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Total length 1.20. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace white, with dark brown egg-shaped patches behind eyes, ovoid in dorsal view, pars cephalica strongly elevated in lateral view, anteriorly narrowed to 0.49 times its maximum width or less, with rounded posterolateral corners, posterolateral edge without pits, posterior margin not bulging below posterior rim, anterolateral corners without extension or projections, posterolateral surface without spikes, surface of elevated portion of pars cephalica smooth, sides finely reticulate, thorax without depressions, fovea absent, without radiating rows of pits; lateral margin straight, smooth, without denticles; plumose setae near posterior margin of pars thoracica absent; non-marginal pars cephalica setae dark, needle-like, present, scattered; non-marginal pars thoracica setae absent; marginal setae absent. Clypeus margin unmodified, curved downwards in front view, vertical in lateral view, high, ALE separated from edge of carapace by their radius or more, median projection absent; setae present, dark, needle-like. Eyes six, well developed, ALE largest, ALE circular, PME oval, PLE oval; posterior eye row procurved from both above and front; ALE touching, ALE-PLE touching, PME touching throughout most of their length, PLE-PME touching. Sternum longer than wide, yellow, uniform, not fused to carapace, median concavity absent, without radial furrows between coxae I-II, II-III, III-IV, radial furrow opposite coxae III absent, surface smooth, without pits, microsculpture absent, sickle-shaped structures absent, anterior margin unmodified, posterior margin not extending posteriorly of coxae IV, anterior corner unmodified, lateral margin without infra-coxal grooves, distance between coxae approximately equal, extensions of pre-coxal triangles present, lateral margins unmodified, without posterior hump; setae sparse, dark, needle-like, evenly scattered, originating from surface, without hair tufts. Mouthparts: Chelicerae slightly divergent, anterior face unmodified; without teeth on both promargin and retromargin; fangs without tooth-like projections, directed medially, shape normal, without prominent basal process, tip unmodified; setae dark, needle-like, evenly scattered; paturon inner margin with scattered setae, distal region unmodified, posterior surface unmodified, promargin unmodified, inner margin with medial denticles. Labium elongated hexagon, not fused to sternum, anterior margin indented at middle, much more heavily sclerotized than sternum; with 6 or more setae on anterior margin, subdistal portion with unmodified setae. Endites anteromedian tip with one strong, tooth-like projection, posteromedian part unmodified, much more heavily sclerotized than sternum. ABDOMEN: ovoid, without long posterior extension, rounded posteriorly, inter-scutal membrane rows of small sclerotized platelets absent posteriorly; dorsum soft portions white, without color pattern. Book lung covers large, elliptical, without setae, anterolateral edge unmodified. Posterior spiracles not connected by groove. Pedicel tube short, unmodified, scuto-pedicel region unmodified, scutum extending far dorsal of pedicel, plumose hairs absent, matted setae on anterior ventral abdomen in pedicel area absent, cuticular outgrowths near pedicel absent. Dorsal scutum weakly sclerotized, pale orange, without color pattern, covering more than 3/4 of abdomen, more than 1/2 to most of abdomen width, not fused to epigastric scutum, middle surface smooth, sides smooth, anterior half without projecting denticles. Epigastric scutum weakly sclerotized, surrounding pedicel, not protruding. Postepigastric scutum weakly sclerotized, pale orange, short, almost rectangular, covering about 1/2 of abdominal length, fused to epigastric scutum, anterior margin unmodified. Spinneret scutum present, incomplete ring. Dorsum setae present, dark, needle-like. Epigastric area setae uniform, dark, needle-like. Postepigastric area setae present, dark, needle-like. Spinneret scutum with fringe of needle-like setae. Dense patch of setae anterior to spinnerets absent. Interscutal membrane with setae. LEGS: yellow, without color pattern; femur IV not thickened, same size as femora I-III, patella plus tibia I shorter than carapace. Leg spination (only surfaces bearing spines listed, all spines longer than segment width): femora: I p0-1-1; II p0-1-0; tibiae: I, II p2-2-0; v2-2-0; metatarsi: I, II p1-1-0; v1-1-0. Trichobothria examined with Compound microscope; tibia: each with three; metatarsus: each with one. GENITALIA: Epigastric region with sperm pore large, triangular with rounded angles, situated at level of anterior spiracles, unmodified; furrow with pair of omega-shaped insertions, without setae. Palp normal size, strongly sclerotized, right and left palps symmetrical, proximal segments dark red-brown; embolus dark; trochanter normal size, with ventral projection; femur normal size, shorter than trochanter, with posteriorly rounded lateral dilation, attaching to patella basally; patella about as long as femur, not enlarged, without prolateral row of ridges, setae unmodified; tibia trichobothria with 3 trichobothria; cymbium dark red-brown, ovoid in dorsal view, fused with bulb but with clearly defined seam between, not extending beyond distal tip of bulb, plumose setae absent, without stout setae, without distal patch of setae; bulb dark red-brown, more than 2 times as long as cymbium, stout, tapering apically.             