Habronestes jocquei, Baehr, 2003

Baehr, Barbara, 2003, Revision of the Australian Spider Genus Habronestes (Araneae: Zodariidae). Species of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Records of the Australian Museum 55 (3), pp. 343-376 : 366

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3853/j.0067-1975.55.2003.1389
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5411966
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FA87BC-5955-FF8D-FEDC-FB70FC09FB34
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Habronestes jocquei
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Habronestes jocquei View in CoL n.sp.

Figs. 56 View Figs , 68, 69 View Figs , 101 View Figs , 111, 112 View Figs , 141 View Figs

Type material. HOLOTYPE 3: NSW, between Condobolin & Euabalong, 33°6'S 146°50'E, iii.1972, under rock near edge of road, M. R. & G.E. Gray, AM KS83928 GoogleMaps . PARATYPES same data as holotype: 1♀, AM KS15656 GoogleMaps ; 13 QM S60824 View Materials .

Diagnosis. Eyes in circular group around AME, AME smallest, other eyes subequal. Abdomen with 2 pairs of white patches on anterior part and 2 patches in front of spinnerets. Tibia and metatarsus I with a band of conical, thorn-like spines ventrally; palpal tibia and cymbium with thick, thorn-like spines retrolaterally in males. Tibia III with a row of 4 stout dorsal spines at distal end, tibia IV with a row of 3 stout dorsal spines at distal end in females. Epigyne with large, paired halfmoon-shaped openings.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 5.32; carapace 2.80 long, 2.00 wide; 0.76 high; cl/cw 1.40; sternum 1.24 long, 1.12 wide. Abdomen 2.52 long, 1.80 wide. Colour. Carapace chestnut brown, iridescent; sternum yellow brown; chelicerae medium brown; maxillae and labium pale brown, distally white. Abdomen sepia brown with 2 pairs of white patches on anterior part and 2 patches in front of spinnerets; laterally with 2 long white patches equal in length; ventrally medium brown. Legs yellow brown with sepia brown femora and pale tibiae in proximal half, colour pattern indistinct. Eyes. In circular group around AME. AME smallest, other eyes about equal-sized. Eye group width 0.52 of headwidth; AME 0.10; ALE 0.14; PME 0.12; PLE 0.13; AME–AME 0.04; AME–ALE 0.02; ALE–PLE 0.03; PME–PME 0.06; PME–PLE 0.10. MOQ: AME–PME 0.44; AME–AME 0.24; PME–PME 0.30. Clypeus & chilum. Clypeus 0.52 high; chilum undivided, long. Legs. Length formula 4123; tibia I with a band of conical, thorn-like spines ventrally; metatarsus I with 2 rows of thick, thornlike spines ventrally. Male palp ( Figs. 68, 69 View Figs , 101 View Figs ). RCF deep, 2 3 of the cymbium length; cymbium with thick, thornlike spines retrolaterally. LTA with a short vertical stalk and irregular plate; DTA with a thin stalk; VTA long, rounded at tip; tibia globose; with thick, thorn-like spines retrolaterally; DTiA triangular; VTiA ( Fig. 69 View Figs ).

Female (paratype AM KS15656). Total length 6.80; carapace 3.10 long, 1.90 wide; 1.60 high; cl/cw 1.63; sternum 1.30 long, 1.16 wide. Abdomen 3.00 long, 1.88 wide. Colour. Same as male. Eyes. Eye group width 0.53 of headwidth; AME 0.10; ALE 0.16; PME 0.12; PLE 0.14; AME–AME 0.06; AME–ALE 0.03; ALE–PLE 0.04; PME– PME 0.08; PME–PLE 0.16. MOQ:AME–PME 0.44; AME– AME 0.28; PME–PME 0.34. Clypeus 0.56 high. Abdomen. Oval; with stout bristles in front of tracheal spiracle. Legs. Tibia III with a row of 4 stout, dorsal spines at distal end; tibia IV with a row of 3 stout, dorsal spines at distal end. Epigyne ( Figs. 111, 112 View Figs ). With large, paired, halfmoonshaped openings. Vulva with s-shaped copulatory ducts ending in small separated spermathecae.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in western New South Wales ( Fig. 141 View Figs ).

Etymology. Species name is a patronym in honour of Dr Rudy Jocqué of the African Museum in Tervuren, a world expert in Zodariidae .