Watson's Wishbone Spider Aname watsoni Castalanelli, Framenau, Huey, Hillyer & Harvey, 2020

Fauna Portal species: 10521

Order: Araneae (Spiders)

Family: Anamidae

Diagnosis

(after Castalanelli et al. 2014): Males of A. watsoni have one of the longest ventral depressions of the pedipalpal tibia of any species of Aname (PDL/PTL ¼ 0.64), which, when combined with the rather broad tibia I and prominent, large megaspur, serves to readily distinguish them from other species of the genus. Females differ by the presence of a single pair of widely spaced spermathecae that are curved laterally.

Status

native

Linnean Holotype

1 ♂

Western Australian Museum

T104786

18 May 2010

Australia

Western Australia

Orebody 35, ca. 8 km W. of Newman, Site14-P2

pitfall trap

Australia

Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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Publications

Castalanelli M. A., Framenau V. W., Huey J. A., Hillyer M. J. & Harvey M. S. (2020): New species of the open-holed trapdoor spider genus Aname (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Anamidae) from arid Western Australia. Journal of Arachnology. 48: 169 - 213

World Spider Catalog

Atlas of Living Australia

Volker Framenau, 04 December 2023

Western Australian Museum

T104786

♂

18 May 2010

Western Australia

Orebody 35, ca. 8 km W. of Newman, Site14-P2

pitfall trap

COI

MN635068.1

Western Australian Museum

T104788

♂

18 May 2010

Western Australia

Orebody 35, ca. 8 km W. of Newman, Site14-P7

pitfall trap

COI

MN635069.1

Western Australian Museum

T104791

♂

18 May 2010

Western Australia

Orebody 35, ca. 8 km W. of Newman, Site10-P4

pitfall trap

COI

MN635070.1

Western Australian Museum

T104795

♂

18 May 2010

Western Australia

Orebody 35, ca. 8 km W. of Newman, Site10-P6

pitfall trap

COI

MN635071.1

Harry Butler Institute

HBIID 242224

1 juv.

21 February 2024

Western Australia

42 km SE. of Nullagine

wet pitfall trap

COI

GACTTTATATTTAATTTTTGGTGTTTGATCTGCGATGGTAGGGACAGCTATAAGAGTAATTATTCGAACTGAGTTGGGGCAGGTAGGTAGATTATTAGGGGATGATCATCTGTATAATGTGGTTGTAACGGCCCATGCTTTAGTTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTAATGCCTATTATAATTGGGGGTTTTGGCAATTGGTTAGTTCCTCTTATGTTAGGGGCTCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGTATAAATAATTTGAGCTTTTGATTATTGCCACCTTCATTGATTATATTGGTGTTTTCTTCTTTAACTGATATTGGTGTAGGTGCTGGGTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTGTCTTCTGTTATTGGGCACGGAGGGGGAGGGATGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCGTTGCATTTAGCGGGGGCATCTTCCATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTGTGAATATGCGGTCTTTAGGGATAACAATGGAGCGGGTTCCTTTGTTTGTTTGGTCTGTATTAATTACGGCTATTTTATTGTTATTATCACTTCCGGTATTGGCGGGGGCTATTACTATATTATTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCGGCAGGGGGGGGGGATCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT

Harry Butler Institute

HBIID 242901

♀

15 April 2024

Western Australia

ca. 42 km SW. of Nullagine

wet pitfall trap

COI

GACTTTGTATTTAATTTTTGGTGTATGATCTGCGATAGTAGGGACAGCTATAAGAGTAATTATTCGAACTGAGTTGGGGCAGGTAGGTAGATTATTAGGGGATGATCATTTGTATAATGTGATTGTAACGGCCCATGCTTTAGTTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTAATGCCTATTATAATTGGGGGTTTTGGCAATTGGTTAGTTCCTCTTATGTTAGGGGCTCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCCCGTATAAATAATTTGAGCTTTTGATTATTGCCACCTTCATTGATTATATTGGTGTTTTCTTCTTTAACTGATATTGGTGTAGGTGCTGGGTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTGTCTTCTGTTATTGGGCATGGAGGGGGAGGGATGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCGTTACATTTAGCGGGAGCATCTTCCATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTGTGAATATACGGTCTTTAGGGATAACAATGGAGCGGGTTCCTTTGTTTGTTTGGTCTGTATTAATTACGGCTATTTTATTGTTATTATCACTTCCAGTATTGGCGGGGGCTATCACTATATTATTGACCGATCGGAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCGGCAGGGGGAGGGGATCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT

Harry Butler Institute

N32178-1

1 juv.

28 April 2023

Western Australia

Marillana Station

day hand collection

COI

ACTTTATATTTAATTTTTGGTGTGTGGTCTGCGATGGTAGGGACAGCTATAAGAGTAATTATTCGAACTGAATTGGGGCAGGTAGGGAGATTGTTAGGGGATGATCATTTGTATAATGTGGTTGTAACGGCACATGCTTTAGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATGCCTATTATGATTGGGGGGTTTGGCAACTGGTTGGTTCCCCTTATATTAGGGGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGTATAAATAATTTGAGTTTTTGATTATTACCACCCTCATTGGTTATATTAGTGTTTTCTTCTTTAACTGATATTGGTGTGGGTGCTGGGTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTGTCTTCTGTTATTGGGCATGGGGGAGGGGGAATGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCGTTACATTTAGCGGGAGCGTCTTCTATTATAGGGGCTATTAACTTTATTTCTACAATTGTGAATATGCGGTCTTTAGGGATAACAATGGAGCGGGTTCCTTTGTTTGTTTGGTCTGTATTAATTACGGCTATTTTATTGTTATTATCACTTCCAGTATTGGCAGGGGCTATTACTATATTATTGACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCGGGGGGAGGAGATCCTATTTTATTTCAGCATTTGTT

Harry Butler Institute

HBIID 242906

♀

15 April 2024

Western Australia

ca. 42 km SW. of Nullagine

COI

GACTTTGTATTTAATTTTTGGTGTATGATCTGCAATAGTAGGGACAGCTATAAGAGTAATTATTCGAACTGAGTTGGGGCAGGTAGGTAGATTATTAGGGGATGATCATTTGTATAATGTGATTGTAACGGCCCATGCTTTAGTTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTAATGCCTATTATAATTGGGGGTTTTGGCAATTGGTTAGTTCCTCTTATGTTAGGGGCTCCAGATATAGCTTTTCCCCGTATAAATAATTTGAGCTTTTGATTATTGCCACCTTCATTGATTATATTGGTGTTTTCTTCTTTAACTGATATTGGTGTAGGTGCTGGGTGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTGTCTTCTGTTATTGGGCATGGAGGGGGAGGGATGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCGTTACATTTAGCGGGAGCATCTTCCATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACAATTGTGAATATACGGTCTTTAGGGATAACAATGGAGCGGGTTCCTTTGTTTGTTTGGTCTGTATTAATTACGGCTATTTTATTGTTATTATCACTTCCAGTATTGGCGGGGGCTATCACTATATTATTGACCGATCGGAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCGGCAGGGGGAGGGGATCCAATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTT