Aname camara Raven, 1985

Aname camara Raven, 1985 View in CoL

Figs 14 View Fig , 105–107 View Fig View Fig View Fig

Aname camara Raven, 1985: 387 View in CoL , figs 3, 15, 23, 27, 37, 54, 63.

Diagnosis

Males of A. camara can be distinguished from all species for which males are known by a moderate to large body size (carapace length>4.0 mm), the presence of a long embolus (embolus length / bulb length> 1.5) that is very strongly curved, and a small, tight patch of thorn-like setae on the retrolateral palp tibia ( Figs 105J–M View Fig , 106J–M View Fig ).

Females of A. camara can be distinguished from all species for which females are known except A. aurensis sp. nov., A. briggsi sp. nov., A. dingo sp. nov., A. eddieorum sp. nov., A. longitheca , A. mulgana sp. nov., and A. rupicola sp. nov. by the presence of spermathecae with two vesicles, with relatively long and straight lateral vesicles (lateral vesicle length/genitalia width>0.25) and long medial vesicles (medial vesicle length/ lateral vesicle length>1) that project medially or posteromedially, before undulating towards the anterior ( Fig. 107L View Fig ). Females of A. camara can be distinguished from those of A. aurensis , A. briggsi , A. dingo , A. eddieorum , A. longitheca , A. mulgana , and A. rupicola by the presence of a light tan body colouration and spermathecae with relatively short vesicles (medial vesicle length /genitalia width ~0.3; cf.>0.35) with widely-spaced crowns (distance between crowns is roughly equal to the length of the lateral vesicles) ( Fig. 107A–L View Fig ; cf. Figs 35 View Fig , 37–38 View Fig View Fig , 40 View Fig , 43 View Fig , 45 View Fig , 47 View Fig ).

Type material

Holotype

AUSTRALIA – Queensland • ♂; Aramac ; 22°58′ S, 145°15′ E; 21 Aug. 1960; F. McKenzie leg.; QMB S1250 View Materials .

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Allotype

AUSTRALIA – Queensland • 1 ♀; Aramac ; 22°58′ S, 145°15′ E; 21 Aug. 1960; F. McKenzie leg.; QMB S1251 View Materials .

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Other material examined

AUSTRALIA – Queensland • 2 ♀♀; Aramac ; 22°58′ S, 145°15′ E; 21 Aug. 1960; F. McKenzie leg.; QMB S1252 View Materials GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; Bellen Park Station ; 23°58′ S, 143°52′ E; 200-250 m a.s.l.; 14 Mar. 1992; A. Emmott leg.; grey cracking clay, mitchell grass downs; QMB S20402 GoogleMaps .

Description

Male (holotype, QMB S1250)

GENERAL ( Fig. 105A–Q View Fig ). Body length 17.93, in poor condition, colour dramatically faded, embolus broken, tissue degraded.

DORSAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 105A, E–F View Fig ). Carapace length 6.34, width 5.31, length/width 1.20, clypeus to fovea length/carapace length 0.67, caput width/carapace width 0.63, carapace pallid red-brown, caput much darker than thorax, reflective setae absent or inconspicuous, fovea procurved, fovea width/carapace length 0.13 ( Fig. 105A, F View Fig ); chelicerae orange-brown, rastellum absent or inconspicuous, chelicerae length/carapace length 0.57 ( Fig. 105A View Fig ); eye group rectangular, width/length 1.92, eye tubercle present ( Fig. 105E View Fig ).

ABDOMEN ( Fig. 105B, D View Fig ). Abdomen length 7.48, light tan, dorsal pattern absent, with consistent cover of short setae.

VENTRAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 105C, G–I View Fig ). Labium cuspules absent ( Fig. 105H View Fig ); maxillae heel distinct, cuspules present, count =about 50, extending posteriorly onto heel, extending laterally about 35% of maxillae length ( Fig. 105C, I View Fig ); coxae cuspules absent, thorn-like setae on prolateral face present ( Fig. 105C, I View Fig ); sternum length/width 1.10, most setae rubbed off, row of longer setae around posterior edges, some shorter thorn-like setae around anterior edges ( Fig. 105G–H View Fig ).

