Nasutonops sincora, Brescovit, Antonio D. & Sanchez-Ruiz, Alexander, 2016

Brescovit, Antonio D. & Sanchez-Ruiz, Alexander, 2016, Descriptions of two new genera of the spider family Caponiidae (Arachnida, Araneae) and an update of Tisentnops and Taintnops from Brazil and Chile, ZooKeys 622, pp. 47-84 : 63-64

Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Caponiidae

Nasutonops sincora sp. n. Figures 11 H–I, 12 A–G

Types.

Female holotype from Floresta Nacional Contendas do Sincorá (13°46'-14°00'S, 41°03'-41°10'W), Contendas do Sincorá, Bahia, Brazil, X.2007-X.2008, Y.G. Santos col., deposited in IBSP 126918.

Etymology.

The specific name is an apposition to the type locality.

Diagnosis.

The female of Nasutonops sincora sp. n. differs from others females of the genus by the elevated area of the pair of transverse elongate sclerotized bars that are connected anteriorly, forming a rounded, small plate (11 H–I) in the female genitalia.

Description.

Male. Unknown.

Female (holotype). Total length 4.5, with shortest clypeal horn. Carapace 1.7 long, 1.2 wide. Coloration: cephalothorax and legs orange, ocular area black, abdomen cream, covered with gray hairs, genital area orange and spinnerets yellow (12 A–B). Clypeal horn truncate at tip (Fig. 12 D–E). Eye median diameters 0.12, interd istances 0.8. Leg measurements: I: femur 1.1/ patella 0.55/ tibia 0.8/ metatarsus 0.65/ tarsus 0.45/ total 3.55; II: 1.05/ 0.5/ 0.8/ 0.6/ 0.4/ 3.35; III: 0.75/ 0.4/ 0.55/ 0.65/ 0.4/ 2.75; IV: 1.25/ 0.55/ 1/ 0.8/ 0.5/ 4.1. External genitalia with receptacula visible through transparent area (Fig. 12F). Internal genitalia with a pair of transverse elongate sclerotized bars, connected anteriorly, forming a rounded small plate; internal fold between the pair of sclerotized bars (Fig. 11I).

Other material examined.

None.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality in the Brazilian Caatinga from the state of Bahia.