Thaumasia onca, Cruz Da Silva & Carico, 2012

Cruz Da Silva, Estevam L. & Carico, James E., 2012, 3567, Zootaxa 3567, pp. 1-64 : 20-22

Thaumasia onca new species

Figs 1, 15, 107–114

Type. Male holotype from Gruta Onça , Dianópolis , Tocantins, Brazil [11°37’S, 46°49’W], 04-12.III.2008, Pellegatti-Franco ( IBSP 134158 ). Paratype: female from Maravilha , Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil [08°45’S, 63°54’W], IV.1996, Equipe IBSP / SMNK ( IBSP 15627 ) .

Etymology. The specific name is a noun and refers to the type locality.

Diagnosis. The males of T. onca sp. nov. resemble those of T. xingu sp. nov. ( Fig. 140) in the bifurcated apex of the median apophysis (MA) ( Figs 111, 112), but can be distinguished by the presence of a median curvature on the median apophysis ( Fig. 112) and by the lamellar base and slender tip of the ental branch of RTA ( Fig. 114). The females resemble those of T. hirsutochela sp. nov. ( Fig. 104) in the median projection of the middle field of epigynum ( Fig. 107), but can be distinguished by the deep lateral excavation on the middle field ( Fig. 107) and by the rounded head of spermathecae ( Fig. 109).

Description. Male (Holotype, Tocantins, Brazil, IBSP 134158). Total length 5.47. Carapace 3.07 long, 2.82 wide, yellow; fovea marked. Clypeus yellow, 0.36 high. Anterior eye row straight, 0.74 wide ( Fig. 15); posterior recurved, 1.36 wide. Eye diameters, interdistances, and median ocular quadrangle: AME 0.16, ALE 0.08, PME 0.20, PLE 0.18; AME-AME 0.12, AME-ALE 0.07, PME-PME 0.24, PME-PLE 0.26, OQA 0.46, OQP 0.64, OQH 0.48. Chelicerae light brown with a patch of white bristles laterally ( Fig. 15). Sternum whitish, bristly; 1.41 long, 1.47 wide. Labium light brown, whitish distally, 0.33 long, 0.41 wide. Legs yellow, unmarked; relative length: I- IV-II-III, I—femur 6.30/ patella-tibia 9.04/ metatarsus 6.38/ tarsus 2.66/ total 24.38; II—6.65/ 7.98/ 5.18/ 2.12/ 21.93; III—4.38/ 4.78/ 3.59/ 1.46/ 14.21; IV—6.65/ 7.58/ 5.45/ 2.39/ 22.07. Ventral pairs of macrosetae on tibiae: I-4; II-4; III-3; IV-4. Abdomen 2.40 long, dark yellow, dorsum with several dark brown bristles anteriorly and two pairs of sigillae. Venter whitish, with scattered setae. Palpus with a bifurcated median apophysis ( Figs 111, 112) and with a short distal tegular projection ( Fig. 111). Ental branch of RTA elongated, with a lamellar projection at the base ( Figs 113, 114) and the ectal branch short and distally folded ( Fig. 114).

Female (Paratype, Porto Velho , Rondônia, Brazil, IBSP 15627 ). Total length 6.47. Carapace 2.57 long, 2.32 wide, as in male. Clypeus yellow, 0.22 high. Anterior eye row straight, 0.66 wide; posterior recurved, 1.18 wide. Eye diameters, interdistances, and median ocular quadrangle: AME 0.12, ALE 0.10, PME 0.20, PLE 0.20; AME- AME 0.12, AME-ALE 0.06, PME-PME 0.23, PME-PLE 0.24, OQA 0.36, OQP 0.60, OQH 0.46. Chelicerae light brown, bristly. Sternum whitish, bristly; 1.24 long, 1.32 wide. Labium as in male, 0.24 long, 0.28 wide. Legs yellow, unmarked; relative length: IV-I-II-III, I—femur 4.23/ patella-tibia 5.97/ metatarsus 4.15/ tarsus 1.57/ total 15.92; II—4.15/ 5.39/ 3.73/ 1.55/ 14.82; III—2.98/ 3.23/ 2.32/ 1.16/ 9.69; IV—4.31/ 5.14/ 4.89/ 1.90/ 16.24. Ventral pairs of macrosetae on tibiae: I-4; II-3 ; III-3; IV-3. Superior tarsal claw with nine teeth and inferior with one tooth ( Fig. 110). Abdomen 3.48 long, colouration as in male. Epigynum with a projected middle field ( Fig. 107) and conspicuous lateral hoods ( Fig. 107). Stalk of spermathecae short ( Fig. 108), copulatory ducts ( CD1 , CD2 ) triangular ( Fig. 108) and head of spermathecae prominent and rounded ( Fig. 109) .

