Mallinella reinholdae, 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 : 214-215

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5254329
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B9F0-FF4B-CBC2-FD77FC953B57
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella reinholdae
status	sp. nov.

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Mallinella reinholdae View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 929 View FIGURES 923–931. 923 , 967–970 View FIGURES 967–974. 967–970 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, INDONESIA, Sumatra, Jambi Province: Mt. Kerinci, footpath to summit, west of Kersik Tua , 1,800–1,980 m, evergreen hill forest, 16 February 2000, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, Sum–00/12) . Paratype: 1♂, same data as holotype ( MHNG) .

Diagnosis. Mallinella reinholdae sp. nov. can be recognized by the filiform embolus and the round embolic base, in combination with the peculiar shape of the TA ( Fig. 967 View FIGURES 967–974. 967–970 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Dr. Christa Deeleman-Reinhold, for her remarkable contributions to the field of arachnology in Asia; name in genitive case.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 7.85; prosoma 4.80 long, 3.40 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.28, ALE 0.20, PME 0.18, PLE 0.20, AME–AME 0.14, AME–ALE 0.38, PME–PME 0.22, PME–PLE 0.48; MOQ: 0.58 long, 0.56 anterior width, 0.52 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 17.90 (4.28, 5.60, 4.48, 3.48), II 14.84 (3.74, 4.62, 3.72, 2.74), III 14.92 (3.92, 4.48, 4.00, 2.54), IV 20.60 (4.98, 6.08, 6.44, 3.10).

Coloration ( Fig. 929 View FIGURES 923–931. 923 ). Carapace orange-brown. Sternum brown. Chelicerae dark brown. Legs yellowish. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark brown, mottled with numerous minute pale spots. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs fused, forming triangular patches; third and fourth pairs represented by pale round spots; fifth and sixth pairs by transverse bands.

Palp ( Figs 967–970 View FIGURES 967–974. 967–970 ). RTA digitiform, gradually tapered anteriorly, apex blunt. TA with broad apico-retrolateral fold; apico-prolateral process short, sharply pointed; basal tooth invisible in ventral view, pointed in lateral view. Embolic base aligned in transverse direction, anterior margin more or less straight, posterior margin rounded; anterior membranous part narrowed. Embolus filiform.

Female. Unknown.

Natural history. Mallinella reinholdae sp. nov. inhabits the floor of a rainforest at high altitude (approximately 1,800 –1,980 m asl).

Distribution. Known only from the type locality on Sumatra.