Mallinella thailandica, 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 : 205-207

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5254311
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B9E9-FF53-CBC2-FA93FDD13A54
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella thailandica
status	sp. nov.

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Mallinella thailandica View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 923–924 View FIGURES 923–931. 923 , 932 View FIGURES 932–935. 932 , 942–949 View FIGURES 942–949. 942–945 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, THAILAND, Nakhon Sri Thammarat Province : Lan Saka District, Khao Luang NP, near Karom Waterfall (8°22'45.1"N, 99°44'22.3."E), 380 m, rainforest, 17 July 2005, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, TH–05/07) . Paratype: THAILAND, Song Khla Province: 1♀, Khao Kor-Hong, 15 October 2005, leg. B. Pongsri ( MHNG) .

Diagnosis. The male of M. thailandica sp. nov. is recognized by the relatively thick embolus provided with a median triangular denticle ( Fig. 942 View FIGURES 942–949. 942–945 ). The female is recognized by the subtriangular, very compact spermathecae in dorsal view ( Fig. 946 View FIGURES 942–949. 942–945 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is an adjective (thailandicus) that refers to the country of the type locality.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 7.80; prosoma 4.75 long, 3.56 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.32, ALE 0.22, PME 0.20, PLE 0.22, AME–AME 0.16, AME–ALE 0.40, PME–PME 0.24, PME–PLE 0.56; MOQ: 0.60 long, 0.52 anterior width, 0.48 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 17.78 (4.26, 5.56, 4.46, 3.46), II 14.74 (3.72, 4.64, 3.70, 2.66), III 14.82 (3.88, 4.46, 3.98, 2.48), IV 20.48 (4.96, 6.04, 6.38, 3.08).

Coloration ( Fig. 923 View FIGURES 923–931. 923 ). Carapace dark chestnut-brown. Chelicerae reddish brown. Sternum orange–brown. Legs pale orange-brown. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark brown. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs fused, forming pale reniform patches; third and fourth pairs represented by pale round spots, fifth pair by transverse chevron.

Palp ( Figs 942–945 View FIGURES 942–949. 942–945 ). RTA triangular in ventral view, broad at base, gradually tapered towards bluntly pointed apex. TA rostrated, apical ridge narrowed; apico-prolateral fold triangular, directed mesad; apico-prolateral process visible only in lateral view; basal ridge slightly elevated. Embolic base oblong, aligned in transverse direction; membranous area almost indistinct. Embolus broad, with triangular denticle at half its length.

Female (paratype). Total length 7.85; prosoma 4.85 long, 3.80 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.30, ALE 0.20, PME 0.18, PLE 0.20, AME–AME 0.16, AME–ALE 0.40, PME–PME 0.22, PME–PLE 0.46; MOQ: 0.54 long, 0.48 anterior width, 0.42 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 17.90 (4.28, 5.60, 4.48, 3.48), II 14.84 (3.74, 4.66, 3.72, 2.68), III 14.92 (3.92, 4.48, 4.00, 2.50), IV 20.62 (4.98, 6.08, 6.44, 3.10).

Coloration ( Fig. 924 View FIGURES 923–931. 923 ). Carapace dark chestnut-brown. Chelicerae reddish brown. Sternum orange-brown. Legs orange-brown. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark brown, mottled with numerous minute pale spots. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs fused, forming pale reniform patches; third and fourth pairs represented by irregular pale spots, fifth pair by transverse chevron.

Genitalia ( Figs 932 View FIGURES 932–935. 932 , 946–949 View FIGURES 942–949. 942–945 ). Epigynal plate rectangular, anterior margin slightly excavated, posterior margin elevated medially. Lateral borders truncated, terminally sharply pointed, projecting inwards. Spermathecae subtriangular in dorsal view, apically blunt.

Natural history. Mallinella thailandica sp. nov. inhabits lowland semi-evergreen rainforests.

Distribution. Southern Thailand.