Habrocestum ohiyaensis, Nilani Kanesharatnam & Suresh p. Benjamin, 2016
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2016.228 |
publication LSID |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6054344 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3441025A-C967-4A9B-9BE2-6D53747AC3E4 |
taxon LSID |
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scientific name |
Habrocestum ohiyaensis |
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sp. nov. |
Habrocestum ohiyaensis View in CoL sp. nov.
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Figs 1, 9 View Fig. 9
Diagnosis
This species can be distinguished from known congeners by its straight, tapering embolus ( Fig. 9 View Fig. 9 B–D), medium sized, hook-shaped tibial apophysis ( Fig. 9 View Fig. 9 C, E) and the shape of the proximal tegular lobe ( Fig. 9 View Fig. 9 F). The male palp of this species is close to that of H.bovei Lucas, 1846 , H. ibericum Dalmas, 1920 and H. lepidum Dalmas, 1920 , but it differs in the shape proximal lobe of tegulum and tegular ledge.
Etymology
The speciFc epithet refers to the type locality.
Material examined
Holotype
SRI LANKA: Ƌ, Central Province, Badulla District, Ohiya (L30) , 06°49′08.32″ N, 80°50′41.35″ E, 1280 m, beating, 26 May 2012, leg. N. Athukorala ( IFS _ SAL 267 ) GoogleMaps .
Description
Male
MEASUREMENTS. BL 3.40, CL 1.48, PW 1.76 at PLEs, AL 1.20, 1.12. Diameter of AME 0.31, PLE 0.19, ALE 0.22, PME 0.02, PME-PME 1.15, PLE-PLE 0.90, ALE-PME 0.22, ALE-PLE 0.43. Leg I: Tr 0.40, Fm 0.80, Pt 0.60, Tb 0.92, Mt 0.40, Ta 0.32; Leg II: Tr 0.20, Fm 0.80, Pt 0.32, Tb 0.64, Mt 0.44, Ta 0.40; Leg III: Tr 0.20, Fm 0.60, Pt 0.36, Tb 0.60, Mt 0.52, Ta 0.32; Leg IV: Tr 0.20, Fm 0.84, Pt 0.24, Tb 0.56, Mt 0.44, Ta 0.28.
COLOR AND BODY. Carapace dark brown. Chelicerae blackish brown. Labium yellowish brown with black edges. Dark brown bristles in vicinity of front eyes. Ocular region blackish brown, slightly elevated. PLEs surrounded by grey hairs. White and grey hairs intermingled on lateral and posterior sides of prosoma. Sternum oval shaped with tiny blackish dots. Prosoma longer than wide. First eye row slightly curved upward. Eye Feld short and wide occupying about one–third length of prosoma. Median ocular quadrangle much broader than long. Posterior margin truncated. Abdomen. Oval shaped, smaller and narrower than prosoma. Anterolateral dorsum with black blotches, posterior dorsum with pale white chevrons just above spinnerets ( Fig. 9 View Fig. 9 A). Venter pale yellow medially, blackish yellow laterally. Spinnerets yellow.
LEGS. All legs yellowish brown without any banding pattern.
PALP. Yellowish brown palp. Cymbium covered with dark brown hairs. Comparatively thin and straight embolus that tapers toward tip, and base of embolus emerging from under tegular ledge ( Fig. 9 View Fig. 9 B–D). Elongated bulbus. Tegulum with a proximal lobe, protruding posterolaterally beyond base of cymbium. Part of sperm duct clearly visible at distal end of tegulum. Short palpal tibia with medium sized and hook-shape tibial apophysis.
Female
Unknown.
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