Nops enae Sánchez – Ruiz, 2004

Figures 12A‒F; 13A‒G

N. enae Sánchez – Ruiz, 2004: 98, figs 4–10. Male holotype from Piedra La Vela (20°27′12″N, 74°59′34″W), 1500 m, Guantánamo, Cuba, 10.xii.1997 . A. Sánchez – Ruiz & R. Teruel (BSC 541); female paratype, same data as holotype (AMNH); male paratype, 8.xii.1997, other data as holotype (AMNH); female paratype, same data as holotype (BSC 544); four female and three immature paratypes, 6.xii.1997, other data as holotype (BSC 545); all types examined.

Additional material examined. CUBA: Holguín: Road to Yaguaneque, 150 m, 1 Km after bifurcation to Sagua (20°38′21″N, 75°01′44″W), Moa, 26.ix.2005, R. Teruel, 1♂ (BSC 539) . Granma: Jardín Botánico de Cupaynicú (20°15′6″N, 76°34′15″W), Guisa, 18.i.1994, R. Teruel, 1♀ (BSC 552) . Santiago de Cuba: Dos caminos (20°10′55″N, 75°47′30″W) , San Luis, 17.vii.1999, A. Sánchez ‒ Ruiz, 1♂ (BSC 622) . Presa El Avispero (20°06′46″N, 75°43′56″W), El Cristo, 8.x.1997, A. Sánchez ‒ Ruiz, 1♀ (BSC 566) . Jardín Botánico de San Juan (20°0′26″N, 75°47′40″W), 10.ii.1999, A. Sánchez ‒ Ruiz, 1♀ (BSC 563) . Ditto, 11.ii.1998, R. Teruel, 1♀ (BSC 555) . Ditto, 17.vi.1998, A. Sánchez‒Ruiz, 2♀ 1 immature (BSC 578) . Jardín Botánico San Juan (100 m of entrance) (20°0′40″N, 75°47′36″W), 24.iii.2003, R. Teruel & Y. Pérez, 1♀ (BSC 582) . Universidad de Oriente (20°2′48″N, 75°49′3″W), Quintero, 2.vii.2006, R. Teruel, 2♀ (BSC 614) . Loma de Quintero, Universidad de Oriente (20°2′42″N, 75°48′46″W), Quintero, 50 m, 24.iii.2003, R. Teruel, 1♀ (BSC 543) . Ditto, 9.iv.1999, R. Teruel, 1♂ 2♀ (BSC 540) . La Pimienta, 1.5 Km. from La Tabla (20°11′29″N, 76°24′26″W), Tercer Frente, 18.iv.2000, R. Viña, 1♂ 3♀ 4 immatures (BSC 504) . El Oro (20°31′N, 75°29′W), Sierra Cristal, Segundo Frente, 24.iii.2001, R. Teruel, 1♀ (BSC 583) . La China (20°31′08″N, 75°29′03″W), Sierra Cristal, 27.iii.2001, R. Teruel, 1♂ 1♀ (BSC 542; both specimens for SEM). El Cobre (20°2′56″N, 75°56′48″W), 10.v.2010, A. Sánchez – Ruiz, 3♀ 1 immature (IBSP).

Diagnosis. Males resemble similar congeners Nops guanabacoae (Fig. 20C‒D) by having a straight embolus; but can be distinguished by a shorter embolus with the first two‒thirds thicker (Fig. 12B‒C), and the tip with only three short extensions (Fig. 13F). Females can be distinguished by the receptaculum with narrower invagination and uterus externus with wide base (Figs 12F; 13A‒C).

Description. Male (holotype): Carapace dark orange. Chelicerae, palps, endites, labium, sternum and legs orange; coxae and trochanters lighter. Abdomen dark gray, dorsal pattern as in figure 6I. Anal tubercle and spinnerets lighter than abdomen. Total length 8.6. Carapace 5.1 long, 3.9 wide. Sternum 3.8 long, 3.0 wide. Leg measurements: I: 3.80; II: 3.70; III: 3.0; IV: 4.15. Posterior unpaired claw elongated and dorsally reflexed (Fig. 13G). PLS same size as PMS. Palp with embolus nearly as long as palpal tibia, straight and with the first two‒thirds thicker (Fig. 12B‒C); tip ending with three short extensions (Fig. 13F).

Female (AMNH): Carapace, chelicerae, labium, legs, coxae, endites and sternum as in the male. Abdomen as in male, but somewhat lighter. Anal tubercle and spinnerets lighter than abdomen. Total length 8.7. Carapace 5.5 long, 4.0 wide. Sternum 3.9 long, 3.2 wide. Leg measurements: I: 3.9; II: 3.85; III: 3.30; IV: 4.15. Posterior unpaired claws and spinnerets as in the male. External genital area with sclerotized anterior plate, strongly sclerotized lep and remarkable ess (Fig. 12E). Internal genitalia with narrow invagination on receptaculum and uterus externus with wide base (Figs 12F; 13A‒C).

Variation. Specimens from Santiago de Cuba have the dorsal part of abdomen clearer than those from type locality.

Natural history. All specimens from the type locality were collected under the bark of Pinus cubensis trunks at 1500 m elevation. Specimens from Tercer Frente were found under dried plants of Agave sp. at 200 m. All other specimens were collected under rocks at less than 100 m. The differences in habitats and microhabitats, including elevation suggest a wide ecological plasticity for this species.

Distribution. Known only from localities in the eastern region of Cuba (Fig. 25B).