Scaphiella tigre, Platnick & Dupérré N., 2010

Platnick, N. & Dupérré N., 2010, The Goblin Spider Genus Scaphiella (Araneae, Oonopidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2010 (332), pp. 1-156 : 120-126

publication ID	0003-0090
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3C6987C7-C814-224A-7B98-811927FFFD4B
treatment provided by	Tatiana
scientific name	Scaphiella tigre
status	sp. nov.

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Scaphiella tigre View in CoL , new species Figures 936–945; map 6

TYPE: Male holotype taken in primary forest 1.5 km E Caño Tigre, Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, Venezuela (Nov. 27, 1995; I. Netuzhilin), deposited in MACN ( PBI _OON 31060) .

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of S. guatopo but have more extensive granulation on the carapace (especially the posterior declivity), and the embolus lacks the distinctive twist found in that species (figs. 943–945).

MALE (PBI_OON 31060, figs. 936–945). Total length 1.73. Carapace sides with obvious granulations, strongest on posterior declivity. Sternum smooth. Endites unmodified. Abdomen unpatterned, scuta smooth. Palpal femur moderately expanded; embolus relatively short, narrow.

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Amazonas, Venezuela (map 6).