Poecilipta tinda, 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 : 219-220

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.14952363
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE1B87BD-F4DF-FF03-6BFA-F90485C1B3D0
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Poecilipta tinda
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Poecilipta tinda View in CoL sp. nov.

( Fig. 123a, b View FIGURE 123 . Map 82)

Material. South Australia: holotype ♀, 5 km SW Tinda Catch , 33°57'00"S, 139°54'40"E, Pitfall NK0101, 2 Oct 1992, NPWS GoogleMaps South Olary Plains Survey , SAMA NN8277 About SAMA .

Diagnosis. The female differs from those of all other species in the P. carnarvon species group by the very large copulatory fossae.

Etymology. The species epithet is a noun in apposition from the type locality.

Description Holotype female SAMA NN8277

Carapace 2.34 long, 1.56 wide. Abdomen 2.13 long, 1.41 wide. Total length 4.5.

Colour: carapace and dorsal abdominal scute dark reddish brown with greenish tinge and white feathery scales. Femora dark brown, tibiae basally brown, fading to yellow brown. White scales on femora. Eyes: AME>PLE>>PME>ALE. Chelicerae: at least three large serrate setae on low fang shield. Sternum: surface distinctly reticulated. Tracheal spiracle a half oval, spiracle on straight edge. Legs: femur III with slight constriction; IV absent. Spines: patella spines only on palp. I: fe p1d2; ti v2.2; me v2.2. II: fe d3; ti v1.1; me v2.2. III: fe p2d3r1; pa d1; ti p2r2v2.2.2; me p2r2v2.2.2. IV, absent. Palp: fe p1d2; pa p1d1; ti p2. Epigyne: pair of very large copulatory fossae form septum anteriorly but joined posteriorly; similarly, very large spermathecae.

Distribution. Known only from Tinda Catch , South Australia.