LEG I ( Fig. 105N–Q View Fig ). Leg I pallid, translucent, femur length 5.11, patella length 3.12, tibia length 3.71, metatarsus length 3.41, tarsus length 2.29, total length 17.65, leg I length/carapace length 2.78 ( Fig. 105N–O View Fig ); scopulae on distal metatarsus and tarsus ( Fig. 105N–O View Fig ); spine count Fe D 1, Fe PL 1, Pa PL 4, Ti PL 0, Ti RL 0, Me PL 0, Me RL 0, Ta 0 ( Fig. 105N–O View Fig ); tibia length/width [TIL/TID] 2.73, widening from proximal end to spur before narrowing again towards distal end, spur present, triangular, knuckle absent, megaspine angled at 25 degrees, length to distal face of spur/tibia length [TIS/TIL] 0.42, spur height/tibia width [TISH/TID] 0.47, megaspine length/tibia length 0.25 ( Fig. 105N–P View Fig ); metatarsus slightly sinuous, proximal excavation present, excavation concave with pronounced heel, heel sharp, excavation length/metatarsus length [MIPEL/MIL] 0.57, metatarsus length/width [MIL/MID] 3.09 ( Fig. 105N–O, Q View Fig ).

PEDIPALP ( Fig. 105J–M View Fig ). Tibia length 2.46, width 1.17, length/width [PTL/PTD] 2.10, asetose depression present, depression length/palp tibia length [PDL/PTL] 0.54, retrolateral face with distinct patch of short thorn-like setae proximally, ventral face with two elongate bristle-like setae below depression, prolateral face with two disto-ventral spines, disto-medial spine present ( Fig. 105J–K View Fig ); patella prolateral face with three (one rubbed off) spines ( Fig. 105J–K View Fig ); cymbium with scopulae present distally ( Fig. 105J–K View Fig ); copulatory organ total length 1.44, length/palp tibia length 0.58 ( Fig. 105L–M View Fig ); bulb length/width 0.80 ( Fig. 105L–M View Fig ); embolus demarcated and roughly perpendicular to bulb, attenuate, embolus protruding relatively perpendicular to bulb, with sharp bend just after base, one strong bend, at about 0.3 of length, width at base/bulb width 0.25, embolus length/bulb length 1.91 ( Fig. 105L–M View Fig ).

Male (QMB S20402)

GENERAL ( Fig. 106A–Q View Fig ). Body length 15.83, in good condition, colour presumably faded due to preservation.

DORSAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 106A, E–F View Fig ). Carapace length 6.82, width 5.57, length/width 1.22, clypeus to fovea length/carapace length 0.68, caput width/carapace width 0.63, carapace red-brown, caput much darker than thorax, reflective setae present, moderate on caput, moderate on thorax, fovea procurved, fovea width/carapace length 0.13 ( Fig. 106A, F View Fig ); chelicerae red-brown, rastellum absent or inconspicuous, chelicerae length/carapace length 0.37 ( Fig. 106A View Fig ); eye group rectangular, width/length 1.98, eye tubercle present ( Fig. 106E View Fig ).

ABDOMEN ( Fig. 106B, D View Fig ). Abdomen length 6.46, tan, with grey dorsal strip, dorsal pattern absent, with consistent cover of short setae.

VENTRAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 106C, G–I View Fig ). Labium cuspules absent ( Fig. 106H View Fig ); maxillae heel distinct, cuspules present, count =about 70, extending posteriorly onto heel, extending laterally about 35% of maxillae length ( Fig. 106C, I View Fig ); coxae cuspules absent, thorn-like setae on prolateral face present ( Fig. 106C, I View Fig ); sternum length/width 1.16, central sternum with consistent covering of short setae, row of longer setae around posterior edges, some shorter thorn-like setae around anterior edges ( Fig. 106G–H View Fig ); posterior sigilla semi-elongate, central sternum to posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.21, posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.19 ( Fig. 106G–H View Fig ); other sigilla small, round and lateral ( Fig. 106G–H View Fig ).

LEG I ( Fig. 106N–Q View Fig ). Leg I pallid, darker on proximal patella, metatarsus and tarsus, femur length 5.24, patella length 3.24, tibia length 3.75, metatarsus length 3.48, tarsus length 2.22, total length 17.93, leg I length/carapace length 2.63 ( Fig. 106N–O View Fig ); scopulae on distal metatarsus and tarsus ( Fig. 106N–O View Fig ); spine count Fe D 1, Fe PL 1, Pa PL 1, Ti PL 0, Ti RL 0, Me PL 0, Me RL 0, Ta 0 ( Fig. 106N–O View Fig ); tibia length/width [TIL/TID] 2.78, even width along length, spur present, triangular, knuckle absent, megaspine angled at 28 degrees, length to distal face of spur/tibia length [TIS/TIL] 0.43, spur height/ tibia width [TISH/TID] 0.61, megaspine length/tibia length 0.23 ( Fig. 106N–P View Fig ); metatarsus slightly sinuous, proximal excavation present, excavation concave with pronounced heel, heel sharp, excavation length/metatarsus length [MIPEL/MIL] 0.60, metatarsus length/width [MIL/MID] 3.27 ( Fig. 106N–O, Q View Fig ).

