Austrotengella hebronae
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Genus: Austrotengella
Name
Austrotengella hebronae Robert J. Raven, 2012 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Austrotengella hebronae Robert J. Raven, 2012, Zootaxa 3305: 41-43.
Materials Examined
Australia Mt Boss State Forest (valley) G. A. Webb
Diagnosis
Diagnosis: The female differs from those of A. wrighti by the more anterior position of the epigynal teeth, the relatively narrower median plate and the recurved angular ridge posteriorly on the plate. Males are unknown.
Etymology
Etymology: In honour of Mrs Wendy Hebron, for her much appreciated support in illustration, sorting and collection management.
Description
Description (Holotype female AM KS 42851) Carapace 4.68 long, 3.12 wide. Abdomen damaged. Colour. Carapace yellow brown with slightly darker markings medially. Abdomen colour and pattern faded. Spines. I: femur pv2p2r3; tibia p2r2pv5rv5; me p1r 1v 2.2.2. II: femur pv1p3d3r3; tibia p2r1pv5 rv5; me p1r 1v 2.2.2. III: fe pv1p3d3r4; ti p2d2r 2v 2.2.2; me p3r 3v 2.2.2. IV: fe p4d3r2; ti p2d2r 2v 2.2.2; me p3r 2v 2.2.2. Palp: fe p1d1.2; ti pv1d1.2r1; ti p2pv1 very long; ta p1r2, two basal very long. Claws. Paired claws long, slender curved with 2-3 small teeth basally; on leg IV, very long. Third claw long, distinct, bare. Spinnerets. 5-6 large conical spigots dorsolaterally on PMS; PMS themselves, as long as PLS, conical. Epigyne. Broad, ventrally domed, heart-shaped plate with narrow septum anteriorly; posterolaterally with transverse tooth on each side, teeth subdistal, just posterior of widest point of median plate and clearly separated from epigastric groove; teeth short and directed downward, posteriorly and medially. Recurved angular ridge posteriorly on plate.
Distribution
Distribution: Known only from Mt Boss State Forest, northern New South Wales. This is the southern-most record of this genus.
Description
Leg measurements of Austrotengella hebronae, holotype female Femur Patella Tibia Metatarsus Tarsus Total I 4.75 2.19 4.75 3.94 2.19 17.81 II 4.75 2.13 4.44 3.94 2.13 17.38 III 4.06 1.81 3.81 4.38 2.00 16.06 IV 5.00 1.81 4.75 5.69 2.13 19.38 Palp 1.50 0.94 1.31 0.00 1.56 5.31
Taxon Treatment
- Robert J. Raven; 2012: Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders. V. A new lycosoid genus from eastern Australia (Araneae: Tengellidae), Zootaxa 3305: 41-43. doi
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