Hovops lidiae, Corronca & Rodríguez Artigas, 2011

Corronca, José Antonio & Rodríguez Artigas, Sandra M., 2011, New species of the Madagascan genus Hovops Benoit, 1968 (Araneae: Selenopidae), with a description of the H. madagascariensis PDOH DQG DQ LGHQWL ¿ FDWLRQ NH \, African Invertebrates 52 (2), pp. 295-295 : 300-302

Hovops lidiae sp. n.

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Diagnosis: Females of H. lidiae sp. n. can be confused with females of H. merina sp.n., EXW GLIIHU E\ WKH VKDSH RI WKH PLGGOH ¿HOG RI WKH HSLJ\QH ()LJ. ³)), ZKLFK LV VXE‒FLUFXODU in H. merina sp. n. ( Fig. 5D ). On the other hand, the shape of the copulatory ducts is PRUH RU OHVV VLPLODU LQ LWV WUDFNV, EXW WKHLU ¿UVW SRUWLRQ LV GLIIHUHQW ()LJ. ³*). 7KH FRSX‒ latory ducts turn over the head of the spermatheca, leaving one portion without cover ( Fig. 3G ), in contrast to what occurs in H. merina sp. n. ( Fig. 5E ).

Description:

Male (holotype).

Total body length 7.53. Prosoma 3.82 long, 4.51 wide. Opisthosoma 3.71 long, 2.81 wide. Eye diameter and interdistances: AME 0.21, ALE 0.15, PME 0.16, PLE 0.26, AME – AME 0.32, AME – ALE 0.50, AME – PME 0.09, PME – PME 0.85, PME –PLE 0.45, PLE–PLE 2.06, ALE – ALE 1.72 . Leg formula: 2413. Leg measurements: I – Fe 6.50, 3DW+7LE 8.Ϭo, 0W Ϭ.lo, 7D ƻ.³o, WRWDO ƻ³.ƽo, ,, ± 7.8o, 9.ƽo, Ϭ.7o, ƻ.ƻo, WRWDO ƻϬ.ƻo; ,,, ± 7.20, 8.40, 5.70, 2.10, 23.40 total, IV – 7.40, 8.20, 6.20, 2.10, total 23.90. Leg spination: Fe I d1.1.0, pr1.0.0, II d1.1.0, rt1.1.0, III–IV d1.1.0; Tib I v2.2.2.1.1, rt1.0.0, II v2.2.2.2 ( Fig. 3E ), rt1.0.0, III v2.2.0; Mt II –III v1.0.0; Tib IV and Mt I & IV no spines. Prosoma pale red-brown with long, light, feathery hairs, and sparse small scale-like hairs. Legs pale yellow-brown. Opisthosoma yellow with light and undifferentiated grey pattern ( Fig. 3A ), with overlapping scale-like hairs accompanied by few and short setae. Chelicera furrow with 3.3 teeth on right chelicera, and 3.4 on the left. Some somatic characters and palp as in Figs 3B–E .

Female (paratype).

Total body length 9.09. Prosoma 4.20 long, 4.88 wide. Opisthosoma 4.89 long, 2.73 wide. Eye diameter and interdistances: AME 0.21, ALE 0.18, PME 0.17, PLE 0.22, AME – AME 0.29, AME – ALE 0.64, AME – PME 0.16, PME – PME 0.99, PME –PLE 0.65, PLE–PLE 2.43, ALE – ALE 2.02 . Leg formula: 2431. Leg measurements: I – Fe 4.70, 3DW+7LE ƽ.8o, 0W ³.4o, 7D l.4o, WRWDO lƽ.³o, ,, ± ƽ.ƻo, Ϭ.4o, ³.7o, l.ƽo, WRWDO lϬ.8o; III – 5.10, 5.80, 3.50, 1.50, 15.90 total, IV – 5.20, 5.80, 3.50, 1.60, total 16.10. Leg spination: Fe I vd1.1.0, pr1.1.0, II–IV d1.1.0; Tib I –II v2.2.1, III v1.1.0, IV no spines; Mt I –II v2.2.0, III v1.1.0 (prolateral row) v0.0.0 (retrolateral row), IV no spines. Colour and other somatic characters similar to those of male. Cheliceral furrow with 3.2 teeth. Habitus, epigyne and vulva as in Figs 3A, 3F, 3G .

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Remark: The male holotype corresponds to the largest specimens of the type series.

Figures

Fig. 3. Hovops lidiae sp. n.: (A) female habitus, dorsal view; (B) male, palp ventral view; (C) male, palp lateral view; (D) male, detail of the tibial apophysis; (E) male, spination on the anterior tibia and metatarsi; (F) female, epigyne ventral view; (G) female, vulva dorsal view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B–D & F, G = 0.2 mm.

Fig. 5. Hovops merina sp. n.: (A) female habitus, dorsal view; (B) female, spination on the anterior tibiae and metatarsi; (C) details of scale-like hairs on opisthosoma; (D) female, epigyne ventral view; (E) female, vulva dorsal view. Scale bars:A = 1 mm; D, E = 0.2 mm.