Pseudolampona kroombit, 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 : 314

Pseudolampona kroombit , new species

Figures 774–777 ; Map 88

TYPES: Male holotype from rainforest pitfall at Three Moon Creek, Kroombit Tops , 45 km SSW Calliope, 248259S, 1518039E, Queensland (Dec. 9–19, 1983; V. Davies, J. Gallon), deposited in QMB ( S34332 ), and female allotype taken in a Berlese sample sieved from rainforest litter at an elevation of 940 m at the same locality (Dec. 15, 1983; G. Monteith, V. Davies, J. Gallon, D. Thompson), deposited in QMB ( S25981 ) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: Males can be recognized by the relatively short retrolateral tibial apophysis (fig. 775), relatively long embolus, and simple median apophysis (fig. 774), females by the angular lateral epigynal margins and weak transverse anterior epigynal ridge situated posterior of the epigynal hood (fig. 776) and the rounded median spermathecal lobes (fig. 777).

MALE: Total length 2.4. Abdominal dorsum with four dark, transverse stripes, anterior stripe extended posteriorly on sides of abdomen, posterior two or three stripes broken at middle, producing spotted appearance; venter as P. warrandyte . Retrolateral tibial apophysis short, triangular (fig. 775); embolus elongate, reaching almost to retrolateral edge of bulb, median apophysis simple, hooked (fig. 774).

FEMALE: Total length 3.1. Coloration as in male. Epigynum with weak but distinct anterior ridge situated behind anterior hood (fig. 776); spermathecae widely separated by rounded median lobes (fig. 777).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Queensland: Mount Brisbane , 278059S, 1528329E, Oct. 6, 1979 (R. Raven, QMB S34337 ), 1 ?; Three Moon Creek, Kroombit Tops , 45 km SSW Calliope, 248259S, 1518039E, Dec. 9 –19, 1983 (V. Davies, J. Gallon, QMB ex S34332 ), 3 ?.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from southeastern Queensland (map 88).

Figures

Map 88. Records of Pseudolampona kroombit, new species (circles) and P. binnowee, new species (squares).

Figs. 774–777. Pseudolampona kroombit, new species. 774. Left male palp, ventral view. 775. Same, retrolateral view. 776. Epigynum, ventral view. 777. Same, dorsal view.