Longrita rastellata, PLATNICK, 2002

PLATNICK, NORMAN I., 2002, A Revision Of The Australasian Ground Spiders Of The Families Ammoxenidae, Cithaeronidae, Gallieniellidae, And Trochanteriidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2002 (271), pp. 1-1 : 1-

Longrita rastellata , new species Figures 431–434 ; Map 34

TYPE: Male holotype taken under rock in Prince Regent River area , 15 ° 39 ̍ S, 125 ° 21 ̍ E, Western Australia (Oct. 24, 1993; A. Longbottom), deposited in WAM (99/363) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name refers to the rastellum­like appearance of the retrolateral tibial apophysis.

DIAGNOSIS: Males can easily be recognized by the bipartite retrolateral tibial apophysis, the dorsal branch of which bears a rastellumlike cluster of short spines (fig. 432); females by the heavily sclerotized epigynal hood (fig. 433).

MALE: Total length 10. Coloration as in L. insidiosa . Leg spination: femora: I d1­0­1, p1­1­0; II–IV d1­0­1; tibiae III v2­2­0; metatarsi: I–III v2­0­0; IV v1p­0­0. Retrolateral tibial apophysis bipartite, dorsal branch with rastellum­like crown of short, heavy spines (fig. 432); embolus long, recurved, retrolateral portion of median apophysis extending behind embolus, emerging as elbow­shaped structure (fig. 431).

FEMALE: Total length 18. Coloration as in L. insidiosa . Leg spination: femora: I–IV d1­ 0­1; tibiae: I v5­4­3; II v5­5­2; metatarsi: I v3­3­0; II v4­3­0. Epigynum with short lateral margins and heavily sclerotized anterior hood (fig. 433); spermathecal ducts posteriorly crenulate (fig. 434).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Four females taken on Mount Mulligan, 16 ° 51 ̍ S, 144 ° 50 ̍ E, Queensland, Apr. 1985 (J. Covacevich, G. Czechura, QMB S28442 ).

DISTRIBUTION: If these females are correctly matched with the holotype, the species is widespread across far northern Australia (map 34).

Figures

Map 34. Records of Longrita rastellata, new species (stars) and L. millewa, new species (circles).

Figs. 431–434. Longrita rastellata, new species. 431. Left male palp, ventral view. 432. Same, retrolateral view. 433. Epigynum, ventral view. 434. Same, dorsal view.