Centsymplia glorious, 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 : 207-208

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1206/0003-0090(2000)245<0001:ARAROT>2.0.CO;2

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B887CE-B495-FF08-C5D6-7247E115FBE5

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Felipe

scientific name

Centsymplia glorious
status

sp. nov.

Centsymplia glorious View in CoL , new species

Figures 506–509 View Figs ; Map 56 View Map 56

TYPE: Female holotype taken under bark on Mount Glorious , 278209S, 1528469E, Queensland (July 19, 1974; V. Davies, R. Raven), deposited in QMB ( S26507 View Materials ) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: The medially expanded retrolateral tibial apophysis (fig. 507) and apically recurved embolus (fig. 506) of males, and the u­shaped posterior epigynal ducts (fig. 509) of females, are diagnostic.

MALE: Total length 4.6. Dorsum of abdomen with transverse white stripes situated at about half of abdominal length, visible through scutum; sides gray, interrupted by narrow longitudinal pale white lines; venter pale white with two longitudinal, paramedian rows of small orange sclerotizations; legs unmarked. Leg spination typical for genus. Retrolateral tibial apophysis expanded at about half its length (fig. 507); tegulum greatly expanded at base of embolus; median apophysis vestigial; tegular apophysis small; embolus recurved apically (fig. 506).

FEMALE: Total length 6.1. Coloration as in male. Leg spination: femur III p0­0­1; tibia IV r1­1­1. Epigynum long, triangular, with narrow, arched hood (fig. 508); ducts restrict­ ed to posterior portion of epigynum (fig. 509).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: New South Wales: Bruxner Park, Orara East State Forest, Coffs Harbour , 308189S, 1538089E, May 25–26, 1986 (D. Hirst, SAM N1997 View Materials /80), 1?. Queensland: Binna Burra, Lamington National Park , 288129S, 1538119E, May 17, 1983, on tree trunk at night (V. Davies, J. Gallon, D. Court, QMB S26508 View Materials ), 1/, Mar. 27–30, 1976, night (R. Raven, V. Davies, QMB S26513 View Materials ), 2?, Apr. 5, 1995, rainforest, night (R. Raven, QMB S27528 View Materials ), 1 ?; Conondale Range , 268459S, 1528379E, May 1–3, 1976 (R. Raven, QMB S29347 View Materials ), 1 ?; Sunday Creek Road, junction with Gigher Creek Road, Kenilworth State Forest , 268429S, 1528339E, May 7, 1998, wet sclerophyll forest (G. Milledge, AMS KS52281 ), 1?, 3 /; Mount Glorious , 278209S, 1528469E, Apr. 13–May 26, 1983, rainforest, malaise trap (A. Hiller, QMB S26477 View Materials ), 1?, May 26–Aug. 10, 1983, rainforest, malaise trap (A. Hiller, QMB S26490 View Materials ), 2 ?; O’Reillys, Lamington National Park , 288149S, 1538089E, Sept. 25– 26, 1986, rainforest (R. Raven, J. Gallon, QMB S26861 View Materials ), 1/.

DISTRIBUTION: Southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales (map 56).

QMB

Queensland Museum, Brisbane

SAM

South African Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Lamponidae

Genus

Centsymplia

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