Selenops caonabo, Crews, 2018

Crews, Sarah C., 2018, Two new species of flattie spiders (Araneae: Selenopidae) and descriptions of undescribed males from the Caribbean, Zootaxa 4446 (1), pp. 125-137 : 130-133

Selenops caonabo sp. nov.

FIGs 10–12 , MAp 14

Type material. Holotype: fEmAlE, LOs TAblONEs, LA VEGA, DOmINIcAN REpublIc, 19˚3.072’ N, 70˚53.34’ W, 29 JuNE 2012, DR30, TEAm CArBIO ( USNM 0 0 782859, ExAmINEd).

Other material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Vega: 1 Imm. CONstANZA, AltO CErrO HOtEl, 18˚54.236’ N, 70˚44.6857’ W, JuNE 2006, L. MAhlEr (CASENT 9058283).

Etymology. ThE spEcIfIc EpIthEt Is IN hONOr Of CAONAbO, A TAíNO cAcIquE ANd husbANd Of ANAcAONA, whO wAs frOm thE cAcIcAZGO Of MAGuANA, whIch ENcOmpAssEs thE prEsENt-dAy rANGE Of thE spEcIEs. CAONAbO rEsIstEd thE SpANIsh ANd dEstrOyEd FOrt LA NAvIdAd bEfOrE bEING cApturEd ANd tAkEN bAck tO SpAIN by COlumbus; hOwEvEr, hE dIEd ON thE wAy IN A shIpwrEck; NOuN IN AppOsItION.

Diagnosis. ThIs spEcIEs Is mOst sImIlAr tO S. wilsoni CrEws, 2011 frOm JAmAIcA ANd S. duan CrEws, 2011 frOm thE DOmINIcAN REpublIc. It dIffErs frOm thE fOrmEr IN thAt It Is much lArGEr ANd NOt fOuNd IN JAmAIcA. AddItIONAlly, thE spErmAthEcAE ANd fErtIlIZAtION ducts ArE dIffErENt; thE pOstErOdOrsAl fOld IN S. wilsoni cOmplEtEly cOvErs thE spErmAthEcAE but dOEs NOt IN thE NEw spEcIEs. ThE EpIGyNE Of thE NEw spEcIEs AlsO dIffErs frOm S. duan . ThE EpIGyNAl plAtE Is OvAl IN S. duan ANd NOt OvAl IN thE NEw spEcIEs. AddItIONAlly, thE splIt bEtwEEN lEft ANd rIGht lAtErAl lObEs ExtENds All thE wAy up tO thE ANtErIOr prOjEctION IN S. duan but dOEs NOt IN thE NEw spEcIEs. IN thE NEw spEcIEs, thE plAtE Is cONcAvE mEdIAlly, ANd thE GENItAlIA ArE vEry sclErOtIZEd. INtErNAlly, thE pOstErOdOrsAl fOld ExtENds much furthEr IN thE NEw spEcIEs ( FIG. 12 ).

Description. Female (hOlOtypE): Colour ( FIG. 10 ). MAhOGANy wIth whItE hAIrs ArOuNd EyEs ExtENdING bAck tO fOvEA ANd mArGIN Of cArApAcE, thIckEr spArsEr dArk hAIrs AlsO prEsENt; stErNum rEddIsh brOwN, dArkEr ArOuNd mArGIN; chElIcErAE dArk rEddIsh brOwN wIth whItE ANd dArk sEtAE; mAxIllAE rEddIsh brOwN, lIGhtENING dIstAlly; lAbIum dArk rEddIsh brOwN; AbdOmEN yEllOwIsh GrEy, dArkEr lAtErAlly, fAdEd, hAIrs rubbEd Off, lAtErOcAudAl fEstOON prEsENt, vENtrAlly, lIGht GrEy-yEllOw, uNmArkEd; lEGs OrANGIsh brOwN wIth ANNulAtIONs, fAdEd.

Prosoma. 0.97 tImEs lONGEr thAN brOAd; clypEus 0.15 hIGh.

Eyes. AER strAIGht; PER vEry slIGhtly rEcurvEd; PME lArGEr thAN AME, PLE lArGEst, ALE smAllEst; EyE dIAmEtErs AME 0.36, ALE 0.25, PME 0.40, PLE 0.46; INtErdIstANcEs AME-PME 0.07, PME-ALE 0.13, ALE-PLE 0.28, PME-PME 1.87, ALE-ALE 2.61; OculAr quAdrANGlE AME-AME 0.96, PLE-PLE 3.07.

Sternum. 0.97 tImEs brOAdEr thAN lONG, pOstErIOrly INdENtEd.

Mouthparts. ChElIcErAE wIth whItE ANd dArk sEtAE; mAxIllAE lONGEr thAN brOAd, wIth tuft Of cONspIcuOus sEtAE dIstAlly; lAbIum dIstAlly rOuNdEd.

