Artoria beaury, 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 beaury sp. n. Figs 7 A–H, 8, 47B Beaury Forest Runner

Material examined.

Holotype male, Beaury State Forest, Tooloom Scrub [28°35'S, 152°22'E, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA], sheltered ridge, 600-900 m alt., 12 December 1988, H. Smith et al., pitfall trap (AM KS127757). Paratypes: 1 female, 4 males, same data as holotype (AM KS51053); 4 males, 3 female, Yabbra Scrub State Forest, Yabbra Scrub (28°38'S, 152°30'E, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA), swamp/dry sclerophyll, major creek, sheltered slope, 14 December 1988, coll. Smith, Hines, Pugh, Webber, pitfall trap, Focal Peak Survey UNE, Y10, 300 m alt. (AM KS86423); 1 male, 1 female, same data (ZMH A0002166).

Other material examined.

92 males, 48 females and 2 juveniles in 58 records (all NSW). AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: 4 males, Acacia Plateau, Wilsons Peak area, Koreelah State Forest, 28°16'S, 152°27'E (AM KS52089, KS57759, KS57761); 27 males, 2 females, Bagawa Creek State Forest, 3 km NW of Caledonian Knob, 30°08 ’44” S, 152°55 ’47” E (AM KS61044, KS63390); 3 females, Beaury State Forest, northwards along Wallaby Creek Road, 28°24 ’47” S, 152°27 ’39” E (AM KS36144); 4 females, 2 juv., Beaury State Forest, SW end of Rock Waterhole Road, 28°33'S, 152°19'E (AM KS36135); 16 male, Beaury State Forest, Tooloom Scrub, 28°35'S, 152°22'E (AM KS50959, KS51277, KS51279, KS51294, KS51632, KS63738-9); 1 female, Boonoo State Forest, junction of Woolool Wooloolni and Basket Swamp Roads, 28°55 ’49” S, 152°08 ’21” E (AM KS37007); 2 females, Boonoo State Forest, Timbarra Trig, 28°56 ’41” S, 152°08 ’31” E (AM KS37009); 1 female, Boorook State Forest, 300 m NW of Gilgurry Mountain, 28°47 ’23” S, 152°10 ’56” E (AM KS36990); 4 females, Boorook State Forest, Boonoo Boonoo River, Saddle upstream from tributary of Boonoo Boonoo River below and E of Boonoo Boonoo Falls, 28°48 ’25” S, 152°11 ’03” E (AM KS36989); 2 females, Boundary Creek State Forest, Grahams Gully downstream of Boundary Creek Road, 29°58 ’36” S, 152°34 ’48” E (AM KS39703); 4 males, Cambridge Plateau, Richmond Range State Forest, 28°47'S, 152°45'E (AM KS49716, KS57690); 2 females, Carrai State Forest, Fife Fire Trail, 1.6 km NE of Fifes Knob Road, 30°55 ’21” S, 153°23 ’27” E (AM KS39990); 1 male, Cherry Tree North State Forest, 28°58'S, 152°15'E (AM KS49842); 1 male, 1 female, Coldwater Creek and Bushmans Range Roads junction, 1.5 km E, 30°11 ’54” S, 152°56 ’54” E (AM KS70101); 3 females, Conglomerate State Forest, Old Growth Road, 2.85 km from E end and 1.15 km from W end, off Sherwood Road, 30°06 ’49” S, 153°03 ’51” E (AM KS39705); 2 males, Dome Mountain, Richmond Range and Yabbra State Forest, 28°28'S, 152°43'E (AM KS53792, KS57749); 1 female, Dorrigo National Park, off Dorrigo-Bellingen Road, 20 km from Bellingen, 500 m S Newell Falls, 30°23 ’55” S, 152°44 ’56” E (AM KS35662); 1 female, Huonbrook Upper Cooper’s Creek, 28°42'S, 153°24'E (AM KS86235); 1 female, Kangaroo River State Forest, 200 m E of a point 550 m along Burns Road, 30°04 ’36” S, 152°52 ’05” E (AM KS39704); 11 males, 1 female, Koreelah State Forest, Acacia Plateau Wilsons Peak area, 28°16'S, 152°27'E (AM KS39399, KS43857, KS45237, KS49198, KS51312); 1 female, Leasehold land, 3.45 km along Wheatly Creek access Road on Camp Creek Road, 28°47 ’16” S, 152°18 ’56” E (AM KS37024); 4 females, Mt Belmore State Forest, 29°08 ’55” S, 152°45 ’52” E (AM KS88471-3); 1 female, Myall Lakes National Park, 32°37 ’56” S, 152°12 ’27” E (AM KS61939); 2 females, 4 km NE of Mt Wog Wog, 17 km SE Bombala, 37°04 ’30” S, 149°28 ’00” E (AM KS128881); 2 females, Oakes State Forest, Horseshoe Road, 1.2 km S of Killiekrankie Mt, 30°33 ’10” S, 152°32 ’15” E (AM KS61548); 1 female, Oakes State Forest, Sirius Road, 2 km from junction with Horseshoe Road, 30°29 ’19” S, 152°35 ’27” E (AM KS61583); 3 males, Richmond Range State Forest, Cambridge Plateau, 28°47'S, 152°45'E (AM KS63735); 1 male, Roses Creek State Forest, Scotchmans Peak, NE slope, 30°28 ’35” S, 152°39 ’54” E (AM KS62093); 1 female, Spirabo State Forest, Spirabo Fire Trail, near Five Bull Creek, 29°18 ’36” S, 152°06 ’25” E (AM KS36979); 3 females, Washpool National Park, Washpool Forest Way, 29°24 ’47” S, 152°17 ’00” E (AM KS37039); 1 female, Washpool Sate Forest, past Coombadjah to along Moogem Road, 29°16'S, 152°22'E (AM KS9364); 18 males, 5 females, Yabbra Scrub State Forest, Yabbra Scrub, 28°38'S, 152°30'E (AM KS44659, KS44820, KS44822, KS51046, KS51067, KS86423, KS128873).

