Leichhardteus terriirwinae Baehr & Raven, 2013

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 : 114

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3958.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14952177
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scientific name	Leichhardteus terriirwinae Baehr & Raven, 2013
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Leichhardteus terriirwinae Baehr & Raven, 2013 View in CoL

Leichhardteus terriirwinae Baehr & Raven, 2013: 357 View in CoL , figs 2E, 10A–G, 12.

Diagnosis. The male differs from those of other species in the intermediate form of the prong, which is not so strong as in L. garretti and L. conopalpis but is more distinct than in L. kroombit . Female unknown.

Supplementary description. Holotype male QM S38609 View Materials . Carapace 3.51 long, 2.42 wide. Total length 6.6. Four pairs of spines on ventral tibiae I and II, with distal pair much smaller; spines on ventral cymbium retrolaterally near embolus tip. Paracymbial spine slender but distinct. Cheliceral fang shield low without long serrate bristles. Femora III and IV of male with slight distal constriction. Femora with distal dark band, otherwise pallid.

Distribution and Habitat. Known only from rainforest on an isolated mountain peak in north Queensland (Mt Aberdeen), at 850 metres, among one of the highest elevations at which the genus is found

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Araneae
Family	Corinnidae
Genus	Leichhardteus