PEDIPALP ( Fig. 106J–M View Fig ). Tibia length 2.49, width 1.19, length/width [PTL/PTD] 2.09, asetose depression present, depression length/palp tibia length [PDL/PTL] 0.56, retrolateral face with distinct patch of short thorn-like setae proximally, ventral face with one elongate bristle-like seta below depression, prolateral face with two disto-ventral spines, disto-medial spine present ( Fig. 106J–K View Fig ); patella prolateral face with 3 spines ( Fig. 106J–K View Fig ); cymbium with scopulae present distally ( Fig. 106J–K View Fig ); copulatory organ total length 1.01, length/palp tibia length 0.41 ( Fig. 106L–M View Fig ); bulb length/width 0.78 ( Fig. 106L–M View Fig ); embolus demarcated and roughly perpendicular to bulb, attenuate, embolus protruding relatively perpendicular to bulb, with sharp bend just after base, one strong bend, at about 0.3 of length, width at base/bulb width 0.25, embolus length/bulb length 1.81 ( Fig. 106L–M View Fig ).

Female (allotype, QMB S1252)

GENERAL ( Fig. 107A–L View Fig ). Body length 23.43, in moderate condition, colour faded significantly due to preservation.

DORSAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 107A, E–F View Fig ). Carapace length 6.52, width 5.18, length/width 1.26, clypeus to fovea length/carapace length 0.67, caput width/carapace width 0.65, carapace orange, reflective setae present, light on caput, light on thorax, fovea procurved, fovea width/carapace length 0.14 ( Fig. 107A, F View Fig ); chelicerae red-brown, rastellum absent or inconspicuous, chelicerae length/carapace length 0.63 ( Fig. 107A View Fig ); eye group rectangular, width/length 1.78, eye tubercle present ( Fig. 107E View Fig ).

ABDOMEN ( Fig. 107B, D View Fig ). Abdomen length 11.96, light tan-brown, dorsal pattern absent, with consistent cover of short setae.

VENTRAL PROSOMA ( Fig. 107C, G–I View Fig ). Labium cuspules absent ( Fig. 107H View Fig ); maxillae heel distinct, cuspules present, count =about 54, extending posteriorly onto heel, extending laterally about 50% of maxillae length ( Fig. 107C, I View Fig ); coxae cuspules absent, thorn-like setae on prolateral face present ( Fig. 107C, I View Fig ); sternum length/width 1.15, central sternum with consistent covering of short setae, row of longer setae around posterior edges ( Fig. 107G–H View Fig ); posterior sigilla semi-elongate, central sternum to posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.23, posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.17 ( Fig. 107G–H View Fig ); other sigilla small, round and lateral ( Fig. 107G–H View Fig ).

LEG I ( Fig. 107J–K View Fig ). Leg I orange, femur length 4.93, patella length 3.24, tibia length 3.23, metatarsus length 2.82, tarsus length 1.94, total length 16.16, leg I length/carapace length 2.48; scopulae on distal metatarsus and tarsus; spine count Fe D 1, Fe PL 1, Pa PL 2, Ti PL 1, Ti RL 4 (2 proximal weak), Me PL 2, Me RL 3, Ta 0; tibia length/width [TIL/TID] 2.66.

GENITALIA ( Fig. 107D, L View Fig ). Epigastric furrow unmodified ( Fig. 107D View Fig ); spermathecae with two vesicles each ( Fig. 107L View Fig ); lateral vesicle relatively straight, length 0.62, lateral vesicle length/genitalia width 0.29, length/width at base 1.32, crown un-demarcated ( Fig. 107L View Fig ); medial vesicle with distinct basal section angled medially, before undulating towards anterior, medial vesicle length/genitalia width 0.40, length/width 8.3, medial vesicle length/lateral vesicle length 1.37 ( Fig. 107L View Fig ).

Distribution and natural history

Aname camara occurs in central Queensland, in the Mitchell Grass Downs bioregion, roughly between the towns of Stonehenge and Aramac ( Fig. 14 View Fig ). The form of burrows constructed by spiders of this species is unknown.

Remarks

A male specimen from further west within the same bioregion (QMB S20402) is here linked with this species. The embolus shape is distinct; however, both emboli of the holotype male are damaged and may not reflect the original form. In all other respects, the two specimens are virtually identical, and we have therefore designated them as conspecific.