Borraladorrigo, Gray & Smith, 2004

Gray, M. R. & Smith, H. M., 2004, The “ Striped ” Group of Stiphidiid Spiders: Two New Genera from Northeastern New South Wales, Australia (Araneae: Stiphidiidae: Amaurobioidea), Records of the Australian Museum 56 (1), pp. 123-138 : 123-138

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1394
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5231721
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC3215-FFD3-A96B-1A53-F9ADFC5F0D01
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Borraladorrigo
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Borraladorrigo View in CoL n.sp.

Figs. 1a–f View Fig , 4a–d View Fig , 8a View Fig

Etymology. The specific name is taken from the Dorrigo region, the general locality of many specimen records.

Types. Australia, New South Wales. HOLOTYPE Ƌ KS70124, Bellinger River SF, c. 200 m along track, 30°25'S 152°45'E, 21 May 1998 GoogleMaps , H.M. Smith, asjuvenile in small sheet web, matured July 1998. PARATYPES 2♀♀, 2ƋƋ KS70125–8, data as holotype; Ƌ KS77105, Bellinger River SF, c. 600 m along track, 30°25'03"S 152°45'30"E, 4 Feb-9 Apr 1993 GoogleMaps , M. Gray, G. Cassis, 150 m, pitfall trap, NE NSW NPWS Survey ; Ƌ KS57008 , ♀♀ KS54029, KS57009, 3 km NE of Dorrigo , 30°19'S 152°43'E, 15 May 1998 GoogleMaps , N. Kirkwood; ♀ KS58109, Gladstone SF, Rickerbys Rd , 30°02'46"S 152°45'07"E, 25 Nov 1999 GoogleMaps , G. Milledge & H. Smith ; ♀♀ KS59581, KS77106, Scotchmans Peak, west of Bellingen along Horseshoe Rd , 30°28'30"S 152°39'43"E, 11 Nov 1999 GoogleMaps , M. R. Gray , in small sheet webs in earth bank ; ♀ KS59582, locality data as holotype, M. R. Gray, H.M. Smith , 12 Nov 1999 GoogleMaps ; ♀ KS75358, Scotchman SF, junction of Horseshoe Rd & Little Boggy Track, 30°26'S 152°48'E, 23 Nov 2001, G. Milledge & H. Smith, Stop 3, in sheet web; Ƌ KS75361, locality data as holotype, 22 Nov 2001 GoogleMaps , G. Milledge & H. Smith, Stop 1, in sheet web ; ♀ KS75362, Dorrigo NP, 5.5 km NW of Thora, 30°23'S 152°45'E, 22 Nov 2001 GoogleMaps , G. Milledge & H. Smith, Stop 2, in sheet web ; ♀♀ KS75363, KS77107, Oakes SF, Horseshoe Rd , 1.2 km Eof Sirius Rd junction, 30°29'S 152°36'E, 23 Nov 2001 GoogleMaps , G. Milledge & H.Smith, Stop 6, in sheet webs ; ♀ KS75364, Diehappy SF, Orama Rd, 2.8 km from Horseshoe Rd , 30°27'S 152°40'E, 23 Nov 2001 GoogleMaps , G. Milledge & H. Smith, Stop 8, sheet web; ƋƋ NN19553–4 , ♀ NN19555 ( SAM), Bruxner Park , NW of Coffs Harbour, 30°14'S 153°06'E, 25–26 May 1986 GoogleMaps , D. Hirst, at base of trees.

Other material. Australia, New South Wales. ♀ KS35267, Dorrigo NP, Wonga Walk , 200 m SW of Hardwood lookout, 30°21'22"S 152°47'12"E, 4 Feb-9 Apr 1993, M. Gray, G. Cassis, 710 m, pitfall trap, NE NSW NPWS Survey GoogleMaps ; ♀ KS35760, Dome Rd, c. 2 km Wof Never Never Picnic Area, about 60 m up small gully, 30°22'53"S 152°44'00"E, 4 Feb-9 Apr 1993, M. Gray, G. Cassis, 630 m, pitfall trap, NE NSW NPWS Survey; Ƌ KS35768, Bellinger River SF, c. 600 m along track, 30°25'03"S 152°45'30"E, 4 Feb-9 Apr 1993, M. Gray, G. Cassis, 150 m, pitfall trap, NE NSW NPWS Survey GoogleMaps ; ♀ KS60712, locality data as holotype, M. R. Gray, H.M. Smith , 12 Nov 1999, abdomen used for SEM GoogleMaps ; ♀♀ NN19556–7 ( SAM), Bruxner Park , NW of Coffs Harbour, 30°14'S 153°06'E, 25–26 May 1986, D. Hirst, at base of trees GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Separated from all species except B. yabbra by the thick, flattened embolic tip. Embolus longer than in B. yabbra and embolus and conductor groove reach almost to the end of the conductor (ventral view). Epigynal fossa trapezium-shaped, lateral margins usually straight.

Male (holotype). BL 4.73, CL 2.29 (2.29–3.31), CW 1.63, CapW 0.82, EGW 0.67 LL 0.35, LW 0.35, SL 1.14, SW 1.08. Legs: 1243 (I: 12.49; II: 10.16; III: 8.33; IV: 10.08); ratio tibia I length:CW = 1:0.51. (Male palp of KS77105 illustrated in Fig. 4a,b View Fig ). Patella only slightly longer than wide. RTA robust, tapers rapidly from subapical region. Conductor a thick, sclerotized stalk, distally expanded with deep, wide groove supporting distal part of embolus. Embolus a thick, strongly curved rod, flattened distally, tip extending almost to end of conductor. Tegular window of moderate size.

Female (KS70125). BL 4.98, CL 2.33 (1.92–2.65), CW 1.55, CapW 1.02, EGW 0.75, LL 0.33, LW 0.35, SL 1.10, SW 1.06. Legs: 1423 (I: 9.43; II: 7.51; III: 6.29; IV: 7.63); ratio tibia I length:CW = 1:0.64. Epigynum: (KS70126: Fig. 4c View Fig ). Shallow, trapezium-shaped fossa, narrowestanteriorly; lateral margins more or less straight, rather than concave. Internal genitalia: (KS70126: Fig. 4d View Fig ). Copulatory ducts broad, lateral margins strongly convex. Spermathecae in broad contact medially.

Variation. Shape of epigynal fossa sometimes less symmetrical.

Distribution. Bellinger to Nymboidea River region, eastern slopes of Great Dividing Range, mid northeastern New South Wales.