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- <p><b><i>Poecilipta marengo</i> sp. nov.</b></p><p>(Fig. 106a, b. Map 63)</p><p><b>Material</b>. <b>New South Wales</b>: holotype ♂, Marengo State Forest, 2.2 km NE on Chimney Rd from Chaelundi Rd, 30°06'S, 152°24'E, G. Cassis, M. Gray, AM KS43637. Paratypes: <b>New South Wales</b>: 2♂, Beaury State Forest, Rocky Waterholes Rd, 28°32'S, 152°20'E, M. Gray, G. Cassis, AM KS36160; 1♂, Bulga State Forest, 31°37'S, 152°07'E, M. Gray, G. Cassis, AM KS40678; 1♂, Carrai State Forest, Fifes Knob Rd, 30°54'S, 152°22'E, M. Gray, G. Cassis, AM KS40138; 1♂, on Mountain Rd, 0.2 km S of junction with Kunungra Rd, 32°08'S, 151°44'E, M. Gray, G. Cassis, AM KS40687.</p><p><b>Diagnosis</b>. Males differ from those of <i>P. venusta</i> in the absence of a medial constriction in the scute, no indication of sheen or iridescence on the dorsal scute or carapace and a semicircular subtegular excavation retrolaterally and from those of <i>P. qunats</i> sp. nov. in having the prolateral edge of the distal cymbium tumid (Fig. 106a, c) rather than the narrow. Females unknown.</p><p><b>Etymology</b>. A noun in apposition from the type locality.</p><p><b>Description.</b> Holotype Male AM KS43637</p><p>Carapace 2.72 long, 1.68 wide. Abdomen 2.92 long, 1.36 wide. Total length 5.8.</p><p>Colour: carapace and femora yellowish with narrow dark stripe dorsally on femora; eye region dark brown; patellae I–IV, tibiae I–II, yellow with dark stripes dorsally and laterally; tibiae III, IV brown metatarsi and tarsi yellowish; abdomen dorsally with dark brown scute for 0.8 of length with tuft of white hair distally but no saddle or constriction; ventral scute long, digitiform. Carapace: light cover of fine hairs; feathery hairs not evident; margins very finely serrate; cuticle finely rugose without sheen. Eyes: region dark; all eyes small. Chelicerae: with distinct pair of long strong medially directed bristles in upper half. Legs: only dark feathery hairs evident; femur IV unmodified. Spines: I: fe p1d3; ti v2.2.2; me v2.2. II: fe d3; ti v2.2; me v2.2. III: fe p1d3r1; ti p2r2v2.2.2; me p2r2v2.2.2. IV: fe p1d3r1; ti p2r2v2.2.4; me p2r2v2.2.2. Palp: fe d2; pa d1; ti d1; cymbium p1. Abdomen: ventral and tracheal scutes fused. Palp: tibia with two spines on low diagonal ridge retrodorsally; paracymbial spine short, truncate cone; pre-embolic ridge high, flat; tegulum deeply incised by subtegulum; embolus wide, recurves once to narrow tip; small spine prolaterally on cymbium opposite embolus tip; cymbium tip with long groove, prolateral edge of distal cymbium with tumid fold.</p><p><b>Distribution</b>. Known from Marengo State Forest to northeastern New South Wales.</p>