Tauala ottoi, Żabka, Marek & Patoleta, Barbara M., 2015

Żabka, Marek & Patoleta, Barbara M., 2015, New species of Taual a Wanless, 1988 from Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Astioida: Astiae), with a redefinition of the genus, Zootaxa 4000 (5), pp. 501-517 : 506-508

Tauala ottoi sp. nov.

Figs 25–31, 63

Type material. Female holotype, Bakers Blue Mt., 1100 m, 17 km W of Mt. Molloy, 16°40'24.82'' S 145°10'36.12'' E [-16.6735600 145.3297200], Queensland, Australia, 12 Sep. 1981, G. Monteith, D. Cook, QMB S90781

Etymology. The species is named in honour of Mr. Jurgen Otto, in recognition of his research on the taxonomy and behaviour of the Australian genus Maratus Karsch.

Diagnosis. Differs from very close T. lepidus and T. zborowskii by the shape of proximal parts of insemination ducts and the position of accessory glands.

Description. Female holotype (Figs 25–31). Eye field yellowish, ALE, PME and PLE surroundings black. Thorax pale, slightly darker from PLE to posterior margin. Abdomen yellowish. Spinnerets the same. Clypeus yellow with a fringe of short white hairs. Chelicerae light orange. Pedipalps whitish, distally darker. Maxillae and labium yellow, the former very elongate. Sternum whitish, venter the same. Legs yellow, distally slightly darker, especially on sides. Tibiae I with 4 proventral and 3 retroventral spines, metatarsus with 2 pairs. Other legs lighter. Tibiae II with 3 proventral and 3 retroventral spines and single prolateral spine, metatarsusi with 2 pairs of ventolateral spines, and one pair of prolateral ones. Epigyne as in Fig. 30, proximal parts of the insemination ducts parallel, and accessory glands longer than in T. zborowskii and closer to spermathecae (Fig. 31). Dimensions: CL 2.32, CW 1.85, CH 1.37, AL 2.85, AW 1.55, AEW 1.69, PEW 1.39, EFL 1.11, LI 9.39 (0.74 + 1.90 + 2.52 + 1.47 + 2.78), LII 7.70 (0.70 + 1.63 + 1.77 + 1.18 + 2.42), LIII 8.88 (0.83 + 2.35 + 1.82 + 1.13 + 2.75), LIV 9.87 (0.81 + 2.78 + 2.46 + 0.99 + 2.83).

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from type locality ( Fig. 63 ).

F IGURES 17–24. Tauala zborowskii sp. nov., female holotype. 17 dorsal view; 18 lateral view; 19 ventral view; 20 frontal view; 21 cheliceral dentition, endites and labium; 22 ventral abdominal setae; 23 epigyne; 24 vulva (ag: accessory gland, as: abdominal setae, co: copulatory opening, id: insemination duct, p: pouch, s: spermatheca). Scale: 17–21 = 1 mm, 23 as in fig.

F IGURES 25–31. Tauala ottoi sp. nov., female holotype. 25 dorsal view; 26 lateral view; 27 ventral view; 28 frontal view; 29 cheliceral dentition, endites and labium; 30 epigyne; 31 vulva (ag: accessory gland, as: abdominal setae, co: copulatory opening, id: insemination duct, p: pouch, s: spermatheca). Scale: 25–29 = 1 mm, 30 as in fig.

Figures

FIGURE 63. Distribution of T. zborowskii (1 record, white square), T. ottoi (1 record, black square), T. palumaensis (1 record, black triangle), T. bilobatus (1 record, circle), T. setosus (1 record, white triangle).