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

Aname inglewood sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

Males of A. inglewood sp. nov. can be distinguished from all species for which males are known except A. fuscochelicera sp. nov., A. nigrochelicera sp. nov., and A. rubrochelicera 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 is short, thick, and relatively straight, and a small, triangular tibial spur ( Fig. 86L–Q View Fig ). Males of A. inglewood can be distinguished from those of A. fuscochelicera , A. nigrochelicera , and A. rubrochelicera . by the presence of a longer, more curved embolus (embolus length / bulb length>1) ( Fig. 86L–M View Fig ; cf. Figs 84 View Fig , 87 View Fig , 90 View Fig ).

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

Etymology

The specific epithet ‘ inglewood ’ is a noun in apposition, referencing the type locality of this species.

Type material

Holotype

AUSTRALIA – Queensland • ♂; Inglewood ; 28°25′ S, 151°05′ E; 20 Jan. 1997; Queensland Ambulance Service leg.; QMB S34554 .

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Other material examined

AUSTRALIA – Queensland • 1 ♂; Weengallon ; 28°22′ S, 149°04′ E; 2 Jan. 1979; R.J. Raven, V.E. Davies and T. Adams leg.; QMB S1286 View Materials GoogleMaps .

Description

Male (holotype, QMB S34554)

GENERAL ( Fig. 86A–Q View Fig ). Body length 18.97, in good condition, colour presumably faded due to preservation.

DORSAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 86A, E–F View Fig ). Carapace length 7.94, width 7.41, length/width 1.07, clypeus to fovea length/carapace length 0.69, caput width/carapace width 0.67, carapace red-brown, caput slightly darker than thorax, reflective setae present, light on caput, light on thorax, fovea straight, fovea width/ carapace length 0.12 ( Fig. 86A, F View Fig ); chelicerae red-brown, rastellum absent or inconspicuous, chelicerae length/carapace length 0.49 ( Fig. 86A View Fig ); eye group rectangular, width/length 1.73, eye tubercle present ( Fig. 86E View Fig ).

ABDOMEN ( Fig. 86B, D View Fig ). Abdomen length 7.27, tan-brown, darker dorsally and lighter laterally, dorsal pattern absent, with consistent cover of short setae.

VENTRAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 86C, G–I View Fig ). Labium cuspules absent ( Fig. 86H View Fig ); maxillae heel distinct, cuspules present, count =about 90, extending posteriorly onto heel, extending laterally about 20% of maxillae length ( Fig. 86C, I View Fig ); coxae cuspules absent, thorn-like setae on prolateral face present ( Fig. 86C, I View Fig ); sternum length/width 1.24, central sternum with consistent covering of short setae, row of longer setae around posterior edges ( Fig. 86G–H View Fig ); posterior sigilla ovoid, central sternum to posterior sigilla length/ sternum length 0.25, posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.14 ( Fig. 86G–H View Fig ); other sigilla small, round and lateral ( Fig. 86G–H View Fig ).

LEG I ( Fig. 86N–Q View Fig ). Leg I orange-tan, reflective setae on dorsal femur, femur length 7.00, patella length 4.22, tibia length 5.44, metatarsus length 5.20, tarsus length 3.23, total length 25.09, leg I length/ carapace length 3.16 ( Fig. 86N–O View Fig ); scopulae on distal metatarsus and tarsus ( Fig. 86N–O View Fig ); spine count Fe D 0, Fe PL 1, Pa PL 2, Ti PL 0, Ti RL 0, Me PL 0, Me RL 0, Ta 0 ( Fig. 86N–O View Fig ); tibia length/width [TIL/TID] 3.60, even width along length, spur present, triangular, knuckle absent, megaspine angled at 28 degrees, length to distal face of spur/tibia length [TIS/TIL] 0.54, spur height/tibia width [TISH/ TID] 0.52, megaspine length/tibia length 0.22 ( Fig. 86N–P View Fig ); metatarsus relatively straight, proximal excavation present, excavation concave with slight heel, heel semi-sharp, excavation length/metatarsus length [MIPEL/MIL] 0.51, metatarsus length/width [MIL/MID] 4.14 ( Fig. 86N–O, Q View Fig ).

PEDIPALP ( Fig. 86J–M View Fig ). Tibia length 3.34, width 1.26, length/width [PTL/PTD] 2.64, asetose depression present, depression length/palp tibia length [PDL/PTL] 0.59, retrolateral face with consistent covering of light setae, ventral face with two elongate bristle-like setae below depression, prolateral face with one disto-ventral spine, disto-medial spine absent ( Fig. 86J–K View Fig ); patella prolateral face with 2 spines ( Fig. 86J–K View Fig ); cymbium with scopulae present distally ( Fig. 86J–K View Fig ); copulatory organ total length 1.74, length/palp tibia length 0.52 ( Fig. 86L–M View Fig ); bulb length/width 0.98 ( Fig. 86L–M View Fig ); embolus tapering from bulb, short and thick, tapering and curving relatively evenly to point, width at base/bulb width 0.35, embolus length/bulb length 1.38 ( Fig. 86L–M View Fig ).

Distribution and natural history

Aname inglewood sp. nov. occurs in southern Queensland, in the Brigalow Belt South bioregion, where it is known from two locations, one near Inglewood and another further west near Weengallon ( Fig. 12 View Fig ). The form of burrows constructed by spiders of this species is unknown, but is likely to be similar to that of other rubrochelicera -complex species ( Fig. 12 View Fig ).