Asadipus barlee, 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 : 253-254

Asadipus barlee , new species

Figures 598–601 ; Map 63

TYPE: Female holotype and male allotype taken in dry pitfall traps in Barlee Range Nature Reserve , 238059S, 1158479E, Western Australia (June 15–18, 1994; P., G. Kendrick), deposited in WAM (96/593, 594) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: The species resembles A. phaleratus , and occurs together with that species; males can be distinguished by the shorter embolus, which is restricted to the prolateral side of the bulb (fig 598), females by the longer epigynum with larger anterior openings (fig. 600).

MALE: Total length 6.6. Coloration as in A. phaleratus except legs uniformly dark brownish red. Leg spination: tibiae III, IV p0­0­0, v1p­1p­2, r0­0­0; metatarsi III, IV v1p­0­0. Retrolateral tibial apophysis reaching to about half of cymbial length (fig. 599); embolus originating on prolateral side of bulb, ventral portion of terminal apophysis distally expanded, membranous, dorsal portion terminating in long, sclerotized spur accompanying membranous conductor (fig. 598).

FEMALE: Total length 7.3. Coloration as in A. phaleratus . Leg spination: tibiae III, IV p0­0­0, v1p­1p­2, r0­0­0; metatarsi: III v0­0­ 0; IV v1p­0­0. Epigynum anteriorly elongat­ ed, with conspicuous, oval openings (fig. 600); ducts elongated, enlarged anteriorly (fig. 601).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Western Australia: Barlee Range Nature Reserve , 238059S, 1158479E, June 15–18, 1994, dry pitfalls (P., G. Kendrick, WAM 96 /595–597, 599, 614, 616), 4?, 2 /; Barlee Range Nature Reserve , 238069S, 1158459E, June 1994, pitfall (S. van Leeuwen, B. Bromilow, WAM 96 /605–608), 3?, 1 /; Barlee Range Nature Reserve, 238069S, 1168009E, June 1994, pitfalls (S. van Leeuwen, B. Bromilow , WAM 96 /609–611), 2?, 1/, June 19–22, 1994, dry pitfall (P., G. Kendrick, WAM 96 /598), 1 ?; Barlee Range Nature Reserve, 238239S, 1158539E, June 1994, pitfall (S. van Leeuwen, B. Bromilow , WAM 96 /600), 1?, June 11–14, 1994, dry pitfalls (P., G. Kendrick, WAM 96 /307–311, 601–604, 612, 613), 6?, 5 /.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the Barlee Range Nature Reserve, Western Australia (map 63).

Figures

Map 63. Records of Graycassis styx, new species (circle), Asadipus barlee, new species (squares), and A. julia, new species (triangles).

Figs. 598–601. Asadipus barlee, new species. 598. Left male palp, ventral view. 599. Same, retrolateral view. 600. Epigynum, ventral view. 601. Same, dorsal view.