<documentid="F5C7FD4714344B8EE45F4E54AA47B425"ID-DOI="10.5852/ejt.2018.415"ID-GBIF-Dataset="e87a4472-0aeb-49da-9689-e3139e676432"ID-ISSN="2118-9773"ID-Zenodo-Dep="1211253"ID-ZooBank="D3B2953A-7727-4FA6-BADA-A74AEA6DF00B"IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.metadata_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="felipe"IM.treatments_approvedBy="guilherme"checkinTime="1522688139444"checkinUser="plazi"docAuthor="Frick, Holger & Scharff, Nikolaj"docDate="2018"docId="761887FAFFE8EC61FDECFAAAE32A9DF1"docLanguage="en"docName="ejt-415_frick_scharff.pdf.imf"docOrigin="European Journal of Taxonomy 415"docStyle="DocumentStyle:EF2B578F1D15862ADE45B0C07C620911.14:EJT.2018-.journal_article.type1"docStyleId="EF2B578F1D15862ADE45B0C07C620911"docStyleName="EJT.2018-.journal_article.type1"docStyleVersion="14"docTitle="Afroneta sarahae Frick & Scharff 2018, sp. nov."docType="treatment"docUuid="ACC8A04A-41EE-489B-B929-3912135333E2"docUuidSource="ZooBank"docVersion="12"lastPageNumber="24"masterDocId="8A21FF82FFFBEC76FF93FFC2E25B9C19"masterDocTitle="Description of one new genus and four new species of mynoglenine spiders from Africa (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Mynogleninae)"masterLastPageNumber="27"masterPageNumber="1"pageNumber="20"updateTime="1735830652458"updateUser="guilherme">
<mods:titleid="E76A63E5F4DC01AD2D8DC4C2E1FC2C98">Description of one new genus and four new species of mynoglenine spiders from Africa (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Mynogleninae)</mods:title>
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFE8EC65FDECFAAAE109999A"ID-CoL="65GRS"authority="Frick & Scharff, 2018"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[639,850,1384,1411]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="19"pageNumber="20"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="sarahae"status="sp. nov.">
The presence of serrations on the ventral margin of the paracymbium is seen in only one more species,
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFE8EC65FF2EF993E3DB9A73"authority="Frick & Scharff, 2018"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[189,384,1617,1643]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="19"pageNumber="20"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="serrata"status="sp. nov.">
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFE8EC65FC63F992E6279A72"box="[1008,1148,1616,1643]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="19"pageNumber="20">Fig. 13B–E</figureCitation>
), ranging from many shallow fine denticles to a few deep strong teeth. The tegular mynoglenine process is roundish and smaller compared to what is seen in
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFE8EC65FDFCF95FE16A9AAF"authority="Frick & Scharff, 2018"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[623,817,1693,1719]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="19"pageNumber="20"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="serrata"status="sp. nov.">
The radix is situated in the distal half of the cymbium (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFE8EC65FEFBF901E3959AC4"box="[360,462,1731,1757]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="19"pageNumber="20">Fig. 13F</figureCitation>
) and is shorter than in
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFE8EC65FD73F901E1F89AC4"authority="Frick & Scharff, 2018"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[736,931,1731,1757]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="19"pageNumber="20"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="serrata"status="sp. nov.">
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFE8EC65FB85F901E62F9AC4"box="[1046,1140,1731,1757]"captionStart="Fig. 9"captionStartId="16.[190,233,1929,1955]"captionTargetBox="[189,1399,584,1873]"captionTargetId="figure@16.[189,1399,571,1894]"captionTargetPageId="16"captionText="Fig. 9. Afroneta serrata sp. nov. A–C. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67569). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium, retrolateral. C. Prolateral. D–F. Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67569). D. Epigyne, ventral. E.Aboral.F. Vulva, dorsal."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211271/files/figure.png"pageId="19"pageNumber="20">Fig. 9C</figureCitation>
