Pelicinus deelemanae, Platnick & Dupérré & Ubick & Fannes, 2012

Platnick, Norman I., Dupérré, Nadine, Ubick, Darrell & Fannes, Wouter, 2012, The Goblin Spider Genus Pelicinus (Araneae, Oonopidae), Part 1, American Museum Novitates 2012 (3741), pp. 1-44 : 25

Pelicinus deelemanae , new species

Figures 180–196

TYPES: Male holotype and female allotype taken in leaf litter in Sam Roi Yot National Park , Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand (Dec. 1990; C., P. Deeleman), deposited in NML (PBI_OON 31765) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a patronym in honor of one of the collectors, Christa Deeleman.

DIAGNOSIS: Males have about six transverse ridges on the scutopedicel area, of which the two dorsalmost are not weakened medially (fig. 182), and a short embolus with a stubby tip (figs. 184–190). Females show dark cuticular patches through the dorsal abdominal scutum, have the squiggled anterior receptaculum oriented largely transversely, and have a very short base on the T-shaped anterior process (figs. 195, 196).

MALE (PBI_OON 11985, figs. 180–190): Total length 1.85. Carapace pale orange, elevated portion of pars cephalica finely reticulate, sides finely reticulate. Sternum pale orange, finely reticulate. Mouthparts pale orange, endites unmodified. Abdomen without dark markings. Scutopedicel region with six transverse ridges, four most ventral ridges weaker at midline. Dorsal scutum pale orange, reticulate, covering most of abdomen length, width. Postepigastric scutum pale orange, covering about ¾ of abdomen length. Embolus relatively short, with stubby tip.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 31765, figs. 191–196): Total length 1.67. Abdomen dorsum with about six transverse rows of rectangular dark patches. Postepigastric scutum long, almost rectangular, covering about ¾ of abdomen length. Squiggled portion of anterior genitalic duct oriented largely transversely, T-shaped anterior process with very short base.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Western Thailand (Prachuap Khiri Khan).

Figures

FIGURES 180–196. Pelicinus deelemanae, new species, male (180–190) and female (191–196). 180. Habitus, dorsal view. 181. Same, lateral view. 182, 192. Abdomen, anterior view. 183. Sternum, ventral view. 184, 186. Left palp, prolateral view. 185, 188. Same, retrolateral view. 187. Same, ventral view. 189. Left embolus, retrolateral view. 190. Right embolus, dorsal view. 191. Abdomen, ventral view. 193. Carapace, anterior view. 194, 195. Genitalia, ventral view. 196. Same, dorsal view.