Quemedice enigmaticus Mello-Leitão, 1942

Rheims, Cristina A., Labarque, Facundo M. & Ramírez, Martín J., 2008, The South American genus Quemedice Mello-Leitão (Araneae: Sparassidae): familial placement and taxonomic revision, Zootaxa 1813, pp. 60-68 : 62-64

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.274359

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6228518

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Quemedice enigmaticus Mello-Leitão, 1942
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Quemedice enigmaticus Mello-Leitão, 1942 View in CoL

Figs. 1–12 View FIGURES 1 – 7 View FIGURES 8 – 16. 8 – 12 , 17–28 View FIGURES 17 – 22 View FIGURES 23 – 28

Quemedice enigmaticus Mello Leitão, 1942: 407 View in CoL , figs 31–32 (female holotype, examined). Roewer, 1954: 790 (sub. Thomisidae View in CoL ); Platnick, 2008 (sub. Philodromidae View in CoL ).

Type material: Holotype: female from Puna [27°48' S; 62°31' W], Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina, M. Birabén ( MLP 15450).

Other material examined. BRAZIL. Mato Grosso: 1ɗ, Chapada dos Guimarães, Usina Hidrelétrica de Rio Manso, Rio Manso [14°52'00" S; 55°48'00" W], 2000–2001, Equipe Rio Manso ( IBSP 28197). Minas Gerais: 1Ψ, Montes Claros [16°43'00" S; 43°52'00" W], 2005, G.L.D. Leite ( IBSP 73206); 1ɗ, Juatuba, Rio Manso, Serra Azul, Área de Proteção de Mananciais da COPASA [20°10’00" S; 44°21’00" W], 18–24 April 2002, Equipe Biota ( IBSP 67823); 1ɗ ( IBSP 67822), 2Ψ ( IBSP 67821); 1Ψ ( IBSP 67820). São Paulo: Castilho 1Ψ, [20°52'00" S; 51°28'60" W], 27 November 1964, Exp. CDZ ( MZSP 3898); 1Ψ, Assis [22°40'00" S; 50°25'00" W], Nov.1964, G. Brizola ( IBSP 1899); 1ɗ, Itupeva [23°08'60" S; 47°04'00" W], October 1982, I. Levis ( IBSP 4160); 1Ψ, São Paulo [23°31'60" S; 46°37'00" W], October1952, J.J. Rufino ( IBSP 824); ARGENTINA. Santiago del Estero: 1ɗ, Parque Nacional Copo [25°55'00" S; 61°55'00" W], 22–24 February 2004, C. Grismado, A. Ojanguren, F. Labarque and L. Compagnucci (MACN-Ar 10758).

Diagnosis. Quemedice enigmaticus is distinguished from Q. piracuruca n. sp. by the male palp with RTA branches similar in size (sometimes dorsal branch slightly shorter) and base of embolus smooth ( Figs 8–10 View FIGURES 8 – 16. 8 – 12 ); female epigynum with broad median septum, twice longer than wide, and vulva with large, elongate hyaline receptacles and slender, convoluted copulatory ducts ( Figs 11–12 View FIGURES 8 – 16. 8 – 12 ).

Description. Male (IBSP 67822): Prosoma pale orange with brown margins, a median longitudinal brown stripe and a pair of slightly lighter paramedian ones ( Figs 5–7 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ). Chelicerae pale orange with small brown spots at the base of setae. Legs orange, except femora with dorsal longitudinal brown stripes ( Figs 5– 7 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ). Pedipalps pale orange. Labium pale brown ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ). Endites and sternum yellow with pale brown margins ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ). Opisthosoma cream colored with three longitudinal brown stripes ( Figs 5–7 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ). Total length 11.1. Dorsal shield of prosoma: 3.8 long, 2.5 wide. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.22, ALE 0.18, PME 0.16, PLE 0.16, AME–AME 0.20, AME–ALE 0.04, PME–PME 0.20, PME–PLE 0.20, AME–PME 0.22, ALE– PLE 0.24. Legs (2413): I: femur 6.9, patella 1.5, tibia 6.7, metatarsus 6.8, tarsus 2.1, total 24.0; II: 8.40, 1.60, 8.10, 8.40, 2.30, 28.80; III: 4.00, 1.30, 3.50, 3.30, 1.10, 13.20; IV: 8.10, 1.40, 6.70, 7.70, 1.90, 25.80. Spination as in genus description, except tibiae III d0–0–1; metatarsus IV d1–0–0.Opisthosoma: 7.5 long, 1.5 wide. Epiandrous spigots dispersed along the margin of epigastric furrow ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 23 – 28 ).

Redescription. Female (holotype, MLP 15450): Coloration as in male ( Figs 1–2, 4 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ). Total length 9.62. Dorsal shield of prosoma: 3.96 long, 2.68 wide. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.16, PME 0.16, PLE 0.14, AME–AME 0.24, AME–ALE 0.10, PME–PME 0.24, PME–PLE 0.32, AME–PME 0.26, ALE–PLE 0.26. Legs (2413): I: femur 5.50, patella 1.54, tibia 4.32, metatarsus 4.64, tarsus 2.12, total 18.12; II: 7.35, 1.96, 5.74, 5.66, 2.12, 22.83; III: 3.16, 1.12, 2.68, 2.20, 1.00, 10.16; IV: 8.65, 1.48, 4.77, 5.25, 1.40, 21.55. Spination: as in genus description except femur I d0-1-0; r0-1-1; femur IV r0-1-1.Opisthosoma: 5.66 long, 2.88 wide.

Variation. Three males: total length 11.0–11.1; dorsal shield of prosoma 3.7–3.8; femur I 6.9–7.3. Three females: total length 13.1–16.4; carapace 3.8–4.1; femur I 5.7–6.7.

Distribution. Central eastern South America: Argentina and Brazil (state of Mato Grosso).

MLP

Museo de La Plata

IBSP

Instituto Biologico de Sao Paulo

MZSP

Sao Paulo, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Sparassidae

Genus

Quemedice

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Quemedice enigmaticus Mello-Leitão, 1942

Rheims, Cristina A., Labarque, Facundo M. & Ramírez, Martín J. 2008
2008
Loc

Quemedice enigmaticus Mello Leitão, 1942 : 407

Roewer 1954: 790
Leitao 1942: 407
1942
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