Noonops puebla (Gertsch and Davis) Platnick & Berniker, 2013

Platnick, Norman I. & Berniker, Lily, 2013, The soft-bodied goblin spiders of the new genus Noonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), American Museum Novitates 2013 (3776), pp. 1-48 : 38-39

Noonops puebla (Gertsch and Davis) , new combination

Figures 252–259

Oonops puebla Gertsch and Davis, 1942: 3 , figs. 7, 8 (male holotype from Tlacotepec , Puebla Mexico, in AMNH; examined).

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of N. taxquillo but have a much longer spur on the wide embolar base (figs. 252–257).

MALE (PBI_OON 21087, figs. 252–259): Total length 1.38. Anterior portion of endites with two processes, both pointed, directed posteriorly; serrula absent. Leg spination unknown (legs III, IV missing). Embolus with long, strong basal spur.

FEMALE: Unknown.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: MEXICO: Puebla: 7 mi S Tlacotepec , June 24, 1936 (A., L. Davis, AMNH PBI_OON 21087), 1♂ (holotype) .

DISTRIBUTION: Puebla.

Noonops beattyi , new species

Figures 301–306

TYPE: Male holotype taken 3 miles northeast of Zacatepec, Puebla, Mexico (June 30, 1963; J. Beatty), deposited in AMNH (PBI_OON 38518) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a patronym in honor of the late Joe Beatty, collector of the holotype and dedicated arachnologist.

DIAGNOSIS: The male palp resembles that of N. puebla but lacks a basal spur on the embolus (figs. 301–303).

MALE (PBI_OON 38518, figs. 301–306): Total length 1.58. Anterior portion of endites with three processes, distalmost process short, others long, pointed, directed posteriorly; serrula absent. Leg spination: femur IV d1-0-0; tibiae: III v1r-1r-0; IV p0-1-1, v1p-0-0; metatarsi: III v1p-0-2, r1-0- 1; IV p1-0-1, v1p-0-0; r1-0-0. Embolus strongly bent just beyond base, tip expanded, curled.

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Puebla.

Figures

FIGURES 252–262. Noonops puebla, new species, male (252–259) and N. miraflores, new species, female (260–262). 252. Left embolus, prolateral view. 253. Same, ventral view. 254. Same, retrolateral view. 255. Left palp, prolateral view. 256. Same, ventral view. 257. Same, retrolateral view. 258. Mouthparts, ventral view. 259. Tip of endite, same. 260, 261. Genitalia, ventral view. 262. Same, dorsal view.

FIGURES 301–312. Noonops beattyi, new species, male (301–306) and N. chilapensis (Chamberlin and Ivie), male (307–312). 301, 307. Left embolus, prolateral view. 302, 308. Same, ventral view. 303, 309, Same, retrolateral view. 304, 310. Sternum, ventral view. 305, 311. Mounthparts, same. 306, 312. Tip of endite, same.