Aname cudmore Wilson, Harvey, Simmons & Rix, 2025, sp. nov.

Aname cudmore sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: EC482C09-C9E6-4BB8-BBAF-41C6F46D800B Figs 13, 103 Diagnosis Males of A. cudmore sp. nov. can be distinguished from all species for which males are known except A. savannella sp. nov. by a small body size (carapace length <4.0 mm), the presence of a short embolus (embolus length / bulb length <1.5), a relatively thick metatarsus I (metatarsus I length / width <4), and the absence of thorn-like setae on the retrolateral palp tibia (Fig. 103A–Q). Males of A. cudmore can be distinguished from those of A. savannella by the presence of a thicker metatarsus I (metatarsus I length / width ~3.2; cf. ~ 3.9 in A. savannella) (Fig. 103Q; cf. Fig. 104). Females of A. cudmore sp. nov. are unknown. Etymology The specific epithet ‘ cudmore ’ is a noun in apposition, referencing the only known collection locality of this species, in Cudmore National Park at the northern end of the Drummond Range in central Queensland. Type material Holotype AUSTRALIA – Queensland • ♂; Cudmore National Park; 22°58′ S, 146°23′ E; 351 m a.s.l.; 28 Oct. 2010 – 2 Aug. 2011; C. Lambkin, N. Starick and J. Bailey leg.; pitfall trap; QMB S96936. Description Male (holotype, QMB S96936) GENERAL (Fig. 103A–Q). Body length 9.67, in good condition except abdomen which has lost all internal tissue, colour probably also faded due to preservation. DORSAL PROSOMA (Fig. 103A, E–F). Carapace length 3.23, width 2.54, length/width 1.27, clypeus to fovea length/carapace length 0.73, caput width/carapace width 0.71, carapace red-brown, caput slightly darker than thorax, reflective setae absent or inconspicuous, fovea procurved, fovea width/carapace length 0.18 (Fig. 103A, F); chelicerae red-brown, rastellum absent or inconspicuous, chelicerae length/carapace length 0.69 (Fig. 103A); eye group rectangular, width/length 2.07, eye tubercle present (Fig. 103E). ABDOMEN (Fig. 103B, D). Abdomen length 4.05, pallid, translucent, dorsal pattern absent, with consistent cover of short setae. VENTRAL PROSOMA (Fig. 103C, G–I). Labium cuspules absent (Fig. 103H); maxillae heel distinct, cuspules present, count =about 50, extending posteriorly onto heel, extending laterally about 30% of maxillae length (Fig. 103C, I); coxae cuspules absent, thorn-like setae on prolateral face present (Fig. 103C, I); sternum length/width 1.17, central sternum with consistent covering of short setae, row of longer setae around posterior edges (Fig. 103G–H); posterior sigilla circular, central sternum to posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.32, posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.08 (Fig. 103G–H); other sigilla small, round and lateral (Fig. 103G–H). LEG I (Fig. 103N–Q). Leg I pallid, darker on femur and patella, femur length 2.66, patella length 1.58, tibia length 1.99, metatarsus length 1.62, tarsus length 1.03, total length 8.87, leg I length/carapace length 2.75 (Fig. 103N–O); scopulae on distal metatarsus and tarsus (Fig. 103N–O); spine count Fe D 1, Fe PL 1, Pa PL 2, Ti PL 0, Ti RL 0, Me PL 0, Me RL 0, Ta 0 (Fig. 103N–O); tibia length/width [TIL/TID] 3.75, even width along length, spur present, triangular, knuckle absent, megaspine angled at 19 degrees, length to distal face of spur/tibia length [TIS/TIL] 0.50, spur height/tibia width [TISH/TID] 0.51, megaspine length/tibia length 0.35 (Fig. 103N–P); metatarsus relatively straight, proximal excavation present, excavation straight with inconspicuous heel, heel rounded, excavation length/metatarsus length [MIPEL/MIL] 0.43, metatarsus length/width [MIL/MID] 3.16 (Fig. 103N–O, Q). PEDIPALP (Fig. 103J–M). Tibia length 1.36, width 0.55, length/width [PTL/PTD] 2.48, asetose depression present, depression length/palp tibia length [PDL/PTL] 0.60, retrolateral face with consistent covering of light setae, ventral face with two elongate bristle-like setae below depression, prolateral face with patch of spines on distal half, disto-medial spine present (Fig. 103J–K); patella prolateral face with 2 (proximal spine weak) spines (Fig. 103J–K); cymbium with scopulae present distally (Fig. 103J–K); copulatory organ total length 0.77, length/palp tibia length 0.57 (Fig. 103L–M); bulb length/width 1.07 (Fig. 103L–M); embolus slightly reflexed, attenuate, tapering and curving relatively evenly to point, width at base/bulb width 0.14, embolus length/bulb length 1.08 (Fig. 103L–M). Distribution and natural history Aname cudmore sp. nov. occurs in central Queensland, in the Desert Uplands bioregion, in the Cudmore Resources Reserve (Fig. 13). The form of burrows constructed by spiders of this species is unknown.

