Habronestes hunti, 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 : 364-366

Habronestes hunti n.sp.

Figs. 65 , 72, 73 , 110 , 115, 116 , 141

Type material. HOLOTYPE 3: NSW, East Kunderang Trail , 1.35 km E of West Kunderang Trail, 30°48'41"S 152°2'55"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 890 m, G/C, AM KS83932 . PARATYPES: same data as holotype: 1♀, 1133, AM KS39157 ; 13 as previous, QM S60825 ; 1533 Richmond Range SF, Mt Brown Rd , 0.1 km N from Y intersection , 28°37'56"S 152°43'18"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 480 m, G/C, AM KS36026 ; 1 ♀, 2533 0.5 km from Wheatley Ck Rd on Camp Ck Rd , leasehold land , 28°47'0"S 152°19'29"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 550 m, G/C, AM KS36268 ; 1 ♀, 933 2.8 km from Wheatley Ck access Rd (on Camp Ck), leasehold land , 28°47'10"S 152°18'37"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 435 m, G/C, AM KS36250 ; 5 33 240 m E of jnctn of Kunderang East & Kunderang West Rds , 30°48'53"S 152°2'9"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 900 m, G/C, AM KS39160 ; 3 33 3.45 km along Wheatley Ck Access Rd on Camp Ck Rd , 28°47'16"S 152°18'56"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 470 m, G/C, AM KS36262 ; 13 Ballengarra SF, Cooperabung Range Rd, 1.1 km S of Narang Rd , 31°12'54"S 152°42'44"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 200 m, G/C, AM KS39182 ; 733 Ballengarra SF, Cooperabung Range Rd, 4.5 km N of Narang Rd , 31°11'46"S 152°42'25"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 90 m, G/C, AM KS39181 ; 13 Beaury SF Rocky Waterholes Rd , 28°33'12"S 152°19'45"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 630 m, G/C, AM KS36096 ; 11 33 Boonoo SF, jnctn Woolool Wooloolni and Basket Swamp Rd , 28°55'49"S 152°8'21"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 1070 m, G/C, AM KS36340 ; 1 3 Boonoo SF, Timbarra Trig , 28°56'41"S 152°8'31"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 1130 m, G/C, AM KS36346 ; 13 Boorook SF, 1 km NW Boorook Ck jnctn, on Conlongan Rd, Midway between Boorook Ck and Gilgurry Ck on Conlongan Rd ,

