Protus insolens, SIMON, 1879

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PROTUS INSOLENS SIMON, 1879

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Figure 30. Map of known distribution of Protus. Numbers correspond to the following WWF ecoregions: 1 = Ucayali moist forest, 2 = Iquitos varzea, 3 = Southwest Amazon moist forest, 4 = Solimões-Japurá moist forest, 5 = Juruá-Purus moist forest, 6 = Madeira-Tapajos moist forest, 7 = Japurá-Solimões-Negro moist forest, 8 = Uatuma-Trombetas moist forest, 9 = Mato Grosso seasonal forest.

Figure 35. Protus insolens, male holotype (MNHN ES 03021). A, dorsal view. B, panoramic dorsal view. C, ventral view. D, frontal view. E, posterior view. F, lateral view. G, penis, dorsal view. H, same, lateral view. Scale bars: 1 mm. Abbreviation: MS = macrosetae.

Figure 36. SEM images of some structures of Protus insolens, male (MPEG 867). A–C, lenis: A, dorsal view; B, lateral view; C, ventral view. D. Left basichelicerite, dorsal view. E, left cheliceral hand, dorsal view. F, left pedipalpal tarsus, ventral view. G, left pedipalpus, mesal view. H, left claw IV, ventral view. I, left claw III, ventro-lateral view. Scale bars: 100 μm (A–C, F, H, I), 200 μm (D, E), 500 μm (G).