Cicurina (Cicurella) maya Gertsch 1977

Paquin, Pierre & Dupérré, Nadine, 2009, of 60 troglobitic species of the subgenus Cicurella (Araneae: Dictynidae), and a first visual assessment of their distribution, Zootaxa 2002, pp. 1-67 : 29

Cicurina (Cicurella) maya Gertsch 1977

( Figs 52–53, 128)

Cicurina maya Gertsch 1977: 127 , fig. 86 (description of the female). — Reddell 1977: 232; Reddell 1981: 136; Gertsch 1992: 119, figs 161–162.

HOLOTYPE female: “ Mexico: Yucatan Actun Tucil , 2 km S Muna, 27 March 1973 J. Reddell ”. Examined ( AMNH).

Description. Female holotype

Total length: 3.13; carapace length: 1.43; carapace width: 0.95; opisthosoma length: 1.70. Four eyes highly reduced to pale remnant spots. Cheliceral promargin right side with 3 teeth (2 large, 1 small), left side likewise; retromargin right side with 9 denticles, left side likewise. Leg I: total length: 6.64; femur: 1.43; patella: 0.45; tibia: 0.90; metatarsus: 0.75; tarsus: 0.49; leg IV: total length: 4.15; femur: 1.15; patella: 0.45; tibia: 0.95; metatarsus: 1.05; tarsus:0.55. Tarsal claw IV: 0.12. Epigynum: 0.294 mm. Epigynal ventral plate with short transverse slit, indentation absent; atrium rectangular, half intruded by slightly rounded dorsal plate, atrial aperture moderate; bursa enlarged, not fused; copulatory ducts separated at midpoint, reaching top of primary lobe apex; copulatory ducts constriction located basally; primary pores not visible; stalk, short, procurved, joining the primary lobe at the aperture of the dictynoid pore; dictynoid pore rounded; primary lobe hat-shaped; secondary lobe absent; fertilization canal long, internally positioned from the dictynoid pore; fertilization duct internally attached to the primary lobe base.

Distribution. Only known from the type locality Actun Tucil, Yucatan, Mexico ( Fig. 128).

Remarks. Male unknown. Gertsch mentioned that this species is an eyeless troglobite, but the female known specimen of the species. However, it is not clear that figure 161 is a ventral view as the spermathecal stalks are not illustrated (compare to Fig. 52, present paper), and looks as the figure could be of a dorsal view. However, the obvious atrium and the ventral position of the connecting ducts in relation to the spermathecae, suggest that this is simply an inaccurate illustration, likely inspired from Gertsch (1977): fig. 86 of the original description. Gertsch (1992): fig. 162 matches Fig. 53 (present paper), and allows the recognition of the type specimen.