). The copulatory duct in females is correspondingly shorter (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFE8EC65FD12F92BE14B9B1A"box="[641,784,1769,1795]"captionStart="Fig. 12"captionStartId="20.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,647,1892]"captionTargetId="figure@20.[189,1399,637,1892]"captionTargetPageId="20"captionText="Fig. 12. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C. Prolateral. D. Dorsal. E–H. Allotype, ♀ (ZMUN 24056). E. Epigyne, ventral. F. Cleared vulva, aboral. G. Ventral.H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211277/files/figure.png"pageId="19"pageNumber="20">Fig. 12G–H</figureCitation>
) than in
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFE8EC65FCEAF92BE6609B1A"authority="Frick & Scharff, 2018"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[889,1083,1769,1795]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="19"pageNumber="20"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="serrata"status="sp. nov.">
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFE8EC65FB3EF92BE7679B1A"box="[1197,1340,1769,1795]"captionStart="Fig. 10"captionStartId="17.[189,232,1933,1959]"captionTargetBox="[189,1399,667,1896]"captionTargetId="figure@17.[189,1399,641,1896]"captionTargetPageId="17"captionText="Fig. 10. Afroneta serrata sp. nov. A–D. ♂ (UPSZMC 67570). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C.Prolateral.D.Dorsal.E–H.Allotype,♀(UPSZMC67569).E.Epigyne,ventral.F.Aboral.G.Cleared vulva, ventral. H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211273/files/figure.png"pageId="19"pageNumber="20">Fig. 10G–H</figureCitation>
) and the dorsal plate with the dorsal plate scape is also narrower in its longitudinal dimension (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFE8EC65FB65F8CDE7089B30"box="[1270,1363,1807,1833]"captionStart="Fig. 9"captionStartId="16.[190,233,1929,1955]"captionTargetBox="[189,1399,584,1873]"captionTargetId="figure@16.[189,1399,571,1894]"captionTargetPageId="16"captionText="Fig. 9. Afroneta serrata sp. nov. A–C. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67569). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium, retrolateral. C. Prolateral. D–F. Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67569). D. Epigyne, ventral. E.Aboral.F. Vulva, dorsal."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211271/files/figure.png"pageId="19"pageNumber="20">Fig. 9D</figureCitation>
vs
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFE8EC65FF2EF8F7E3719B56"box="[189,298,1845,1871]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="19"pageNumber="20">Fig. 13G</figureCitation>
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFE8EC65FE39F869E0529BDC"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[426,521,1963,1989]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="19"pageNumber="20"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="sarahae">
is a name in apposition. It refers to Holger Frick’s partner, Sarah Küffer, who has supported Holger Frick’s passion for spiders for more than a decade.
<materialsCitationid="4ED93CB1FFEFEC62FF2EFE9FE66D9DA7"ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1837804333"collectingDate="2009-01-19"collectionCode="ZMUN"collectorName="N. Yunakov"country="Kenya"county="Trans-Nzoia Distr"determinerName="H. Frick"elevation="3645"latitude="1.0980834"location="Mount Elgon National Park, upper course of Kimothon Riv."longLatPrecision="1"longitude="34.620472"pageId="20"pageNumber="21"specimenCode="ZMUN 24056"specimenCount="1"specimenCount-male="1"stateProvince="Rift Valley Prov"typeStatus="holotype">
<locationid="FB6E6037FFEFEC62FD6DFE9FE2AB9D83"LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:761887FAFFE8EC61FDECFAAAE32A9DF1:FB6E6037FFEFEC62FD6DFE9FE2AB9D83"country="Kenya"county="Trans-Nzoia Distr"latitude="1.0980834"longLatPrecision="1"longitude="34.620472"name="Mount Elgon National Park, upper course of Kimothon Riv."pageId="20"pageNumber="21"stateProvince="Rift Valley Prov">Mount Elgon National Park, upper course of Kimothon Riv.</location>
<materialsCitationid="4ED93CB1FFEFEC62FF2EFDCAE1119E3B"ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1837107294"box="[189,842,519,546]"collectingDate="2009-01-19"collectionCode="ZMUN"collectorName="N. Yunakov & H. Frick"country="Kenya"county="Trans-Nzoia Distr"elevation="3645"latitude="1.0980834"location="KENYA"longLatPrecision="1"longitude="34.620472"pageId="20"pageNumber="21"specimenCode="ZMUN 24056"specimenCount="1"specimenCount-female="1"specimenCount-male="1"stateProvince="Rift Valley Prov"typeStatus="allotype">
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFEFEC62FEB2F84BE3B69BBA"authority="Frick & Scharff, 2018"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[289,493,1929,1955]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="20"pageNumber="21"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="sarahae"status="sp. nov.">
