Anapis castilla Platnick & Shadab 1978:22 Description of the females of Anapis castilla and Anapisona bordeaux (Araneae, Anapidae). Ott, R. A. D. Brescovit J. Arachnol. 2003 31 340 343 DFQK Platnick & Shadab Platnick & Shadab Arachnida Anapidae Anapis Animalia Araneae 2 341 Arthropoda species castilla  Figs. 1 - 6     Anapis castilla Platnick & Shadab 1978:22, fig. 20 (male holotypefrom Berlese sample of forest littercollected at the edge of the Amazon River at RamonCastilla ( 5 kmNW. of Leticia, Colombia), Loreto, Peru,  23 February 1972, S. & J. Peck,deposited in Field Museum of Natural History,Chicago, not examined).  Material examined.-  BRAZIL: Amazonas: 27 males, 31 females, Manaus, Rio Solimoes, Canal Janauari( 03° 20' S, 60° 17' W," aguamista"), 1988, J. Adiset al. (  MCN 23687;  IBSP 34436-34440;  SMNK;  INPA); 7 ♂, 2 ♀, with same locality data,  1 March 1988( MCN 23686).  Diagnosis. - Femalesof A. castillaare distinguished from other Anapisfemales by strong sclerotizations around the opening of the copulatory ducts (Figs. 5 - 6).  Description. - Male: Described by Platnick & Shadab (1978). Body and palp are here presented in Figs. 1 - 3. Female: Carapace, sternum and abdominal scutum brownish orange. Legs orange. Tibia I with one very short distal prolateral cusp. Anterior portion of carapace not projecting, as in male (Fig 4). Anterior lateral eyes separated by about one third of their diameter. Scutum of abdomen smooth, covering the dorsum entirely, with very small and abundant lateral punctuations (Fig 4). Surface of ventral scutum covered with irregularly dispersed and very slightly sclerotized depressions. Measurements. Total length 1.27. Carapace 0.62 long, 0.50 wide, 0.40 high. Abdomen 1.18 long, 1.04 wide. Legs: I, femur 0.48, patella 0.20, tibia 0.30, metatarsus 0.14, tarsus 0.38, total 1.50; II, 0.42, 0.18, 0.28, 0.12, 0.34, 1.34; III, 0.30, 0.14, 0.22, 0.12, 0.30, 1.08; IV, 0.40, 0.14, 0.28, 0.14, 0.32, 1.28. Epigynal plate with very dark portions surrounding the genital openings and sinuous posterior margin. Spermathecae small, ducts "S" shaped. (Figs. 5 - 6). 1226907516 1972-02-23 Berlese sample of forest litter FMNH S. & J. Peck Peru edge of the Amazon River at Ramon Castilla (5 km NW. of Leticia, Colombia), Loreto 2 341 1 1 holotype 1226907518 1988 J. Adis Brazil -3.3333333 Rio Solimoes -60.283 Amazonas 2 341 58 31 27 Other material 1226907514 1988 MCN J. Adis Brazil -3.3333333 Rio Solimoes -60.283 Amazonas 2 341 MCN 23687 Other material 1226907517 1988 IBSP J. Adis Brazil -3.3333333 Rio Solimoes -60.283 Amazonas 2 341 IBSP 34436 - 34440 Other material 1226907519 1988 SMNK J. Adis Brazil -3.3333333 Rio Solimoes -60.283 Amazonas 2 341 Other material 1226907515 1988 INPA J. Adis Brazil -3.3333333 Rio Solimoes -60.283 Amazonas 2 341 Other material 1226907520 1988-03-01 MCN J. Adis Brazil -3.3333333 Rio Solimoes -60.283 Amazonas 2 341 MCN 23686 9 2 7 Other material