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
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340
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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