Artoria munmorah, Framenau, Volker W. & Baehr, Barbara C., 2018

Framenau, Volker W. & Baehr, Barbara C., 2018, The wolf spider genus Artoria in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Araneae, Lycosidae, Artoriinae), Evolutionary Systematics 2 (2), pp. 169-241 : 169

Artoria munmorah sp. n. Figs 33 A–H, 34, 48D Munmorah Forest Runner

Material examined.

Holotype male, Munmorah State Recreation Reserve (33°12 ’26” S, 151°34 ’37” E, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA), 11 October 1997, L. Wilkie, pitfall trap, MUNC01/06 (AM KS128070). Paratypes: 14 males, same data as holotype (AM KS61961); 1 male, same data as holotype (ZMH A0002170); 1 female, Munmorah State Recreation Reserve [33°12'S, 151°34'E, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA] 11 Oct 1997, L. Wilkie, pitfall trap, MUNC01/08 (AM KS61980); 2 females, Koorawatha Nature Reserve (34°02 ’31” S, 148°34 ’35” E, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA), 11-17 November 2010, B.C. Baehr, pitfall trap (AM KS117670); 1 female, same data (ZMH A0002171).

Other material examined.

19 males and 32 females in 35 records. AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: 1 male, Bungonia Caves area near Information Centre, 34°48 ’02” S, 150°00 ’57” E (AM KS86424); 1 female, 80 m from Cassilis Road and 20 km NW of Cassilis, private land, 31°54 ’01” S, 149°48 ’21” E (AM KS128877); 1 female, Maroota State Forest, 33°31'S, 150°59'E (AM KS73332); 1 male, Munmorah State Recreation Area, 33°12 ’24” S, 151°34 ’59” E (AM KS61969); 3 males, 13 females, Munmorah State Recreation Area, 33°12 ’26” S, 151°34 ’37” E (AM KS61962, KS61971, KS61977, KS61975, KS61979, KS61983, KS61987-9, KS61991); 2 males, 1 female, Munmorah State Recreation Area, 33°12 ’34” S, 151°34 ’59” E (AM KS61966, KS61976); 7 males, 1 female, Munmorah State Recreation Area, 33°13 ’09” S, 151°34 ’15” E (AM KS61963-4, KS61967-8, KS61974); 1 male, Munmorah State Recreation Area, 33°13 ’20” S, 151°34 ’01” E (AM KS61990); 2 females, Myall Lakes National Park, 32°29 ’22” S, 152°23 ’53” E (AM KS61985, KS84057); 1 male, Myall Lakes National Park, 32°30 ’26” S, 152°21 ’55” E (AM KS61965); 1 female, 60 m from Tonbong Road and 7 km NW of Rylstone, private land, 32°44 ’25” S, 149°55 ’43” E (AM KS122752); 3 females, Wyrrabalong National Park, 33°16 ’44” S, 151°32 ’51” E (AM KS61981); 1 male, 1 female, Wyrrabalong National Park, 33°16 ’47” S, 151°32 ’40” E (AM KS61984, KS61992); 1 female, Wyrrabalong National Park, 33°16 ’48” S, 151°32 ’45” E (AM KS61972); 2 males, 4 females, Wyrrabalong National Park, 33°16 ’51” S, 151°32 ’37” E (AM KS61982, KS61986, KS61994, KS62065).

Etymology.

The specific name is a noun in apposition referring to the type locality, Munmorah State Recreation Reserve.

Diagnosis.

Males of A. munmorah sp. n. share with A. booderee sp. n., A. corowa sp. n. and A. equipalus sp. n. a distinctly bi-lobed tegular apophysis (see also diagnosis for these species). They differ from A. booderee sp. n. by the less elongate cymbium, from A. corowa sp. n. by the tegular apophysis reaching past the cymbium edge in ventral view and from A. equipalus sp. n. by the basal lobe of the tegular apophysis being less sclerotised. Females of A. munmorah sp. n. have a poorly sclerotised epigyne most similar to that of A. equipalus sp. n. and A. mungo sp. n., but differ distinctly in the shape of the spermathecal heads, specifically in the postero-lateral attachment of the spermathecal ducts (lateral in A. mungo sp. n. and postero-medial in A. equipalus sp. n.).

Description.

Male (based on holotype KS128070).

Total length 2.9.

Prosoma. Length 1.7, width 1.2; carapace yellow-brown dusted with grey and indistinct dark radial pattern; lateral margin and central band pale yellow, broader in cephalic area, constricted halfway between cephalic area and fovea (Fig. 33A); sternum yellow-brown, dusted dark grey (Fig. 33B).

Eyes. Diameter of AME: 0.06; ALE: 0.05; PME: 0.19; PLE: 0.15.

Anterior eye row. Slightly procurved, evenly spaced.

Chelicerae. Dark brown.

Labium. Dark brown, with lighter anterior rim (Fig. 33B).

Pedipalp coxae. Dark brown, with lighter anterior rim (Fig. 33B).

Legs. Femora and tibiae of leg I, II dark; other legs yellow-brown, with slightly darker annulations (Fig. 33A).

Opisthosoma. Length 1.2, width 0.9; yellow-brown with light yellow-brown anterior cardiac mark and dark grey irregular pattern (Fig. 33A). Venter pale with darker pattern (Fig. 33B); spinnerets dark grey.

Pedipalps. Tibia globular, as long as broad; dorsal scopula patch absent; tegular apophysis distally scooped, deeply indented, basally narrowed to 1/2, retrolateral tip rounded reaching margin of cymbium (Fig. 33E); palea about as long as wide; basoembolic apophysis triangular, tip rounded; embolus broad, nearly straight with blunt tip; terminal apophysis indistinct (Fig. 48D).

Female (based on AM KS61980).

Total length 3.4.

Prosoma. Length 1.7, width 1.2; carapace and sternum colouration as male (Fig. 33C, D).

Eyes. Diameter of AME 0.08, ALE 0.05, PME 0.23, PLE 0.17.

Anterior eye row. Slightly procurved, evenly spaced.

Opisthosoma. Opisthosoma length 1.7, width 2.1; otherwise as male, but opisthosoma pattern more obscure (Fig. 33C, D).

Epigyne about as long as wide, poorly sclerotised at posterior tips, atrium lighter, bell-shaped (Fig. 33G); spermathecal heads globular about 1/3 diameter apart, spermathecal stalks attached laterally slightly s-shaped (Fig. 33H).

Life history and habitat preferences.

There is only a single record with habitat information, 'canopy of trees with grass under’; therefore, habitat preferences of A. munmorah sp. n. remain unclear.

Mature spiders have been found between October and January, therefore this species appears to be spring- to summer-mature.

Distribution.

Artoria munmorah sp. n. is currently known from eastern central NSW along both sides of the Great Dividing Range and occurs in the NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SYB), South Eastern Highlands (SHE), NSW South Western Slope (NSS) and Brigalow Belt South (BBS) IBRA regions (Fig. 34).