Female pedipalp. L clAw wIth 5 lONG tEEth clustErEd tOGEthEr, R clAw wIth 5 lONG tEEth thAt ArE mOrE sprEAd Out.

Epigyne ( FIG. 11 ). MF A hOrIZONtAl OvAl dEprEssION, lAtErAl lObEs fusEd mEdIAlly, cAudAlly pOINtEd, GENItAl OpENINGs bEhINd ANtErIOrly dIrEctEd ExtENsION Of MF, EP prEsENt.

Vulva ( FIG. 12 ). POstErOdOrsAl fOld lArGE, vEry sclErOtIZEd, wIth lObEs drAwN Out lIkE thOsE ExtErNAlly, AsymmEtrIcAl, ONly cOvErING pArt Of thE spErmAthEcAE, twO pAIr Of spErmAthEcAE, tEArdrOp shApEd pOstErIOr pAIr, ANtErIOr pAIr OvAl wIth smAll bump ANtErOlAtErAlly, fErtIlIZAtION ducts lOcAtEd At bOttOm Of pOstErIOr pAIr.

Opisthosoma. WIth tErmINAl sEtAl tufts.

Legs (R lEGs ONly, L lEGs mIssING). LEG I shOrtEr thAN III, lEG II lONGEst, lEG IV shOrtEst; lEG fOrmulA 2314; scOpulAE prEsENt ON tA ANd mt I ANd II, ONly AbOut 1/2 Of tA ANd 1/3 mt, sOrt Of IN 2 rOws, NOt dENsE; tArsI I-IV wIth strONG clAw tufts; pr clAw pEr fOOt wIth ~12 tEEth; spINAtION: lEG I, F (pArt Of fEmur mIssING) pr, 1-0-0, d?-1-1, rl?- 0-0; Mt v 2-2 -2, TA v 2-2; lEG II, Fm pr 1-0-0, d 1-1-1, rl 0-0 1; Mt v 2-2 -2; TA v 2-2; lEG III, Fm pr 1-0-0, d 1-1-1, rl 0-0-1, Mt v 2-2, TA v 2-2; lEG IV Fm pr 1-0-0, d 1-1-1, rl 0-0-1; Mt v 1-1; TA v 1 -0.

Measurements. TOtAl lENGth 14.02. CArApAcE lENGth 5.42, wIdth 5.57. StErNum lENGth 2.75, wIdth 2.67. AbdOmEN lENGth 8.60 wIdth 7.20. PEdIpAlp Fm 1.59, Pt 0.98, TI 1.00, TA 1.25, tOtAl 4.82. LEG I, Fm 4.29 (but prObAbly ONly ¾ Of lENGth sINcE It Is brOkEN, sO 5.71), Pt 2.93, TI 5.29, Mt 4.29, TA 1.61, tOtAl 19.83. LEG II: Fm 6.71, Pt 2.75, TI 5.93, Mt 4.50, TA 1.70, tOtAl 21.59. LEG III: Fm 6.42, Pt 2.57, TI 5.43, Mt 4.43, TA 1.52, tOtAl 20.37. LEG IV: Fm 6.00, Pt 2.14, TI 4.79, Mt 4.21, TA 1.52, tOtAl 18.66.

Distribution. ENdEmIc tO thE DOmINIcAN REpublIc (MAp 14).

Life history and habitat preferences. ThIs spEcIEs wAs fOuNd IN brOAdlEAf trOpIcAl fOrEst.

Remarks. ThIs spEcIEs wAs kNOwN IN thE study Of CrEws & GIllEspIE (2010); hOwEvEr, It wAs ONly kNOwN frOm A juvENIlE spEcImEN ANd thus ONly DNA dAtA dIffErENtIAtEd It. A rEcENt study (CrEws & EspOsItO, uNpubl. dAtA), plAcEs thIs spEcIEs IN A clAdE wIth S. aequalis frOm CubA, S. guerrero ANd S. denia frOm thE DOmINIcAN REpublIc, ANd S. baweka frOm Turks ANd CAIcOs IslANds.

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FIGURES 1–12. Selenops petrunkevitchi Alayón male paratype from Blue Mountains Peak, Jamaica (USNM 00003309A). 1 habitus; 2–3 male pedipalp (2 ventral, 3 retrolateral). Selenops pensilis Muma male from Villa Elisa, Dominican Republic (USNM 00784714). 4 habitus; 5–6 male pedipalp (5 ventral, 6 retrolateral). Selenops anacaona sp. nov. female holotype from Parque Jaragua, Dominican Republic (AMNH). 7 habitus; 8 epigyne; 9 vulva. Selenops caonabo sp. nov. female holotype from Los Tablones, Dominican Republic (USNM 00782859). 10 habitus; 11 epigyne; 12 vulva. Scale bar = 5 mm (1, 4, 7, 10), 1 mm (2, 3, 5, 6), 0.5 mm (8, 9, 11, 12).