Poecilipta harveyi, Raven, 2015

Raven, Robert J., 2015, & lt; strong & gt; A revision of ant-mimicking spiders of the family Corinnidae (Araneae) in the Western Pacific & lt; / strong & gt;, Zootaxa 3958 (1), pp. 1-258 : 213-215

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3958.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A722F37A-A630-4284-B00B-D684C90298E2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14952355
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE1B87BD-F4D1-FF0E-6BFA-FA2C82C0B6B0
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Poecilipta harveyi
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Poecilipta harveyi View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 115b View FIGURE 115 , 116d, e View FIGURE 116 , 119c, d View FIGURE 119 . Map 78)

Material. Western Australia: holotype ♂, W of Minnivale , 31°07'58"S, 117°10'13"E, 21 May–16 Sep 1996, wet pitfall, M.S. Harvey, J.M. Waldock, WAM 98 About WAM GoogleMaps /1659.

Diagnosis. The male differs from those of P. carnarvon sp. nov. in the male abdominal scute being for two-thirds of the abdomen length and the subdistal embolic loop being much greater diameter (viewed axially) than basal loop, and from those of P. elvis sp. nov. by the absence of a strong distal constriction on femur IV and having the basal and subapical embolar spirals similar in size. Female unknown.

Etymology. For Dr Mark Harvey, Western Australian Museum, in small recognition for his drive to implement the short range endemic concept for invertebrates ( Harvey, 2002).

Description Holotype male WAM 98/1659

Carapace 1.68 long, 1.12 wide. Abdomen 1.43 long, 1.00 wide. Total length 3.2.

Colour: carapace matt orange brown without bloom. Dorsal abdominal scute uniformly darker brown but similar in cuticle and for two-thirds; abdomen with uniform cover of white feathery hairs; legs uniformly brown. Carapace: light cover of fine pallid setae; fovea at edge of posterior slope; margins smooth. Legs: feathery hairs black on femora, white on patellae and tibiae; femur IV unmodified. Spines: three pairs of spines on tibiae I and II. I: fe p1d3; ti v2.2.2; me v2.2. II: fe d3; ti v2.2.2; me v2.2. III: fe p2d3r1; ti p2r2v2.2.2; me p3r3v2.2.2. IV: fe p1d3r1; ti p2r2v2.2.3; me p3r3v2.2.3. Palp: fe p1d2; pa 0; ti p1. Palp: cymbium with distinct apical twist, paracymbial spine large, apically blunt on large base, subtegular retrolateral indent large, embolic division with two apical twists, most distal twist larger with deep flair from dorsal tip. Abdomen: ventral scute moderately narrow, laterally convex, tapered for distal quarter; dorsal scute posteriorly concave; petiolar collar short.

Distribution. Known only from west of Minnivale, south-western Western Australia.