Goeldia patellaris ( Simon, 1892 )

Almeida-Silva, Lina M. & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2024, Unraveling the mysteries of Goeldia Keyserling, 1891: revision, description of seven new species and first record from USA (Araneae: Titanoecidae), Zootaxa 5428 (2), pp. 151-193 : 182-183

Goeldia patellaris ( Simon, 1892)

( Figs 19; 27)

Amaurobius patellaris Simon, 1892: 434 , pl. 9, fig. 8 (syntypes 2♂ and 18♀ from Venezuela (10°30’00”N 66°56’00”W), MNHN 293 , examined).

Amaurobius arnozoi Mello-Leitão, 1924: 276 (holotype ♀ from Alto Juruá (8°46’45”S 72°7’5”W), Acre, Brazil, deposited at MNRJ, not found, lost before fire 2018); Bonnet 1955: 275; Silva-Moreira et al. 2010: 8; World Spider Catalog 2023. Syn. nov.

Goeldia patellaris : Lehtinen 1967: 236 (erroneously placed G. patellaris as synonym to G. obscura Keyserling, 1891 ).

Goeldia arnozoi : Lehtinen 1967: 236.

Remarks. According to specimens examined, original description and drawing presented by Simon (1892: pl. 9, fig. 8) G. patellaris presents a patellar apophysis similar to the one found on specimens from Venezuela. Lehtinen (1967) erroneously placed a specimen from Chile as part of the syntypes series of G. patellaris and used this specimen to justify the use of G. patellaris as a replacement name to G. obscura Keyserling, 1891 . We examined specimens from the type locality of G. arnozoi and concluded that this species is conspecific with G. patellaris .

Additional Material Examined. BRAZIL. Acre. Senador Guiomard, Reserva Extrativista de Catuaba (10°08'S 67°43'W), 13♂, 1♀, 2002, E.F. Morato coll. ( IBSP 84577–84590 ) . Bahia. Salvador , Bahia de Aratu (12°47’32.8”S 38°28’15.3”W), 1♂, 2007–2008, K. Benati coll. ( IBSP 123564 ) ; Lagoa do Abaeté (12°56’42.36”S 38°21’25.85”W), 1♂, 2001–2003, R. Smania-Marques coll. ( IBSP 64029 ) .

Diagnosis. Goeldia patellaris differs from the other species of the genus by the long and pointed patellar apophysis ( Fig. 19B–D) and tegular process with enlarged base and apex pointed and curved in the male palp ( Fig. 19A‒B, D); and female epigynum with posterior edge straight ( Fig. 19E) and copulatory ducts with apex retrolaterally projected ( Fig. 19F).

Description. Male (IBSP 84582): Coloration: carapace and chelicerae dark brown; labium, endites, sternum, trochanters, and coxae brown; femora grayish brown; other leg segments yellowish brown. Opisthosoma grayish black. Total length: 3.80. Carapace: length 1.80, width 1.32, height 0.95. Opisthosoma: length 2.04, width 1.24. Clypeus: height 0.14. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08; ALE 0.11; PME 0.08; PLE 0.10; AME–AME 0.07; AME–ALE 0.06; PME–PME 0.09; PME–PLE 0.14; AME–PME 0.09; ALE–PLE 0.03. Chelicerae paturon: length 0.88. Leg measurements: I: femur 1.44/ patella 0.52/ tibia 1.3/ metatarsus 1.3/ tarsus 0.66/ total 5.22; II: 1.3/ 0.53/ 1.2/ 1.12/ 0.6/ 4.75; III: 1.19/ 0.59/ 1.33/ 1.24/ 0.5/ 4.85; IV: 1.33/ 0.57/ 1.33/ 1.24/ 0.5/ 4.97; Leg formula: 1423. Leg spination: femur I p1ap; II p1ap; tibia II v0-1-0; III p1p; v0-2ap; IV v0-2, r0-2ap; metatarsus I v0-1m- 1map; II v0-2-1map or v0-2- 1m, p1ap, r1ap, III v0-2-2, p1ap, r1ap, IV v2-3-2ap, p1ap, r1ap. Tibia IV with thin, long, and straight setae. Palp with apex of the MLT partially sclerotized ( Fig. 19C). Patellar apophysis apex needlelike and posteriorly projected ( Fig. 19A, C–D).

Female (IBSP 84579). Coloration: following the same pattern as in male but slightly lighter. Total length: 4.35. Carapace: length 2.32, width 1.45, height 0.83. Opisthosoma: length 2.38, width 1.48. Clypeus: height 0.18. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.12, PME 0.09 PLE 0.11; AME–AME 0.08; AME–ALE 0.10; PME– PME 0.12; PME–PLE 0.20; AME–PME 0.10; ALE–PLE 0.06. Chelicerae paturon: length 1.03. Leg measurements: I: femur 1.58/ patella 0.65/ tibia 1.40/ metatarsus 1.25/ tarsus 0.60/ total 5.48; II: 1.4/ 0.63/ 1.13/ 1.03/ 0.58/ 4.77; III: 1.25/ 0.53/ 0.9/ 0.88/ 0.55/ 4.11; IV: 1.5/ 0.53/ 1.33/ 1.05/ 0.55/ 4.96. Leg formula: 1423. Leg spination: femur I p1ap; metatarsus I–III v1ap, r1ap, p1ap; IV v1p-1p-2ap or v1map, r1ap, p1ap. Copulatory duct base visible at copulatory opening area ( Fig. 19E). Horizontal and vertical spermathecae with similar girth and thinner than copulatory ducts ( Fig. 19F).

Variation. Coloration can be lighter in specimens from Venezuela but following the same pattern. Length (10♂): total 3.63–4.28; carapace 1.63–2.00; femur I 1.25–1.56; (10♀): total 3.8–5.8; carapace 1.6–2.10; femur I 1.0–1.50 .

Distribution. South America: Venezuela and Brazil ( Fig. 27).