v 2 –2–2–2– 2; Mt v 2 –2– 2; Ti and Mt I and II with strong spines; leg II, Fm pr 0, d 1 –1– 1, rl 0; Ti v 2 –2–2–2– 2; Mt v 2 –2– 2; leg III, Fm pr 0, d 1 –1– 1, rl 0; Ti v 1 –1– 0; Mt 1-0; leg IV, Fm pr 0, d 1 –1– 1, rl 0 –0– 1; Ti v 1-1; Mt 0. Abdomen:abdomen damaged. Epigyne:lateral lobes surrounding a small, subquadrate median area, lobes coming into contact posteriorly, copulatory openings located anteromedially, epigynal pockets absent; internally, no ducts, just large ovoid spermathecae, fertilization ducts located posteriorly, posterodorsal fold present, small, barely covering any of the internal copulatory organs (Figs 77-78). Dimensions: Total length 8.92. Cephalothorax length 3.28, width 4.63. Sternum length 2.03, width 2.22. Abdomen length 5.64, width 4.91. Pedipalp: Fm 1.07, Pt 0.77, Ti 0.88, Ta 1.24, (total) 3.96. Leg I: Fm 5.62, Pt 1.91, Ti 4.96, Mt 4.07, Ta 1.82, (total) 18.38. Leg II: Fm 5.64, Pt 2.28, Ti 5.01, Mt 4.07, Ta 1.76, (total) 18.76. Leg III: Fm 5.92, Pt 2.01, Ti 5.15, Mt 4.29, Ta 1.61, (total) 18.98. Leg IV: Fm 5.57, Pt 1.56, Ti 4.45, Mt 4.22, Ta 1.76, (total) 17.56.

Natural history.

This large species has been collected from limestone rocks at night.

Distribution.

The type locality only (Map 5).