Xestaspis kandy Eichenberger, 2012

Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L. & Benjamin, Sh. P., 2016, The Goblin spider genus Xestaspis in Sri Lanka (Araneae: Oonopidae), Zootaxa 4189 (1) : -

Xestaspis kandy Eichenberger, 2012

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Type material. Not examined; see Eichenberger et al. 2012.

Other material examined. Sri Lanka: 2 ♀ (IFS_Oon_001, 021), Central Province, Kandy District, Deltota , Loolcondera FR, 1480m, 0 7°0 8’4”N 80°41’53”E, 11 May 2010, leg. S. Batuwita, N. Athukorala ; 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_025), Dunumadalawa FR, 0 7°17’00” N 80°37’49” E, 600m, 22 April 2010, leg. S. P. Benjamin, S. Batuwita; 2 Ƌ and 2 ♀ (IFS_Oon_091–094), Udawattakelle FR, 580m, 0 7°17’57” N 80°38’29” E, 21 August 2012, leg. S. P. Benjamin; 3 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_150,188,192), Hantane FR, 0 7°14’57” N 80°36’50” E, 200m, 19 November 2013, M. Rathnayake, I. Sandunika; 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_026), Matale District, Knuckles range, Riverston , 0 7°31’42” N 80°44’17” E, 1100m, 0 2 December 2009, leg. S. P. Benjamin, S. Batuwita ; 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_041), Knuckles range, Gammaduwa , 900m, 18 September 2009, leg. S. P. Benjamin, S. Batuwita ; 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_096), North Central Province, Anuradhapura District, Wilpattu NP, Maradanmaduwa , 0 8°22’30” N 80°0 5’0 0”E, 200m, 0 6 April 2011, leg. S. Batuwita ; 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_122), Ritigala SNR, Kodigala Sumt, 0 8°0 6’33” N 80°39’16”E, 716m, 28 June 2011, leg. S. P. Benjamin, S. Batuwita et al.; 2 Ƌ and 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_033,056–057), North Western Province, Kurunagala District , Ethagala FR, 0 7°28’17” N 80°22’30” E, 190m, 20 August 2010, leg. S. Batuwita ; 2 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_231, 254), Kankaniyamulla FR, 7°21’32” N 80°0 2’0 7” E, 24 September 2014, leg. N. Athukorala; 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_231, 214), Uva Province, Badulla District , Rawana Ella, forest around cave, 990m , 6°51’52.4” N 81°03’01.3” E, 31 December 2011, S. P. Benjamin et al.; 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_130), 189th mp post, between Koslanda and Beragala, 1370m , 6°44’48.4” N 80°57’56.3” E, 0 1 January 2012, S. P. Benjamin et al.; 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_205) and 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_262), Namunukulla FR, along Passara/ Ella road, 6°52’ N 81°7’ E, 1838m, 22 January 2014, leg. S. P. Benjamin, N. Athukorala; 27 February 2015, leg. S. P. Benjamin, N. Athukorala; 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_194), Western Province, Kalutara District, Gurulu Bedda , Kalugala FR, 0 6°26’35” N 80°14’52” E, 40 m, 10 January 2014, leg. S. P. Benjamin, N. Athukorala .

Diagnosis. X. kandy can be recognized by the sternum with pronounced deep rows of large channel-like narrow pits between coxae I–II, II–III and III–IV ( Fig. 3 E). See Eichenberger et al. (2012) for a detailed diagnosis. Description. See Eichenberger et al. (2012) for a detailed description.

Distribution. (see Fig. 6). Sri Lanka. Previous records: Kandy District: Kandy , Hortain plains; Nuwara Eliya District: Piduruthalagala. New records: Dunumadalawa FR (L 1), Loolcondura FR (L 16), Udawattakele FR (L 27), Hantane FR (L 43); Gammaduwa FR (L 6); Ethagala FR (L 10), Kankaniyamulla FR (L 46); Wanathavilluwa (L 22); Anuradhapura District: Ritigala SNR (L 40); Forest between Koslanda-Beragala (L 52), Rawana cave (L 50), Namunukula FR (L 51).

Intraspecific variation. Body size: male, 1.46–2.46, female, 2.18–2.72; Body color orange brown to red brown ( Fig. 2 ). Sternum furnished with either channel-like radial furrows ( Fig. 3 E) or drop like furrows. In addition, those radial furrows between coxae III and IV are well pronounced. Radial furrow between III–IV are less visible in some specimens ( Fig. 4 E).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Xestaspis kandy. A. male in life from Ethagala FR (L 10); B. male in life from Ritigala SNR (L 40). See text for details.

FIGURE 3. Xestaspis kandy, male from Hantane FR. A. carapace, dorsal view; B. same, lateral view; C. same, anterior view; D. same, posterior view; E. sternum, ventral view; F. abdomen, ventral view; G. same, dorsal view; H. same, anterior view. Abbreviations: boc, booklung covers; ctg, continuous transverse grove; psr, paired scutal ridge; usr, upper scutal ridge. Scale bars = 0.2 mm (A – E, G – H), 0.5 mm (F).

FIGURE 4. Xestaspis kandy, male from Ethagala FR. A. carapace, dorsal view; B. same, lateral view; C. same, anterior view; D. same, posterior view; E. sternum, ventral view; F. abdomen, ventral view; G. same dorsal view; H. same, anterior view. Abbreviations: boc, booklung covers; ctg, continuous transverse grove; psr, paired scutal ridge; usr, upper scutal ridge. Scale bars = 0.2 mm (A – E, H – G), 0.5 mm (F).

FIGURE 5. Xestaspis kandy. A. male left palp, prolateral view; B. female epigastric region, dorsal view. Abbreviations: co, conductor; em, embolus; gap, globular appendix; ma, mesal embolic accessory appendage; na, nail like process; psc, paddle like sclerite; pof, pore field of receptaculum; re, receptaculum; ssa, secretory sac. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.