Other material examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia: Mutatá [06°15’N, 75°34’W], 1 ♀, VII.1983, P. B. Schneble ( MCZ) . ECUADOR, Pompeya : Napo river [01°47’S, 78°12’W], 1 ♂, V .1965, L. Pena ( MCZ 91182); Coca river , 1 ♂, 24-30.IV.1965, L. Pena ( MCZ 91196) , Napo [09°44’S, 78°07’W], 1 ♀, VII.1983, P. B. Schneble ( MCZ) . GUYANA, Canje-Ikuruwa river [04°51’N, 58°56’W], 3 ♀, VIII-XII . 1961, G. Bentley ( AMNH); Tumatumai [05°16’N, 59°08’W], 06.II.1912, J. H. Williamson ( MCZ 91192) . PERU, Huanuco: Divisoria, Cordillera Azul [09°55’S, 76°14’W], 2 ♀, 1966, W. Weyrauch ( CAS); Valle Chanchamayo [09°55’S, 76°14’W], 1 ♀, II.1953, W. Weyrauch ( CAS) . BRAZIL, Amapá: Vila Amazonas [01°27’N, 52°00’W], 1 ♀, 29. V .1964, E. S. Ross ( CAS); Amazonas: Manaus, Arquipélago de Anavilhanas [02°37’S, 60°56’W], 1 ♀, VIII.1999, A. J. Santos ( IBSP 3993 ); Km 41, 1 ♀, VIII.2005, A. J. Santos ( IBSP 57671 ); Tefé, Lago Jacaré [03°18’S, 60°43’W], 3 ♀, 01- 08.XI.2003, E. M. Venticinque ( INPA 2726 ); Borba, Rio Mapiá , 2 ♂, 2 ♀, 22.IV.1996, 19.IV.1996, Equipe IBSP / SMNK ( IBSP 15985 ), 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 22.IV.1996, 19.IV.1996, Equipe IBSP / SMNK ( IBSP 8823 ); Manicoré, Barreira do Matupiri [05°48’S, 61°18’W], 18.IV.1996, 1 ♀, Equipe IBSP / SMNK ( IBSP 15472 ); Balneário do Lira [04°23’S, 59°36’W], 1 ♂, 22.IV.1996, Equipe IBSP / SMNK ( SMNK 3513 ); Rio Atininga [05°49’S, 61°18’W], 1 ♀, 19.IV.1996, Equipe IBSP / SMNK ( SMNK 1969 ) ; Acre: Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor [07°39’S, 72°38’W], 1 ♀, 18.III.1997, L. Resende & S. Vieira ( IBSP 12199 ), 1 ♂, 14.III.1997, L. Resende & S. Vieira ( IBSP 12309 ); Reserva Extrativista de Humaitá [09°58’S, 67°49’W], 2 ♀, 12.IV.1996, Equipe IBSP / SMNK ( SMNK 2064 ) ; Rondônia: Porto Velho, Maravilha [08°49’S, 63°56’W], 1 ♀, IV.1996, Equipe IBSP / SMNK ( IBSP 15627 ) ; Mato Grosso: Chapada dos Guimarães [15°27’S, 55°54’W], 1 ♀, X.1963, M. Alvarenga ( AMNH) ; Mato Grosso do Sul: Anaurilândia, Usina Hidrelétrica Engenheiro Sérgio Motta [22°23’S, 52°49’W], 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 15.XI.-23.XII.1998, Equipe IBSP ( IBSP 23360 ); Corumbá, Pantanal [19°00’S, 57°39’W], 1 ♀, 2004, J. Raizer ( IBSP 133976 ), Costa Rica, Fazenda Pouso Frio [18°40’S, 52°54’W], 1 ♀, 29.IV.2004, J. Raizer ( IBSP 133973 ), 7 ♀, 29.III.2004, J. Raizer ( IBSP 133975 ) ; Tocantins: Palmas, Usina Hidrelétrica Luís Eduardo Magalhães [10°10’S, 48°19’W], 1 ♀, 07.I.2002, D. M. Cândido & M. Costa ( IBSP 40499 ); Dianópolis , Gruta Onça [11°37’S, 46°49’W], 1 ♂, 04- 12.III.2008, Pellegatti-Franco et al. ( IBSP 134258 ); Peixe [12°01’S, 48°32’W], 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 01-14.II.2002, M. E. V . Calletto ( IBSP 33088 ) ; Minas Gerais: Jaboticatubas, Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó [19°30’S, 43°44’W], 1 ♂, 2002-2003, Equipe BIOTA ( IBSP 125339 ) ; São Paulo: Primavera, Usina Hidrelétrica Engenheiro Sérgio Motta [20°33’S, 48°34’W], 1 ♀, I.-II.2000, Equipe IBSP ( IBSP 29666 ); Nova Itaperuna , Sítio Colorado [21°12’S, 41°53’W], 1 ♂, I.2003, T . S. Vasconcelos ( UBTU 3370 ) .

Distribution. Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Brazil ( Fig. 1).