Shuyushka achachay
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https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2016.255 |
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http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0E8DA4DC-FF4C-436E-94FB-CB89F6416C6E |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6081751 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F319EF09-0705-FB18-FD86-7E7C89F9C042 |
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Jeremy |
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Shuyushka achachay |
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Shuyushka achachay View in CoL gen. et sp. nov.
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Figs 37–40 View Figs 37 – 40
Diagnosis
Males are distinguished from all congeneric species by their distinctly reduced patellar apophysis ( Fig. 39 View Figs 37 – 40 ).
Etymology
The speciFc name is a noun in apposition taken from the Kichwa language meaning ‘cold’.
Type material
Holotype
ECUADOR: Ƌ, Cotopaxi Province, Otonga Biological Reserve , 24–30 May 2014, beating trees, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. ( QCAZ) .
Additional material examined
ECUADOR: Cotopaxi Province, Otonga Biological Reserve : 2 ƋƋ, sifting moss, 24–30 May 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. ( DTC) .
Description
Male (holotype)
MEASUREMENTS. Total length: 7.3; carapace length: 3.0; carapace width: 2.2; abdomen length: 4.3.
CEPHALOTHORAX. Pars cephalica apically light orange-brown, with dark lines behind PLE, basally light yellow; pars thoracica apically light yellow, with small dark mark, medially orange-brown with dark lines along radiating lines, basally light yellow; margin dark. Fovea dark. Sternum light brown, margin slightly darker. Labium and endites dark brown.
CHELICERAE. Dark brown. Promargin with 5, retromargin with 5 teeth.
LEGS. Femora light yellow with orange-brown band apically, tibia and metatarsi light yellow with orangebrown bands basally and apically, tarsi light yellow. Total length: I: 12.7; II: 10.2; III: 7.8; IV: 10.7; leg articles length (femur/patella/tibia/metatarsus/tarsus): leg I 3.3/0.9/3.6/3.5/1.4; leg II 2.8/0.9/2.7/2.6/1.2; leg III 2.3/0.8/1.6/2.3/0.8; leg IV 2.9/0.9/2.5/3.3/1.1.
LEGS SPINATION. Femur I p1-1-1; tibia I p1-1-1, r1-1-1; metatarsus I p0-1-0. Femur II p1-1-1; tibia II p1- 1-1, r1-1-1; metatarsus II p1-1-0. Femur III p0-1-1; tibia III p1-1-1, r1-1-1; metatarsus III p1-1-1, d0-1- 0, v2-2 -2. Femur IV p0-1-1; tibia IV p1-1-1, r1-1-1; metatarsus IV p1-1-1, d0-1-0, v2-2 -2.
ABDOMEN. Cylindrical. Dorsally yellowish with dark arrow-shaped mark ( Fig. 37 View Figs 37 – 40 ).
GENITALIA. Palpal patella with two small, ventral apophysis, and small dorsal sclerotized triangular projection ( Fig. 39 View Figs 37 – 40 ). Palpal tibia shorter than cymbium; without apophysis ventrally; anterior part of retrolateral tibial apophysis rounded, posterior part well sclerotized with spine-like projection ( Fig. 39 View Figs 37 – 40 ). Subtegulum not observed; tegulum rounded basally; median apophysis large, hook-shaped; embolus long, wide basally, prolaterally positioned, distally with small triangular extensions and straight pale terminal segment ( Fig. 38 View Figs 37 – 40 ).
Female
Unknown.
Natural history
Specimens were collected by beating trees and in moss hanging from trees.
Distribution
Ecuador: known only from the type locality.
QCAZ |
Ecuador, Quito, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Catholic Zoology Museum |
DTC |
Dmitrijs Telnovs |
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