28°51'24"S 152°11'27"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 980 m, G/C, AM KS36323 ; 1 ♀, 433 Boorook SF, 300 m NW of Gilgurry Mt , 28°47'23"S 152°10'56"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 980 m, G/C, AM KS36315 ; 14 33 Boundary Ck SF, 1.9 km along Sheas Nob Rd from Boundary Ck Rd , 29°59'25"S 152°34'33"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 550 m, G/C, AM KS39022 ; 2 ♀♀, 1633 Boundary Ck SF, 100 m S of jnctn of Dilli & Boundary Ck Rds , 29°58'14"S 152°36'51"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 540 m, G/C, AM KS39012 ; 3 33 Bulga SF, 1.2 km up 4WD track N of Grey Gums Forest Rd 2.1 km from Douglas River Rd , 31°32'56"S 152°14'51"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 620 m, G/C, AM KS39186 ; 1♀, 333 Bulga SF, Grey Gums Forest Rd 1.1 km from Doyles River Rd , 31°33'35"S 152°14'36"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 620 m, G/C, AM KS39187 ; 3♀♀, 13 Bulga SF, Padmans Rd nr intersection of Pole Dump Rd , 31°36'58"S 152°10'39"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 730 m, G/C, AM KS39190 ; 1♀ Bulls Ground SF nr Wauchope , 31°33'S 152°38'E, 10.ii.1991, dry euc. open forest, Plot 3B4–burnt, 6–13 Feb 1991, A. York, NSW Forestry, AM KS43349 ; 13 Bundjalung NP, hilltop on ridge between Big Marsh & Esk River , 29°17'35"S 153°16'40"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 23 m, G/C, AM KS39016 ; 433 Bundjalung NP, nr new gravel quarry , 29°17'12"S 153°16'40"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 20 m, G/C, AM KS39017 ; 1 ♀, 1233 Chaelundi SF, 1.2 km W along Stockyard FT from Chandlers Ck , 29°56'48"S 152°31'46"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 450 m, G/C, AM KS39015 ; 9 33 Chaelundi SF, 3.8 km W along Stockyard FTfrom Chandler Ck , 29°57'50"S 152°31'23"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 450 m, G/C, AM KS39025 ; 1 ♀, 13 Conglomerate SF, along new logging rd below dam, 0.55 km SW along Old Growth Rd , N side of rd , 30°6'55"S 153°4'55"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 380 m, G/C, AM KS39020 ; 13, as previous, AM KS48712 ; 3♀♀, 2033 Conglomerate SF, 1.7 km NW on Murphys Rd from Madmans Ck Bridge , on S side of ridge , 30°3'57"S 153°5'58"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 220 m, G/C, AM KS39013 ; 833 Conglomerate SF, 100 m SW of jnctn of Hallgraths Trail & Sherwood rd , 30°7'0"S 153°3'14"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 320 m, G/C, AM KS39019 ; 2♀♀, 2433 Conglomerate SF, 700 m N along Murphys Rd, from Tea Tree Rd , W side of rd, S of Madmans Ck , 30°4'52"S 153°6'24"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 130 m, G/C, AM KS39023 ; 1 ♀ Dorrigo NP, off Dorrigo-Bellingen Rd, about 20 km from Bellingen (to E of rd) about 500 m S of Newell Falls , 30°23'55"S 152°44'56"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 410 m, G/C, AM KS35631 ; 1133 East Kunderang Trail , 2.1 km E of West Kunderang Trail , 30°49'0"S 152°3'25"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 845 m, G/C, AM KS39161 ; 13 Enfield SF, Dodds Fire Trail, 1 km from Enfield Rd , 31°23'44"S 151°53'6"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 1050 m, G/C, AM KS39159 ; 1933 Enfield SF, Mummel Forest Rd, 7.6 km N of jnctn with Enfield Forest Rd , 31°17'0"S 151°51'17"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 1340 m, G/C, AM KS39158 ; 13 Euroka, Blue Mountains , 33°45'S 150°13'E, 8.iii.1965, A.E. Speechley, AM KS15596 ; 1733 Gilgurry SF, Rivertree Fire Trail , on ridge 2 km NNE from t/o , 28°45'18"S 152°15'52"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 770 m, G/C, AM KS36245 ; 2♀♀, 5633 Headwaters of Wheatley Ck, leasehold Land , 28°45'7"S 152°19'44"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 550 m, G/C, AM KS36265 ; 13 Kangaroo River SF, 200 m E of a point 550 m along Burns Rd , 30°4'36"S 152°52'5"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 320 m, G/C, AM KS39021 ; 13 Kangaroo River SF, 700 m E of Arinya Rd on a logging track 900 m from Burns Rd jnctn, 30°4'36"S 152°52'5"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 360 m, G/C, AM KS39014 ; 333 Karuah SF, 0.1 km W along Hobart Forest Rd from Foleys Rd , 32°35'12"S 151°55'14"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 10 m, G/C, AM KS39180 ; 1533 Karuah SF, NE slope of Little Mountain , just W of Karuah Rd , 32°36'17"S 151°56'41"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 40 m, G/C, AM KS39189 ; 233 Karuah SF, SE of jnctn Little Mtn & Hobart Forest Rds , 32°35'45"S 151°56'15"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 10 m, G/C, AM KS39188 ; 1 3 Kirrawee , 34°2'S 151°4'E, 26.iii.1967, AM KS15677 ; 1♀, 1733 London Bridge SF, 3.7 km SW of London Bridge Lookout , end of FC survey rd, off London Bridge Rd overlooking gorge , 29°51'31"S 152°12'47"E, 4.ii– 9.iv. 1993, 960 m, G/C, AM KS36393 ; 233 McPherson Range , 28°22'S 152°50'E, 23.ii.1989, hoop pine, Mt Warning Caldera Survey, UNE, 300 m, Smith, Hines, Pugh & Webber, AM KS55703 ; 3♀♀, 303 Morgan Ck , 5.9 km NE from creek crossing , 28°46'31"S 152°18'45"E, 4.ii– 9.iv. 1993, 620 m, G/C, AM KS36256 ; 733 Morgans Ck, 4.5 km NE from creek crossing on Wheatley Ck Rd on Wheatley Ck access road, leasehold land , 28°46'37"S 152°18'19"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 590 m, G/C, AM KS36259 ; 213 Nerang SF, 0.45 km E along Boundary Rd from Masonite Track , 32°32'16"S 