Battalus wallum, Raven, 2015

Battalus wallum View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 26a–g View FIGURE 26 , 27g –i View FIGURE 27 . Map 8)

Material. Queensland: holotype ♂, Great Sandy NP, Cooloola Section, 26°12'S, 153°03'E, heathland, malaise trap, 1–5 Oct 1996, C. Lambkin, QM S32638 View Materials . Paratypes GoogleMaps : Queensland: 1♀, Bulburin SF, 24°30'S, 151°35'E GoogleMaps ,

beating, 17–24 Mar 1975, V. Davies R . Kohout , QM S29416 View Materials ; 1♂ 1♀, Cooran Tableland, BS 68, 26°15'S, 152°49'E, rainforest, flight intercept trap, 25 Sep 2001 – 16 Jan 2002, G. Monteith, QM S60626 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Enoggera Reservoir (site 3), 27°27'S, 152°55'E, rainforest, malaise trap, 15 Mar–18 May 2000, C. Burwell, S. Evans, QM S39615 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Fraser Island, Orchid Beach, Eliza Avenue (F02), 24°58'S, 153°19'E, heathland, pitfall, 20 Aug–17 Dec 1997, R GoogleMaps . Raven, P. Fishburn, P. Lawless, QM S43437 ; 1♀, Gayndah, Burnett River , 25°27'S 151°36'E, grassland, night collection, beating, 21–23 Nov 1998, R GoogleMaps . Raven , QM S42765 View Materials ; 1♂, Gold Creek Reservoir, Brookfield , 27°30'S, 152°55'E, closed forest, 8 Apr 1981, V GoogleMaps . Davies , R . Raven , QM S29517 View Materials ; 1♂, Laidley Ck , 27°31'S, 152°25'E, 27 Dec 1980, M. Grant, QM S29490 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1♀, McAfee's Lookout , 1 km SW, 27°26'S, 152°52'E, wet sclerophyll, pitfall, 18 Apr 1999 – 6 Feb 2000, G. Monteith, QM S56389 View Materials GoogleMaps . Mt Glorious ( Hiller HS), 27°20'S 152°46'E, rainforest, Argyrodendron actinophyllum sampling, Y. Basset GoogleMaps : 1♀, malaise trap, 4–11 Dec 1986, Y. Basset, QM S3947 ; 1♀, same locality, QM S5202 ; 1♀, malaise trap, 20 Mar & 13 May 1986, QM S4002 ; 1♀, omnidirectional flight trap, 1–8 May 1986, QM S3991 ; 1♀, malaise trap, 4–11 Dec 1986, QM S3987 ; 1♂, malaise trap, 22–29 Jan 1987, QM S3961 ; 1♂, omnidirectional flight trap, 6–13 Nov 1986, QM S3994 ; 1♂, malaise trap, 17–24 Apr 1986, QM S4003 ; 1♂, malaise trap, 29 May–5 Jun 1986, QM S4007 ; 1♂, omnidirectional flight trap, 26 Mar–2 Apr 1987, QM S4965 ; 1♂, malaise trap, 2–9 Apr 1987, QM S4983 ; 1♀, malaise trap, 3–10 Dec 1987, QM S5321 ; 1♀, malaise trap, 26 Mar–2 Apr 1987, QM S4977 ; 1♂, malaise trap, 11–18 Feb 1988, QM S5206 . 1♀, Mt Glorious, ( Plot 2), 27°20'S 152°46'E, 6 Dec 1982, J. Majer, QM S54291 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Mulgowie, Laidley Valley , 27°44'S, 152°22'E, 25 Mar 1981, M. Grant, QM S29501 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1♀ allotype, Proserpine, Lilypool Site , site XY18, 20°30'S, 148°33'E, closed forest, malaise trap, 15–22 Aug 2007, J. Stanisic, QM S79967 View Materials GoogleMaps ; 1♀, same data but malaise trap, 6–14 Nov 2007, N. Power, J. Stanisic, C. Burwell, R GoogleMaps . Raven , QM S85800 View Materials ; 1♀, Sunday Ck, Jimna Ra , 26°40'S, 152°34'E, rainforest, intercept flight trap, 20 Jan–9 Mar 1997, G. Monteith, QM S38062 View Materials GoogleMaps . New South Wales: 1♂, Gordon , 33°45'S, 151°10'E, 12 Aug 1982, C. Horseman, D. Jones, AM KS10479 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Lansdowne , 5km SE, rainforest, 31°47'S, 152°32'E, G. Williams, AM KS50248 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Males differ from those of B. diadens sp. nov. in the curved coniform paracymbial spine ( Fig. 26c View FIGURE 26 ). Males and females have at least two prolateral spines on tibiae II, if (not on I) and one dorsally on tibiae III and in females, the copulatory fossae are almost their length from epigastric furrow ( Fig. 26f View FIGURE 26 ).