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Aname cudmore Wilson, Harvey, Simmons & Rix, 2025, sp. nov.

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Aname cudmore sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: EC482C09-C9E6-4BB8-BBAF-41C6F46D800B Figs 13, 103 Diagnosis Males of A. cudmore sp. nov. can be distinguished from all species for which males are known except A. savannella sp. nov. by a small body size (carapace length <4.0 mm), the presence of a short embolus (embolus length / bulb length <1.5), a relatively thick metatarsus I (metatarsus I length / width <4), and the absence of thorn-like setae on the retrolateral palp tibia (Fig. 103A–Q). Males of A. cudmore can be distinguished from those of A. savannella by the presence of a thicker metatarsus I (metatarsus I length / width ~3.2; cf. ~ 3.9 in A. savannella) (Fig. 103Q; cf. Fig. 104). Females of A. cudmore sp. nov. are unknown. Etymology The specific epithet ‘ cudmore ’ is a noun in apposition, referencing the only known collection locality of this species, in Cudmore National Park at the northern end of the Drummond Range in central Queensland. Type material Holotype AUSTRALIA – Queensland • ♂; Cudmore National Park; 22°58′ S, 146°23′ E; 351 m a.s.l.; 28 Oct. 2010 – 2 Aug. 2011; C. Lambkin, N. Starick and J. Bailey leg.; pitfall trap; QMB S96936. Description Male (holotype, QMB S96936) GENERAL (Fig. 103A–Q). Body length 9.67, in good condition except abdomen which has lost all internal tissue, colour probably also faded due to preservation. DORSAL PROSOMA (Fig. 103A, E–F). Carapace length 3.23, width 2.54, length/width 1.27, clypeus to fovea length/carapace length 0.73, caput width/carapace width 0.71, carapace red-brown, caput slightly darker than thorax, reflective setae absent or inconspicuous, fovea procurved, fovea width/carapace length 0.18 (Fig. 103A, F); chelicerae red-brown, rastellum absent or inconspicuous, chelicerae length/carapace length 0.69 (Fig. 103A); eye group rectangular, width/length 2.07, eye tubercle present (Fig. 103E). ABDOMEN (Fig. 103B, D). Abdomen length 4.05, pallid, translucent, dorsal pattern absent, with consistent cover of short setae. VENTRAL PROSOMA (Fig. 103C, G–I). Labium cuspules absent (Fig. 103H); maxillae heel distinct, cuspules present, count =about 50, extending posteriorly onto heel, extending laterally about 30% of maxillae length (Fig. 103C, I); coxae cuspules absent, thorn-like setae on prolateral face present (Fig. 103C, I); sternum length/width 1.17, central sternum with consistent covering of short setae, row of longer setae around posterior edges (Fig. 103G–H); posterior sigilla circular, central sternum to posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.32, posterior sigilla length/sternum length 0.08 (Fig. 103G–H); other sigilla small, round and lateral (Fig. 103G–H). LEG I (Fig. 103N–Q). Leg I pallid, darker on femur and patella, femur length 2.66, patella length 1.58, tibia length 1.99, metatarsus length 1.62, tarsus length 1.03, total length 8.87, leg I length/carapace length 2.75 (Fig. 103N–O); scopulae on distal metatarsus and tarsus (Fig. 103N–O); spine count Fe D 1, Fe PL 1, Pa PL 2, Ti PL 0, Ti RL 0, Me PL 0, Me RL 0, Ta 0 (Fig. 103N–O); tibia length/width [TIL/TID] 3.75, even width along length, spur present, triangular, knuckle absent, megaspine angled at 19 degrees, length to distal face of spur/tibia length [TIS/TIL] 0.50, spur height/tibia width [TISH/TID] 0.51, megaspine length/tibia length 0.35 (Fig. 103N–P); metatarsus relatively straight, proximal excavation present, excavation straight with inconspicuous heel, heel rounded, excavation length/metatarsus length [MIPEL/MIL] 0.43, metatarsus length/width [MIL/MID] 3.16 (Fig. 103N–O, Q). PEDIPALP (Fig. 103J–M). Tibia length 1.36, width 0.55, length/width [PTL/PTD] 2.48, asetose depression present, depression length/palp tibia length [PDL/PTL] 0.60, retrolateral face with consistent covering of light setae, ventral face with two elongate bristle-like setae below depression, prolateral face with patch of spines on distal half, disto-medial spine present (Fig. 103J–K); patella prolateral face with 2 (proximal spine weak) spines (Fig. 103J–K); cymbium with scopulae present distally (Fig. 103J–K); copulatory organ total length 0.77, length/palp tibia length 0.57 (Fig. 103L–M); bulb length/width 1.07 (Fig. 103L–M); embolus slightly reflexed, attenuate, tapering and curving relatively evenly to point, width at base/bulb width 0.14, embolus length/bulb length 1.08 (Fig. 103L–M). Distribution and natural history Aname cudmore sp. nov. occurs in central Queensland, in the Desert Uplands bioregion, in the Cudmore Resources Reserve (Fig. 13). The form of burrows constructed by spiders of this species is unknown.

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