Noideattella and Tolegnaro, Two New Genera of Goblin Spiders from Madagascar, with Comments on the Gamasomorphoid and Silhouettelloid Oonopids (Araneae, Oonopidae)
Álvarez-Padilla, Fernando
Ubick, Darrell
Griswold, Charles E.
American Museum Novitates
2012
2012-05-25
2012
3745
1
76
73Z6X
Álvarez-Padilla & Ubick & Griswold, 2012
Álvarez-Padilla & Ubick & Griswold
2012
[476,714,435,462]
Arachnida
Oonopidae
Noideattella
Animalia
Araneae
52
53
Arthropoda
species
lakana
sp. nov.
Figures 257–284, 375
TYPES: Male holotype and femaleallotype from Berlese and sifted leaf litter of a tropical dry forestat an elevation of 325 mat Reserve Speciale d’Ambre, 3.5 km235° SW Sakaramy, 12°28′8″S, 49°14′32″E, Antsiranana Province, 26–31 January 2001, Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team, deposited in CASC( PBI_OON 00003275). The species epithet, a noun in apposition, is taken from the Malagasy word for a dugout canoeor any small boat .
DIAGNOSIS: N. lakanacan be differentiated from other Noideattellaspeciesby the following combination of characters: habitus color dark red-brown, body length 2.1 to 2.4 mm; carapace surface of elevated portion of pars cephalica strongly granulate, sides granulate (figs. 260, 275, 276); sternum furrows with row of large pits, surface coarsely reticulate, with microsculpture medially and in furrows (fig. 277); book lung covers large and elliptical (figs. 258, 259).
DESCRIPTION: Male(PBI_OON 0003462): Total length 2.1. Cephalothorax:Carapace dark red-brown, sternum longer than wide, dark red-brown, anterior margin with continuous transverse groove ( fig. 273). Mouthparts: Chelicerae, endites, and labium dark red-brown, paturon inner margin with scattered setae (fig. 263). Abdomen:Ovoid. Book lung covers large, elliptical. Dorsal scutum dark red-brown, middle surface smooth, sides smooth. Postepigastric scutum orange-brown, long, semicircular. Male genital opening slightly protruded, epigastric scutum apodemes small, separated from the anterior book lung opening and connected by a furrow. Posterior spiracles connected by a groove ( fig. 268). Legs:Orange-brown, without color pattern. Leg spination (only surfaces bearing spines listed, all spines longer than segment width): tibiae: I, II p3-1-1; r2-1-1; IV p0-0-1; metatarsi: I, II p1-1-0; r1-1-0. Tarsal organ with two sensilla visible. Genitalia:Epigastric region with sperm pore situated at level of anterior spiracles ( fig. 268). Palp proximal segments pale orange; cymbium pale orange, with distal patch of setae; bulb pale orange (figs. 262, 264). Embolus dorsal and ventral lamellae with at least three distal apophyses each (figs. 281–284). Palp as in figures 279 and 280. Female(PBI_ OON 0003462): Total length 2.4. As in male except as noted. Legs:Metatarsi III and IV weak ventral scopula absent. Leg spination (only surfaces bearing spines listed, all spines longer than segment width): tibiae: I, II p3-1-1; r3-1-1; IV p0-0-1; metatarsi: I, II p1-1-0; r1-1-0. Trichobothria of metatarsus: I and IV one. Genitalia:Genital opening slit shaped ( fig. 267). Sperm sac secretory glands openings flat, extending all over the receptaculum posterior surface. GAp process shaped as a twisted tube ( figs. 269–271). Genitalia as in figures 265 and 266.
