Noonops chilapensis (Chamberlin and Ivie) Platnick & Berniker, 2013

Platnick, Norman I. & Berniker, Lily, 2013, The soft-bodied goblin spiders of the new genus Noonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), American Museum Novitates 2013 (3776), pp. 1-48 : 39-47

Noonops chilapensis (Chamberlin and Ivie) , new combination

Figures 307–312

Oonops chilapensis Chamberlin and Ivie, 1936: 8 , figs. 1, 2 (male holotype from Chilapa , Guerrero, Mexico, in AMNH; examined).

Diagnosis: Males can be recognized by the wide embolar base, which is abruptly narrowed at about one-fifth the embolar length (figs. 307–309).

MALE (PBI_OON 1640, figs. 307–312): Total length 1.91. Eyes teratological, with left anterior and left posterior lateral far removed from other four eyes. Anterior portion of endites with single short, blunt process situated almost at tip of endite; serrula present. Leg spination: tibiae: III p1-0-1, v1p-0-2; IV p1-0-0, v2-0-2, r1-0-0; metatarsi: III v0-0-1p, r1-0-0; IV p1-0-0, v0-1p-1p, r1-0-0. Embolus wide at base, abruptly narrowed at about one-fifth its length.

FEMALE: Unknown

MATERIAL EXAMINED: MEXICO: Guerrero: Chilapa , 1935 ( AMNH PBI_OON 1640), 1♂ (holotype) .

DISTRIBUTION: Guerrero.

Noonops iviei , new species

Figures 313–323

TYPE: Male holotype taken 12 miles east of Manzanillo, 19°01′N, 104°10′W, Colima, Mexico (May 11, 1963; W. Gertsch, W. Ivie), deposited in AMNH (PBI_OON 1470) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a patronym in honor of Wilton Ivie, one of the collectors of the type and many other oonopids.

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of N. puebla but have a smaller embolar base and an embolus that is straight for most of its length (figs. 313–318); the endites have a distinctive lateral projection (figs. 322, 323).

MALE (PBI_OON 1470, figs. 313–323): Total length 1.03. Anterior portion of endites with two processes, each highly modified; one process projects far beyond lateral edge of endite, other process with greatly enlarged base; serrula absent. Leg spination: tibiae: III v0-0-2; IV v0-0-1p; metatarsi: III v0-0-1p; IV v0-1p-0. Embolus sharply bent at base, then straight for remainder of length, tip sharply pointed.

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: MEXICO: Jalisco: El Tecuán road, km 5.7 from Ruta 200, Municipio La Huerta , 19°19.61′N, 104°54.71′W, Sept. 12, 1999, Berlese, leaf and log litter, tropical subdeciduous forest in ravine, elev. 40 m (A. Newton, M. Thayer, FMNH 56286 , PBI_ OON 10725), 1♂ .

DISTRIBUTION: Jalisco and Colima.

Noonops tonila , new species

Figures 324–335

TYPES: Male holotype, female allotype, and three male paratypes taken 2 miles south of Tonila, Colima, Mexico (Aug. 28, 1965; W. Gertsch, Hastings), deposited in AMNH (PBI_OON 31158) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of N. minutus but have a greatly elongated spur on the base of the embolus (figs. 324–326, 330–332); females also resemble those of N. minutus but have a narrower posterior receptaculum (figs. 334, 335).

MALE (PBI_OON 31158, figs. 324–332): Total length 0.84. Anterior portion of endites with single, ventrally directed process; serrula absent. Leg spination: femur: IV d1-0-0; tibiae: III p0-1-0, v0-0-2, r0-1-0; IV p1-0-0, v0-0-2; metatarsi: III v0-0-1p; IV p0-0-1, v0-0-2, r0-0-1. Spur at base of embolus greatly elongated.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 31158, figs. 333–335): Total length 1.04. Leg spination (leg IV missing): tibia III v0-0-2; metatarsus III v0-0- 1p. Anterior receptaculum elongated; median sclerotization rounded.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: MEXICO: Colima: 10 mi S Colima , Aug. 1, 1954 (W. Gertsch, AMNH PBI_OON 31152), 1♂ . Michoacán: Zamora , Aug. 1, 1956 (W. Gertsch, V. Roth, AMNH PBI_ OON 31148), 1♂ .

DISTRIBUTION: Colima and Michoacán.

Noonops minutus , new species

Figures 336–346

TYPES: Male holotype and female allotype taken 12 mi S of Cuernavaca, 18°45′N, 99°15′W, Morelos, Mexico (May 3, 1963; W. Gertsch, W. Ivie), deposited in AMNH (PBI_OON 37317) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name refers to the remarkably small size of this species.

DIAGNOSIS: Males of this minute species can be recognized by their distinctively shaped embolus (figs. 336–340), females by the rounded anterior receptaculum and rounded median sclerotization (figs. 345, 346).

MALE (PBI_OON 1827, figs. 336–343): Total length 0.84. Anterior portion of endites with two processes, anterior process lobe-shaped, posterior process pointed, directed medially; serrula absent. Leg spination: tibiae: III p0-0-1, r0-0-1; IV v0-0-1r, r0-1-0; metatarsi: III v0-0-2; IV p1-0-1, v0-0-2, r1-0-1. Embolus evenly curved, tip with blunt ventral extension.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 37317, figs. 344–346): Total length 1.06. Leg spination: tibiae III, IV v0-0-1p; metatarsi: III v0-0-2; IV p1-0-1, v0-0-1p, r1-0-0. Anterior receptaculum rounded; posterior receptaculum with rounded anterior sclerotization.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: MEXICO: Morelos: 12 mi S Cuernavaca , 18°45′N, 99°15′W, May 3, 1963 (W. Gertsch, W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_OON 1827), 2♂, 1♀ .

DISTRIBUTION: Morelos.

Figures

FIGURES 301–312. Noonops beattyi, new species, male (301–306) and N. chilapensis (Chamberlin and Ivie), male (307–312). 301, 307. Left embolus, prolateral view. 302, 308. Same, ventral view. 303, 309, Same, retrolateral view. 304, 310. Sternum, ventral view. 305, 311. Mounthparts, same. 306, 312. Tip of endite, same.

FIGURES 313–323. Noonops iviei, new species, males from Colima (313–315, 319, 320) and Jalisco (316–318, 321–323). 313, 316. Left embolus, prolateral view. 314, 317. Same, ventral view. 315, 318, Same, retrolateral view. 319. Carapace, dorsal view. 320, 321. Sternum, ventral view. 322. Mouthparts, ventral view. 323. Tip of endite, same.

FIGURES 324–335. Noonops tonila, new species, males from Colima (324–329) and Michoacán (330–332) and female from Colima (333–335). 324, 330. Left embolus, prolateral view. 325, 331. Same, ventral view. 326, 332. Same, retrolateral view. 327. Left palp, prolateral view. 328. Same, retrolateral view. 329. Tip of endite, ventral view. 333, 334. Genitalia, ventral view. 335. Same, dorsal view.

FIGURES 336–346. Noonops minutus, new species, male (336–343) and female (344–346). 336. Left embolus, prolateral view. 337. Same, ventral view. 338. Same, retrolateral view. 339. Left palp, prolateral view. 340. Same, ventral view. 341. Same, retrolateral view. 342. Mouthparts, ventral view. 343. Tip of endite, same. 344, 345. Genitalia, ventral view. 346. Same, dorsal view.