<materialsCitationid="4ED93CB1FFEEEC63FF2EFEF9E38C9D63"ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1837107301"collectingDate="2009-01-19"collectionCode="ZMUN"collectorName="N. Yunakov & H. Frick"country="Kenya"county="Trans-Nzoia Distr"elevation="3645"latitude="1.0980834"location="KENYA"longLatPrecision="1"longitude="34.620472"pageId="21"pageNumber="22"specimenCode="ZMUN 24056"specimenCount="8"specimenCount-female="7"specimenCount-male="1"stateProvince="Oslo">
<paragraphid="FE0E36ECFFEEEC63FF2EFE34E3D09E41"blockId="21.[189,1398,465,601]"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">SIZE. Total length 1.88. Cephalothorax 1.06 long, 0.76 wide. Sternum 0.59 long (0.54 without labium), 0.53 wide. Abdomen 0.91 long, 0.72 wide. AME diameter 0.04. Femur I 0.79 long, 0.75 times as long as cephalothorax.</paragraph>
). Cephalothorax and chelicerae brownish, sternum darker and with blackish-grey margin. Legs and pedipalps yellowish white, without annulations. Black rings around eyes. Abdomen dark grey, with white markings.
). Ocular area without setae between eyes. Clypeus height 4 times AME diameter. Subocular sulci present below ALE, clearly demarcated, longer than wide and narrow (
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFEEEC63FD87FC5FE08D9FAE"authority="Frick & Scharff, 2018"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[532,726,925,951]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="21"pageNumber="22"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="serrata"status="sp. nov.">
LEGS. All femora with short thin setae dorsally and ventrally. Ventral setae shorter than diameter of femora. Leg formula 1243. Trichobothrium metatarsus I = 0.37 (0.41 on other male specimen in vial).
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FEBDFB13E3E098F5"box="[302,443,1233,1260]"captionStart="Fig. 12"captionStartId="20.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,647,1892]"captionTargetId="figure@20.[189,1399,637,1892]"captionTargetPageId="20"captionText="Fig. 12. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C. Prolateral. D. Dorsal. E–H. Allotype, ♀ (ZMUN 24056). E. Epigyne, ventral. F. Cleared vulva, aboral. G. Ventral.H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211277/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Figs 12A–D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FE54FB13E04798F5"box="[455,540,1233,1260]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">13A–F</figureCitation>
). Patella with long strong macrosetae (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FC42FB13E66098F2"box="[977,1083,1233,1259]"captionStart="Fig. 12"captionStartId="20.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,647,1892]"captionTargetId="figure@20.[189,1399,637,1892]"captionTargetPageId="20"captionText="Fig. 12. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C. Prolateral. D. Dorsal. E–H. Allotype, ♀ (ZMUN 24056). E. Epigyne, ventral. F. Cleared vulva, aboral. G. Ventral.H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211277/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Fig. 12A</figureCitation>
). Tibia with two retrolateral and one prolateral trichobothrium (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FDF5FB37E0839916"box="[614,728,1269,1295]"captionStart="Fig. 12"captionStartId="20.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,647,1892]"captionTargetId="figure@20.[189,1399,637,1892]"captionTargetPageId="20"captionText="Fig. 12. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C. Prolateral. D. Dorsal. E–H. Allotype, ♀ (ZMUN 24056). E. Epigyne, ventral. F. Cleared vulva, aboral. G. Ventral.H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211277/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Fig. 12D</figureCitation>
). Cymbium with two prolateral macrosetae (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FB6BFB37E7329916"box="[1272,1385,1269,1295]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Fig. 13A</figureCitation>
). Paracymbium J-shaped, with unusual distal serrations on ventral margin (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FBA8FADBE697992D"box="[1083,1228,1305,1332]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Fig. 13A–F</figureCitation>
). It holds two basal setae (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FEDCFAFCE3E79941"box="[335,444,1342,1368]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Fig. 13A</figureCitation>