152°7'40"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 130 m, G/C, AM KS39185 ; 933 Nerang SF, 0.3 km S along Coxs Fence Trail from Boundary Rd , 31°38'19"S 152°9'30"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 70 m, G/C, AM KS39184 ; 1 3 Oakwood SF, 0.3 km along Sydney Plain Hut Track from London Bridge Fire Trail , 29°55'25"S 152°5'58"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 970 m, G/C, AM KS36383 ; 13 Oakwood SF, 0.65 km N along Oakwood FT from London Bridge Fire Trail , 29°53'45"S 152°5'41"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 1060 m, G/C, AM KS36376 ; 233 Oakwood SF, 250 m upstream of London Bridge Fire Trail, House Ck , 29°54'23"S 152°5'25"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 1000 m, G/ C, AM KS36374 ; 13 Port Hacking , 34°4'S 151°7'E, 1.iii.1969, Mascord coll. no.490, N. Allen, AM KS15597 ; 213 Ramornie SF, Main Ck, track off Mt Tindal Rd , 29°43'1"S 152°38'24"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 110 m, G/C, AM KS39480 ; 1♀, 313 Ramornie SF, Mt Tindal Rd , 29°42'12"S 152°35'26"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 380 m, G/C, AM KS39483 ; 1 ♀, 1133 Ramornie SF, Mt Tindal Rd , 29°41'49"S 152°35'0"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 490 m, G/C, AM KS39484 ; 1♀, 2533 Ramornie SF, track off Mt Tindal Rd , 29°42'41"S 152°37'36"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 220 m, G/C, AM KS39481 ; 1033 Ramornie SF, track off Mt Tindal Rd, headwaters of Valorem Ck , 29°42'18"S 152°35'52"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 380 m, G/C, AM KS39482 ; 30 3 Ramornie SF, track off T-Ridge Rd , 29°43'0"S 152°33'23"E, 4.ii– 9.iv. 1993, 150 m, G/C, AM KS39479 ; 1♀, 533 Ramornie SF, T-Ridge Rd , 29°43'23"S 152°34'11"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 420 m, G/C, AM KS39477 ; 1♀, 213 Ramornie SF, T-Ridge Rd , 29°43'13"S 152°33'38"E, 4.ii– 9.iv. 1993, 300 m, G/C, AM KS39478 ; 313 Richmond Range SF, jnctn of Wattle Ck Rd and Wattle Ck , 28°38'9"S 152°46'40"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 130 m, G/C, AM KS36045 ; 203 Richmond Range SF, Oaky Ck Rd , 28°38'39"S 152°45'45"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 230 m, G/C, AM KS36050 ; 1 3, as previous, AM KS36052 ; 2733 Richmond Range SF, Wattle Ck Rd , 28°38'42"S 152°46'29"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 220 m, G/C, AM KS36060 ; 5 33 Ridge between Camp Ck and Stydgy Ck , leasehold Land, 28°46'18"S 152°18'8"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 640 m, G/C, AM KS36242 ; 1 3 St Georges Basin , 35°5'S 150°35'E, i.1984, I. Buddle, AM KS22639 ; 13 Styx River SF off Cunnawarra Trail, about 2 km N Cunnawarra Ck , 30°32'49"S 152°20'16"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 1070 m, G/C, AM KS35627 ; 1 3 Tweed Range , 28°25'S 153°1'E, 16.ii.1989, wet sclerophyll, Mt Warning Caldera Survey, UNE, 400 m, Smith, Hines, Pugh & Webber, AM KS55699 ; 2♀♀, 2533 Wallaroo SF, Flaggy Ck, 0.95 km S along Ripleys Trail from Clarence Town Rd , 32°36'3"S 151°48'7"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 20 m, G/C, AM KS39183 ; 1033 Wallaroo SF, Gilmore Lookout , 32°37'27"S 151°47'16"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 210 m, G/C, AM KS39191 ; 2 33 Washpool NP, North West Fire Trail , 29°27'36"S 152°17'25"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 950 m, G/C, AM KS36405 ; 333 Washpool NP, North West Fire Trail , 29°27'30"S 152°16'52"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 950 m, G/C, AM KS36418 ; 1 3, as previous, AM KS56168 ; 233 Washpool NP, Washpool Forest Way , 29°24'47"S 152°17'0"E, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 860 m, G/C, AM KS36295 ; 1 3 Bendoura SF, 700 m E of Wallaces Gap , 35°34'37"S 149°41'16"E, 16.iii.1999, J. Tarnawski & S. Lassau, AM KS55853 ; 13 Dampier SF, Ross Rixon Rd , 36°2'56"S 149°57'21"E, 11.iii.1999, L. Wilkie, R. Harris & H. Smith, AM KS55854 ; 13 Dampier SF, Ross Rixon Rd , 36°2'56"S 149°57'36"E, 11.iii.1999, L. Wilkie, R. Harris & H. Smith, AM KS55857 ; 13 Nerrigundah Mt Rd , Dampier SF , 36°7'58"S 149°56'2"E, 10.iii.1999, J. Tarnawski & S. Lassau, AM KS55855 ; 1♀ Rocky Waterholes Rd , Beaury SF , 28°32'S 152°20'E, 9.iv.1993, 4.ii–9.iv. 1993, 705 m, G/C, AM KS56166 ; 13 Tobacco Pinch Rd , Bodalla SF , 36°10'55"S 150°2'56"E, 10.iii.1999, J. Tarnawski & S. Lassau, AM KS55856 ; 13 Tuross River Rd, Bodalla SF , 36°11'13"S 149°56'13"E, 10.iii.1999, L. Wilkie, R. Harris & H.Smith, AM KS55858 ; 13 7.5 km S of Nelligen, Mogo SF, 35°43'19"S 150°6'50"E, 8.iii.1999, J. Tarnawski & S. Lassau, AM KS55861 ; 13 Brou Lake Rd, Narooma, Site 3 , 36°7'15"S 150°2'49"E, 9.iii.1999, L. Wilkie, R. Harris & H. Smith, AM KS55852 ; 13 Highway 54, 32 km NW of Batemans Bay , 35°33'7"S 149°59'38"E, 16.iii.1999, J. Tarnawski & S. Lassau, AM KS55870 ; 13 jnctn of Skid Ridge & North Head Rds , Murramarang NP , 35°41'9"S 150°16'4"E, 17.iii.1999, L. Wilkie, R. Harris & H. Smith, AM KS55862 ; 13 Orange Ridge Rd , Bodalla SF , 36°16'55"S 149°53'31"E, 12.iii.1999, L. Wilkie, R. Harris & H. Smith, AM KS55863 ; 13 Tuross River Rd, Bodalla SF , 36°10'51"S 149°56'41"E, 10.iii.1999, L. Wilkie, R. Harris & H. Smith, AM KS55859 ; 13 Tuross River Rd, Bodalla SF , 36°11'16"S 149°56'16"E, 10.iii.1999, L. Wilkie, R. Harris & H. Smith, AM KS55871 ; 13 Turtle Creek Fire Trail, Monga SF , 35°38'20"S 149°55'55"E, 15.iii.1999, L. Wilkie, R. Harris & H. Smith, AM KS55860 .

