Habronestes minor Baehr, 2003, n.sp.
Creators: name: Baehr, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Zodariidae
Habronestes
Habronestes minor

description: <i>Habronestes minor</i> n.sp. Figs. 62, 84, 85, 103, 127, 128, 141 <b>Type material</b>. HOLOTYPE 3: NSW, Booti Booti NP, 32°16'15"S 152°31'42"E, 9.x.1997, L. Wilkie, AM KS55916. PARATYPES: NSW: 13 Booti Booti NP, 32°16'15"S 152°31'42"E, 13.xii.1996, L. Wilkie, AM KS56175; 233 as previous, AM KS56098 and AM KS56099; 1&amp;female; as previous, 13.xii.1996, AM KS56100; 333 as previous in AM: KS56101, KS56102, KS56103; 13 as previous, 9.x.1997, AM KS56097; 13 Booti Booti NP, 32°16'47"S 152°31'28"E, 13.xi.1996, L.Wilkie, AM KS56092; 4 in AM as previous: 1&amp;female; KS56093, 13 KS56095, 2&amp;female; coll. 13.xii.1996, KS56094 and KS56096; 233 in AM, 700 m E of Wallaces Gap, Bendoura SF, 35°34'37"S 149°41'16"E, 16.iii.1999, J. Tarnawski &amp; S. Lassau, KS55875 and KS55873; 13 North Head Rd, Murramarang NP, 35°42'25"S 150°16'30"E, 17.iii.1999, L. Wilkie, R. Harris &amp; H. Smith, AM KS55874. <b>Diagnosis</b>. Eyes in 2 rows, both rows procurved, AME smallest, other eyes subequal. One of the 3 smallest species, with 2 pairs of white patches on anterior part of abdomen and 1 or 2 patches in front of spinnerets, differs from <i>H. piccolo</i> and <i>H. wilkiei</i> by shape of tibial apophysis, cymbium extremely bent, RCF nearly reaches tip. <b>Description</b>. <i>Male</i> (holotype). Total length 3.28; carapace 1.68 long, 1.28 wide; 0.64 high; cl/cw 1.31; sternum 0.80 long, 0.76 wide; sl/sw 1.05. Abdomen 2.08 long, 1.52 wide. <i>Colour</i>. Carapace, sternum sepia brown, iridescent; chelicerae medium brown; maxillae and labium pale brown, distally white. Abdomen sepia brown with 2 pairs of white patches on anterior part and 1 or 2 patches in front of spinnerets; laterally with 2 stripes equal in length; ventrally pink brown. Legs pale brown; clearly annulated; legs I–IV white coxa, medium brown trochanter, proximal margin of femora sepia brown, proximal ½ white and distal ½ sepia brown, darker brown lateral stripes on patella and tibia. <i>Eyes</i>. In 2 rows each with 4 eyes, both rows procurved. AME smallest, other eyes equal. Eye group width 0.57 of headwidth; AME 0.07; ALE 0.08; PME 0.08; PLE 0.08; AME–AME 0.02; AME–ALE 0.02; ALE–PLE 0.02; PME– PME 0.04; PME–PLE 0.06. MOQ:AME–PME 0.24; AME– AME 0.16; PME–PME 0.20. <i>Clypeus &amp; chilum</i>. Clypeus 0.28 high; chilum undivided, short. <i>Legs</i>. Length formula 4123; femora I, II with 1 row, III, IV with 2 rows of long thin setae ventrally. <i>Male palp</i> (Figs. 84, 85, 103). RCF deep, reaching tip of cymbium. LTA with a thick short vertical stalk and irregular horizontal plate, birdhead shape retrolaterally; DTA, with long, thin stalk; VTA long, with sharp tip. Tibiae short, a small hook between; DTiA with sharp tip, as long as tibia; VTiA (Fig. 85). <i>Female</i> (paratype AM KS56094). Total length 3.76; carapace 1.68 long, 1.04 wide; 0.76 high; cl/cw 1.61; sternum 0.72 long, 0.68 wide; sl/sw 1.05.Abdomen 1.60 long, 1.08 wide. <i>Colour</i>. Same as male. <i>Eyes</i>. Eye group width 0.57 of headwidth; AME 0.08;ALE 0.10; PME 0.10; PLE 0.10;AME–AME 0.02; AME–ALE 0.02; ALE–PLE 0.02; PME–PME 0. 04; PME– PLE 0.06. MOQ: AME–PME 0.22; AME–AME 0.18; PME–PME 0.24. Clypeus 0.36 high. <i>Epigyne</i> (Figs. 125, 126). With triangular scape. Vulva with long, spiralled copulatory ducts ending in large spermathecae. <b>Distribution</b>. Coastal New South Wales (Fig. 141). <b>Etymology</b>. Species name refers to the small size of the species (Latin, <i>minor</i> = small).
description: Published as part of <i>Baehr, Barbara, 2003, Revision of the Australian Spider Genus Habronestes (Araneae: Zodariidae). Species of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, pp. 343-376 in Records of the Australian Museum 55 (3)</i> on pages 368-369, DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.55.2003.1389