Ponsoonops bollo, Bolzern, 2014

Bolzern, Angelo, 2014, The Neotropical goblin spiders of the new genera Ponsoonops and Bipoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), American Museum Novitates 2014 (3803), pp. 1-1 : 1-

Ponsoonops bollo , new species

Figures 319–345

NOTE: Male and females have been collected from different locations, show some somatic differences (e.g., carapace color), and may be mismatched.

TYPE: Male holotype from a Berlese sample of epiphytic root mat and soil from Cerro Bollo cloud forest, taken at an elevation of 1856 m at a site 3.5 km east of Escopeta, 8.56666°N, 81.83333°W, Chiriqui, Panama (Jun. 20, 1980, J. Wagner), deposited in FMNH (33623 PBI_ OON 10131) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: The male resembles those of P. boquete , P. fanselix , P. lerida , P. panto , P. salimsa , and P. vuena in having an embolus with a median protrusion (fig. 328). It differs clearly from all those but P. salimsa in having an embolus tip that is only moderately elongated (figs. 326, 329). It differs from P. salimsa in having a relatively short and broad embolus (fig. 326; rather than a long and slender one). Females resemble those of P. boquete and P. vuena in having a narrow, long-stalked anterior genitalic process with enlarged apex (figs. 341–343). They differ in having short filiform glands at the base of the anterior genitalic process, not reaching to the enlarged part (figs. 343, 344; rather than distinct, long ones), and differ at least from P. boquete in having spoon-shaped projections (glands) at the posterior genitalic process (fig. 345; rather than no or indistinct glands).

MALE (PBI_OON 10130, figs. 319–333): Total length 1.45. Leg spination: tibiae: I p1-0-0, v4-2-2; II v4-2-2; IV p0-1-0, v0-0-2, r0-1-0; metatarsi: I, II p1-0-0, v2-2-2; IV p0-1-0. Sperm pore oval. Embolus broad, tube shaped, longitudinally folded, with ventral slit and ventroprolateral opening, tip narrowed, only moderately elongated, embolus opening subcircular, strongly rebordered, retroventrally with pointed projection; conductor basally fused to embolus base, broad, lamelliform elongated, bandlike, tip truncated, longer than embolus.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 49188, figs. 334–345): Total length 1.58. Leg spination: tibiae: I p1-1-0, v4-2-2, r1-0-0; II p0-1-0, v4-2-2; IV p0-1-0, v1-0-2, r1-1-0; metatarsi I, II p1-0-0, v2-2-2. Median protruding part of large genital plate wider than long; anterior genitalic process narrowly stalked, apex distinctly enlarged; posterior genitalic process pocketlike, without remarkable duct, weakly sclerotized, distally covered with distinct spoon-shaped projections (glands).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: PANAMA: Chiriquí: La Fortuna near Finca La Suisse, Jun. 10, 1995, Berlese , Oak forest litter, elev. 1200 m (R. Anderson, AMNH PBI_OON 49188), 2♀ .

DISTRIBUTION: Panama (Chiriquí).

Figures

FIGURES 319–333. Ponsoonops bollo, new species, male. 319. Habitus, dorsal view. 320. Carapace, lateral view. 321. Same, anterior view. 322. Sternum, ventral view. 323. Abdomen, lateral view. 324. Same, ventral view. 325. Palp, prolateral view. 326. Same, dorsal view. 327. Same, retrolateral view. 328. Embolus and conductor, prolateral view. 329. Same, dorsal view. 330. Same, retrolateral view. 331. Embolus tip, prolateral view. 332. Cymbium tip, dorsal view. 333. Tarsal organ, palp, dorsolateral view.

FIGURES 334–345. Ponsoonops bollo, new species, female. 334. Carapace, dorsal view. 335. Same, lateral view. 336. Same, anterior view. 337. Sternum, ventral view. 338. Abdomen, dorsal view. 339. Same, anterior view. 340. Same, ventral view. 341, 342, 343. Genitalia, dorsal view. 344. Field of glands at base of anterior genitalic process, anterodorsal view. 345. Posterior genitalic process tip, dorsal view.