Noonops furtivus (Gertsch) 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 : 17-19

Noonops furtivus (Gertsch) , new combination

Figures 97–110

Oonops furtivus Gertsch, 1936: 6 , figs. 19–21 (male holotype from Edinburg, Hidalgo Co., Texas, in AMNH; examined). – Gertsch and Davis, 1942: 3.

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of N. willisi but the palpal bulb is smaller and the opening of the embolus is oriented transversely (figs. 97–105); females have a rounded anterior receptaculum and posterior wide ducts (figs. 109, 110). Males and females have not been collected together, and could be mismatched.

MALE (PBI_OON 49939, figs. 97–107): Total length 1.39. Anterior portion of endites without processes; serrula present. Leg spination: tibiae: III d1-0-0, p0-0-1, v1p-1p-2, r0-1-1; IV d1-0-0, p1-0-1, v1p-0-2, r0-0-1; metatarsi: III v1p-1p-0, r0-1-0; IV d1-0-0, p0-2-1, v1p-0-2, r1-0-2. Embolus distally widened, with apical protrusion.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 1593, figs. 108–110): Total length 1.61. Leg spination: tibiae: III p0-1- 1, v0-0-2; IV p0-1-0, v1p-1p-2, r1-1-1; metatarsi: III v1p-0-0, r0-0-1; IV p1-1-0, v1p-0-2, r0-1- 0. Anterior receptaculum rounded; posterior receptaculum with wide ducts.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: UNITED STATES: Texas: Caldwell Co.: 4 mi N Lockhart , Apr. 13, 1963 (W. Gertsch, W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_OON 1593), 4♀ ; Lockhart State Park , Apr. 13, 1963 (W. Gertsch, W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_OON 1590), 1♀ . Cameron Co.: no specific locality, Jan.–Mar. 1936 (L. Davis, AMNH PBI_OON 1744), 1♂ , Sept. 1936 (L. Davis, AMNH PBI_OON 1580), 1♂ ; most southern palm grove, Apr. 1941 (A., L. Davis, AMNH PBI_OON 1582), 1♀ . Hidalgo Co.: Edinburg , June 1935 (S. Mulaik, AMNH PBI_OON 1745), 2♂ (paratypes), Sept. 24, 1938 (O. Mulaik, AMNH PBI_OON 1591), 1♂ ; 7 mi E Edinburg, Feb. 17, 1935, sifting in dry irrigation ditch (S. Mulaik, AMNH PBI_OON 49939), 1♂ (holotype). MEXICO: Tamaulipas: Villagrán , Dec. 4, 1943 (F. Bonet, AMNH PBI_OON 31171), 1♂ .

DISTRIBUTION: Texas and Tamaulipas.

Noonops ocotillo , new species

Figures 111–137

TYPE: Female holotype from Ocotillo, Maricopa County , Arizona (Apr. 26, 1961; W. Gertsch), deposited in AMNH (PBI_OON 1060) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: Males have a long, narrow embolus, with a basal projection and the apical portion sharply bent (figs. 111–118, 120–124); females resemble those of N. tarantula in having the anterior portion of the genitalia arched, but have the posterior elements much more elaborated, with a pair of distinct lobes (figs. 126–137).

MALE (PBI_OON 2938, figs. 111–125): Total length 1.28. Anterior portion of endites with two processes, both pointed, directed posteriorly; serrula absent. Leg spination: femora III, IV d1-0-0; tibiae: III p1-0-1, v0-0-2; IV p1-0-1, v0-1p-2, r0-1-0; metatarsi: III v0-0-2; IV p0-0-1, v0-1p-0. Embolus with long, narrow basal projection; apical portion abruptly narrowed, bent; tip broad.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 1060, figs. 126–137): Total length 1.44. Leg spination: tibiae: III p1-0- 1, v0-1p-2, r0-0-1; IV p1-0-0, v0-1p-2, r1-0-0; metatarsi: III v1p-0-0; IV p0-0-1, v0-1p-0. Anterior receptaculum triangular; posterior receptaculum with pair of anterior lobes.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: UNITED STATES: California: Riverside Co.: Coachella Valley, W side of Snow Creek Road off Highway 111, 33.9095°N, 116.6729°W, Apr. 28, 2004, creosote bush scrub on stable sand dune system, elev. 1185 ft (T. Prentice, CAS 39724, PBI_OON 2938), 2♂, 1♀ ; Coachella Valley, W side of Snow Creek Road off Highway 111, 33.9096°N, 116.6733°W, Apr. 28, 2004, creosote bush scrub on stable sand dune system, elev. 1190 ft (T. Prentice, CAS 39725, PBI_OON 2927), 1♂ ; Coachella Valley, W side of Snow Creek Road off Highway 111, 33.9104°N, 116.6757°W, Apr. 28, 2004, creosote bush scrub on stable sand dune system, elev. 1195 ft (T. Prentice, CAS 39915, PBI_OON 2949), 2♀ ; Coachella Valley, W side of Snow Creek Road off Highway 111, 33.9104°N, 116.6783°W, Apr. 28, 2004, creosote bush scrub on stable sand dune system, elev. 1200 ft (T. Prentice, CAS 39723, PBI_OON 2939), 1♀ ; Coachella Valley Preserve , 33.7739°N, 116.3259°W, Apr. 9, 2004, sand dune system, elev. 140 ft (T. Prentice, CAS 39716, 39720 , PBI_OON 2933, 2947), 2♀ . San Diego Co.: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park , W boundary at S-22, Apr. 17, 1981, under granite float (D. Ubick, CDU PBI_OON 3666), 1♀ ; Mountain Springs, near Desert View Tower , Mar. 29, 1960 (W. Gertsch, W. Ivie, R. Schrammel, AMNH PBI_OON 1600), 1♂, 1♀ .

DISTRIBUTION: Arizona and southern California.

Figures

FIGURES 97–110. Noonops furtivus (Gertsch), male (97–107) and female (108–110). 97. Left palp, prolateral view. 98. Same, ventral view. 99. Same, retrolateral view. 100, 103. Left embolus, prolateral view. 101, 104. Same, ventral view (arrow to transverse embolar opening). 102, 105. Same, retrolateral view. 106. Mouthparts, ventral view. 107. Tip of endites, same. 108, 109. Genitalia, ventral view (arrow to wide ducts of posterior receptaculum). 110. Same, dorsal view (arrow to transverse sclerotized bar).

FIGURES 111–125. Noonops ocotillo, new species, males from Riverside (111–119) and San Diego (120–125) Counties. 111, 114, 120. Left embolus, prolateral view. 112, 115, 121. Same, ventral view (arrow to basal projection on embolus). 113, 116, 122. Same, retrolateral view. 117, 123. Left palp, prolateral view. 118, 124. Same, retrolateral view. 119, 125. Tip of endite, ventral view.

FIGURES 126–137. Noonops ocotillo, new species females from Arizona (126–128), San Diego County (129– 131), and Riverside County (132–134, Snow Creek Road; 135–137, Coachella Valley Preserve). 126, 127, 129, 130, 132, 133, 135, 136. Genitalia, ventral view. 128, 131, 134, 137. Same, dorsal view.