Paraprotus albithorax, ROEWERR, 1947

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PARAPROTUS ALBITHORAX ROEWERR, 1947

( FIG. 28 )

Paraprotus albithorax Roewer, 1947: 33 , pl. 12, fig. 106.

Type data: Holotype: Ecuador. ‘ Zamora Valley’ [= Zamora-Chinchipe: –4.037058°, –78.994712°], 1 ♀ ( SMF RII 132 /2, examined by photograph).

Diagnosis: It differs from P. atroluteus by having carapace almost entirely coloured by a large, yellow spot, not occurring on ocularium ( Figs 28A–C ). Tarsal counts: 7(3), 16(3), 10/11, 13.

Distribution: Only known from the type locality. Eastern Cordillera real montane forest ecoregion in Zamora Chinchipe Province of Ecuador ( Fig. 23 ).

Figures

Figure 23. Map of known distribution of Paraprotus and Kayania. Numbers correspond to the following WWF ecoregions: 1 = Eastern Cordillera real montane forest, 2 = Ucayali moist forest, 3 = Peruvian yungas.

Figure 28. Paraprotus albithorax, female holotype (SMF RII 132/2). A, dorsal view. B, lateral view. C, panoramic dorsal view. D, original label. Scale bar: 1 mm. Photos courtesy Abel Pérez.