Mallinella decorata (Thorell, 1895)

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 : 72-73

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
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scientific name	Mallinella decorata
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The decorata View in CoL -group

The decorata -group is a well-defined monophyletic clade supported by one synapomorphy and four homoplasies. The modified posterior pale spots on the dorsum of opisthosoma represented by a series of transverse median bands fusing with additional pair of round spots (Ch. 20, state 2) is synapomorphic and occurs only in the decorata - group. The homoplasious characters include: the strongly granulated carapace (Ch. 1, state 1); the short and robust PVS (Ch. 23, state 4) arranged in two rows (Ch. 20, state 2); the presence of a triangular second RTA (Ch. 50, state 1).

Males can be easily recognized by the following characters: the TA of the male palp has a bifid apical process and at least one strongly pronounced prolateral fold ( Figs 314, 319 View FIGURES 314–320. 314–320 ); the elongated embolus is generally filiform; the baso-retrolateral side of tegulum is distinctly enlarged to accommodate a well-developed tegular spine ( Figs 336–337 View FIGURES 336–340. 336 , 347 View FIGURES 347–353. 347–349 , 354 View FIGURES 354–356. 354–356 ); the conductor is composed of a sharply pointed apex, an anteriorly extended basal sclerite, and a blunt dorsal process. Females can be recognized by the lenticular epigynal plate ( Figs 321–322 View FIGURES 321–326. 321–323, 326 , 327–328 View FIGURES 327–331. 327–329 ). The epigastric furrow is strongly rebordered ( Figs 322 View FIGURES 321–326. 321–323, 326 , 328 View FIGURES 327–331. 327–329 ). Internally, the insemination ducts are relatively long and abruptly bent posteriorly ( Figs 323–325 View FIGURES 321–326. 321–323, 326 ); the spermathecae are elongate, their internal ducts are convolute and provided with several apical coils ( Figs 323–325 View FIGURES 321–326. 321–323, 326 , 329 View FIGURES 327–331. 327–329 ).