Longepi canungra, 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 : 301-302

Longepi canungra , new species Figures 738–741 ; Map 83

TYPE: Female holotype taken in Berlese sample of stick brushings at Curtis Farm , Canungra , 288049S, 1538079E, Queensland (Sept. 9, 1979; G. Monteith), deposited in QMB ( S26512 ) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: Males of this distinctive species can easily be recognized by the very short retrolateral tibial apophysis (fig. 739), females by the very small anterior epigynal hood (fig. 740).

MALE: Only known specimen badly faded, in poor condition. Total length 3.3. Coloration was apparently as in L. boyd . Leg spination apparently: tibiae: III v0­2­2; IV v0­ 0­2, r0­0­0. Palp faded, sclerites difficult to see; retrolateral tibial apophysis short, bifid (fig. 739); terminal apophysis occupying anteroprolateral quarter of bulb (fig. 738).

FEMALE: Total length 4.6. Unsclerotized portions of abdomen uniformly dirty white, coloration otherwise as in L. boyd . Leg spination: tibiae: III v0­0­0; IV v0­0­2. Epigynal openings situated anteriorly on either side of short septum (fig. 740), ducts with ventral diverticula anterior of openings (fig. 741).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Queensland: Curtis Farm, Canungra, 288049S, 1538079E, Aug. 13–Dec. 2, 1977, scrub, elev. 120 m, pitfall (G., S. Monteith, QMB S28357 ), 1?.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from southeastern Queensland (map 83).

Figures

Map 83. Records of Longepi canungra, new species (circle) and L. durin, new species (square).

Figs. 738–741. Longepi canungra, new species. 738. Left male palp, ventral view. 739. Same, retrolateral view. 740. Epigynum, ventral view. 741. Same, dorsal view.