Aname pyroensis, Wilson & Harvey & Simmons & Rix, 2025

Wilson, Jeremy D., Harvey, Mark S., Simmons, Leigh W. & Rix, Michael G., 2025, An integrative systematic revision of the wishbone spiders (Araneae: Anamidae: Aname L. Koch, 1873) of subtropical and tropical eastern Australia, with the description of 55 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 985, pp. 1-298 : 154-155

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.985.2845
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15169739
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scientific name	Aname pyroensis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Aname pyroensis sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

Males of A. pyroensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all species for which males are known except A. aurantella sp. nov. and A. gilbertensis sp. nov. by a moderate to large body size (carapace length>4.0 mm), the presence of a short embolus (embolus length / bulb length <1.5) that curves gradually to a point, a triangular tibial spur (rather than more digitiform), a tibial megaspine of moderate length (megaspine length/ tibia length 0.25–0.3), and short thorn-like setae along the retrolateral edge of the asetose depression on the palp tibia ( Fig. 98A–Q View Fig ). Males of A. pyroensis can be distinguished from those of A. aurantella by the presence of a more sinuous metatarsus I, with a longer proximal excavation (excavation length / metatarsus length ~0.5; cf. ~0.4) ( Fig. 98Q View Fig ; cf. Fig. 96 View Fig ). Males of A. pyroensis can be distinguished from those of A. gilbertensis by the presence of a thinner, straighter embolus ( Fig. 98L– M View Fig ; cf. Fig. 97 View Fig ).

Females of A. pyroensis sp. nov. are unknown.

Etymology

The specific epithet ‘ pyroensis ’ is a Latin adjective meaning ‘fire-born’, referencing both the fiery colours of the holotype of this species, and the type locality, which is near the Undara Lava Tubes.

Type material

Holotype

AUSTRALIA – Queensland • ♂; Undara Lava Tunnels [tubes], near 100 mile scrub; 18°13′ S, 144°34′ E; 20 Sep. 1989; Operation Raleigh leg.; on granite, open woodland; QMB S24999 .

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Description

Male (holotype, QMB S24999)

GENERAL ( Fig. 98A–Q View Fig ). Body length 15.52, in good condition, colour presumably faded due to preservation.

DORSAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 98A, E–F View Fig ). Carapace length 6.25, width 5.21, length/width 1.20, clypeus to fovea length/carapace length 0.70, caput width/carapace width 0.65, carapace red-brown, caput slightly darker than thorax, reflective setae present, light on caput, light on thorax, fovea procurved, fovea width/carapace length 0.15 ( Fig. 98A, F View Fig ); chelicerae dark red-brown, rastellum absent or inconspicuous, chelicerae length/carapace length 0.53 ( Fig. 98A View Fig ); eye group rectangular, width/length 2.14, eye tubercle present ( Fig. 98E View Fig ).

ABDOMEN ( Fig. 98B, D View Fig ). Abdomen length 6.06, grey-brown, dorsal pattern absent, with consistent cover of short setae.

VENTRAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 98C, G–I View Fig ). Labium cuspules absent ( Fig. 98H View Fig ); maxillae heel distinct, cuspules present, count =about 68, extending posteriorly onto heel, extending laterally about 40% of maxillae length ( Fig. 98C, I View Fig ); coxae cuspules absent, thorn-like setae on prolateral face present ( Fig. 98C, I View Fig ); sternum length/width 1.22, central sternum with consistent covering of short setae, row of longer setae around posterior edges ( Fig. 98G–H View Fig ); posterior sigilla semi-elongate, central sternum to posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.25, posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.15 ( Fig. 98G–H View Fig ); other sigilla small, round and lateral ( Fig. 98G–H View Fig ).

LEG I ( Fig. 98N–Q View Fig ). Leg I orange, darker on femur and patella, reflective setae on dorsal femur, femur length 5.36, patella length 3.41, tibia length 3.86, metatarsus length 3.97, tarsus length 2.33, total length 18.93, leg I length/carapace length 3.03 ( Fig. 98N–O View Fig ); scopulae on distal metatarsus and tarsus ( Fig. 98N– O View Fig ); spine count Fe D 2, Fe PL 1, Pa PL 2, Ti PL 0, Ti RL 0, Me PL 0, Me RL 0, Ta 0 ( Fig. 98N–O View Fig ); tibia length/width [TIL/TID] 3.23, even width along length, spur present, triangular, knuckle absent, megaspine angled at 22 degrees, length to distal face of spur/tibia length [TIS/TIL] 0.56, spur height/tibia width [TISH/TID] 0.54, megaspine length/tibia length 0.26 ( Fig. 98N–P View Fig ); metatarsus slightly sinuous, proximal excavation present, excavation concave with inconspicuous heel, heel rounded, excavation length/metatarsus length [MIPEL/MIL] 0.53, metatarsus length/width [MIL/MID] 4.65 ( Fig. 98N–O, Q View Fig ).

PEDIPALP ( Fig. 98J–M View Fig ). Tibia length 2.77, width 1.14, length/width [PTL/PTD] 2.43, asetose depression present, depression length/palp tibia length [PDL/PTL] 0.49, retrolateral face with short, thorn-like setae along retrolateral edge of depression, getting denser proximally, ventral face with one elongate bristle-like setae below depression, prolateral face with two disto-ventral spines, disto-medial spine absent ( Fig. 98J–K View Fig ); patella prolateral face with 2 spines ( Fig. 98J–K View Fig ); cymbium with scopulae present distally ( Fig. 98J–K View Fig ); copulatory organ total length 1.32, length/palp tibia length 0.48 ( Fig. 98L–M View Fig ); bulb length/width 1.03 ( Fig. 98L–M View Fig ); embolus demarcated and roughly perpendicular to bulb, attenuate, tapering and curving relatively evenly to point, width at base/bulb width 0.20, embolus length/bulb length 1.09 ( Fig. 98L–M View Fig ).

Distribution and natural history

Aname pyroensis sp. nov. occurs in northern Queensland, in the Einasleigh Uplands bioregion. It is known from a single location in Undara Volcanic National Park ( Fig. 13 View Fig ). The form of burrows constructed by spiders of this species is unknown.