Xestaspis

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.1.2
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D816A53B-5037-409B-A38F-936DC69D68E7
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5667970
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7B0B8780-417F-FFE6-2FD2-1A95FA34FCB6
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Xestaspis
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Key to Xestaspis View in CoL View at ENA of Sri Lanka ( X. sublaevis is excluded, see discussion)

1 Posterolateral spikes absent on either posterior sides of carapace............................................... 2

- Two pairs of tiny posterolateral spikes present on either posterior sides of carapace ( Figs. 11 View FIGURE 11 A, B), male embolus-conductor complex, darker than rest of palp ( Fig. 12 View FIGURE 12 A), female receptaculum (re) rectangular shaped with longer globular appendix ( Fig. 12 View FIGURE 12 B)............................................................................... .. X. pophami View in CoL sp. nov.

2 Sternum furnish with well pronounced channel like radial furrows between coxa I–II, II–III, III–IV or absent between III–IV ( Figs. 3 View FIGURE 3 E, 4E, 7E).....................................................................................3

- Sternum furnish with less pronounced radial furrows consist with small rounded pits between coxa I–II, II–III, III–IV ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 E), carapace surface sides granulated ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 A), elongated and flat abdomen, male embolus tip sharply narrowed anteriorly, membranous like structure attached to end of embolic accessory appendage ( Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 A), postepigastric lateral apodemes (lap) visible, female receptaculum (re) roughly elongated oval shaped, narrowed anteriorly in a bottle necked shaped with short globular appendix ( Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 B)............................................................. X. padaviya View in CoL sp. nov.

3 Carapace gradually narrowed to a pear shape ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 A), sides decorated with black serrations ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 D), male palp embolus divided in to two parts by indent curved at middle ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 A), female receptaculum triangular shaped, posterior with a blunt pointed end ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 B)................................................................ X. nuwaraeliya View in CoL sp. nov.

- Carapace anteriorly narrowed ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 A), surface sides smooth ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 B), male palp embolus long, slender with slightly shorter mesal embolic accessory appendage ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 A), female receptaculum (re) ovoid and elongated ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 B), Sternum furnish with well pronounced channel like radial furrows between coxa I–II, II–III and III–IV ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 E) or less visible radial furrow between III–IV ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 E)................................................................................4