Pelicinus sayam, Platnick & Dupérré & Ubick & Fannes, 2012

Platnick, Norman I., Dupérré, Nadine, Ubick, Darrell & Fannes, Wouter, 2012, The Goblin Spider Genus Pelicinus (Araneae, Oonopidae), Part 1, American Museum Novitates 2012 (3741), pp. 1-44 : 31

Pelicinus sayam , new species

Figures 215–232

TYPES: Male holotype and male paratype taken at an elevation of 20–80 m in the Ko Chang National Park , above Sayam Bay , Chang Island , Laem Ngop District, Trat, Thailand (Nov. 15, 1998; P. Schwendinger), deposited in MHNG ( PBI _ OON 15550) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: The scutopedicel region has about eight transverse ridges, of which the dorsalmost are the shortest, and the ventralmost are only slightly weakened around the midline (fig. 217); the conductor is boat-shaped, with its tip directed distally (figs. 219–225).

MALE (PBI_OON 15550, figs. 215–225): Total length 1.60. Carapace pale orange, elevated portion of pars cephalica finely reticulate, sides finely reticulate. Sternum pale orange, finely reticulate. Mouthparts pale orange, endites unmodified. Abdomen without dark markings. Scutopedicel region with about eight transverse ridges, dorsal ones shortest, ventral ones only slightly weakened around midline. Dorsal scutum pale orange, reticulate, covering most of abdomen length, width. Postepigastric scutum pale orange, covering about ¾ of abdomen length. Conductor boat shaped, tip directed distally.

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Eastern Thailand (Trat).

Figures

FIGURES 215–232. Pelicinus sayam, new species, male (215–225) and P.duong, new species, female (226–232). 215, 226. Habitus, dorsal view. 216. Same, lateral view. 217, 228. Abdomen, anterior view. 218, 229. Sternum, ventral view. 219, 221. Left palp, prolateral view. 220, 223. Same, retrolateral view. 222. Same, ventral view. 224. Left embolus, ventral view. 225. Right embolus, dorsal view. 227. Abdomen, ventral view. 230, 231. Genitalia, ventral view. 232. Same, dorsal view.