Mallinella dolichobilobata, 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 : 156

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5254239
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B9BE-FF06-CBC2-FD1BFDC53E2E
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella dolichobilobata
status	sp. nov.

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Mallinella dolichobilobata View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 624 View FIGURES 615–624. 615 , 629 View FIGURES 625–633. 625 , 675–678 View FIGURES 672–678. 672–674 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♀, MALAYSIA, Johor State: Gunung Muntahak, Kota Tinggi Waterfall (01°49'46.8"N, 103°49'59.2"E), 170 m, rainforest near stream, 15 km northwest of Kota Tinggi , 26–27 May 2004, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, MAL –04/05) GoogleMaps . Paratypes: 1♀, Gunung Muntahak , Kota Tinggi Waterfall, at the foot of Mt. Muntahak (01°49'46.8"N, 103°49'59.2"E), rainforest along stream, 170 m, 5 February 2000, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, SUM –00/02) GoogleMaps ; 4♀, 5 juveniles, ibidem, evergreen rainforest, 4 February 2000, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, SUM –00/01) .

Diagnosis. Females are similar to those of M. concava sp. nov. in having tongue-shaped spermathecae but can be distinguished from the latter species by the smaller spermathecae with deep subtapical constrictions ( Fig. 629 View FIGURES 625–633. 625 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Greek (δOλíχOς = long, wide) and Latin (bilobatus = with 2 lobes) and refers to the elongated epigynal plate.

Description. Female (holotype). Total length 6.24; prosoma 3.84 long, 2.50 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.28, ALE 0.20, PME 0.18, PLE 0.20, AME–AME 0.12, AME–ALE 0.18, PME–PME 0.18, PME–PLE 0.38; MOQ: 0.56 long, 0.54 anterior width, 0.52 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 15.71 (3.80, 4.78, 4.42, 2.70), II 14.94 (3.54, 4.06, 3.76, 3.55), III 12.16 (3.34, 3.82, 3.84, 2.12), IV 17.65 (3.88, 5.18, 5.82, 2.76).

Coloration. Carapace brown. Chelicerae dark brown. Sternum yellowish brown. Opisthosoma background sepia. Dorsum with pattern of pale longitudinal band on cardiac area.

Genitalia ( Figs 624 View FIGURES 615–624. 615 , 629 View FIGURES 625–633. 625 , 675–678 View FIGURES 672–678. 672–674 ). Epigynal plate relatively broad, provided with anterior median incision, posterior margin slightly elevated. Spermathecae tongue-shaped, with subapical depression.

Male. Unknown.

Natural history. Mallinella dolichobilobata sp. nov. inhabits lowland evergreen rainforests.

Distribution. Malay Peninsula.