Selenops anacaona, 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 : 129-130

Selenops anacaona sp. nov.

( FIGs 7–9 , MAp 14)

Type material. Holotype: fEmAlE, uNmArkEd trAck INtO PArquE NAcIONAl JArAGuA bEtwEEN MANuEl GOA [sIc – GOllA] ANd OvIEdO, PEdErNAlEs, DOmINIcAN REpublIc, 17˚48.6918’ N, 71˚26.5983’ W, 83 m, dEcIduOus fOrEst ANd thOrNy scrub, 9 July 2004, E.S. VOlschENk ANd J. Huff, hANd cOllEctEd frOm uNdEr stONEs ANd lOGs ANd wIth blAcklIGhts ( SITE 2, pErmIt NumbEr 01497) ( AMNH, ExAmINEd).

Paratype: 1 fEmAlE, sAmE dAtA As hOlOtypE ( AMNH).

Etymology. ThE spEcIfIc EpIthEt Is IN hONOr Of ANAcAONA, A TAíNO cAcIcA Of thE cAcIcAZGO Of JArAGuA, whErE thEy typE spEcImEN wAs cOllEctEd. ANAcAONA wAs ArrEstEd fOr rEsIstING OccupAtION by thE SpANIsh, thEN ExEcutEd whEN shE rEfusEd tO bEcOmE A cONcubINE fOr thE SpANIArds; NOuN IN AppOsItION.

Diagnosis. ThIs spEcIEs Is sImIlAr tO Selenops oviedo CrEws, 2011 ANd S. bocacanadensis CrEws, 2011 , bOth fOuNd NEArby; hOwEvEr, S. anacaona sp. nov. cAN bE dIffErENtIAtEd by thE GENItAlIA ( FIGs 8–9 ). WhIlE thE spErmAthEcAE ArE sImIlAr tO thOsE Of S. bocacandensis , thE EpIGyNE, IN pArtIculAr thE GENItAl OpENING, (smAll, lOcAtEd ANtErOcENtrAlly IN S. bocacandensis , wIdEr, wIth A sclErOtIZEd M-shApEd ArEA IN thE NEw spEcIEs) cAN bE usEd tO dIffErENtIAtE thE spEcIEs; ExtErNAlly, thE GENItAlIA Is sImIlAr tO S. oviedo , but thErE Is AN M-shApEd sclErOtIZEd ArEA IN S. anacaona sp. nov. whIch Is lAckING IN S. oviedo , ANd, INtErNAlly, thE pOstErOdOrsAl fOld ANd spErmAthEcAE ArE shApEd dIffErENtly IN thE NEw spEcIEs.

Description. Female (hOlOtypE): Colour ( FIG. 7 ). CArApAcE OrANGE-brOwN; stErNum yEllOwIsh tAN; chElIcErAE OrANGE-brOwN wIth fAdEd dArkEr mArks; mAxIllAE lIGht brOwN lIGhtENING dIstAlly; lAbIum lIGht brOwN lIGhtENING dIstAlly; AbdOmEN GrEyIsh wIth sOmE blAck spOts, but fAdEd, ANd All hAIrs rubbEd Off, pOstErOcAudAl fEstOON prEsENt, vENtrAlly, lIGht yEllOwIsh GrEy; lEGs brOwNIsh yEllOw wIth fAdEd ANNulAtIONs.

Prosoma. 0.96 tImEs lONGEr thAN brOAd; clypEus 0.18 hIGh.

Eyes. AER NEArly strAIGht; PER slIGhtly rEcurvEd; PME lArGEr thAN AME, PLE lArGEst, ALE smAllEst; EyE dIAmEtErs AME 0.21, ALE 0.14, PME 0.34, PLE 0.45; INtErdIstANcEs AME-PME 0.04, PME-ALE 0.16, ALE-PLE 0.25, PME-PME 1.43, ALE-ALE 2.04; OculAr quAdrANGlE AME-AME 0.67, PLE-PLE 2.57.

Sternum. 0.94 tImEs brOAdEr thAN lONG, pOstErIOrly INdENtEd.

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

Female pedipalp. ClAw wIth 6 tEEth.

Epigyne ( FIG. 8 ). GENItAl OpENINGs At ANtErIOr 1/3 Of plAtE, lAtErAl lObEs mEEt IN cENtEr wIth vErtIcAl lINE dEmArcAtING thEm, ExtENdING tO thE EpIGyNAl pOckEts.

Vulva ( FIG. 9 ). SpErm ducts mEdIAl, tOuchING EAch OthEr, curvING OutwArd At ApprOxImAtEly bOttOm 1/3 Of EpIGyNAl plAtE, lEAdING tO twO pAIrs Of spErmAthEcAE; fErtIlIZAtION ducts dIrEctEd ANtErIOrly, lOcAtEd ON pOstErIOr spErmAthEcAE; pOstErOdOrsAl fOld, lArGE, INdENtEd mEdIAlly.

Opisthosoma. UNsurE If thErE ArE sEtAl tufts As mOst Of thE AbdOmINAl hAIrs ArE wOrN Off.

Legs. LEG I shOrtEr thAN II, lEG III lONGEst, lEG IV shOrtEst; lEG fOrmulA 3214; scOpulAE prEsENt ON tA ANd mt I ANd II; tArsI I-IV wIth strONG clAw tufts; pr clAw pEr fOOt wIth <10 tEEth cENtrAlly; spINAtION: lEG I, F pr 1-1-0, d 1-1- 1 rl 0; Mt v 2-2 -2; TA v 2-2; lEG II, Fm pr 1-0-0; d 1-1-1 rl 0; Mt v 2-2 -2; TA v 2-2; lEG III, Fm pr 1-0-0, d 1-1-1 rl 0; Mt v 2-2; TA v 2-2; lEG IV Fm pr 1-0-0, d 1-1-1 rl 0; Mt v 2-2; TA v 2-2.

Measurements. TOtAl lENGth 9.28. CArApAcE lENGth 3.92, wIdth 4.07. StErNum lENGth 2.13, wIdth 2.00. AbdOmEN lENGth 5.36 wIdth 4.39. PEdIpAlp Fm 1.20 Pt 0.63 TI 0.84, TA 1.36, tOtAl 4.03. LEG I: Fm 4.15, Pt 2.05, TI 3.66, Mt 3.07, TA 1.46, tOtAl 14.39. LEG II: Fm 4.63, Pt 1.95, TI 4.05, Mt 3.22, TA 1.56, tOtAl 15.41. LEG III: Fm 4.67, Pt 1.80, TI 4.15, Mt 3.46, TA 1.46, tOtAl 15.54. LEG IV: Fm 4.15, Pt 1.41, TI 3.61, Mt 3.22, TA 1.46, tOtAl 13.85.

Distribution. ENdEmIc tO HIspANIOlA, frOm thE PEdErNAlEs PENINsulA, kNOwN ONly frOm thE typE lOcAlIty (MAp 14).

Life history and habitat preferences. ThIs spEcIEs wAs fOuNd IN dEcIduOus fOrEst ANd thOrN scrub, uNdEr rOcks ANd lOGs. At lEAst 3 OthEr spEcIEs ( Selenops bocacanadensis , S. oviedo , ANd S. insularis ) hAvE bEEN cOllEctEd IN thE ImmEdIAtE vIcINIty (CrEws 2011).

Remarks. ThE pArAtypE hAs A mAhOGANy cArApAcE ANd chElIcErAE, Is lArGEr (10.65), ANd hAs A dIffErENt lEG fOrmulA (2314) thAN thE hOlOtypE.

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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).