Habronestes piccolo, Baehr, 2003

Baehr, Barbara, 2003, Revision of the Australian Spider Genus Habronestes (Araneae: Zodariidae). Species of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Records of the Australian Museum 55 (3), pp. 343-376 : 370

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.55.2003.1389
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FA87BC-5959-FF81-FEDC-FC4FFB5EF9F6
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Habronestes piccolo
status	sp. nov.

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Habronestes piccolo View in CoL n.sp.

Figs. 66 View Figs , 80, 81 View Figs , 100 View Figs , 121, 122 View Figs , 143 View Figs

Type material. HOLOTYPE 3: NSW, Barrington SF, Tugalow Ck, Barrington Trail, E side of trail, 31°54'41"S 151°26'39"E, 4.ii–9.iv.1993, 1370 m, G/C, AM KS39146 GoogleMaps . PARATYPES: 1♀, 233, same data as holotype, AM KS39146 GoogleMaps ; 13 Barrington Tops SF, W of jnctn of Thunderbolts Track & Devil’s Hole track, 31°54'56"S 151°28'37"E, 4.ii– 9.iv.1993, 1420 m, G/C, AM KS39144 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Eyes in 2 rows, both rows procurved, PME and PLE largest. Most tiny of 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 H. wilkiei and H. minor by shape of dorsal and retrolateral tegular apophysis and epigyne with lanceolate median scape.

Description. Male ( holotype). Total length 2.62; carapace 1.36 long, 1.00 wide; 0.56 high; cl/cw 1.36; sternum 0.74 long, 0.68 wide; sl/sw 1.09. Abdomen 1.26 long, 0.96 wide. Colour. Carapace, sternum sepia brown; chelicerae medium brown; maxillae pale brown, at margin mottled with darker brown; labium pale brown, base darker brown. Abdomen sepia brown with 2 pairs of white patches and 3 patches in front of spinnerets; laterally with 2 equally long white stripes. Legs yellow brown; clearly annulated; legs I–IV with white coxa, prolateral suture sepia brown, sepia brown trochanter, proximal 1 3 of femora white and distal 2 3 sepia brown, darker brown lateral stripes on patella and tibia; femur IV proximal ½ white distal ½ sepia brown. Eyes. In 2 rows each with 4 eyes, both rows procurved.PME, PLE largest. Eye group width 0.50 of headwidth; AME 0.06; ALE 0.06; PME 0.09; PLE 0.09; AME–AME 0.04; AME–ALE 0.04; ALE–PLE 0.02; PME–PME 0.04; PME–PLE 0.06. MOQ: AME–PME 0.24; AME–AME 0.16; PME–PME 0.22. Clypeus & Chilum. Clypeus 0.28 high; chilum undivided, long. Legs. Length formula 4132; metatarsi I, II with 1 row; III, IV with 2 rows of short modified ventral spines. Male palp ( Figs. 80, 81 View Figs , 100 View Figs ). RCF deep, 2 3 of the cymbium length. LTA with a long, broad, horizontal stalk, and semicircular plate with long, sharp tip retrolaterally; DTA with short, thin stalk; VTA long with rounded tip. Tibiae short; DTiA with a sharp, dorsally elongate, tip; VTiA ( Fig. 81 View Figs ).

Female ( paratype AM KS39146). Total length 3.32; carapace 1.48 long, 1.00 wide; 0.68 high; cl/cw 1.48; sternum 0.62 long, 0.74 wide; sl/sw 0.84.Abdomen 1.84 long, 1.28 wide. Colour. Same as male. Eyes. Eye group width 0.50 of headwidth; AME 0.06;ALE 0.06; PME 0.09; PLE 0.09;AME–AME 0.04; AME–ALE 0.04; ALE–PLE 0.02; PME–PME 0.04; PME– PLE 0.06. MOQ: AME–PME 0.24; AME–AME 0.16; PME– PME 0.22. Clypeus 0.38 high. Epigyne ( Figs. 121, 122 View Figs ). With lanceolate median scape. Vulva with oval copulatory ducts ending in small globular spermathecae.

Distribution. Northeastern New South Wales ( Fig. 143 View Figs )

Etymology. Species name refers to the extremely small size of the species (Latin, piccolo = tiny).