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

Aname cudmore sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

Males of A. cudmore sp. nov. can be distinguished from all species for which males are known except A. savannella sp. nov. by a small body size (carapace length <4.0 mm), the presence of a short embolus (embolus length / bulb length <1.5), a relatively thick metatarsus I (metatarsus I length / width <4), and the absence of thorn-like setae on the retrolateral palp tibia ( Fig. 103A–Q View Fig ). Males of A. cudmore can be distinguished from those of A. savannella by the presence of a thicker metatarsus I (metatarsus I length / width ~3.2; cf. ~ 3.9 in A. savannella ) ( Fig. 103Q View Fig ; cf. Fig. 104 View Fig ).

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

Etymology

The specific epithet ‘ cudmore ’ is a noun in apposition, referencing the only known collection locality of this species, in Cudmore National Park at the northern end of the Drummond Range in central Queensland.

Type material

Holotype

AUSTRALIA – Queensland • ♂; Cudmore National Park ; 22°58′ S, 146°23′ E; 351 m a.s.l.; 28 Oct. 2010 – 2 Aug. 2011; C. Lambkin, N. Starick and J. Bailey leg.; pitfall trap; QMB S96936 .

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Description

Male (holotype, QMB S96936)

GENERAL ( Fig. 103A–Q View Fig ). Body length 9.67, in good condition except abdomen which has lost all internal tissue, colour probably also faded due to preservation.

DORSAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 103A, E–F View Fig ). Carapace length 3.23, width 2.54, length/width 1.27, clypeus to fovea length/carapace length 0.73, caput width/carapace width 0.71, carapace red-brown, caput slightly darker than thorax, reflective setae absent or inconspicuous, fovea procurved, fovea width/carapace length 0.18 ( Fig. 103A, F View Fig ); chelicerae red-brown, rastellum absent or inconspicuous, chelicerae length/carapace length 0.69 ( Fig. 103A View Fig ); eye group rectangular, width/length 2.07, eye tubercle present ( Fig. 103E View Fig ).

ABDOMEN ( Fig. 103B, D View Fig ). Abdomen length 4.05, pallid, translucent, dorsal pattern absent, with consistent cover of short setae.

VENTRAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 103C, G–I View Fig ). Labium cuspules absent ( Fig. 103H View Fig ); maxillae heel distinct, cuspules present, count =about 50, extending posteriorly onto heel, extending laterally about 30% of maxillae length ( Fig. 103C, I View Fig ); coxae cuspules absent, thorn-like setae on prolateral face present ( Fig. 103C, I View Fig ); sternum length/width 1.17, central sternum with consistent covering of short setae, row of longer setae around posterior edges ( Fig. 103G–H View Fig ); posterior sigilla circular, central sternum to posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.32, posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.08 ( Fig. 103G–H View Fig ); other sigilla small, round and lateral ( Fig. 103G–H View Fig ).

LEG I ( Fig. 103N–Q View Fig ). Leg I pallid, darker on femur and patella, femur length 2.66, patella length 1.58, tibia length 1.99, metatarsus length 1.62, tarsus length 1.03, total length 8.87, leg I length/carapace length 2.75 ( Fig. 103N–O View Fig ); scopulae on distal metatarsus and tarsus ( Fig. 103N–O View Fig ); spine count Fe D 1, Fe PL 1, Pa PL 2, Ti PL 0, Ti RL 0, Me PL 0, Me RL 0, Ta 0 ( Fig. 103N–O View Fig ); tibia length/width [TIL/TID] 3.75, even width along length, spur present, triangular, knuckle absent, megaspine angled at 19 degrees, length to distal face of spur/tibia length [TIS/TIL] 0.50, spur height/tibia width [TISH/TID] 0.51, megaspine length/tibia length 0.35 ( Fig. 103N–P View Fig ); metatarsus relatively straight, proximal excavation present, excavation straight with inconspicuous heel, heel rounded, excavation length/metatarsus length [MIPEL/MIL] 0.43, metatarsus length/width [MIL/MID] 3.16 ( Fig. 103N–O, Q View Fig ).

PEDIPALP ( Fig. 103J–M View Fig ). Tibia length 1.36, width 0.55, length/width [PTL/PTD] 2.48, asetose depression present, depression length/palp tibia length [PDL/PTL] 0.60, retrolateral face with consistent covering of light setae, ventral face with two elongate bristle-like setae below depression, prolateral face with patch of spines on distal half, disto-medial spine present ( Fig. 103J–K View Fig ); patella prolateral face with 2 (proximal spine weak) spines ( Fig. 103J–K View Fig ); cymbium with scopulae present distally ( Fig. 103J–K View Fig ); copulatory organ total length 0.77, length/palp tibia length 0.57 ( Fig. 103L–M View Fig ); bulb length/width 1.07 ( Fig. 103L–M View Fig ); embolus slightly reflexed, attenuate, tapering and curving relatively evenly to point, width at base/bulb width 0.14, embolus length/bulb length 1.08 ( Fig. 103L–M View Fig ).

Distribution and natural history

Aname cudmore sp. nov. occurs in central Queensland, in the Desert Uplands bioregion, in the Cudmore Resources Reserve ( Fig. 13 View Fig ). The form of burrows constructed by spiders of this species is unknown.