ffle Neotropical goblin spiders of the new genus Reductoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae)
Author
Platnick, Norman I.
Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History.
Author
Berniker, Lily
Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History.
text
American Museum Novitates
2014
2014-08-27
2014
3811
1
75
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3811.1
journal article
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10.1206/3811.1
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Reductoonops molleturo
,
new species
(
figs. 506–525
)
TYPES:
Male
holotype
, female
allotype
, and three female
paratypes
taken at an elevation of
1910 m
at
Cuenca Molleturo
,
Luz María
,
02.68918°S
,
79.41537°W
,
Azuay
,
Ecuador
(
Jan. 25, 2010
;
E. Tapia
), deposited in
QCAZ
(PBI_OON 49603), plus one male and four female
paratypes
, same data, deposited in
AMNH
(PBI_OON 49608)
.
DIAGNOSIS: Males can be recognized by the shape of the palpal apophysis and embolus (
figs. 522–525
); females resemble those of
R. palenque
but have the anterior genitalic process set in a somewhat wider boat-shaped structure (
figs. 509, 510
). Specimens of both sexes can easily be separated from the those of the sympatric species
R. hedlite
by their smaller eyes (
fig. 508
), and by having the sternal setae concentrated at the sides of the sternum (
figs. 506, 507
).
MALE (PBI_OON 49603,
figs. 506
,
511–525
): Total length 1.10. Surface of elevated portion of pars cephalica smooth. Eyes two; ALE touching. Sternum with anterior channels, surface smooth, without pits, microsculpture absent; setae densest laterally. Labium anterior margin deeply incised. Endite tip with wide, distally scooped lobe. Palpal apophysis with prolateral ridge; cymbium not fused with bulb.
FEMALE (PBI_OON 49603,
figs. 507–510
): Total length 1.14. Labium anterior margin indented at middle. Anterior genitalic process very long, very narrow, set in narrow boat-shaped structure.
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.
DISTRIBUTION:
Ecuador
(
Azuay
).