Thymoites tabuleiro, Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2015

Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2015, On the spider genus Thymoites in the Neotropical Region (Araneae, Theridiidae): nine new species, complementary descriptions and new records, Zootaxa 3972 (2), pp. 181-207 : 189

Thymoites tabuleiro new species

Figs. 21–25 , 86

Material examined. Holotype. BRAZIL: Santa Catarina, Paulo Lopes, Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro , 27°57’43”S, 48°41’02”W, 10–20.I.2003, Equipe Biota leg., 1M ( IBSP 166156). Paratype. BRAZIL: same data as the holotype, 1F ( IBSP 166176). Paratype. BRAZIL: same data as the holotype, 1F ( IBSP 166157).

Etymology. The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

Diagnosis. The male of Thymoites tabuleiro new species is similar to T. cristal new species ( Figs. 27, 28 ) by the shape of the carapace ( Figs. 22, 23 ) and the palp resembles that of T. villarricaensis Levi, 1964 (see Levi, 1964: fig. 39, 42), but differs from these species by the conductor shorter ( Fig. 21 ) and trajectory of the sperm duct in the tegulum ( Fig. 21 ). The female of Thymoites tabuleiro new species is close to T. villarricaensis Levi, 1964 (see Levi, 1964: fig. 40, 41) by the long and not coiled copulatory duct ( Figs. 24, 25 ), but differs from it in the spermathecae more closer from each other ( Figs. 24, 25 ).

Description. Male holotype (from Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro , IBSP 166156): Total length 1.57. Carapace length 0.75, width 0.58. Clypeus height 0.16. Sternum length 0.25, width 0.37. Abdomen length 0.84, width 0.60, height 0.63. Leg formula I/II/IV/III; segment length (I/II/III/IV): femora 1.00/0.81/0.63/0.75; patellae + tibiae 1.05/0.81/0.58/0.79; metatarsi + tarsi 1.21/1.00/0.69/0.86; total 3.26/2.62/1.90/2.40. Carapace ( Figs. 22, 23 ) yellow, with a long projection anteriorly, mainly AME, with longitudinal row setae. Eyes with dark borders. Eyes subequal. Sternum, endites, chelicerae, and labium yellow. Legs yellow, hairy. Abdomen ( Fig. 22 ) oval, pale yellow. Spinnerets yellow. Palp with slender embolus ( Fig. 21 )

Female paratype (same locality as male, IBSP 166176): Total length 1.86. Carapace length 0.67, width 0.54. Clypeus height 0.12. Sternum length 0.35, width 0.42. Abdomen length 1.05, width 0.90, height 0.92. Leg formula I/IV/II/III; segment length (I/II/III/IV): femora 0.94/0.73/0.52/0.75; patellae + tibiae 0.84/0.67/0.52/0.73; metatarsi + tarsi 1.02/0.77/0.67/0.79; total 2.80/2.17/1.71/2.27. Carapace yellow with longitudinal row setae. Eyes with dark borders. AME smaller than the other eyes. Sternum, endites, chelicerae, and labium yellow. Legs yellow, hairy. Abdomen oval, pale yellow. Spinnerets yellow. Epigynum with spermathecae oval and long and not coiled copulatory duct ( Figs. 24, 25 ).

Distribution. Brazil (Santa Catarina).

Figures

FIGURES 21 – 25. Thymoites tabuleiro n. sp.: 21 – 23, Male: 21, Palp, ventral. 22, Body, dorsal view. 23, Body, lateral view. 24 – 25, Epigynum: 24, Ventral. 25, Dorsal, cleared. Scale bars, 0.25 mm.

FIGURES 86 – 89. Records of the Thymoites species. 86, Thymoites murici n. sp., Thymoites ilhabela n. sp., Thymoites tabuleiro n. sp., Thymoites puer (Mello-Leitão, 1941). 87, Thymoites piratini n. sp., Thymoites pinheiral n. sp., Thymoites melloleitaoni (Bristowe, 1938), Thymoites piarco (Levi, 1959). 88, Thymoites taiobeiras n. sp., Thymoites camaqua n. sp., Thymoites bocaina n. sp., Thymoites ilvan Levi, 1964, Thymoites struthio (Simon, 1895). 89, Thymoites cristal n. sp., Thymoites iritus Levi, 1964, Thymoites anicus Levi, 1964.

FIGURES 26 – 30. Thymoites cristal n. sp.: 26 – 28, Male: 26, Palp, ventral. 27, Body, dorsal view. 28, Body, lateral view. 29 – 30, Epigynum: 29, Ventral. 30, Dorsal, cleared. Scale bars, 0.25 mm.