Asadipus humptydoo, 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 : 264-265

Asadipus humptydoo , new species

Figures 630–633 ; Map 66

TYPE: Female holotype from Trepang Road, Humpty Doo, 128359S, 1318059E,

Northern Territory (Mar. 21, 1993; J. Webber), deposited in MNT.

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

DIAGNOSIS: Males of this distinctive species can be recognized by the longitudinal dorsal branch of the terminal apophysis (fig. 630), females by the anterior epigynal hood and long epigynal ducts (figs. 632, 633).

MALE: Total length 5.0. Coloration as in A. phaleratus . Leg spination: tibiae: III v1p­ 1p­2, r0­0­0; IV v1p­1p­2; metatarsi: III v0­ 0­0; IV p0­1­0, v1p­0­0, r0­1­0. Retrolateral tibial apophysis very short, reaching only about one­fifth length of cymbium (fig. 631); ventral prong of terminal apophysis relatively short, wide, dorsal prong oriented longitudinally (fig. 630).

FEMALE: Total length 6.8. Coloration as in A. phaleratus . Leg spination: tibiae III, IV p0­0­0, v0­0­2, r0­0­0; metatarsi III, IV v0­ 0­0. Epigynum with small, triangular anterior hood, anteromedian portion of atrial surface heavily sclerotized (fig. 632); ducts long, anteriorly looped (fig. 633).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Northern Territory: Kapalga , 128369S, 1328259E, Apr. 28, 1992 (A. Andersen, WAM 96 /670), 1 ?; South Alligator River , 128409S, 1328309E, Apr. 13, 1977 (R. Pengilley, MNT), 1 /.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from far northern Australia (map 66).

Figures

Map 66. Records of Graycassis chichester, new species (squares), Asadipus auld, new species (circles), and A. humptydoo, new species (triangles).

Figs. 630–633. Asadipus humptydoo, new species. 630. Left male palp, ventral view. 631. Same, retrolateral view. 632. Epigynum, ventral view. 633. Same, dorsal view.