Teyl harveyi, Main, 2004
publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.2004.61.3 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:18508678-F698-4523-880C-11459E16724B |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/08DFA248-2B83-4EAE-843A-D038C2489A8D |
taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:08DFA248-2B83-4EAE-843A-D038C2489A8D |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Teyl harveyi |
status |
sp. nov. |
Teyl harveyi View in CoL sp. nov.
Figures 1–9 View Figures 1–9 , table 1
Material examined. Holotype, male, Victoria, 24.9 km SE of Murrayville , 35˚24'S, 141˚24'E (site 79), drift fence pitfall trap, Jun 1986, A.L. Yen ( NMV T-3011) . Paratype, male, Victoria, 20.3 km SE of Murrayville 35˚24'S, 141˚20'E (site 76), drift fence pitfall, Jun 1986, A.L. Yen ( NMV T-3012) .
F P T MT T Total
I 2.8 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.4 10.3 II 2.5 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.0 8.8 III 2.2 1.2 1.6 2.1 1.3 8.4 IV 3.0 1.3 2.7 2.8 1.7 11.5 Palp 1.8 1.1 1.3 – 1.1 5.3
Width of patella I at knee = 0.4. Tibial index =10.00.
Width of patella IV at knee = 0.4. Tibial index = 10.00.
Leg formulae: 4/3.7, 1/3.32, 2/2.83, 3/2.7.
Diagnosis. Male. Light tan brown, glabrous carapace with sparse and delicate posterolateral spines. Abdomen with dorsal dark reticulated pattern, ventrally yellow with a few speckles anterior to spinnerets. Retrolateral spines of palp tibia: 1 heavy apical, 2 heavy proximal and 2 long, tapering spines on retroventral margin. A group of heavy apical, dorsal spines on palp tarsus. Embolus tapering. Metatarsus I with pair of thin apical ventral spines, moderate “elbow”. Tibia I with spines on all faces; a line of 4 megaspines on retroventral angle.
The group of dorsal apical spines on palp tarsus distinguishes the species from T. luculentus and the other two species ( T. walkeri and T. yeni ) described here; the presence of a pair of ventral apical spines on metatarsus I further distiguishes it from T. walkeri which lacks spines and yeni which has additionally several prolaterodorsal spines.
Female. Unknown.
Description of male ( holotype). Carapace glabrous, light tan brown with darker margin and dark radial lines; abdomen with dorsal pattern of dark, mottled reticulations, venter pale yellowish with a few dark speckles in front of spinnerets. Carapace with few marginal spines, all delicate, median lateral group and posterior marginal group. Fovea straight. Carapace length 3.1, width 2.6mm; abdomen length 3.7, width 2.3. Eye group on mound 0.5 long; eye group 0.3 mm long, 0.7 wide; diameters of eyes: ALE 0.2, AME 0.2, PLE 0.15, PME 0.5. Sternum slightly convex, length 1.9, width 1.6; evenly covered with fine bristles; sigilla small, faint, submarginal; labium length 0.3. Chelicerae with pseudorastellum of about 8 thick spines on apical inner edge of paturon; groove with 8 promarginal teeth, proximal two large and separated by a gap from others; a few basal granular teeth on retromargin. Maxillae with 33 cuspules on right maxilla; about 30 on left, some damaged.
Legs with scopula on tarsi I and II (thin on II), and distal half of metatarsi I and II. Tarsal claws with double combs of superior claws with about 15, fine, close-set teeth decreasing in size proximally; median claw long and curved. Spination of legs – I, femur d 6, patella rv 1, tibia rv 3 megaspines on slight mounds in a line followed by 1 heavy proximal spine, r 1-1, v 2-2, pv 1-1-1, metatarsus pv 1 apical, rv 1 apical, tarsus 0. II, femur d 6, patella 0, tibia v 1-2-2, pd 1-1, metatarsus v 2-2, pd 1-1. III, femur d 6, patella pd 1-1, tibia v 2-2-4, pd 1-1, rd 1-1, metatarsus v 2-2-3, pd 1-1-1, rd 1-1-1, tarsus 0. IV, femur d 6, patella, pd 1 apical, rd 1, tibia v 2-2-3, pd 1-1-1, rd 1-1-1, metatarsus v 2-1-2-3, pd 1-1-1, rd 1-1-1, tarsus 0.
Palp (Left palp missing). Tarsus with apical group of about 10 thick spines. Tibia with 2 heavy terminally hooked and 2 long thin proximal retrolateral spines, prolaterally with 2 tapering heavy apical spines and 1 finer spine. Bulb spherical but viewed dorsally, gourd shaped with embolus arising at sharp angle (reflexed); embolus finely tapering.
Variation. Paratype carapace length 3.0, width 2.5.
Etymology. The species is named as a tribute to M. S. Harvey for his vast contribution to arachnology.
NMV |
Museum Victoria |
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