Novalena chamberlini, Maya-Morales, Julieta & Jiménez, María Luisa, 2017

Maya-Morales, Julieta & Jiménez, María Luisa, 2017, Revision of the funnel-web spider genus Novalena (Araneae: Agelenidae), Zootaxa 4262 (1), pp. 1-88 : 35

Novalena chamberlini new species

Figures 1 c, g, 17a–e; Map 3

Type. Holotype male: MEXICO: Jalisco: Municipality of Guadalajara, 12.9 km W Guadalajara, 20°44′N, 103°29′W, 13.V.1963, W.J. Gertsch and W. Ivie, deposited at AMNH .

Etymology. The specific name is a patronym in honor of Ralph V. Chamberlin for his contribution to the taxonomic knowledge of the family Agelenidae .

Diagnosis. The males of this species differ from N. iviei in having the RTA without ventral projection ( Fig. 17 b). The females differ from N. plata and N. prieta in having the atrium with posterior rounded projections ( Fig. 17 e).

Description. Male (holotype): Carapace yellow, white feathery scales present. Chelicerae light brown, condyles orange. Endites and labium orange with white tips. Sternum orange with border brown. Legs orange with three rings on femur, one on patella, and two on tibia. Opisthosoma yellow with foliage and several lateral black dots. Spinnerets yellow, basal segment of PLS with black spots. Total length 5.5. Carapace length 2.75, width 1.88, cephalic region width 0.88, ocular region width 0.52. Eye diameter: AME, PME and PLE 0.12, ALE 0.15. Distance between eyes: AME-AME 0.04, AME-ALE 0.06, AME-PME 0.1, ALE-PLE 0.04, ALE-ALE 0.23, PME-PME 0.08, PME-PLE 0.04. Clypeus height 0.12. Chelicerae with three retromarginal teeth; basal segment length 1, fang length 0.58. Labium wider than long (0.36/0.27). Endites convergent (distance at their base compared at their tips 0.36/0.18). Sternum longer than wide (1.27/1.15). Opisthosoma longer than wide (3.14/1.76). ALS separated by their basal diameter (0.21/0.21), PLS with distal segment as long as basal segment (0.42/0.42). Leg lengths: Ifemur 2.14/ patella-tibia 2.52/ metatarsus 1.81/ tarsus 1.33; II—2.14/ 2.38/ 1.9/ 1.24; III—2.14/ 2.38/ 2.14/ 1.19; IV—2.62/ 3.19/ 3/ 1.52. Spination: femur dorsal I—1-1 -2/ II—1-1 -2/ III—1-1 -2/ IV—1-1 -2; patella I—dorsal 1-1/ prolateral 1/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 / 1/ 0; III—1-1 / 1/ 1; IV—1-1 / 1/ 1; tibia I—dorsal 1-1-0/ ventral 2-2-2/ prolateral 1-1-0/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 -0/ 1-1-2/ 1-1-0/ 0; III—1-1 -0/ 1-1-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; IV—1-1 -0/ 1-1-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; metatarsus I—0/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-0-1; II—0-0-2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-0-1; III—0-0-2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-1-1; IV—2- 2 -2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-1-1. Number of trichobothria on tarsus: I—5, II—5, III—5, IV—5. Number of dorsal spines on pedipalp: femur 2, tibia 3. Cymbium length 0.82, width 0.48. Embolus curved; conductor with dorsal projection larger than ventral one; tegular median process with two short pointed tips; dorsal projection of RTA cupped, ventral projection absent ( Fig. 17 a, b).

