Scaphiella mico, 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 : 19-21

publication ID	0003-0090
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3C6987C7-C871-2223-7A7A-824525B2FA07
treatment provided by	Tatiana
scientific name	Scaphiella mico
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Scaphiella mico View in CoL , new species Figures 161–170; map 8

TYPE: Male holotype taken from deep rainforest litter at the base of a large tree at an elevation of 400 m in the Montañas del Mico, 3 km W of Las Escobas, 11 km SW of Puerto Barrios, Izabal, Guatemala (Nov. 15, 1986; E. Lindquist), deposited in CNC ( PBI _ OON 295 ) .

DIAGNOSIS: Males can easily be recognized by their patterned and anteriorly narrowed abdomen (figs. 161–164) and their greatly enlarged palpal bulb (figs. 168–170).

MALE (PBI_OON 295, figs. 161–170). Total length 1.39. Carapace with sides and posterior portion granulate. Entire surface of sternum covered with small round pits. Endites without anteromedian modifications. Abdomen with scattered dark markings visible under scuta; scuta smooth. Palpal femur slightly expanded; embolus narrow throughout its length; bulb greatly enlarged.

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Izabal, Guatemala (map 8).