Etymology.

The specific epithet is a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality, Beaury State Forest.

Diagnosis.

Pedipalps of male Artoria beaury sp. n. are most similar to Artoria helensmithae sp. n.; however, the basoembolic apophysis is broadly rounded (Fig. 47B) and not tapering as in Artoria helensmithae sp. n. (Fig. 47K). Legs I are darker than all other legs in male Artoria beaury sp. n. (Fig. 7A), but less so in Artoria helensmithae sp. n. (Fig. 24A). Female Artoria beaury sp. n. are very similar to Artoria helensmithae sp. n. whose posterior tips of the epigyne are further apart and less sclerotized (Fig. 7Gvs Fig. 24G)

Description.

Male (based on holotype, AM KS127757).

Total length 3.9.

Prosoma. Length 2.1, width 1.5; carapace light reddish-brown with dark radial pattern and black V-shaped pattern between cephalic and thoracic region; indistinct and irregular broad lighter marginal band (Fig. 7A); sternum light brown, dusted dark grey (Fig. 7B).

Eyes. Diameter of AME: 0.08; ALE: 0.05; PME: 0.23; PLE: 0.18.

Anterior eye row. Slightly procurved, evenly spaced.

Chelicerae. Dark brown, darker apically.

Labium. Dark brown, with lighter anterior rim (Fig. 7B)

Pedipalp coxae. Dark brown, with lighter anterior rim (Fig. 7B).

Legs. Femora and tibiae of leg I very dark to almost black; other legs brown, femora and tibia with darker annulations, particularly ventrally; tarsi and metatarsi lighter reddish-brown (Fig. 7A).

Opisthosoma. Length 1.8, width 1.1; cinnamon-brown with light yellow-brown anterior cardiac mark and dark grey irregular pattern mainly in posterior half (Fig. 7A). Venter cinnamon with darker pattern (Fig. 7B); spinnerets dark grey.

Pedipalps. Tibia as long as broad; Cymbium tip with 4-5 macrosetae (Fig. 7E,F); dorsal scopula patch absent; tegular apophysis distally widely scooped, basally narrowed to 1/3, retrolateral tip pointed and reaching margin of cymbium (Fig. 7E); palea about 1 1/2 as long as wide; basoembolic apophysis about as long as broad, broadly rounded; embolus broad, widely semicircular; terminal apophysis broad, tip triangular (Fig. 47B).

Female (based on paratype, AM KS51053).

Total length 5.0.

Prosoma. Length 2.4, width 1.6; carapace and sternum colouration as male (Fig. 7C, D).

Eyes. Diameter of AME 0.06, ALE 0.05, PME 0.25, PLE 0.16.

Anterior eye row. Slightly procurved, evenly spaced.

Chelicerae, labium, pedipalp coxae, legs and opisthosoma. Opisthosoma length 2.6, width 1.9; otherwise as male, but legs I not darker and opisthosoma pattern more obscure (Fig. 7D).

Epigyne about as long as wide, poorly sclerotized at posterior tips, atrium lighter (Fig. 7G); spermathecal heads globular about 1/5 of diameter apart, spermathecal stalks attached laterally and centrally bent (Fig. 7H).

Life history and habitat preferences.

Artoria beaury sp. n. is a forest species most commonly collected in litter from dry sclerophyll and subtropical forests or rainforests. Records also include Bunya and Hoop Pine plantations.

Mature males have only been found in November and December, mature females from November to May, with peaks in December and April. A single female with eggsac was found in March.

Distribution.

In NSW, Artoria beaury sp. n. occurs in the north-east, principally in the NSW North Coast (NNC), New England Tablelands (NET) and South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) IBRA regions with a single isolated record also from the South East Coastal (SEC) region (Fig. 8). Artoria beaury sp. n. has also been found in south-eastern Queensland (V.W. Framenau, unpublished data).