Aname flexicaudula, 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 : 158

Aname flexicaudula -complex

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Composition

The flexicaudula- complex includes two described species: A. broadwater sp. nov. and A. flexicaudula sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 4. Example male morphologies for minor species complexes and miscellaneous species in subtropical and tropical eastern Australia, to be used in conjunction with the diagnostic key to species complexes and miscellaneous species. A. callitra-complex. B. aurantella-complex. C. mariala- complex. D. flexicaudula-complex. E. savannella-complex. F. A. platensis sp. nov. (pallida- complex). G. A. distorta sp. nov. H. A. lawrenceae sp. nov. I. A. savannensis sp. nov. (rubrochelicera- complex). J. A. camara sp. nov. K. A. consuelo sp. nov. L. A. insolita sp. nov. M. A. litoralis sp. nov. N. A. olkola sp. nov. O. A. ethabuka sp. nov. P. A. namoi sp. nov. Q. A. serpentina sp. nov. R. A. viridiensis sp. nov. Image sets A–E show, from left to right: carapace, retrolateral tibia I, retrolateral metatarsus I, retrolateral pedipalp, copulatory organ. Image sets F–R show a subset of these.

Fig. 13. Distribution of the five minor Aname complexes in eastern Australia. Points on the map represented by a star are type localities.

Fig. 101. Aname broadwater sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (QMB S3148). A. Cephalothorax, dorsal view. B. Abdomen, dorsal view. C. Cephalothorax, ventral view. D. Abdomen, ventral view. E. Ocular region. F. Fovea. G. Sternal sigilla, left view. H. Sternum and labium. I. Maxilla and coxae I–II, left view. J–K. Left pedipalp, full prolateral view (J), partial retrolateral view (K). L–M. Right bulb, prolateral view (L), dorsal view (M). N–Q. Left leg I, full prolateral view (N), full retrolateral view (O), retrolateral view of tibia (P), retrolateral view of metatarsus (Q). Scale bars: A–B, J, N =2 mm; L= 1 mm.

Fig. 102. Aname flexicaudula sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (QMB S27992). A. Cephalothorax, dorsal view. B. Abdomen, dorsal view. C. Cephalothorax, ventral view. D. Abdomen, ventral view. E. Ocular region. F. Fovea. G. Sternal sigilla, left view. H. Sternum and labium. I. Maxilla and coxae I–II, left view. J–K. Left pedipalp, full prolateral view (J), partial retrolateral view (K). L–M. Right bulb, prolateral view (L), dorsal view (M). N–Q. Left leg I, full prolateral view (N), full retrolateral view (O), retrolateral view of tibia (P), retrolateral view of metatarsus (Q). Scale bars: A–B, J, N =2 mm; L= 1 mm.