) and its distal part is well set off from the cymbium in dorsal view (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FB69FAFCE7319941"box="[1274,1386,1342,1368]"captionStart="Fig. 12"captionStartId="20.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,647,1892]"captionTargetId="figure@20.[189,1399,637,1892]"captionTargetPageId="20"captionText="Fig. 12. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C. Prolateral. D. Dorsal. E–H. Allotype, ♀ (ZMUN 24056). E. Epigyne, ventral. F. Cleared vulva, aboral. G. Ventral.H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211277/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Fig. 12D</figureCitation>
). Suprategulum narrow and triangular. Tegular mynoglenine process short and roundish (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FB24FAA0E7739965"box="[1207,1320,1378,1404]"captionStart="Fig. 12"captionStartId="20.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,647,1892]"captionTargetId="figure@20.[189,1399,637,1892]"captionTargetPageId="20"captionText="Fig. 12. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C. Prolateral. D. Dorsal. E–H. Allotype, ♀ (ZMUN 24056). E. Epigyne, ventral. F. Cleared vulva, aboral. G. Ventral.H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211277/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Figs 12A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FAA0FAA0E7339965"box="[1331,1384,1378,1404]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">13A</figureCitation>
), smaller than in
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFEEEC63FEEDFA44E01F99B9"authority="Frick & Scharff, 2018"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[382,580,1414,1440]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="21"pageNumber="22"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="serrata"status="sp. nov.">
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FD53FA44E17D99B9"box="[704,806,1414,1440]"captionStart="Fig. 9"captionStartId="16.[190,233,1929,1955]"captionTargetBox="[189,1399,584,1873]"captionTargetId="figure@16.[189,1399,571,1894]"captionTargetPageId="16"captionText="Fig. 9. Afroneta serrata sp. nov. A–C. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67569). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium, retrolateral. C. Prolateral. D–F. Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67569). D. Epigyne, ventral. E.Aboral.F. Vulva, dorsal."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211271/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Figs 9A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FCA6FA44E13099B9"box="[821,875,1414,1440]"captionStart="Fig. 10"captionStartId="17.[189,232,1933,1959]"captionTargetBox="[189,1399,667,1896]"captionTargetId="figure@17.[189,1399,641,1896]"captionTargetPageId="17"captionText="Fig. 10. Afroneta serrata sp. nov. A–D. ♂ (UPSZMC 67570). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C.Prolateral.D.Dorsal.E–H.Allotype,♀(UPSZMC67569).E.Epigyne,ventral.F.Aboral.G.Cleared vulva, ventral. H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211273/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">10A</figureCitation>
). Radical division small restricted to distal half of alveolus (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FE1BFA68E3AA99DC"box="[392,497,1450,1477]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Fig. 13F</figureCitation>
). Radix drop-like. Embolus with broad base, robust and almost straight and tapering towards the tip (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FE74FA0DE00D99F0"box="[487,598,1487,1513]"captionStart="Fig. 12"captionStartId="20.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,647,1892]"captionTargetId="figure@20.[189,1399,637,1892]"captionTargetPageId="20"captionText="Fig. 12. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C. Prolateral. D. Dorsal. E–H. Allotype, ♀ (ZMUN 24056). E. Epigyne, ventral. F. Cleared vulva, aboral. G. Ventral.H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211277/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Figs 12C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FDF7FA0DE0C399F0"box="[612,664,1487,1513]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">13C</figureCitation>
). Embolic membrane exceeding the embolus and the alveolus only slightly (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEEEC63FEF2FA31E3939A14"box="[353,456,1523,1549]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">Fig. 13F</figureCitation>
), less than in
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFEEEC63FDFAFA31E1709A14"authority="Frick & Scharff, 2018"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[617,811,1523,1549]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="21"pageNumber="22"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="serrata"status="sp. nov.">
