Mallinella proboscidea, Dankittipakul & Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012

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 : 114

Mallinella proboscidea sp. nov.

( Figs 481–483 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♀, INDONESIA, Irian Jaya, Sorong Province: Makbon, Malawor , 50–280 m, 28 January 2001, leg. A. Riedel ( MHNG).

Diagnosis. This new species differs from other females of the zebra -group in having the longest distal part of the spermathecae ( Figs 481–483 ); the secretory gland pores are also the largest and are dorsomedially located.

Etymology. The specific epithet is a Latin adjective derived from the Latin “ proboscis ” (= elephant trunk a trunk or snout) and the suffix – idea, which refers to the elongated anterior part of the spermathecae.

Description. Female (holotype). Total length 6.76; prosoma 3.38 long, 2.35 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.26, ALE 0.18, PME 0.18, PLE 0.18, AME–AME 0.10, AME–ALE 0.16, PME–PME 0.12, PME–PLE 0.38; MOQ: 0.64 long, 0.54 anterior width, 0.50 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 9.30 (2.54, 3.38, 1.94, 1.44), II 7.94 (2.12, 2.88, 1.68, 1.26), III 6.72 (1.94, 1.90, 1.70, 1.20), IV 10.30 (2.70, 3.24, 2.88, 1.52).

Coloration. Carapace brown. Sternum orange-brown. Chelicerae brown. Legs yellowish; coxae whitish; femora distally greenish brown. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark brown, with a series of pale spots situated posteriorly.

Genitalia ( Figs 481–483 ). Epigynal plate bi-lobed. Spermathecae proximally with lateral constriction on outer margin, tapered to form tubular distal part, with 3 internal coils; gland pores large, circular, situated dorsomedially.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality on New Guinea.

Figures

FIGURES 481–483. 481–483. Mallinella proboscidea sp. nov., holotype. 481. Right spermatheca, anterior. 482. Left spermatheca, lateral. 483. Ditto, posterior.