Etymology. A noun in apposition from one of the habitats (wallum or heath) in which the species is found.

Description holotype male QM S32638 View Materials

Carapace 2.52 long, 2.00 wide. Abdomen 2.48 long, 1.64 wide. Total length 5.00.

Colour: carapace light brown with brown radial mottled interstrial bands; abdomen light brown, narrow bands of white lanceolate hairs posteriorly on abdomen scute dorsally. Chelicerae red brown. Legs: femora red brown, with basal and subapical (I) or subapical bands only II, III or apical IV; patellae, tibiae and metatarsi orange brown with darker bands basally and distally. Sternum red brown, coxae and genital area pallid. Eyes, chelicerae, maxillae and labium as for genus. Legs: almost glabrous; without feathery hairs. Spines: strong ventrally on tibiae and metatarsi I and II. I: fe pv1p2d3r1; ti p2v2.2.2; me v2.2. II: fe p3d3r1; ti p2v2.2.2; me p1v2.2. III: fe p3d3r1; ti p2r2v2.2.1; me p2r2v2.2.3. IV: fe p2d3; ti p1.2 v1.2.2; me p2r3v2.2.3. Palp: fe p1d2; pa p1d1.1; ti p2d1. Palp: tibia short with shallow groove ventrally; cymbium with off-centre groove in apical cone; light scopula dorsally on cymbial tip also pallid, with short thick setae; embolus arises from keeled base and twists back in gentle hook; paracymbial spine small, conical.

Allotype Female QM S79967 View Materials

Carapace 2.51 long, 1.95 wide. Abdomen 2.54 long, 1.96 wide. Totally, 5.1.

Colour: carapace dark orange brown with slightly darker fine lines along striae; abdomen brown with small oval scute for anterior eighth, two large irregular white areas and four chevrons posteriorly; pedal femora dark brown with black subdistal bands; legs I and II darker than others. Carapace: cuticle slightly rugose. AME>PME=PLE>ALE. Sternum smooth. Chelicerae with five thick setae setae in line on fang shield and one anterior to them. Legs: femora III & IV unmodified; femora rugose. Coxae mid-ventrally with 1–2 slightly thicker erect setae. Spines: long strong on ventral tibiae and metatarsi I, II. I: fe pv1p2d3r1; pa 0; ti p1v2.2.2.2; me v2.2. II: as I but ti p2v.2.2.2.2. III: fe p3d3r3; pa 0; ti p2d1r2v2.2.2; me p2r2v2.2.2.4. IV: like III but p2d3r2. Palp: fe p1d2v3 strong bristles. Tracheal spiracle with trianguloid scute and spiracle on apex of posterior curve. Epigyne: a pair of outward facing crescentic fossae about their length from epigastric furrow and “joined” by V-shaped groove; internally, a number of basal folds and a large spermathecal head, with large pendulous lateral lobe, makes overall shape quite long.

Distribution and Habitat. Known from Proserpine, north Queensland to northern New South Wales, in areas of rainforest, closed canopy forest, or open forest.