Mallinella decorata (Thorell, 1895)

Dankittipakul, Pakawin, Jocqué, Rudy & Singtripop, Tippawan, 2012, Systematics and biogeography of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906, with descriptions of new species and new genera from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Zodariidae) 3369, Zootaxa 3369 (1), pp. 1-327 : 72-73

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scientific name	Mallinella decorata
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The decorata View in CoL -group

The decorata -group is a well-defined monophyletic clade supported by one synapomorphy and four homoplasies. The modified posterior pale spots on the dorsum of opisthosoma represented by a series of transverse median bands fusing with additional pair of round spots (Ch. 20, state 2) is synapomorphic and occurs only in the decorata - group. The homoplasious characters include: the strongly granulated carapace (Ch. 1, state 1); the short and robust PVS (Ch. 23, state 4) arranged in two rows (Ch. 20, state 2); the presence of a triangular second RTA (Ch. 50, state 1).

Males can be easily recognized by the following characters: the TA of the male palp has a bifid apical process and at least one strongly pronounced prolateral fold ( Figs 314, 319 View FIGURES 314–320. 314–320 ); the elongated embolus is generally filiform; the baso-retrolateral side of tegulum is distinctly enlarged to accommodate a well-developed tegular spine ( Figs 336–337 View FIGURES 336–340. 336 , 347 View FIGURES 347–353. 347–349 , 354 View FIGURES 354–356. 354–356 ); the conductor is composed of a sharply pointed apex, an anteriorly extended basal sclerite, and a blunt dorsal process. Females can be recognized by the lenticular epigynal plate ( Figs 321–322 View FIGURES 321–326. 321–323, 326 , 327–328 View FIGURES 327–331. 327–329 ). The epigastric furrow is strongly rebordered ( Figs 322 View FIGURES 321–326. 321–323, 326 , 328 View FIGURES 327–331. 327–329 ). Internally, the insemination ducts are relatively long and abruptly bent posteriorly ( Figs 323–325 View FIGURES 321–326. 321–323, 326 ); the spermathecae are elongate, their internal ducts are convolute and provided with several apical coils ( Figs 323–325 View FIGURES 321–326. 321–323, 326 , 329 View FIGURES 327–331. 327–329 ).

Species account. Six species: Mallinella decorata ( Thorell, 1895) , M. digitata Zhang et al. 2011 , M. filicata sp. nov., M. filifera sp. nov., M. immaculata Zhang & Zhu, 2009 , M. innovata sp. nov.

Distribution. Thailand, Burma, China and Sumatra.

References

Thorell, T. (1895) Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma. Taylor & Francis, London, 406 pp.

Zhang, B. S. & Zhu, M. S. (2009) Three new species of the ant genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 (Araneae: Zodariidae) from China. Zootaxa, 2212, 62 - 68.

Zhang, B. S. & Zhang, F. & Chen, P. (2011) Species of the genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Hainan Island, China. Zootaxa, 2986, 55 - 62

Figures

FIGURES 314–320. 314–320. Mallinella decorata, male (NHRS). 314. Male palp, ventral. 315. Ditto, retrodorsal. 316. Ditto, retrolateral. 317. Palpal tibia, retrolateral. 318. Ditto, retroventral. 319. TA, ventral. 320. TA and conductor, prolateral.

FIGURES 336–340. 336. Mallinella decorata. 337–340. M. filifera sp. nov., holotype. 336–337. Male palp, ventral. 338. TA, prolateral. 339. Middle portion of embolus, ventral. 340. Ditto, prolateral.

FIGURES 347–353. 347–349. Mallinella immaculata, holotype. 350–353. M. immaculata, new female from Thailand. 347. Male palp, ventral. 348. TA, prolateral. 349. Ditto, retrolateral. 350. Right spermatheca, dorsal. 353. Ditto, posterior. 351. Left spermatheca, anterior. 352. Ditto, lateral.

FIGURES 354–356. 354–356. Mallinella innovata sp. nov., holotype. 354. Male palp, ventral. 355. TA and conductor, retrolateral. 356. TA, prolateral.

FIGURES 321–326. 321–323, 326. Mallinella decorata, syntype, (NHRS, Tharrawaddy). 324–335. M. decorata, syntype (BMNH, Tharrawaddy). 321. Epigyne, intact. 322. Ditto, removed. 323–325. Internal genitalia, dorsal. 326. Ditto, posterior.

FIGURES 327–331. 327–329. Mallinella filicata sp. nov., paratype. 330. M. immaculata. 331. M. innovata sp. nov. 327–328, 330. Epigyne. 329. Internal genitalia, dorsal. 331. Epigastric area of male.