Diagnosis. Eyes equal sized. Abdomen with 3 pairs of large white patches on anterior part and 3 patches in front of spinnerets. Tibiae and metatarsi I, II with irregular band of short spines ventrally in males. Extremely small DTiA, LTA with transverse plate.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 7.56; carapace 3.72 long, 2.84 wide; 0.88 high; cl/cw 1.31; sternum 1.80 long, 1.56 wide; sl/sw 1.15. Abdomen 3.84 long, 2.48 wide. Colour. Carapace, sternum, chelicerae sepia brown; maxillae, labium sepia brown, distally white. Abdomen sepia brown with 3 pairs of white patches on anterior part and 3 patches in front of spinnerets; laterally with 2 long white patches equal in length; ventrally with 1 longitudinal white stripe from epigastric fold to near tracheal spiracle and 1 pair of white patches near tracheal spiracle. Legs yellow; clearly annulated; legs I–IV with white coxa, sepia brown trochanter, proximal 1 3 –½ of femora white and distal part sepia brown. Eyes. In 2 rows each with 4 eyes, both rows procurved. Nearly equal sized. Eye group width 0.51 of headwidth; AME 0.18; ALE 0.16; PME 0.18; PLE 0.18; AME–AME 0.04; AME–ALE 0.04; ALE–PLE 0.04; PME– PME 0.12; PME–PLE 0.16. MOQ: AME–PME 0.52; AME– AME 0.40; PME–PME 0.48. Clypeus & chilum. Clypeus 0.88 high; chilum divided. Legs. Length formula 4123; tibiae and metatarsi I, II with a band of short spines ventrally. Male palp ( Figs. 72, 73 , 110 ). RCF deep, almost running the entire cymbium length. LTA with a long vertical stalk, and T-shaped plate; DTA with a thin stalk; VTA with sharp tip. Tibiae short; DTiA short; VTiA ( Fig. 73 ).

