Miturgopelma bandalup sp. nov.

Figs 12–13

Diagnosis. Males differ from those of Miturgopelma yarmina sp. nov. in the long, curved median apophysis (Fig. 13a). Female unknown.

Etymology. The species epithet is a noun in apposition from the type locality.

Type material. Western Australia: male holotype, Bandalup Hill, 33°38”S 120°22”E, Nov 1993, G. Harold, mallee/heath, WAM98 /744.

Description. Male, holotype WAM98/744.

Carapace 4.36 long, 3.82 wide. Opisthosoma 5.45 long, 3.27 wide. Total, 9.8.

I: 5.00; 1.82; 5.00; 5.09; 2.73; 19.64. II: 5.18; 1.82; 5.18; 5.18; 2.73; 20.09. III: 5.45; 1.91; 5.18; 5.73; 3.00; 21.27. IV: 6.45; 1.64; 5.73; 7.27; 3.09; 24.18. Palp: 1.64; 0.82; 0.82; -; 2.71; 5.99.

Colour: Carapace with two moderately dark shell-like areas laterally; opisthosoma, dorsally laterally pallid mottled lightly with distinct dark median stripe with 2 lateral ostiate branches; ventrally none, pallid; femora strongly mottled fading gradually to metatarsus. Eyes: AME=PLE clearly bigger than PME, much more than ALE (but eye group damaged). Posterior row more or less overlapping; PME and PLE inner edges well separated. Legs: Very long. Spines: fe pv1 on I–IV; tibia I, II p2d3–4r2 on I, II; palp fe with p1; ti with d1–2; cymbium 0.

Palp: Patella dorsally with distal point interlocking with sclerotised notch on basal tibia; tibia and patella similar sized; ventral ridge on tibia rounded, defining glabrous ventral concavity on tibia; cymbial hairs all similar; retrobasally with unmodified, narrow edge; and with dense band of strong hairs in basal third; ventral lobe short with sclerotised thumb-like process, dorsally a broad, apically flared plate; RTA distal; short, directed laterally; two plates sandwiching unsclerotised zone; ventral lobe short with sclerotised thumb-like process, dorsally a broad, apically flared plate; embolus central, directed transversely prolateral.

Distribution. Known only from Bandalup, Western Australia.