Monatractides K. Viets, 1926

Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry & Saboori, Alireza, 2012, 3330, Zootaxa 3330, pp. 1-67 : 22-23

Genus Monatractides K. Viets, 1926

Monatractides (Monatractides) kermanshahus Peši ć et al. 2008

( Fig. 15A – B)

Material examined. Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR19-2011, Banglayan village N of Bandar Abbass, unnamed stream, 27º 45.695 N, 56º 32.402 E, 577 m asl, 18.vii.2011 0/4/0 (0/2/0 mounted) .

Morphology. Female — Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 15B) L 753, W 423, dorsal shield ( Fig. 15A) L 625, W 319, L/W ratio 1.96; shoulder plate L 138 – 144, W 47, L/W ratio 2.94 – 3.06; frontal plate L 109, W 53, L/W ratio 2.06; shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.32; gnathosomal bay L 133, Cx-I total L 240, Cx-I mL 106, Cx-II+III mL 63; ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 3.8; Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 1.68; genital field L/W 142/130, L/W ratio 1.09; distance genital field — excretory pore 217, genital field — caudal idiosoma margin 300; gnathosoma vL 185, chelicera L 215; palp total L 187, dL: P-1, 26; P-2, 58; P-3, 37; P-4, 46; P-5, 20; P-2/P- 4 ratio, 1.26; distal margins of P-2 and P-3 without denticles; L I-L-4-6: 92, 95, 103; I-L-6 L/H ratio 2.48.

Remarks. The specimens from Hormozgan Province fit the description of Monatractides kermanshahus Pešić et al. 2008 , a species known only and previously recorded only from females from Kermanshah Province ( Pešić et al. 2008).

Habitat. Sandy/bouldery streams with strong exposure to sunlight and without vegetation ( Fig. 44C).

Distribution. Iran: Kermanshah Province ( Pešić et al. 2008); Hormozgan Province (present study).