Novalena saltoensis, 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 : 73-74

Novalena saltoensis new species

Figure 40 a–c; Map 4

Type. Holotype female: MEXICO: Durango : Highway #40, 2.4 km E El Salto, 2591 m, 8.IX.1967, R.E. Leech (CASENT 9048870), deposited at CAS .

Etymology. The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality. Diagnosis. Novalena saltoensis differs from N. clara , N. franckei , and N. volcanes in having the atrium with posterior margin protruded ventrally ( Fig. 40 a).

Description. Female (holotype): Carapace orange. Chelicerae reddish, condyles orange. Endites light brown with white tips. Labium dark brown with white tip. Sternum orange with brown border. Legs orange; tibia and metatarsus dark brown. Coxa I–III and IV with one and two black spots, respectively. Three black rings on femur, one on patella, and two on tibia. Opisthosoma light brown with lateral and ventral black spots and dark brown foliage. Spinnerets orange, PLS with basal segment dark brown. Total length 8.5. Carapace length 4.25, width 2.5, cephalic region width 1.67, ocular region width 0.81. Eye diameter: AME 0.13, ALE 0.21, PME 0.19, PLE 0.17. Distance between eyes: AME-AME 0.1, AME-ALE 0.08, AME-PME 0.19, ALE-PLE 0.04, ALE-ALE 0.37, PME- PME 0.12, PME-PLE 0.13. Clypeus height 0.23. Chelicerae with three retromarginal teeth; basal segment length 1.52, fang length 0.67. Labium slightly wider than long (0.58/0.48). Endites almost straight (distance at their base compared at their tips 0.58/0.3). Sternum longer than wide (2.05/1.67). Opisthosoma longer than wide (4.75/2.75). ALS separated by less their basal diameter (0.18/0.39), PLS with distal segment slightly shorter than basal segment (0.48/0.58). Leg lengths: I—femur 2.88/ patella-tibia 3.5/ metatarsus 2.38/ tarsus 1.75; II—2.75/ 3.25/ 2.38/ 1.63; III—2.63/ 3.13/ 2.63/ 1.5; IV—3.38/ 4.13/ 3.63/ 1.75. Spination: Femur dorsal I—1-1 -1/ II—1-1 -3/ III—1-2 -3/ IV—1-2 -3; 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 Idorsal 0/ ventral 1-1-2/ prolateral 1-1-0/ retrolateral 0; II—0/ 1-1-2/ 0-2-0/ 0; III—1-1 -0/ 1-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; IV— 1-1 -0/ 1-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; metatarsus I—0/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0; II—0/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-0-1; III—2-2 -2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0- 1-1; IV—2-2 -2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-0-1. Number of trichobothria: I—6, II—6, III—7, IV—7. Dorsal spines on pedipalp femur: 3. Prolateral spines on tibia: 1-2. Epigynal plate wider than long (1.15/0.67); atrium superficial with protruding posterior margin; anterior hyaline spurs separated by more their basal width ( Fig. 40 a, c). Internal genitalia: copulatory ducts straight, primary spermathecae separated by less their width ( Fig. 40 b).

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. MEXICO: Durango (Map 4).

Figures

FIGURE 40. Novalena spp.: a – c, Novalena saltoensis sp. nov.; d – f, Novalena sinaloa sp. nov. a, d, epigynum, ventral view; b, e, internal genitalia, dorsal view; c, f, epigynum, posterior view. Abbreviations: A, atrium; CD, copulatory ducts; CO, copulatory openings; FD, fertilization ducts; S, spurs; S 1, primary spermathecae; S 2, secondary spermathecae. Scale bars: 0.25 mm.