Xeromiturga pilbara Raven & Hebron & Williams 2023, sp. nov.
Authors/Creators
- 1. School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X & School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X & Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia
- 2. School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X & Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia & Wendy. Hebron @ qm. qld. gov. au; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4156 - 6302
- 3. School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X & Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia & School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X & kylie. w 50 @ outlook. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2512 - 642 X Corresponding author & School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, Queensland, Australia RobertJRaven @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8532 - 245 X
Description
Xeromiturga pilbara sp. nov.
Fig. 78
Diagnosis. Differs from males of Xer. gumbardo sp. nov. in lacking patellar processes on the palp, and from Xer. bidgemia in the embolus being directed transversely retrolaterad, not diagonal to base (Fig. 78a). Female unknown.
Type Material. Western Australia: male holotype, Pilbara region, ca. 8 km W of Newman, 23°24’S 119°37’E, 14 Mar–20 May 2010, pitfall trap, J. Gollan, AM KS120129.
Description. Male, holotype AM KS120129
Carapace 2.43 long, 1.80 wide. Opisthosoma 2.75 long, 1.70 wide. Total length, 5.18.
I: 2.33, 0.94, 2.10, 1.97, 0.99, 8.33. II: missing. III: 2.10, 0.54, 1.34, 2.10, 1.25, 7.34. IV: 1.84, 0.94, 1.88, 2.24, 1.34, 8.24. Palp: 0.99, 0.42, 0.46, -, 2.71, 3.26.
Colour. Carapace pallid with roughly paired darked spots submarginally and on margins. Opisthosoma pallid, faded. Venter entirely pallid. Eyes. ALE noticeably smaller than other eyes; AME, PME & PLE similar sized. Sternal setae all similar. Weak scopula on metatarsi & tarsi I–IV.
Palp. Patella without process. Tibia short; RTA long trianguloid without distinct distal lobe, dorsal lobe short spiniform. Cymbium aspinose, with distinct retrolateral groove almost for length; tegulum reniform, transverse; embolus base smaller, gourd-shaped, directed transversely retrolaterad, embolus very long; median apophysis large with large triangular process near base of embolus, large, flared areas constricting to a ridged fold with simple short acuminate tip.
Distribution. Known only from Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- AM
- Material sample ID
- KS120129
- Event date
- 2010-03-14
- Verbatim event date
- 2010-03-14/05-20
- Scientific name authorship
- Raven & Hebron & Williams
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Xenoctenidae
- Genus
- Xeromiturga
- Species
- pilbara
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic status
- sp. nov.
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Xeromiturga pilbara Raven, Hebron & Williams, 2023