Linothele, KARSCH, 1879

Drolshagen, Bastian & Bäckstam, Christian M., 2021, A taxonomic review of the mygalomorph spider genus Linothele Karsch, 1879 (Araneae, Dipluridae), Zoosystema 43 (10), pp. 163-196 : 193-194

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/zoosystema2021v43a10
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4721155
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Linothele
status

Treatment

KEY TO SPECIES OF LINOTHELE KARSCH, 1879 View in CoL View at ENA (FEMALES)

1. Teeth on paired claws of posterior leg tarsi reduced and appendages elongated, see Goloboff (1994); Cuevas de Jumandi, Napo, Ecuador...................................................................................... L. cavicola Goloboff, 1994 View in CoL

— Teeth on paired claws not reduced and appendages not elongated; not from Cuevas de Jumandi ................ 2

2. Scopula divided ( Fig. 5A, B View FIG ) ....................................................................................................................... 3

— Scopula undivided ( Fig. 5C, D View FIG ) ................................................................................................................ 18

3. Apical segment of the PLS flexible ( Figs 6E View FIG ; 12A View FIG ) ....................................................................................... 4

— Apical segment of the PLS rigid ( Figs 7E View FIG ; 15E View FIG ; 16C View FIG ) .................................................................................. 6

4. Maxillary cuspules absent ( Fig. 12B View FIG ) .............................................................. L. paulistana (Mello-Leitão, 1924) View in CoL

— Maxillary cuspules present ( Fig. 6G View FIG ) ........................................................................................................... 5

5. Spermatheca with long, v-shaped stalks bearing several distal vesicles; see Fig. 6H, I View FIG ...................................... ............................................................................................................................. L. curvitarsis Karsch, 1879 View in CoL

— Spermatheca not v-shaped and without lateral lobes, or vesicles; see Paz & Raven (1990: fig. 11) ................... ............................................................................................................................... L. sericata ( Karsch, 1879) View in CoL

6. Patterns absent from opisthosoma, see Dupérré & Tapia (2015: fig. 30); spermatheca with elongated and apically tapering stalks, bearing few elongated vesicles medially; see Fig. 10B, C View FIG , Dupérré & Tapia (2015: figs 32-33) .... 7

— Opisthosoma with dorsal pattern ............................................................................................................... 8

7. Carapace covered with yellowish setae ............................................... L. pukachumpi Dupérré & Tapia, 2015 View in CoL

— Carapace without yellowish setae .................................................................... L. longicauda ( Ausserer, 1871) View in CoL

8. Opisthosoma with dorsal pattern consisting only of chevrons, see Schiapelli & Gerschman (1945: pl. 4) .... 9

— Opisthosoma with mid-dorsal pattern consisting of longitudinal lines, or spots interconnected to lines, see Fig. 17F, G, I, K, M View FIG and Dupérré & Tapia (2015: figs 23; 34; 37; 41) ...................................................... 11

9. Ventral pattern present on opisthosoma; Minas Gerais, Brazil....................... L. cristata (Mello-Leitão, 1945) View in CoL

— Ventral pattern absent from opisthosoma; Venezuela, or Peru.................................................................... 10

10. Leg tarsi pseudo-segmented; spermatheca stalks low with few vesicles medially, see Figure 14A View FIG ; Venezuela..... ....................................................................................................................................................................... L. sexfasciata ( Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) View in CoL

— Leg tarsi with only few medial cracks; Peru.............................................. L. monticolens ( Chamberlin, 1916)

11. Preening-combs present ( Fig. 11A, B View FIG ) ....................................................................................................... 12

— Preening-combs absent ( Fig. 10A View FIG ) ............................................................................................................. 13

12. Spermatheca with short stalks bearing only short vesicles, see Figure 11C, D View FIG ; Andes ...................................... ........................................................................................................................ L. macrothelifera Strand, 1908 View in CoL

— Spermatheca with long stalks, bearing a long vesicle, see Figure 15G View FIG ; eastern of the Andes .... L. spinosa View in CoL n. sp.

13. Appendages with distinct maculae ( Fig. 13B View FIG ) ............................................................................................ 14

— Appendages more or less unicolour ........................................................................................................... 16

14. Maxillary cuspules absent and sternum with distinct pattern ( Fig. 13A View FIG ); Bahamas...... L. septentrionalis View in CoL n. sp.

— Maxillary cuspules present; sternum unicolour; Colombia, or Ecuador..................................................... 15

15. Leg tarsi flexible; ventral opisthosoma without distinct pattern; Norte de Santander, Colombia..................... ................................................................................................................. L. melloleitaoi (Mello-Leitão, 1941)

— Leg tarsi not flexible and weakly pseudosegmented; ventral opisthosoma with distinct pattern, see Dupérré & Tapia (2015: fig. 47); Santo Domingo de Las Tsáchilas, Ecuador................. L. quori Dupérré & Tapia, 2015 View in CoL

16. Spermathecae stalks closely positioned, see Dupérré & Tapia (2015: figs 39-40) ............................................ .................................................................................................................. L. tsachilas Dupérré & Tapia, 2015 View in CoL

— Spermathecae stalks widely separated, see Dupérré & Tapia (2015: figs 26-27, 36) .................................... 17

17. Opisthosoma brown with black median band, see Dupérré & Tapia (2015: fig. 34); spermathecae see Dupérré & Tapia (2015: fig. 36) ..................................................................................... L. zaia Dupérré & Tapia, 2015 View in CoL

— Opisthosoma with mid-dorsal golden band, see Dupérré & Tapia (2015: figs 23); spermathecae see Dupérré & Tapia (2015: figs 26-27)...................................................................... L. yanachanka Dupérré & Tapia, 2015 View in CoL

18. Clypeus wide ( Fig. 8D View FIG ); dorsal pattern on opisthosoma consisting of several dots forming incomplete chevrons and ventral pattern on opisthosoma present and distinct ( Figs 18D, E View FIG ; 19G View FIG ); spermatheca with long, tubeshaped stalks bearing few vesicles distally, see Fig. 8B, C View FIG ; Paramó regions of Ecuador..................................... ............................................................................................................................... L. gaujoni ( Simon, 1889) View in CoL

— Clypeus narrow, see Figure 7H View FIG ; dorsal pattern on opisthosoma consisting of complete chevrons ( Fig. 18B View FIG ), or absent; ventral pattern on opisthosoma absent, or indistinct ( Fig. 18C View FIG ); spermatheca stalks shorter and without vesicles only distally; Peru, or Brazil........................................................................................................... 19

19. More than 30 maxillary cuspules, see Figure 7F View FIG ; dorsal pattern on opisthosoma consisting of complete chevrons ( Figs 16A, B View FIG ; 17J View FIG ); spermatheca with single retrolateral lobe, see Fig. 7G View FIG ........ L. fallax (Mello-Leitão, 1926) View in CoL

— Less than 15 maxillary cuspules, see Figure 16A View FIG ; patterns absent from opisthosoma; spermatheca with several vesicles and lobe, see Figure 16D View FIG ........................................................................................ L. uniformis View in CoL n. sp.