Female (paratype AM KS39013). Total length 10.1; carapace 4.29 long, 2.94 wide; 1.55 high; cl/cw 1.46; sternum 1.88 long, 1.76 wide; sl/sw 1.07. Abdomen 5.83 long, 3.50 wide. Colour. Same as male. Eyes. Eye group width 0.5 of headwidth; AME 0.19; ALE 0.20; PME 0.22; PLE 0.22; AME–AME 0.04; AME–ALE 0.06; ALE–PLE 0.08; PME–PME 0.16; PME–PLE 0.20. MOQ: AME–PME 0.58; AME–AME 0.42; PME–PME 0.60. Clypeus 1.02 high. Legs. Same as male, but without irregular band of short ventral spines on tibiae and metatarsi I, II. Epigyne ( Figs. 115, 116 ). With small paired halfmoon-shaped copulatory openings laterally. Vulva with very large atriumlike copulatory ducts ending in almost touching spermathecae.

Distribution. Widespread in eastern New South Wales ( Fig. 141 ).

Etymology. Species name is a patronym in honour of Dr Glenn Hunt of the Australian Museum, an experienced arachnologist, whose recent death was a great loss to Australian arachnology.

Figures

Figs. 64–67. Habronestes pictus species-group body, dorsal view: (64) Habronestes grahami n.sp.; (65) Habronestes

Figs.68–73. Habronestes pictusspecies-group malepalps,ventralview(above),lateralview(below):(68, 69)Habronestes

Figs. 98–110. Habronestes pictus species-group male palps, LTA ventral view: (98) Habronestes bradleyi (Pickard-Cambridge); (99) Habronestes grayi n.sp.; (100) Habronestes piccolo n.sp.; (101) Habronestes jocquei n.sp.; (102) Habronestes grahami n.sp.; (103) Habronestes minor n.sp.; (104) Habronestes helenae n.sp.; (105) Habronestes wilkiei n.sp.; (106) Habronestes giganteus n.sp.; (107) Habronestes longiconductor n.sp.; (108) Habronestes pictus (Koch); (109) Habronestes raveni n.sp.; (110) Habronestes hunti n.sp. Scales 0.25 mm.

Figs. 111–116. Habronestes pictus species-group epigynes, ventral view (above), vulvae, dorsal view (below): (111, 112) Habronestes jocquei n.sp.; (113, 114) Habronestes bradleyi (Pickard-Cambridge); (115, 116) Habronestes hunti n.sp. Scales 0.5 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.