Paradysderina rothae, Platnick & Dupérré, 2011

Platnick, Norman I. & Dupérré, Nadine, 2011, The Andean Goblin Spiders Of The New Genera Paradysderina And Semidysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2011 (364), pp. 1-121 : 43

Paradysderina rothae , new species Figures 282–290

TYPE: Male holotype taken at an elevation of 9350 ft at Pataz , La Libertad, Peru (June 16, 1986; B. Roth), deposited in CAS (26301, PBI_OON 2592) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a patronym in honor of Barbara Roth, collector of the holotype.

DIAGNOSIS: This relatively large male has an unusually small dorsal scutum (fig. 284) and a distinctively trifoil-shaped embolus (figs. 287–290).

MALE (PBI_OON 2592, figs. 282–290): Total length 2.08. Elevated portion of pars cephalica granulate. Chilum large, abruptly narrowed at about half its length. Anterior ledge of paturon with large, anteriorly directed median projection and smaller, lateral tubercle; inner margin with wide, flattened ridge culminating dorsally in heavily sclerotized spine. Endites with ventral projection wide, distally bifid, dorsal projection with blunt tip. Leg spination (leg I missing): tibia II v4-4-1p; metatarsus II v2-0- 2. Palps symmetrical; embolus with three prongs, ventral one longest, bent at right angle at about half its length, dorsal prong only half length of median prong.

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Peru (La Libertad).

Figures

Figs. 282–290. Paradysderina rothae, new species, male. 282. Carapace, dorsal view. 283. Same, anterior view. 284. Abdomen, dorsal view. 285. Sternum, ventral view. 286. Mouthparts, ventral view. 287. Left embolus, retrolateral view. 288. Left palp, prolateral view. 289. Same, ventral view. 290. Same, retrolateral view.