Scaphiella gracia, 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 : 126

Scaphiella gracia , new species Figures 946–954; map 7

TYPE: Female holotype taken in forest leaf litter at an elevation of 300 m near the S border of Parque Nacional Guatopo, 24 km N Altagracia, Miranda, Venezuela (June 10, 1987; S., J. Peck), deposited in AMNH ( PBI _OON 29605) .

DIAGNOSIS: Females can easily be recognized by the greatly enlarged anterior epigynal sclerite, which fills most of the epigynal atrium (figs. 952–954).

MALE: Unknown.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 330, figs. 946–954). Total length 1.57. Carapace with extensive granulations, covering most of sides; eyes reduced, posterior row recurved from front, ALE separated by their radius to diameter, PME separated by more than their diameter. Sternum covered with small round pits everywhere except middle. Endites unmodified. Abdomen unpatterned, scuta pitted. Epigynal atrium triangular, largely occupied by heavily sclerotized posterior portion of anterior sclerite; apodemes situated posterolaterally.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Two females taken with the type (AMNH PBI_ OON 330).

DISTRIBUTION: Miranda, Venezuela (map7).