Ummidia hondurena, Godwin & Bond, 2021

Godwin, Rebecca L. & Bond, Jason E., 2021, Taxonomic revision of the New World members of the trapdoor spider genus Ummidia Thorell (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Halonoproctidae), ZooKeys 1027, pp. 1-165 : 1

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scientific name

Ummidia hondurena
status

sp. nov.

Ummidia hondurena sp. nov. Figs 51 View Figure 51 , 52 View Figure 52 , Map 5 View Map 5

Type material.

HOLOTYPE: 1 ♂ (UMM172, AMNH) from Honduras, 14.5036 -86.3206 9, 650 m a.s.l.. PARATYPE: 1 ♀ (8568, SMF) from Finca San Jorge, Santa Ana, Santa Ana, San Salvador, 13.9778 -89.5647 5, 1000 m a.s.l., 25.iv.1951. Female paratype was originally misidentified as Ummidia zilchi (Krauss, 1955).

Etymology.

The specific epithet is a noun (feminine, singular) taken in apposition and is in reference to the type locality and its people.

Diagnosis.

Ummidia hondurena can be differentiated from all other geographically proximate species except U. riverai and U. rugosa by the presence of a comb of alternating large and small strong setae on the retrolateral face of tarsus IV (Fig. 3C View Figure 3 ). Males can be differentiated from U. zilchi , U. carlosviquezi , U. varablanca , and U. quepoa by possessing a sinuous embolus, rather than one with an even single curve and from U. yojoa and U. varablanca by having many more prolateral (26 vs 0) and retrolateral (29 vs 2-3) spines on tibia I. Males can be further distinguished from U. riverai and U. rugosa by lacking a pale dorsal heart patch on the abdomen. Females can be distinguished from all geographically proximate species except U. rugosa and U. erema by having spermathecae which bend first medially and then anteriorly.

Description of male holotype.

Specimen preparation and condition. Specimen preserved in 80% EtOH. General coloration. Carapace and chelicerae reddish black 2.5YR 2.5/1, legs dark reddish brown 5YR 2.5/2, tarsi yellowish red 5YR 4/6. Abdomen black 10YR 2/1. Cephalothorax. Carapace 5.11 long, 4.99 wide. Pars cephalica 3.36 long. Foveal groove procurved, 0.35 long, 0.86 wide. Tubercle moderate. AER procurved. PER straight. Eye group 0.57 long, 1.18 wide, AME 0.32, PME 0.2, ALE 0.46, PLE 0.23. Sternum with posterior fringe, sparsely setose anteriorly, STRl 2.79, STRw 2.54. Chelicerae with anterior tooth row comprising four teeth, posterior margin with six teeth. Palpal endites with 15 cuspules spread over proximal half of endite face, lacking distal endite cuspules, ENDw 0.94, ENDl 1.77. Labium with eight cuspules, LBw 1.01, LBl 0.69. Rastellum with eight spines along distal cheliceral margin, three on process. Abdomen setose. Legs. F1 4.73; F1w 1.35; P1 2.13; Ti1 3; Mt1 2.1; Tr1 0.93; F3 3.51; F3w 1.24; P3 1.68; Ti3 2.19; Sd3 1.4; Mt3 1.76; Tr3 1.19; F4 4.48; F4w 1.19; P4 2.02; Ti4 2.76; Mt4 2.73; Tr4 1.14. Retrolateral face of tarsus IV with sparse comb of alternating thicker and thinner spinules. Leg I spination pattern: TSp 2, TSpv 14, TSrd 0, TSr 3, TSrv 26, MtSp 5, MtSr 9, TrSp 5, TrSr 8. Pedipalps. PTl 2.09, PTw 0.81, Bl 1.78. Embolus of moderate length, slightly sinuous.

Variation, males.

Known only from male type specimen.

Description of female paratype.

Specimen preparation and condition. Specimen preserved in 80% EtOH. Spermathecae removed, cleared, in vial with specimen. General coloration. Carapace; chelicerae; and legs dark brown 7.5YR 3/4, tarsi yellow 10YR 7/6. Abdomen very dark gray 7.5YR 3/1, spinnerets yellowish brown 10YR 7/6. Cephalothorax. Carapace 5.43 long, 5.22 wide. Pars cephalica 3.92 long. Foveal groove procurved, 0.51 long, 1.1 wide. Eye tubercle moderate and defined under all eyes. AER procurved. PER straight. Eye group 0.79 long, 1.26 wide, AME 0.29, PME 0.29, ALE 0.45, PLE 0.4. Sternum sparsely setose, thicker at edges. STRl 2.98, STRw 3.11. Chelicerae with anterior row comprising five teeth, posterior margin with six teeth. Palpal endites with 45 large cuspules across proximal half and 12 smaller cuspules distally, ENDw 1.29, ENDl 2.18. Labium with 17 large cuspules with six forming an anterior row, LBw 1.28, LBl 0.96. Rastellum with several large spines along medial and distal margins of process, few small spines above margin. Abdomen. Evenly setose and dorsally pustulose. Legs. F1 3.76; F1w 1.31; P1 2.27; Ti1 2.14; Mt1 1.41; Tr1 0.86; F3 3.05; F3w 1.57; P3 1.82; Ti3 1.78, Sd3 1.15; Mt3 1.29; Tr3 1.09; F4 3.77; F4w 1.56; P4 2.03; Ti4 1.87; Mt4 1.94; Tr4 0.94. Retrolateral face tarsus IV with defined comb of spinules subtended by small hairs. Pedipalps. PF 3.4, PP 1.88, PTi 2.03, PTr 1.76. Spermathecae with medial bend, bulbs facing anteriorly.

Variation, females.

Known only from female type specimen.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Halonoproctidae

Genus

Ummidia