Coryssocnemis monagas Huber, 2000

Huber, Bernhard A. & Villarreal, Osvaldo, 2020, On Venezuelan pholcid spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 718, pp. 1-317 : 54-57

Coryssocnemis monagas Huber, 2000

Figs 165 , 169–171 , 1037

Coryssocnemis monagas Huber, 2000: 251 , figs 1001–1004 (♂).

Note

This species was described from a single male specimen from Venezuela , Monagas, “ 27 km SW Caripe” [approximately 10.08° N, 63.63° W]. The new material listed below was included in a vial with numerous paratypes of Carupania tarsocurvipes González-Sponga, 2003 (= Coryssocnemis t.; see above). The specimens in that vial originate from two neighboring localities ~ 100 km NE of the type locality of C. monagas: Playa Pui Pui and Playa Medina. It is unclear if both species were found at both localities, or if each species was found at only one of the two places.

New record

VENEZUELA – Sucre • 3 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, misidentified paratypes of Carupania tarsocurvipes, MIZA 105817 (separated from MAGS 1436 ; 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀) and ZFMK (Ar 21855; 2 ♀♀), Playa Pui Pui

[10.698° N, 62.968° W] and Playa Medina [10.715° N, 63.010° W] (“Playa Puipui y Playa Medina”), at sea level, 7 Jan. 1999 (A.R. Delgado, M. García, M.A. González S., M.A. González D.).

Description of female

In general similar to male but femora without spines. Tibia 1 in five females: 3.9–5.1 (mean 4.6). Epigynum ( Fig. 169 ) anterior half light brown plate, posterior half whitish with pair of internal structures visible through cuticle, posterior margin heavily sclerotized protruding rim with pair of shallow pockets; posterior plate short and narrow. Internal genitalia ( Figs 165 , 170–171 ) with sclerotized arc; pore plates in vertical position.

Distribution

Known from the Venezuelan states Monagas and Sucre (Fig. 1037).

Figures

Fig. 165. Coryssocnemis monagas Huber, 2000; from Sucre, “Playa Puipui y Playa Medina” (ZFMK Ar 21855), cleared female genitalia, dorsal view. Abbreviation: pp =pore plate. Scale line: 0.3 mm.

Figs 166–171. Coryssocnemis Simon, 1893; epigyna, ventral views, and cleared female genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. 166–168. C. guacharo Huber sp. nov.; from Monagas, near Cueva del Guácharo (type locality; ZFMK Ar 21853). 169–171. C. monagas Huber, 2000; from Sucre, “Playa Puipui y Playa Medina” (ZFMK Ar 21855).