Normplatnicka lamingtonensis ( Forster, 1959 ) Rix & Harvey, 2010

Rix, Michael & Harvey, Mark, 2010, The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level, ZooKeys 36 (36), pp. 1-321 : 63-64

Normplatnicka lamingtonensis ( Forster, 1959) , comb. n.

Figs 7I , 8G , 11A, 11E, 46A, 47A, 47C, 96–98, 99A–B, 104–108

Textricella lamingtonensis Forster, 1959: 281 , figs 20–22 (holotype male from Lamington National Park, Border Ranges, Queensland, Australia, in QMB, not examined). Brignoli, 1983: 375. Davies, 1985: 113. Platnick, 2009.

Selected material examined. AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Bar Mountain, Bor- der Ranges National Park , 22.IV.2002, G. Monteith, 2♁, 4♀ ( QMB S72475) ; Brindle Creek, Border Ranges , 29.II.-3.III.1980, A. Newton, M. Thayer, 1♀ ( AMNH) . Victoria: Acheron Gap, 16 km N. of Warburton , 28–30.IV.1978, S. & J. Peck, 11♁, 9♀ (AMNHSEM♁ ♀) ; Acheron Gap, 6 km NE. of Mount Donna Buang , 21.II.-23.IV.1996, G. Milledge, 1♀ ( NMV K6231 ) ; The Big Culvert, 2.5 km ENE. of Mount Observation , 24.IV.1996, G. Milledge, 4♀ ( NMV K6232 ) ; same data except 28.XII.1995, 1♁ ( NMV K6233 ) ; Cement Creek Reserve, 2.2 km ESE. of Mount Donna Buang , 16.II.1995, G. Milledge, 1♁, 5♀ ( NMV K6230 ) ; Cement Creek, Warburton , 10–17.I.1980, A. Newton, M. Thayer, 1♁ ( AMNH) ; Mount Buffalo National Park, Bright Mountain , 22.IV.1978, S. & J. Peck, 5♁, 14♀ ( AMNH) ; same data except lower Eurobin Creek , 24–27.IV.1978, 1♀ ( AMNH) ; Tarra-Bulga National Park , 17.V.1978, S. & J. Peck, 2♁ ( AMNH) ; Tarra-Bulga National Park, 30 km NW. Yarram , 10–17.V.1978, S. & J. Peck, 1♀ ( AMNH) ; Yarra Ranges National Park, Mount Donna Buang , 19.IV.2006, M. Rix, 1♁, 3♀ ( WAM T94470) ; same data, 1♁ ( WAM T80034 DNA-MPE) ; same data except 11–17.I.1980, A. Newton, M. Thayer, 1♁ ( AMNH) .

Remarks. Normplatnicka lamingtonensis is a distinctive and widespread species, known from extreme south-eastern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. The

morphology of specimens from the Border Ranges (the type locality) and southern Victoria is almost identical, although northern specimens possess only two peg teeth on the male cheliceral promargin, whereas specimens from Victoria possess three. This species was included in the molecular phylogenetic analysis of Rix et al. (2008) as “ Textricella sp. VICBlack”.

Figures

Figure 7. The genera of Micropholcommatidae, illustrated with habitus photographs of representative male specimens. A–D tribe Micropholcommatini: A Micropholcomma caeligenum Crosby & Bishop B Pua novaezealandiae Forster C Austropholcomma florentine sp. n. D Tricellina gertschi (Forster & Platnick). E–M tribe Textricellini: E Eterosonycha aquilina sp. n. F Epigastrina fulva (Hickman) G Raveniella peckorum sp. n. H Rayforstia vulgaris (Forster) I Normplatnicka lamingtonensis (Forster)] Eperiella alsophila sp. n. K Algidiella aucklandica (Forster) L Taliniella nigra (Forster) M Tinytrella pusilla (Forster). N Patelliella adusta sp. n., tribe Patelliellini. O–P subfamily Taphiassinae: O Olgania excavata Hickman P Taphiassa robertsi sp. n. Q–R subfamily Gigiellinae: Q Gigiella milledgei sp. n. R Gigiella platnicki sp. n. Note that Guiniella tropica (Forster) is not illustrated.

Figure 8. Diagnostic characters of the family Micropholcommatidae, illustrated with scanning electron micrographs: A–B evaginated tegular ridge and otherwise smooth tegulum of male Tinytrella pusilla (Forster) (left) and male Taphiassa robertsi sp. n. (right) C–D absence of the posterior minor ampullate gland spigot nubbin and tartipore on the posterior median spinnerets of female T. pusilla (left) and female T. robertsi (right) E–F ligulate retrolateral patellar apophysis of male T. pusilla (left) and male T. robertsi (right) G–H single anterior seta on the posterior median spinnerets of male Normplatnicka lamingtonensis (Forster) (left) and female T. robertsi (right).