Female (paratype) (AMNH): Carapace yellow. Chelicerae and condyles light brown. Endites and labium orange with white tip. Sternum orange. Legs orange. Three black rings on femur and two on tibia. Opisthosoma orange with lateral and ventral brown spots and foliage. Spinnerets orange. Total length 7. Carapace length 3, width 1.88, cephalic region width 1.05, ocular region width 0.57. Eye diameter: AME and PLE 0.1, ALE 0.17, PME 0.13. Distance between eyes: AME-AME 0.06, AME-ALE 0.04, AME-PME 0.12, ALE-PLE 0.02, ALE-ALE 0.25, PME-PME 0.08, PME-PLE 0.08. Clypeus height 0.13. Chelicerae with three retromarginal teeth; basal segment length 1.03, fang length 0.52. Labium wider than long (0.45/0.33). Endites almost straight (distance at their base compared at their tips 0.45/0.21). Sternum almost as wide as long (1.29/1.33). Opisthosoma longer than wide (4/ 2.63). ALS separated by less their basal diameter (0.19/0.29), PLS with distal segment as long as basal segment (0.48/0.48). Leg lengths: I—femur 2.63/ patella-tibia 2.88/ metatarsus 2/ tarsus 1.38; II—2.13/ 2.38/ 1.88/ 1.38; III—2.25/ 2.63/ 2/ 1.25; IV—2.88/?/?/?. Spination: femur dorsal I—1-1 -2/ II—1-1 -2/ III—1-1 -2/ IV—1-1 -2; patella I—dorsal 1-1/ prolateral 1/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 / 1/ 0; III—1-1 / 1/ 1; IV—?/?/?; tibia I—dorsal 0/ ventral 2-2-2/ prolateral 1-1-0/ retrolateral 0; II—0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 0; III—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; IV—?/?/?/?; metatarsus I—0/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0; II—0-0-1/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0; III—3-1 -2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-1-1; IV—?/?/?/?. Number of trichobothria: I—6, II—6, III—6, IV—?. Dorsal spines on pedipalp femur: 2. Prolateral spines on tibia: 1-2. Epigynal plate wider than long (0.85/0.45); atrium superficial, posterior margin with two rounded projections; anterior hyaline spurs separated by their basal width ( Fig. 17 c, e). Internal genitalia: copulatory ducts straight, primary spermathecae curved and separated by their width ( Fig. 17 d).

Variation. Males: body length 5–5.5 (n = 3); carapace length 2.75–3 (n=3); patella-tibia I length 2.52–2.75 (n=2). Females (n=5): body length 4.38–7; carapace length 2.25–3; patella-tibia I length 2.31–2.88.

Additional material examined. Paratypes: MEXICO : Chihuahua: Municipality of Santa Bárbara , Mina Clarines , 8 km NW Santa Bárbara, 8.II.1947, G.M. Bradt, 1 ♂ 1 ♀ ( AMNH) . Durango : Municipality of Durango , Otinapa , 12.VIII.1947, W.J. Gertsch, 3 ♀ ( AMNH) . Jalisco: same data as holotype, 1 ♂ ( AMNH) ; 12.9–19.3 km W Guadalajara , 31.VII.1964, W.J. Gertsch and J. Woods, 1 ♀ ( AMNH) .

Distribution. MEXICO: Chihuahua, Durango , Jalisco (Map 3).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Novalena spp., habitus: a, e, N. approximata (Gertsch & Ivie 1936), female; b, f, N. alvarezi sp. nov., female; c, g, N. chamberlini sp. nov., male; d, h, N. clara sp. nov., female; i, m, N. dentata sp. nov., male; j, n, N. irazu sp. nov., female; k, o, N. iviei sp. nov., male; l, p, N. leonensis sp. nov., female; q, u, N. mexiquensis sp. nov., male; r, v, N. poncei sp. nov., female; s, w, N. puebla sp. nov., female; t, x, N. rothi sp. nov., female. a – d, i – l, q – t, dorsal view; e – h, m – p, v – x, ventral view. Scale bars: a, d, j, q, s, t = 4 mm; b, i, l, r = 3 mm; c, k = 2 mm.

FIGURE 17. Novalena spp. genitalia: a – e, Novalena chamberlini sp. nov.; f – h, Novalena cieneguilla sp. nov. a, male pedipalp, ventral view; b, same, retrolateral view; c, f, epigynum, ventral view; d, g, internal genitalia, dorsal view; e, h, epigynum, posterior view. Abbreviations: A, atrium; C, conductor; CD, copulatory ducts; CO, copulatory openings; E, embolus; FD, fertilization ducts; MA, median apophysis; RTAd, distal projection of RTA; RTAo, dorsal projection of RTA; S, spurs; S 1, primary spermathecae; S 2, secondary spermathecae; T, tegulum; TMP, tegular median process. Scale bars: a = 0.5 mm; e, h = 0.25 mm.