MATERIAL EXAMINED: N= 86. Madagascar: Antananarivo: 3 km41° NE Andranomay, 11.5 km147° SSE Anjozorobe, montane rainforest, 1300 m, S18.47333°, E47.96000°, Dec. 05–13, 2000, Fisher-Griswold Arthro- pod Team, 1♀( CASCPBI_ OON3941). Antsiranana: 7.2 km142° SE Antsiranana(= Diego Suarez), Montagne des Francais, 180 m, S12.53796°, E49.56361°, Feb. 23–25, 2001, L.J. Boutin, 1♀( CASCPBI_ OON3921); Forêt de Binara, 9.4 km235° SW Daraina, montane rainforest, 1100 m, S13.26333°, E49.60000°, Dec. 05, 2003, B.L. Fisher, 5 mixed ( CASCPBI_ OON3153); P.N. Montagne d’Ambre, 2.79 air km NE of park entrance forest, 1000 m, S12.53333°, E49.16666°, Nov. 21–30, 1993, J. Coddington, S. Larcher, C. Griswold, R. Andriamasimanana, N. Scharff, 1♀( CASCPBI_ OON3460); 12 mixed ( ZMUC PBI_ OON3462); 5 mixed ( CASCPBI_ OON3463); 5 mixed ( CASCPBI_ OON3465); 2♂( CASCPBI_ OON3468); 2♀( CASCPBI_ OON3473); 1♂( CASCPBI_ OON3474); 1♂( CASCPBI_ OON3475); 15 mixed ( CASCPBI_ OON3477); 2 mixed ( CASCPBI_ OON36378); 5 mixed ( CASCPBI_ OON36380); 13 mixed ( CASCPBI_ OON36389); 6 mixed ( CASCPBI_ OON36392); Parc National Montagne d’Ambre, 3.6 km235° SW Joffreville, montane rainforest, 925 m, S12.53444°, E49.17944°, Jan. 20–26, 2001, Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team, 4 mixed ( CASCPBI_ OON36376); Reserve Speciale d’Ambre, 3.5 km235° SW Sakaramy, tropical dry forest, 325 m, S12.46888°, E49.24222°, Jan. 26–31, 2001, Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team, 1♀( CASCPBI_ OON3359); Reserve Speciale de l’Ankarana, 22.9 km224° SW Anivorano Nord, tropical dry forest, 80 m, S12.90888°, E49.10972°, Feb. 10–16, 2001, Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team, 1♂( CASCPBI_ OON3172); Reserve Speciale l’Ankarana, 13.6 km192° SSW Anivorano Nord, tropical dry forest, 210 m, S12.86361°, E49.22583°, Feb. 16–20, 2001, Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team, 3 mixed ( CASCPBI_ OON3721).
3443623516
[168,426,548,574]
Berlese and sifted leaf litter of a tropical dry forest
2001-01-26
2001-01-31
2001-01-26
CASC
325
-12.468888
Reserve Speciale d'Ambre
21
49.24222
Berlese
52
53
PBI_OON 00003275
1
1
Antsiranana Province
holotype
3443623603
Berlese and sifted leaf litter of a tropical dry forest
2001-01-26
2001-01-31
2001-01-26
CASC
325
-12.468888
Reserve Speciale d'Ambre
21
49.24222
Berlese
52
53
PBI_OON 00003275
1
1
Antsiranana Province
allotype
3443623652
CASC, PBI
56
57
Team
52
53
OON 3941
1
1
3443623574
2001-02-23
2001-02-25
2001-02-23
CASC, PBI
L. J. Boutin
180
-12.53796
Montagne des Francais
1
49.56361
Diego Suarez
56
57
OON 3921
1
1
Antsiranana
3443623458
2003-12-05
CASC, PBI
B. L. Fisher
1100
-13.26333
Foret de Binara
1
49.6
56
57
OON 3153
1
Antsiranana
3443623387
1993-11-21
1993-11-30
1993-11-21
CASC, PBI
P. N. Montagne d'Ambre & J. Coddington & S. Larcher & Griswold & Andriamasimanana & Scharff
1000
-12.53333
1
49.16666
56
57
OON 3460
1
1
Antsiranana
3443623644
[631,995,371,395]
ZMUC, PBI
56
57
OON 3462
1
Antsiranana
3443623319
CASC, PBI
56
57
OON 3463
1
Antsiranana
3443623355
[256,603,400,424]
CASC, PBI
56
57
OON 3465
1
Antsiranana
3443623577
[615,912,400,424]
CASC, PBI
56
57
OON 3468
2
2
Antsiranana
3443623480
[924,1220,400,424]
CASC, PBI
56
57
OON 3473
2
2
Antsiranana
3443623553
[120,406,430,454]
CASC, PBI
56
57
OON 3474
1
1
Antsiranana
3443623486
[415,702,429,454]
CASC, PBI
56
57
OON 3475
1
1
Antsiranana
3443623507
[711,1057,429,454]
CASC, PBI
56
57
OON 3477
1
Antsiranana
3443623383
OON 36378
CASC, PBI
56
57
1
Antsiranana
3443623450
OON 36380
[317,673,459,483]
CASC, PBI
56
57
1
Antsiranana
3443623555
OON 36389
[683,1051,459,483]
CASC, PBI
56
57
1
Antsiranana
3443623373
OON 36392
CASC, PBI
56
57
1
Antsiranana
3443623576
OON 36376
2001-01-20
2001-01-26
2001-01-20
CASC, PBI
Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team
925
-12.53444
Parc National Montagne d'Ambre
1
49.17944
56
57
1
Antsiranana
3443623405
2001-01-26
2001-01-31
2001-01-26
CASC, PBI
Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team
325
-12.46888
Reserve Speciale d'Ambre
1
49.24222
56
57
OON 3359
1
1
Antsiranana
3443623566
2001-02-10
2001-02-16
2001-02-10
CASC, PBI
Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team
80
-12.90888
Reserve Speciale de l'Ankarana
1
49.10972
56
57
OON 3172
1
1
Antsiranana
3443623393
2001-02-16
2001-02-20
2001-02-16
CASC, PBI
Fisher-Griswold Arthropod Team
210
-12.86361
Reserve Speciale l'Ankarana
1
49.22583
56
57
OON 3721
1
Antsiranana