Lampona moorilyanna, PLATNICK, 2000

PLATNICK, NORMAN I., 2000, A Relimitation And Revision Of The Australasian Ground Spider Family Lamponidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2000 (245), pp. 1-328 : 70-71

Lampona moorilyanna , new species

Figures 130–133 ; Map 12

TYPE: Female holotype from Moorilyanna Native Well, 268529S, 1338019E, South Australia (July 2, 1914), deposited in SAM (38 ).

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: This species resembles L. spec in having a moderately long, wide retrolateral tibial apophysis; males can be distinguished by the distally pointed (rather than truncated) retrolateral tibial apophysis (fig. 131), females by the narrow epigynal midpiece and long posterior spermathecal stalks (figs. 132, 133).

MALE: Total length 7.2. Abdominal dorsum with indistinct pair of median white spots and more distinct posterior white spot over spinnerets; legs with femoral bases slightly darkened. Palpal femur with slightly enlarged base bearing elongated setae; retrolateral tibial apophysis relatively long, straight, abruptly narrowed distally (fig. 131); palpal bulb enlarged, reaching to about half of tibial length, embolus narrow, distally hooked (fig. 130).

FEMALE: Total length 6.4. Coloration in L. cylindrata except paired white stripes on abdominal dorsum indistinct. Epigynum simple, with narrow midpiece (fig. 132); spermathecae tripartite, kidney­shaped (fig. 133).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Queensland: Cloncurry , 208429S, 1408309E, Sept. 10, 1972 (M. Baehr, CBB), 1 /; 1.5 m SE Poodyea Point, Glenormiston Station , 228529S, 1388139E, June 16, 1974, under stone in dry creek bed (A. Elliot, QMB S34414 ), 1/. South Australia: 14 km WNW Renmark, 348079S, 1408379E, July 4–24, 1995, pitfall, mallee on dune (A. Lambie, QMB S32548 ), 1 ?; 19 km N Renmark , 348009S, 1408479E, June 6–July 6, 1995, intercept trap (K. Pullen, QMB), 1 ?; 79 km NNW Renmark , 338319S, 1408249E, June 6–July 6, 1995, intercept trap (K. Pullen, QMB), 1 ?.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from Queensland and South Australia (map 12).

Figures

Map 12. Records of Lampona moorilyanna, new species (circles) and L. spec, new species (square).

Figs. 130–133. Lampona moorilyanna, new species. 130. Left male palp, ventral view. 131. Same, retrolateral view. 132. Epigynum, ventral view. 133. Same, dorsal view.