Austrotengella plimeri
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Genus: Austrotengella
Name
Austrotengella plimeri Robert J. Raven, 2012 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Austrotengella plimeri Robert J. Raven, 2012, Zootaxa 3305: 46-48.
Description
(Figs 3, 11 a-d)
Materials Examined
Australia Tweed Range (T2-14) H. Smith, Hines, Pugh, Webb Australia Brindle Creek G. and S. Monteith
Diagnosis
Diagnosis: the male is similar to those of A. toddae from which they differ by the relatively smaller median apophysis and distal embolus, which are not or hardly overlapping in longitudinal extents and the chelate RTA. Ventral groove of embolus open for its entire length.
Etymology
Etymology: In honour of Professor Ian Plimer, geologist, for his provocative contributions to issues of climate change.
Description
Description (Holotype male AM KS 48914) Carapace 4.45 long, 3.44 wide. Abdomen damaged. Palp. RTA distal, distally chelate with each "claw" of similar size. Ventral tibia with small triangular apophysis. Basodorsal cymbium rounded, not posteriorly projected (Fig. 11b); median apophysis small, origin basal on tegulum; slightly longer than bluntly-tipped embolus, longitudinal extents only very slightly overlapping, if at all. Ventral groove of embolus clearly open for its entire length. Spines. Leg I missing. Tibia II: v.2.2.2.2.2; me v2.2.2. Otherwise like A. toddae male. Claws. Paired claws long, slender curved with 2-4 small teeth in basal fifth of claw. Third claw long, curved bare. Leg measurements of Austrotengella plimeri, holotype male Femur Patella Tibia I 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 II 6.06 2.32 5.86 5.59 3.34 23.16 III 5.38 1.77 4.90 5.38 2.72 20.16 IV 6.27 1.91 5.72 7.15 3.13 24.18 Palp 2.04 0.95 1.23 0.00 1.29 5.52 Metatarsus Tarsus Total Description (Allotype female QMS 30401) Carapace 2.41 long, 2.03 wide. Abdomen 2.53, 2.03 wide. Colour in alcohol. Carapace yellow brown with subcentral darker band extending forward to lateral of eyes; dark spindle-shaped mark anterior to fovea. Abdomen pallid, pattern faded. Eyes. From above, AME on tubercle that slightly overhangs clypeus. Spines. None on pedal patellae. Femur I with proventral two strong spines distally plus p1d3r3. Femur II p3d3r4; ti also with p2. Tibiae I, II with 5 pairs of long spines and one small distal pair; metatarsi I, II with 3 strong pairs ventrally. III: fe p5d4r3; ti p2d2r 2v. 2.2.2; me p1.2.1r1.1.1v2.2.3. IV: fe p3d3r2; ti p2d2r 2v 2.2.2; me p1.1r1.1.2v2.2.3. Palp: fe p1d1.2; pa p1; ti d2p3; ta p3d1r1 plus small distoventral pair. Epigyne. Rectanguloid plate with broad septum anteriorly; posterolaterally with transverse tooth on each side, teeth distal, posterior of median plate on line of epigastric groove; teeth short, directed diagonally medially. Posterior margin of septum with deeply U-shaped subdistal invagination.
Distribution
Distribution: Known only from Tweed Range, northeastern New South Wales.
Taxon Treatment
- Robert J. Raven; 2012: Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders. V. A new lycosoid genus from eastern Australia (Araneae: Tengellidae), Zootaxa 3305: 46-48. doi
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