Poecilipta rawlinsonae, Raven, 2015

Raven, Robert J., 2015, & lt; strong & gt; A revision of ant-mimicking spiders of the family Corinnidae (Araneae) in the Western Pacific & lt; / strong & gt;, Zootaxa 3958 (1), pp. 1-258 : 215-217

Poecilipta rawlinsonae sp. nov.

( Fig. 121a–c . Map 80)

Material. Western Australia: holotype ♂, Kalgoorlie , 30°45'S, 121°28'E, March 1968, WAM 84 /1145. Paratype: South Australia: 1♂, Renmark, 79 km NNW, 33°31'S, 140°24'E, Casuarina woodland, flight/ ground intercept trap, 29 Mar–3 May 1995, K. Pullen, QM S32634 .

Diagnosis. Males differ from those of P. metallica sp. nov. in the cymbium being strongly twisted apically, the paracymbial spine is large and conical on large conical base, the subtegular retrolateral indentation is deep, the embolic division has two large spirals, and the embolus tip is sinuous. Female unknown.

MAPS 79–84. Records of Australian species of Poecilipta Simon, 1897 and Ticopa gen. nov.

Etymology. In honour of Ms Wendy Rawlinson, Queensland Museum, whose late discovered goldmine (for which the type locality was long renowned) of arachnological and artistic abilities are matched only by her dedication to her job, however repetitive.

Description Holotype male WAM 84/1145

Carapace 2.03 long, 1.26 wide. Abdomen 2.13 long, 1.09 wide. Totally, 4.2.

Colour: carapace and full dorsal abdominal scute iridescent copper brown. Femora brown, otherwise legs uniformly yellow brown. Carapace: cuticle iridescent and with finely reticulated ridges. Large white paddle-shaped hairs around centre on submargins. Steep ledge above distinctly serrate margin; fovea set just anterior to short posterior slope. Slight prefoveal saddle and lightly arched caput; eyes highest. Legs: large white paddle-shaped hairs on basal femora. Distinct subdistal constriction on femur IV, less so in III. Spines: two weak pairs on tibiae I, II; one weak pair on metatarsi. Abdomen: scutes: dorsal for length; ventral wide, laterally convex, posteriorly widest; petiolar collar short. Palp: large beak-like paracymbial spine set on domed mound; bulb with deep tegular indentation, embolus with two thick spirals and one thick transverse twist ( Fig. 121a–c ); cymbium apically strongly twisted.

Distribution. Known only from Kalgoorlie, south-west Western Australia and Renmark, near the northern edge of the border of South Australia and Victoria.

Figures

FIGURE 121. Poecilipta rawlinsonae sp. nov., holotype male WAM 84/1145 (a–c): a, c, male palpal tibia, cymbium and bulb (mirrored), ventral (a) and retrolateral (c) views; b, embolus, axial.