Centsymplia glorious Platnick
Type: Female holotype taken under bark on Mount
Glorious, 27°20'S, 152°46'E, Queensland (July 19, 1974; V. Davies, R. Raven), deposited
in QMB (S26507).
Etymology: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type
locality.
Diagnosis: The medially expanded retrolateral tibial apophysis (fig. 507)
and apically recurved embolus (fig. 506) of males, and the u-shaped posterior
epigynal ducts (fig. 509) of females, are diagnostic.
Male:
Total length 4.6. Dorsum of
abdomen with transverse white stripes situated at about half of abdominal
length, visible through scutum; sides gray, interrupted by narrow longitudinal
pale white lines; venter pale white with two longitudinal, paramedian rows of
small orange sclerotizations; legs unmarked.
Leg spination typical for genus.
Retrolateral tibial apophysis expanded at about half its length (fig.
507); tegulum greatly expanded at base of embolus; median apophysis vestigial;
tegular apophysis small; embolus recurved apically (fig. 506).
Female:
Total length 6.1. Coloration as
in male. Leg spination: femur III p0-0-1; tibia IV r1-1-1. Epigynum long, triangular, with narrow,
arched hood (fig. 508); ducts restricted to posterior portion of epigynum (fig.
509).
Other Material Examined: New
South Wales: Bruxner Park, Orara East State Forest, Coffs Harbour, 30°18'S,
153°08'E, May 25--26, 1986 (D. Hirst, SAM N1997/80), 1M_M. Queensland: Binna Burra, Lamington National
Park, 28°12'S, 153°11'E, May 17, 1983, on tree trunk at night (V. Davies, J.
Gallon, D. Court, QMB S26508), 1F_F, Mar. 27--30, 1976, night (R. Raven, V.
Davies, QMB S26513), 2M_M, Apr. 5, 1995, rainforest, night (R. Raven, QMB
S27528), 1M_M; Conondale Range, 26°45'S, 152°37'E, May 1--3, 1976 (R. Raven,
QMB S29347), 1M_M; Sunday Creek Road, junction with Gigher Creek Road,
Kenilworth State Forest, 26°42'S, 152°33'E, May 7, 1998, wet sclerophyll forest
(G. Milledge, AMS KS52281), 1M_M, 3F_F; Mount Glorious, 27°20'S, 152°46'E, Apr.
13--May 26, 1983, rainforest, malaise trap (A. Hiller, QMB S26477), 1M_M, May
26--Aug. 10, 1983, rainforest, malaise trap (A. Hiller, QMB S26490), 2M_M;
O'Reillys, Lamington National Park, 28°14'S, 153°08'E, Sept. 25--26, 1986,
rainforest (R. Raven, J. Gallon, QMB S26861), 1F_F.
Distribution: Southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales (map
56).
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Figs. 506--509. Centsymplia
glorious Platnick. 506. Left male
palp, ventral view. 507. Same,
retrolateral view. 508. Epigynum,
ventral view. 509. Same, dorsal view.
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Map 56. Records of
Centrina macedon Platnick (circles), C. lewis Platnick
(squares), and Centsymplia glorious Platnick (triangles). |
