Predatoroonops valverde Brescovit, Rheims, and Ott, 2012

Brescovit, Antonio D., Bonaldo, Alexandre B., Santos, Adalberto J., Ott, Ricardo & Rheims, Cristina A., 2012, The Brazilian Goblin Spiders Of The New Genus Predatoroonops (Araneae: Oonopidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2012 (370), pp. 1-68 : 29-31

Predatoroonops valverde Brescovit, Rheims, and Ott , new species

Figures 8 , 16 , 70–71 , 126–152 ; map 1

TYPES: Male holotype and female paratype from Enseada das Palmas, Ilha Grande, 23 ° 89260S, 44 ° 149500W, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Feb. 2–12, 1997, M. Ramirez), deposited in IBSP 133531 (PBI_OON_11077).

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name refers to the South/Central American country Val Verde, a fictional country created for ‘‘Predator’’ by Hollywood filmmakers, to avoid getting into legal or diplomatic disputes.

DIAGNOSIS: Males of Predatoroonops valverde resemble those of P. schwartzaneggeri and P. billy by the presence of a long, dorsally curved distal apophysis in the chelicerae (figs. 13, 15) but can be separated from these species by the longer subdistal furrow, short subdistal apophysis (figs. 16, 132). Females can be easily distinguished from those of the remaining species by the triangular anterior receptaculum, cylindrical posterior receptaculum with slender tip (figs. 70–71, 150–152).

MALE (PBI_OON_11077): Total length 1.95. Carapace 0.90 long, 0.75 wide. ALE 0.10, PLE 0.10, PME 0.12, ALE-ALE 0.08. Carapace pale orange, without any pattern, anterolateral corners with slightly sclerotized triangular projections (fig. 134). Sternum, chelicerae, endites, and labium yellow. Clypeus with very small needlelike setae (fig. 16). Chelicerae anterior face with long, recurved triangular median furrow, short subdistal narrow furrow, narrowed lateral subdistal apophysis, long dorsally curved distal apophysis and condylar projection absent (fig. 16). Abdomen dorsum white. Legs yellow, femur I 0.80. Leg spination: femur: I v2-2-1; II v2-2- 0; III d1-1-0, tibia I v2-2-2-2-2, II v2-2-2-2-2, III v0-1-1; IV p1-0-0; v0-1-1; r1-1-0; metatarsi I v2-2-2-2, II v2-2-2-2, III v1-2-2; IV p0-0-1; v0-1-2; r0-0-1. Male palp proximal segments white; cymbium yellow; bulb white; large slender hyaline process (fig. 137).

FEMALE (PBI_OON_11077): Total length 2.10. Carapace 0.95 long, 0.82 wide. ALE 0.10, PLE 0.10, PME 0.12, ALE-ALE 0.06. Abdomen dorsum pale white. Legs: femur I 0.75. Leg spination: femur I v2-2-1; II v2-2-0; III d1-1-0, tibia I v2-2-2-2-2, II v2-2-2-2-2, III–IV v0-1-1; metatarsus I v2-2-2-2, II v2-2- 2-2, III v0-1-2; IV p1-1-0; v0-1-0; r1-1-0. Internal genitalia with triangular anterior receptaculum and posterior receptaculum with slender tip (figs. 70–71, 150–152); elongated apodema plate flattened, not enlarged laterally, with small and globose apodema process (figs. 70–71).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: Angra dos Reis, Ilha Grande,

23 ° 89260S, 44 ° 149500W, Enseada das Palmas, Feb. 2–12, 1997 ( MACN, PBI _OON_11079), 28 2♀; ( IBSP 133527 , PBI _OON 11201) , 2♀; ( IBSP 133533 , PBI _OON 11203) , 18; ( IBSP 133530 , PBI _OON 11076) , 1♀; ( IBSP 133528 , PBI _OON 11202) , 18; ( IBSP 133529 , PBI _OON 11075, 18 1♀) , all collected by M. Ramirez.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (map 1).

Figures

Figs. 7–12. 7, Predatoroonops anna, n. sp., male, tibia II, lateroventral view. 8, P. valverde, n. sp., female, leg IV, tarsal claws, lateral view. 9, P. peterharlli, n. sp., female pedipalp, prolateral view. 10, P. mctiernani, n. sp., female, pedipalp, detail of tip. 11–12, P. billy, n. sp., female, base of tracheal spiracle: 11, tracheal border; 12, detail of tracheal border.

Figs. 13–20. Predatoroonops species, males, carapace and chelicerae, frontal view. 13, P. schwarzeneggeri, n. sp. 14, P. poncho, n. sp. 15, P. billy, n. sp. 16, P. valverde, n. sp. 17, P. blain, n. sp. 18, P. maceliot, n. sp. 19, P. anna, n. sp. 20, P. rickhawkins, n. sp. Abbreviations: cb 5 basal condyle apophysis of chelicerae; da 5 distal apophysis of chelicerae; mf 5 median furrow of chelicerae; sa 5 subdistal apophysis of chelicerae; sf 5 subdistal furrow of chelicerae.

Figs. 64–71. Predatoroonops species, female internal genitalia. 64–65, Predatoroonops schwarzeneggeri, n. sp.: 64, dorsal view; 65, posterior view. 66–67, P. poncho, n. sp.: 66, dorsal view; 67, posterior view. 68– 69, P. billy, n. sp.: 68, dorsal view; 69, posterior view. 70–71, P. valverde, n. sp.: 70, dorsal view; 71, posterior view. Abbreviations: ap 5 apodema plate of female epigynum; app 5 apodema plate process of female epigynum; ar 5 anterior receptaculum of female epigynum; pr 5 posterior receptaculum of female epigynum.

Figs. 124–129. 124–125, Predatoroonops billy, n. sp., female internal genitalia, dorsal view: 124, anterior receptaculum; 125, posterior receptaculum, dorsal view. 126–129, P. valverde, n. sp., male: 126, carapace and chelicerae, frontal view; 127–128, chelicerae; 127, distal and subdistal apophysis, frontal view; 128, detail of base of distal and subdistal apophysis, frontal view; 129, patela of male palp with liriform organ, prolateral view.

Figs. 130–140. Predatoroonops valverde, n. sp., male. 130–131, Body: 130, dorsal view; 131, lateral view. 132–134, Carapace. 132, Frontal view. 133, Ventral view. 134, Lateral view. 135–136, Leg I, 135, Retrolateral view. 136, Prolateral view. 137–140, Palp. 137, Prolateral view. 138, Dorsal view. 139, Ventral view. 140, Retrolateral view.

Figs. 141–152. Predatoroonops valverde, n. sp., female. 141–142, Body: 141, dorsal view; 142, lateral view. 143–144, Carapace: 143, ventral view; 144, frontal view. 145, Abdomen, ventral view. 146–147, Leg I: 146, prolateral view; 147, retrolateral view. 148, Pedipalp, prolateral view. 149–152, Internal genitalia: 149, ventral view; 150, dorsal view by transparence; 151, ventral view, cleared; 152, lateral view, cleared.