Mallinella nepalensis ( Ono, 1983 )

Dankittipakul, Pakawin, Jocqué, Rudy & Singtripop, Tippawan, 2012, Systematics and biogeography of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906, with descriptions of new species and new genera from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Zodariidae) 3369, Zootaxa 3369 (1), pp. 1-327 : 280-281

Mallinella nepalensis ( Ono, 1983)

(Fig. 1192)

Storena nepalensis Ono, 1983 a: 215 , figs 10–13, description of ♀

Material examined. Holotype: ♀, NEPAL, Rasuwa District: Trisuli–Tal , 27 April 1973, leg. J. Martens ( SMF 31541, examined). Original label: / Storena nepalensis ONO ; 1♀ Holotypus; Nepal, Rasuwa Distr., Trisuli –Tal; MARTENS leg.; 27.IV.1973; ONO det. 1982 /.

Remarks. Genitalia of the female holotype are missing and there is no conspecific material available for examination. Mallinella nepalensis belongs to the fronto -group on the basis of its somatic morphology. The epigyne of this species closely resembles that of M. erratica in having an anterior median incision on its epigynal plate. The internal genitalia are provided with curved spermathecae and short insemination ducts.

Redescription. Female (holotype): See Ono (1983 a: 215) for measurements.

Coloration (Fig. 1192). Carapace orange-brown. Sternum brown. Legs yellowish, except for coxae and trochanters whitish. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark sepia. Dorsal pattern: first pair represented by small pale round spots; second pair by enlarged pale spots, obliquely arranged; third to fifth pairs by a series of transverse chevrons.

Genitalia. Missing.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Nepal.