Coelotes suthepicus Dankittipakul et al. 2005

Wang, Xin-Ping, Griswold, Charles E. & Ubick, Darrell, 2009, On the pseudoterrestris species group of the spider genus Coelotes (Araneae, Amaurobiidae), Zootaxa 2313, pp. 1-34 : 23-26

Coelotes suthepicus Dankittipakul et al. 2005

Figs 109–127 ; 157

Coelotes suthepicus Dankittipakul, Chami-Kranon & Wang 2005: 4 , figs 4–8 (male holotype and female holotypes, in MHNG, examined).

Material examined: Holotype. THAILAND: Chiang Mai: 3, Chiang Mai District, Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Doi Suthep, N18°48'26", E98°54'58", San Ku, 1600 m, evengreen fill forest, flight intercept traps, November 8–12, 2004, S. Sonthichai & T. Chami-Kranon ( MHNG).

Paratype. THAILAND: Chiang Mai: 3Ƥ, same data as holotype, November 18, 2004, S. Sonthichai, T. Chami-Kranon & A. Hasalem ( MHNG).

Diagnosis: The male can be recognized by the RTA extending distally beyond distal tibia by about half of RTA length, the broad, short conductor and large, long conductor dorsal apophysis ( Figs 111–112 ). The female resembles C. pseudoterrestris in having the anteriorly extending copulatory ducts, similarly structured atrium, and laterally arising epigynal teeth, but can be distinguished by the less longitudinally extending copulatory ducts, and epigynal teeth arising more or less at level between atrium and epigastric furrow ( Figs 109–110 ).

Description: Male (holotype): Large sized coelotine, total length 10.71 ( Fig. 118 ). Abdomen damaged. Median eyes subequal in size, slightly smaller than lateral eyes which are subequal; AME separated from each other by slightly less than their diameter, from ALE by about half of AME diameter; PME separated from each other by slightly more than their diameter, from PLE by about 1.5 times PME diameter ( Fig. 119 ). Promargin of chelicera with 3 teeth, retromargin 4. Labium longer than wide (L/W=1.13) ( Fig. 120 ). Palpal patellar apophysis broad, distinctly extending and pointing distally; RTA slightly more than half of tibial length, distinctly protruding distally; lateral tibial apophysis broad, distinctly separated from RTA; cymbial furrow short, about 1/3 of cymbial length; conductor shorter than its apophysis, with a large dorsal apophysis, a small basal lamella; median apophysis broad, round, spoon-shaped; embolus short, filiform, originating prolaterally, with filiform part start from middle part of embolic base ( Figs 129–130 , 133–135 ).

Female (paratype): Medium sized coelotine, total length 9.08 ( Fig. 121 ). Median eyes subequal in size, slightly smaller than lateral eyes which are subequal; AME separated from each other by slightly less than their diameter, from ALE by slightly more than half of AME diameter; PME separated from each other by about or slightly more than their diameter, from PLE by about 1.5 times PME diameter ( Fig. 122 ). Promargin of chelicera with 3 teeth, retromargin 4. Labium longer than wide (L/W=1.19) ( Fig. 123 ). Epigynal teeth short, arising laterally at level between anterior atrial margin and epigastric furrow, separated by more than atrial width; atrium small, with distinct, continuous anterior margin but indistinct lateral margins; copulatory ducts large, extending anteriorly, more or less round; spermathecae broad, with bases contiguous or slightly separated, anteriorly extending and slightly diverging; spermathecal heads short, indistinct, arising anteriorly ( Figs 109–110 , 113–114 , 124–127 ).

Distribution: Thailand (Chiang Mai) ( Fig. 157 ).

Figures

FIGURES 157. Distribution records of the pseudoterrestris group species: Coelotes suthepicus and C. thailandensis.

FIGURES 109 – 112. Coelotes suthepicus Dankittipakul et al. 2005, male holotype and female paratypes (MHNG) from Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 109,110 Female epigynum, ventral and dorsal view; 111,112 Male palp, ventral and retrolateral view.

FIGURES 113 – 117. Coelotes suthepicus Dankittipakul et al. 2005, male holotype and female paratype (MHNG) from Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 113,114 Female epigynum, ventral and dorsal view; 115 – 117 Male palp, prolateral, ventral and retrolateral view.

FIGURES 118 – 123. Coelotes suthepicus Dankittipakul et al. 2005, male holotype (118 – 120) and female paratype (121 – 123) (MHNG) from Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 118,121 Habitus, dorsal view; 119,122 Eyes, view between front and dorsal; 120,123 Labia, ventral view.

FIGURES 124 – 127. Coelotes suthepicus Dankittipakul et al. 2005, female paratypes (MHNG) from Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand, epigynum, showing variation. 124,126 Ventral view; 125,127 Dorsal view.

FIGURES 128 – 131. Coelotes thailandensis Dankittipakul & Wang 2003, male holotype (MHNG) from Khun Jae National Park, Chiang Rai, Thailand and female (MHNG) from Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 128,129 Female epigynum, ventral and dorsal view; 130,131 Male palp, ventral and retrolateral view.

FIGURES 132 – 136. Coelotes thailandensis Dankittipakul & Wang 2003, male holotype (MHNG) from Khun Jae National Park, Chiang Rai, Thailand and female (MHNG) from Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 132,133 Female epigynum, ventral and dorsal view; 134 – 136 Male palp, prolateral, ventral and retrolateral view.