Female (PBI_OON 5539). Total length 1.65. As in male except as noted. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace yellow, without any pattern, pars cephalica slightly elevated in lateral view. Clypeus low, ALE separated from edge of carapace by less than their radius. Mouthparts: Chelicerae, endites and labium yellow. Endites anteromedian tip unmodified. ABDOMEN: Pedicel scutum not extending far dorsal of pedicel. Dorsal scutum covering about 1/2 of abdomen, between 1/4 and 1/2 abdomen width. Epigastric scutum small lateral sclerites present, without lateral joints. Postepigastric scutum widely hexagonal, covering about 1/3 of the abdominal length, not fused to epigastric scutum, with short posteriorly directed lateral apodemes. Dense patch of setae anterior to spinnerets present. Colulus present. LEGS: pale orange. Leg spination (only surfaces bearing spines listed, all spines longer than segment width): femora: I p0-1-1; II p0-1-0; tibiae: I, II p2-2-0; v2-2-0; metatarsi: I, II p1-1-0; v1-1-0. Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Trichobothria examined with Compound microscope.   DISTRIBUTION AUSTRALIA Click the following link for a map from Discover Life which displays the records below. You can click anywhere on that map to zoom in, and clicking on any point will display the full data for that locality Ischnothyreus culleni, Discover Life Map   MATERIAL EXAMINED Order by: Country State/Province County/Divisoin Locality PBIUSI Sex Type Status Institute Code Collect date Collector Elevation Habitat     PBI USI Country State Division Locality Sex Type Status Elevation(m) GPS Coordinate Habitat Collection_Date Collector Inst. Code PBI_OON 00005539  AUSTRALIA  Queensland  N. E. Queensland  Mt Cook NP; walking track, near lookout  2 Mixed  Paratype    -15.47444; 145.26722  rainforest, litter among rocks  12 May 2009  K. Edward & P. Cullen  QM  PBI_OON 00005541  AUSTRALIA  Queensland  N. E. Queensland  Black Mountain National Park, across Rd from Black Mt lookout  2 Mixed      -15.66083; 145.22111  vine thicket and eucalypt among boulders, Leaf Litter  12 May 2009  K. Edward & P. Cullen  QM  PBI_OON 00005573  AUSTRALIA  Queensland  N. E. Queensland  Mt Cook NP; walking track, near lookout  1 Adult Female      -15.47444; 145.26722  rainforest, leaf litter amongst boulders  12 May 2009  K. Edward & P. Cullen  QM    AUSTRALIA  Queensland  N. E. Queensland  Black Mountain National Park, across Rd from Black Mt lookout  5 Mixed      -15.66083; 145.22111  vine thicket and eucalypt among boulders, Leaf Litter  12 May 2009  K. Edward & P. Cullen  QM  PBI_OON 00005588  AUSTRALIA  Queensland  N. E. Queensland  Mt Cook NP; walking track, near lookout  4 Mixed      -15.47444; 145.26722  rainforest, leaf litter amongst boulders  12 May 2009  K. Edward & P. Cullen  QM  PBI_OON 00021994  AUSTRALIA  Queensland  N. E. Queensland  Black Mountain National Park  1 Adult Male      -15.68333; 145.21666  rainforest, leaf litter amongst boulders  20 Jul 1992  R. Raven, P. Lawless, M. Shaw  QM  PBI_OON 00005612  AUSTRALIA  Queensland  N. E. Queensland  Mt Cook NP; walking track, near lookout  1 Adult Male  Holotype    -15.47444; 145.26361  rainforest, litter among rocks  12 May 2008  K. Edward & P. Cullen  QM  PBI_OON 00005574  AUSTRALIA  Queensland  N. E. Queensland  Black Mountain National Park, across Rd from Black Mt lookout  1 Adult Female      -15.66083; 145.22111  vine thicket and eucalypt among boulders, Leaf Litter  12 May 2009  K. Edward & P. Cullen  QM  PBI_OON 00005575  AUSTRALIA  Queensland    Shiptons Flat Rd, Rossville, 9km S Helenvale  1 Adult Female      -15.77944; 145.22750  rainforest, Leaf Litter  12 May 2009  K. Edward & P. Cullen  QM  PBI_OON 00005542  AUSTRALIA  Queensland    Shiptons Flat Rd, Rossville, 9km S Helenvale  1 Adult Female      -15.77944; 145.22750  rainforest, Leaf Litter  12 May 2009  K. Edward & P. Cullen  QM  PBI_OON 00026244  AUSTRALIA  Queensland    Mt Cook NP  10 Adult Male    80  -15.50000; 145.26670  rainforest, Leaf Litter  10 Nov 1975  R. Raven, V. Davies  QM    AUSTRALIA  Queensland    Shiptons Flat Rd, Rossville, 9km S Helenvale  3 Mixed      -15.77944; 145.22750  rainforest, Leaf Litter  12 May 2009  K. Edward & P. Cullen  QM  PBI_OON 00021802  AUSTRALIA  Queensland    Mt Cook,Quarantine Rd.(NQ 21)  10 Mixed      -15.50000; 145.23330  rainforest, Leaf Litter  20 Jul 1992  R. Raven, P. Lawless, M. Shaw  QM  PBI_OON 00025820  AUSTRALIA  Queensland    Shiptons Flat  5 Mixed      -15.78333; 145.23333  rainforest, Leaf Litter  17 Oct 1980  T. Weir  ANIC

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