Mallinella annulipes ( Thorell, 1892 ) 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 : 164-165

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5254251
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B986-FF39-CBC2-FE41FC183A8F
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella annulipes ( Thorell, 1892 )
status	nom. nov.

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Mallinella annulipes ( Thorell, 1892) View in CoL nom. nov.

( Figs 712–713 View FIGURES 712–718. 712 , 719–722, 724–725 View FIGURES 719–725. 719-722, 724-725 , 730 View FIGURES 726–731. 726 , 733–734, 737–747 View FIGURES 732–738. 732 View FIGURES 739–747. 739–742 )

Storena annulipes Thorell, 1892: 209 View in CoL , description of juvenile, preoccupied in Storena View in CoL . Workman 1896: 76, pl. 76, description of ♀

Storena cinctipes Simon, 1893: 430 , replacement name

Storena pseliphora Thorell, 1894: 5 , superfluous replacement name

Mallinella cinctipes, Song, Zhang & Li, 2002: 374 , transfer from Storena View in CoL

New material. MALAYSIA, Pahang State: 1♂, 1 juvenile, Taman Negara, trail from Nusa Camp to Abai Waterfall (04°23'48.7"N, 102°25'50.0"E), 110 m, rainforest near stream, 16–17 June 2004, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, MAL –04/14) GoogleMaps . Johor State: 1♀, Layang–Layang , July 1979 ( FJMC, coll. 7692) . SINGAPORE: 3♂, 1♀, Timah Hill , February 1988, leg. F. & J. Murphy ( MC, Coll. 15471) ; 1♂, Upper Peirce Reservoir , February 1988, leg. F. & J. Murphy ( FJMC, coll. 15443) ; 1♂, Upper Peirce Reservoir , March 1988, leg. F. & J. Murphy ( FJMC, coll. 13418) . INDONESIA, Singkep Island : 1♀, Batu Ampar Waterfall, ca. 10 km northwest of Dabo (00°29'30.9''S, 104°28'31.4''E), 80 m (rain forest along stream); 17–18 June 2001, leg. P. Schwendinger ( MHNG, SIM –01/04) GoogleMaps .

Taxonomic remarks. Storena annulipes Thorell was originally placed in Storena and preoccupied with S. annulipes (L. Koch, 1867) . Mallinella annulipes nom. nov. is here removed from its replacement name with S. cinctipes Simon 1893 .

Diagnosis. Mallinella annulipes nom. nov. can be recognized by the color of the legs ( Fig. 103 View FIGURES 100–103. 100 ) which are provided with broad, dark brown distal and proximal annulations on femora and tibiae [hence the replacement specific epithet cinctipes (= banded legs) was proposed by Simon], in combination with an elevated dorsal hump on femora I–III in males. The male of this species is described by the first time. Males can be distinguished by the apically bifid embolus ( Fig. 739 View FIGURES 739–747. 739–742 ) and the banded legs; females by the narrowed, V-shaped epigynal plate and by the digitiform lateral borders projecting inwards ( Fig. 733 View FIGURES 732–738. 732 ).

Description. Male (here designated, MHNG, MAL–04/14). Total length 5.60; prosoma 3.44 long, 2.25 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.18, PME 0.16, PLE 0.18, AME–AME 0.10, AME–ALE 0.16, PME–PME 0.16, PME–PLE 0.30; MOQ: 0.46 long, 0.40 anterior width, 0.38 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 14.62 (3.41, 4.29, 4.18, 2.72), II 13.74 (3.20, 3.64, 3.56, 3.22), III 12.46 (3.00, 3.42, 3.52, 2.44), IV 16.90 (3.48, 4.64, 5.80, 2.94).

Coloration ( Figs 712 View FIGURES 712–718. 712 , 719–722 View FIGURES 719–725. 719-722, 724-725 .). Carapace dark reddish brown. Sternum brown. Chelicerae dark brown. Legs yellowish, except coxae pale yellow; femora and tibiae with dark brown distal and proximal annulations. Opisthosoma sepia. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs represented by pale round spots obliquely arranged; third and fourth pairs by transverse pale spots distinctly smaller than anterior pairs; fifth pair situated far apart, larger than third and fourth pairs, interspersed with a small triangular patch. Legs modified: femora I–III dorsally with elevated hump and stridulating files.

Palp ( Figs 730 View FIGURES 726–731. 726 , 739–742 View FIGURES 739–747. 739–742 ). RTA flange-like, broad at base, gradually tapering towards bluntly pointed apex. TA rostrated, without distinct ridge; apico-prolateral fold elongated, sharply pointed, directed mesad. Tegular spine broad, terminally blunt. Embolic base with parallel margins, anterior membranous area almost indistinct. Embolus broad, with deep longitudinal groove running from proximal part to apex; mesal flange subterminally divided into two sharply pointed rami.

Female ( Singapore, MHNG). Total length 5.26; prosoma 3.23 long, 2.10 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.18, ALE 0.16, PME 0.16, PLE 0.16, AME–AME 0.08, AME–ALE 0.16, PME–PME 0.16, PME–PLE 0.26; MOQ: 0.42 long, 0.38 anterior width, 0.3368 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 13.72 (3.20, 4.02, 3.92, 2.56), II 12.71 (3.00, 3.42, 3.35, 2.39), III 11.66 (2.86, 3.22, 3.32, 2.28), IV 11.58 (3.26, 4.36, 5.44, 2.76).

Coloration ( Fig. 713 View FIGURES 712–718. 712 ). Carapace dark brown. Sternum brown. Chelicerae dark brown. Legs yellowish, except coxae pale yellow; femora and tibiae with dark brown distal annulations. Opisthosoma dark sepia. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs represented by pale round spots obliquely arranged; third and fourth pairs by transverse pale spots distinctly smaller than anterior pairs; fifth pair situated far apart, larger than third and fourth pairs, interspersed with a small triangular patch.

Genitalia ( Figs 733–734, 737–738 View FIGURES 732–738. 732 , 744–747 View FIGURES 739–747. 739–742 ). Epigynal plate narrowed, V-shaped. Lateral borders digitiform, terminally blunt. Insemination ducts slightly less than spermathecal length. Spermathecae short and truncated, provided with small apical hump in anterior view.

Natural history. Mallinella annulipes nom. nov. inhabits the forest floor of tropical lowland rainforests.

Distribution. West Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (Singkep Island).