<paragraphid="FE0E36ECFFEEEC63FF2EF998E71A9AA5"blockId="21.[189,1399,1589,1725]"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">SIZE. Total length 2.41 (abdomen strongly bent downwards so total length difficult to measure). Cephalothorax 1.44 long, 0.96 wide. Sternum 0.79 long (0.71 without labium), 0.63 wide. Abdomen 1.32 long, 0.91 wide. AME diameter 0.06. Femur I 1.00 long, 0.71 times as long as cephalothorax.</paragraph>
<paragraphid="FE0E36ECFFEEEC63FF2EF8EAE6519B58"blockId="21.[189,1034,1831,1858]"box="[189,1034,1831,1858]"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">BODY. Sternum shield–shaped. Clypeus height 3.5 times AME diameter.</paragraph>
<paragraphid="FE0E36ECFFEEEC63FF2EF8A8E3839BB1"blockId="21.[189,1398,1898,1960]"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">CHELICERAE. With 3 large widely spaced prolateral teeth. Retrolateral denticles not visible. Chelicerae without stridulating file.</paragraph>
<paragraphid="FE0E36ECFFEEEC63FF2EF813E6839BF2"blockId="21.[189,1240,2001,2027]"box="[189,1240,2001,2027]"pageId="21"pageNumber="22">LEGS. Spination of legs like male. Leg formula 1243. Trichobothrium metatarsus I = 0.47.</paragraph>
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEDEC60FE55FEC9E00D9D3F"box="[454,598,267,294]"captionStart="Fig. 12"captionStartId="20.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,647,1892]"captionTargetId="figure@20.[189,1399,637,1892]"captionTargetPageId="20"captionText="Fig. 12. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C. Prolateral. D. Dorsal. E–H. Allotype, ♀ (ZMUN 24056). E. Epigyne, ventral. F. Cleared vulva, aboral. G. Ventral.H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211277/files/figure.png"pageId="22"pageNumber="23">Figs 12E–H</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEDEC60FDF4FEC9E0E59D3F"box="[615,702,267,294]"captionStart="Fig. 13"captionStartId="22.[189,232,1894,1920]"captionTargetBox="[189,1393,478,1844]"captionTargetId="figure@22.[189,1399,461,1859]"captionTargetPageId="22"captionText="Fig. 13. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–F. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. C. Palp, paracymbium different angle, retrolateral. D. Right palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. E. Left palp specimen 2, paracymbium, retrolateral. F. Palp, prolateral.G–H.Allotype, ♀(ZMUN 24056).G. Epigyne, ventral.H.Vulva, dorsal.Scalebar:200µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211279/files/figure.png"pageId="22"pageNumber="23">13G–H</figureCitation>
). The epigyne has a dorsal plate scape that is moderately developed and neither extends much ventrally nor posteriorly (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEDEC60FC58FEECE6009D50"box="[971,1115,302,329]"captionStart="Fig. 12"captionStartId="20.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,647,1892]"captionTargetId="figure@20.[189,1399,637,1892]"captionTargetPageId="20"captionText="Fig. 12. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C. Prolateral. D. Dorsal. E–H. Allotype, ♀ (ZMUN 24056). E. Epigyne, ventral. F. Cleared vulva, aboral. G. Ventral.H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211277/files/figure.png"pageId="22"pageNumber="23">Fig. 12E–F</figureCitation>
). The copulatory ducts expand anteriorly as far as the receptacula and are separated from each other by less than their diameter (
<figureCitationid="668A2A69FFEDEC60FF55FEB7E3039D96"box="[198,344,373,399]"captionStart="Fig. 12"captionStartId="20.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,647,1892]"captionTargetId="figure@20.[189,1399,637,1892]"captionTargetPageId="20"captionText="Fig. 12. Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. A–D. Holotype, ♂ (ZMUN 24056). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Ventral. C. Prolateral. D. Dorsal. E–H. Allotype, ♀ (ZMUN 24056). E. Epigyne, ventral. F. Cleared vulva, aboral. G. Ventral.H. Dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm."httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211277/files/figure.png"pageId="22"pageNumber="23">Fig. 12G–H</figureCitation>
<taxonomicNameid="39B14D6FFFEDEC60FEB6F8A4E3AF9B99"authority="Frick & Scharff, 2018"authorityName="Frick & Scharff"authorityYear="2018"box="[293,500,1894,1920]"class="Arachnida"family="Linyphiidae"genus="Afroneta"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Araneae"pageId="22"pageNumber="23"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="sarahae"status="sp. nov.">
<paragraphid="FE0E36ECFFECEC61FF2EFE68E32A9DF1"blockId="23.[189,1398,426,488]"pageId="23"pageNumber="24">Little is known about the biology of this species. Specimens have been collected in the alpine belt above the forest zone.</paragraph>