Simonoonops lutzi, Platnick & Dupérré, 2011

Platnick, Norman I. & Dupérré, Nadine, 2011, The Goblin Spider Genus Simonoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), American Museum Novitates 2011 (3724), pp. 1-32 : 18-21

Simonoonops lutzi , new species

Figures 122, 123, 125–130

TYPE: Male holotype from Guyana, no specific locality (July 20, 1911; F. Lutz), deposited in AMNH (PBI_OON 38081) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a patronym in honor of the collector, Frank Lutz.

DIAGNOSIS: Male can easily be recognized by the large, dorsally inserted, smoothly arched palpal conductor (figs. 128–130).

MALE (PBI_OON 38081, figs. 122, 123, 125–130): Total length 1.78. Carapace unpatterned, surface of elevated portion of pars cephalica reticulate. Chilum small, triangular. Endites with ventral process darkened, ventrally protuberant. Anterior femora darkened. Leg spination: femur I p0-0-2, r0-1-1; tibiae I, II v4-4-1p; metatarsi: I v2-2-1p; II v2-2-0. Embolus flattened, bifid at tip, conductor heavily sclerotized, strongly arched.

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Guyana.

Figures

FIGURES 122–137. Simonoonops lutzi, new species, male (122, 123, 125–130) and S. princeps (Simon), female (124, 131–137). 122, 131. Carapace, dorsal view. 123, 124. Sternum, ventral view. 125, 132. Carapace, anterior view. 126. Same, lateral view. 127. Mouthparts, ventral view. 128. Left palp, prolateral view. 129. Same, ventral view. 130. Same, retrolateral view. 133. Abdomen, ventral view. 134. Same, lateral view. 135, 136. Genitalia, ventral view. 137. Same, dorsal view.