Ariadna ustulata Simon, 1898

Saaristo, Michael I., 2002, New species and interesting new records of spiders from Seychelles (Arachnida, Araneaea), Phelsuma 10, pp. 1-32 : 27-28

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.824148

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6277872

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scientific name

Ariadna ustulata Simon, 1898
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Ariadna ustulata Simon, 1898 View in CoL ( Figs. 79-83 View Figs. 79 - 83 )

Ariadna ustulata Simon, 1898:372 (Dj) .

Material examined: Mahé, holotype, immature female ( ZMH) ; Silhouette, Mt. Dauban , moss/litter 3juv., 0 9.07.2000, J. Gerlach leg. ( MZT AA 1.384 ) and 1f, 09.08.2000, J. Gerlach leg. ( MZT AA 2.169 ) .

Diagnosis: A. ustulata is readily distinguished from all other Seychellian spiders by having six eyes in two rows, protruding chelicerae with strong, blunt-tipped lateral bosses, and distinct tracheal spiracles close to epigastric groove.

Description: Female (male unknown). This is a medium-sized (TL=4.6, CL = 2.38, CW = 1.54), dull coloured, relatively hairy species. Chelicerae black; carapace chestnut brown; sternum pale orange; abdomen dorsally dark brown, ventrally lighter; spinnerets pale yellow; legs pale orange, strongly suffused with black, especially femora which are almost totally black. Carapace densely covered with dark appressed hairs; abdomen sparsely clothed with long subdecumbent hairs in addition to the thick, appressed hairy coat; legs hairy with numerous, relatively short spines. In the middle of the epigyneal area a short, dark-coloured slightly convoluted streak.

Distribution: This is an endemic species ofwhich only the type specimen from Mahé was known previously. Now also collected on Silhouette.

ZMH

USA, Illinois, Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History (also used by Finnish Museum of Natural History)

MZT

MZT

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Segestriidae

Genus

Ariadna

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