Neato beerwah, PLATNICK, 2002

PLATNICK, NORMAN I., 2002, A Revision Of The Australasian Ground Spiders Of The Families Ammoxenidae, Cithaeronidae, Gallieniellidae, And Trochanteriidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2002 (271), pp. 1-1 : 1-

Neato beerwah , new species Figures 117–120 ; Map 8

TYPE: Female holotype taken in pitfall trap in heath at Beerwah Forestry Reserve , 26 ° 51 ̍ S, 152 ° 57 ̍ E, Queensland (Aug. 8, 1990; M. Glover), deposited in QMB ( S19153 ) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: Males can easily be recognized by the narrow, dorsally directed retrolateral tibial apophysis (fig. 118), females by the lack of lateral epigynal margins (fig. 119).

MALE: Total length 3.0. Carapace as in N. walli ; abdominal dorsum and sides uniformly dark gray, venter pale gray; legs bicolored, coxae, trochanters, basal portions of posterior patellae and tibiae, metatarsi and tarsi all yellow, other surfaces dark gray (posterior metatarsi slightly darkened distally). Mouthparts as in N. walli . Leg spination: tibiae III, IV v0­0­ 1p. Tarsal cracking as in N. walli . Retrolateral tibial apophysis very narrow, di­ rected dorsally (fig. 118); embolus restricted to prolateral surface of bulb (fig. 117).

FEMALE: Total length 3.2. Coloration and mouthparts as in male. Leg spination: tibiae III v0­0­1p; metatarsi III, IV r0­0­1. Epigynum with small, oval median septum (fig. 119); spermathecae bipartite, anterolaterally massive, not flanked by lateral margins (fig. 120).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: New South Wales: Booti Booti National Park , 32 ° 16 ̍ S, 152 ° 31 ̍ E, July 12, 1996, pitfall, heath (L. Wilkie, AMS KS50679 ), 13 ; 11 km NE Bulahdelah, O’Sullivan Gap Reserve , 32 ° 25 ̍ S, 152 ° 13 ̍ E, Aug. 27, 1982, rainforest litter (S., J. Peck, AMNH), 1♀ ; Grey Gums Forest Road, 1.1 km from Doyles River Road, Bulga State Forest , 32 ° 16 ̍ S, 152 ° 31 ̍ E, Feb. 4– Apr. 9, 1993, pitfall, elev. 620 m (M. Gray, G. Cassis, AMS KS42519 ), 13 ; Kempsey, Maria State Forest picnic area, 31 ° 11 ̍ S, 152 ° 50 ̍ E, Apr. 23, 1974, in retreat under log in tall eucalypt forest (M. Gray, AMS KS55313 ), 1♀ ; 15 km S Kempsey , 31 ° 12 ̍ S, 152 ° 49 ̍ E, July 18, 1992, leaf, bark litter, dry sclerophyll forest (G. Hunt, AMS KS49479 ), 1♀ ; Oakes State Forest, Sirius Road, ca. 2 km from junction or Horseshoe Road , 30 ° 29 ̍ S, 152 ° 35 ̍ E, Nov. 11–24, 1999, pitfall (M. Gray, G. Milledge, H. Smith, AMS KS61656 ), 1♀ ; Pacific Palms, 32 ° 21 ̍ S, 152 ° 31 ̍ E, June 11–23, 1992, pitfall (C. Peterson, AMS KS55281 ), 1♀. Queensland: Beerwah Forestry Reserve , 26 ° 51 ̍ S, 152 ° 57 ̍ E, Sept. 19, 1990, pitfall, heath (M. Glover, QMB S33541 ), 1♀ ; Boldery Park, via Cooyar , 26 ° 56 ̍ S, 151 ° 49 ̍ E, Oct. 25, 1975 – May 1, 1976, rainforest pitfall, elev. 580 m (G., S. Monteith, QMB), 2♀ ; Ewan Maddock Dam , 26 ° 48 ̍ S, 152 ° 59 ̍ E, Mar. 24– July 18, 1993, pitfall (M. Glover, QMB S37545 ), 13 ; Flinton Hill, via Ipswich , 27 ° 37 ̍ S, 152 ° 47 ̍ E, Aug. 20–Nov. 9, 1995, rainforest pitfall, elev. 120 m (G., S. Monteith, QMB S28424 ), 1♀, May 20–Aug. 11, 1976, rainforest pitfall, elev. 120 m (G., S. Monteith, QMB), 1♀ ; Glastonbury Creek , 26 ° 09 ̍ S, 152 ° 33 ̍ E, Aug. 17, 1997, rainforest, stick brushing, elev. 70 m (G. Monteith, QMB S43910 ), 1♀ ; Kenilworth State Forest , 5.2 km by road SW Kenilworth, 26 ° 37 ̍ S, 152 ° 41 ̍ E, May 5, 1998, rainforest (G. Milledge, AMS KS52283 ), 13 ; Mount French, via Boonah , 28 ° 00 ̍ S, 152 ° 41 ̍ E, Aug. 15– Oct. 10, 1976, rainforest pitfall, elev. 245 m (G., S. Monteith, QMB), 1♀ ; Upper Brookfield , 27 ° 30 ̍ S, 152 ° 55 ̍ E, Apr. 23, 1981, litter, vine forest with auracaria (V. Davies, R. Raven, QMB), 33, 1♀, June 2–July 3, 1981, rainforest litter (R. Raven, V. Davies, QMB S26920 ), 2♀ ; Upper Yarraman State Forest, via Maidenwell , 26 ° 53 ̍ S, 151 ° 56 ̍ E, June 1– Aug. 17, 1975, rainforest pitfall, elev. 610 m (G., S. Monteith, QMB), 1♀ .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from southeastern Queensland and New South Wales (map 8).

Figures

Map 8. Records of Neato kioloa, new species (diamonds), N. arid, new species (squares), and N. beerwah, new species (circles).

Figs. 117–120. Neato beerwah, new species. 117. Left male palp, ventral view. 118. Same, retrolateral view. 119. Epigynum, ventral view. 120. Same, dorsal view.