Poecilipta micaelae, 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 : 211-213

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.14952349
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE1B87BD-F4D7-FF0C-6BFA-FA77824BB6E8
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Poecilipta micaelae
status	sp. nov.

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Poecilipta micaelae View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 115f View FIGURE 115 , 118a–d View FIGURE 118 . Map 76)

Material. New South Wales: holotype: ♂, Ramornie State Forest, Mt Tindal Rd , 29°42'S 152°35'E, M. Gray, G. Cassis Male AM KS40172 GoogleMaps . Paratype 1♂, taken with holotype, AM KS40171 .

Diagnosis. Males differ from those of P. contorqua sp. nov. in the embolus tip having two similar basal spirals and lacking the distal flair ( Fig. 118a View FIGURE 118 ). Female unknown.

Etymology. The species epithet is for my daughter, Micaela.

Description Holotype Male AM KS40172

Carapace 2.96 long, 1.69 wide. Abdomen 2.93 long, 1.49 wide. Total length 6.1.

Colour: carapace brown with dark green sheen; abdomen dorsally with golden sheen; abdominal scute dark brown with band of small white feathery hairs anteriorly and golden hairs for distal half with white tuft above anal tubercle. Legs I and II pallid with dark brown femora with white hairs crowning apices; femora to tibiae III and IV dark brown with pair of pallid longitudinal bands with white hair dorsolaterally; metatarsi brown, tarsi pallid. Sternum and coxae dorsally red brown ventrally II–IV yellow brown. Carapace: finely rugose with fine triangular white hair; margin weakly serrate. Sternum: rugose; domed to centre; intercoxal processes strong. Legs: cover of fine triangular white hairs; no feathery hairs evident; femur IV weakly modified distally; coxae and femora pustulose. Spines: basal pairs on tibiae I, strong, distal weak. I: fe p1d3; ti v2.2.2; me v2.2. II: fe d3; ti v2.2; me v2.2. III: fe p2d3; pa d1; ti p2r2v2.2; me p3r3v2.2.2. IV: fe p2d3; ti p2r2v2.2.2; me p3r3v1.1.2. Palp: fe p1d2; pa p1d1; ti p3. Palp: cymbium dorsally asymmetrical with tapered apex; paracymbial spine short beak-like; cymbium slightly twisted apically; bulb with large spheroidal tegulum, deep incursion of subtegulum; embolus begins as low spiralled ridge with wide fold and narrow keel, then folds and recurves into long tapered tip into cymbial groove and toward tip.

Distribution. Known only from Ramornie State Forest, New South Wales.