Heteroonops spinimanus ( Simon, 1892 )

Sherwood, Danniella, Dunlop, Jason & Sharp, Adam, 2024, On the identity of Opopaea euphorbicola Strand, 1909 and first records of three other non-native goblin spiders from Ascension Island (Araneae: Oonopidae), Zootaxa 5437 (1), pp. 125-130 : 128

Heteroonops spinimanus ( Simon, 1892) ( Figs. 2 A–B )

Oonops spinimanus Simon, 1892: 563 , pl. 42, fig. 6 (♀).

Heteroonops spinimanus : Platnick & Dupérré, 2009: 22 , figs. 79–139 (♂ ♀)For full synonymy list, see WSC (2023).

Diagnosis and description. See Platnick & Dupérré (2009).

Material examined. 1 ♀ ( ASC NE500 ), Scout’s Campsite , Ascension Island (-7.945305, -14.339148), 02/08/2022 , coll. Adam Sharp.

Distribution. Pantropical (WSC 2023), inclusive of Ascension Island (new record, introduced).

Remarks. An unsurprising new addition to the island’s fauna as this taxon was previously known from Saint Helena ( Benoit 1977; Sherwood & Fowler 2022)..

Figures

FIGURE 2. Ascension oonopids, cont. A–B Heteroonops spinimanus (Simon, 1892) (ASC NE500), C–D Ischnothyreus peltifer (Simon, 1892) (ASC L17 2 PFJ). A, C habitus, dorsal view. B, D epigyne (undissected), ventral view. Scale bars = 1mm (A, C), 0.2mm (B, D).