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Apr. 1902 + +–1912; +G.P. Staunton +leg.; +BMNH + +• + +1 ♀ +; same data as for preceding; +BMNH +( +Fig. 11L +) + +. + + + + + +Diagnosis + + + +Males of + +Indothele mala + +resemble those of + +I. amboli + +sp. nov. +, by the very long and slender embolus curving gently upward; the metatarsus I ventral apophysis situated medially and consisting of a low retrolateral ridge, and the distal end of the metatarsus with a tiny protuberance situated basally. However, it can be distinguished by the following characters: (1) the embolus slightly broad with short tip (vs much slender and embolic tip longer in + +I. amboli + +), and (2) the tibial apophysis short and broad (vs elongate and narrow in + +I. amboli + +) (cf. +Fig. 11A–E +vs +Figs 2 +, +4A–C +). + + + + + +Description + + + +Male +( +Figs 11A–H +, +12A–E +) + + +Measurements: total length including chelicerae: 8.80. Carapace: length 3.83, width 3.08. Caput: slightly raised. Ocular tubercle: raised, length 0.46, width 0.90. Eyes: AME> ALE, ALE> PLE, PLE> PME, anterior eye row slightly procurved, posterior row recurved ( +Fig. 11B +). Clypeus: narrow; clypeal fringe and short. Fovea: deep, transverse. Chelicerae: length 1.22, width 0.85. Abdomen: length 4.45, width 3.40. Maxilla with 20–25 cuspules covering approximately 49% of the proximal edge. Labium: length 0.25, width 0.66, lacking cuspules. Labio-sternal mounds: separate. Sternum: length 2.14, width 1.79. Lengths of legs and palpal segments: see +Table 3 +, legs 4,3,2,1. Tibia I with triangular retrolateral apophysis ( +Fig. 11D–H +). Femur III: unmodified. Palpal tibia: unmodified. Palpal cymbium: elongate, tarsus-like ( +Fig. 12A–C +). Metatarsus I: metatarsal protuberance present and situated ventroretrolaterally. PLS with three segments, basal 1.20, median 1.06, digitiform apical 1.32, rigid. PMS with one segment. Palpal bulb with embolus 3 times longer than base of bulb, slight dorsal curve at apex, sperm duct wide ( +Fig. 12A–E +). Colour: overall brown, carapace darker than legs, opisthosoma dark brown with beige chevrons dorsally ( +Fig.11A +). + + + +Fig. 11. + +Indothele mala +Coyle, 1995 + +, ♂ (BMNH, A–H) and ♀ (BMNH, I–K). +A +. Habitus, dorsal view. +B +. Ocular area, dorsal view. +C +. Labium, maxillae and sternum, ventral view. +D +. leg I, retrolateral view. +E +. Same, prolateral view. +F +. Same, ventral view. +G +. Same, tibia I apophysis close-up, retrolateral view. +H +. Same, tibia I apophysis close-up, ventral view. +I +. Habitus, dorsal view. +J +. Ocular area, dorsal view. +K +. Labium, maxillae and sternum, ventral view. +L +. Data labels. Scale bars: A, C, I, K = 2 mm; B, D–H, J = 1 mm. + + + + +Fig. 12. + +Indothele mala +Coyle, 1995 + +genitalia of ♂ (BMNH, A–E) and ♀ (BMNH, F). +A +. Left palp, retrolateral view. +B +. Same, ventral view. +C +. Same, prolateral view. +D +. Same, palpal bulb, retrolateral view. +E +. Same, prolateral view. +F +. Spermathecae, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–E = 1 mm; F = 0.1 mm. + + + +Female +( +Figs 11I–K +, +12F +) + + +Measurements: total length including chelicerae: 8.36. Carapace: length 2.98, width 2.69. Caput: slightly raised. Ocular tubercle: raised, length 0.39, width 0.78. Eyes: AME> ALE, ALE> PLE, PLE> PME, anterior eye row slightly procurved, posterior row recurved ( +Fig. 11J +). Clypeus: narrow; clypeal fringe: short. Fovea: deep, transverse. Chelicerae: length 0.80, width 0.49. Abdomen: (detached) length 4.14, width 3.15. Maxilla with 30–35 cuspules covering approximately 43% of the proximal edge. Labium: length 0.19, width 0.49, lacking cuspules. Labio-sternal mounds: separate. Sternum: length 1.85, width 1.53. Lengths of legs and spination not scored due to fragility (curatorial decision), legs 4,3,2,1. PLS with three segments, basal 1.07, median 0.73, digitiform apical 1.41, rigid. PMS with one segment. Spermathecae with four receptacles, paired on respective sides, lobes at apexes indistinguishable from receptacle neck, each rounded and unilobar ( +Fig. 12F +). Colour: as in male ( +Fig. 11I +). + + + + +Records from +India + + + + +Andhra Pradesh +and +Karnataka +( +Coyle 1995 +; present work: +Fig. 14 +). + + + + + +Distribution + + + +Known only from +India +(World Spider Catalog 2024). + + + + + +Remarks + + + +The male is described for the first time in this work. The BMNH material of + +I. mala + +was historically misidentified as + +I. dumicola + +( +Figs 11–12 +). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFEAFF95D6BDFBEE8F92FB30.xml b/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFEAFF95D6BDFBEE8F92FB30.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..15e33f006f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFEAFF95D6BDFBEE8F92FB30.xml @@ -0,0 +1,583 @@ + + + +Revision of Indian Ischnothelidae (Arachnida: Araneae) and descriptions of two new species of Indothele Coyle, 1995 + + + +Author + +Tripathi, Rishikesh +755C1120-025C-4F96-9FFF-ECD878A8DC3C +Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680 125, India. +rishikesh.tripathi14@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Kadam, Gautam +F099D365-4F6E-48EB-8C59-D3039D239FD0 +Sacred Heart College, Pandit Karuppan Rd, Thevara, Ernakulam, Kerala 682 013, India. +gautamkadam7wild@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Sherwood, Danniella +0E91B200-D748-4EF3-A93D-68880F2D5CC6 +Arachnology Research Association, 124 City Road, London, EC 1 V 2 NX, United Kingdom. & Fundación Ariguanabo, 4111, Calle 58; e / ave. 41 y ave. 43, San Antonio de los Baños, Provincia Artemisa c. p. 18100, Cuba. +rishikesh.tripathi14@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu +22D93D1B-0626-4B93-9FDA-B5B2ADDFDC7D +Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680 125, India. +spidersudhi@gmail.com + +text + + +European Journal of Taxonomy + + +2025 + +2025-03-17 + + +981 + + +1 + + +189 +212 + + + + +https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2827/12891 + +journal article +10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2827 +2118-9773 +15044336 +F718C055-8991-44B5-8C08-710FB0A3CBA1 + + + + + + +Indothele silentvalley +Tripathi, Kadam & Sherwood + +sp. nov. + + + + +urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: +B8E37B3A-39D8-4064-8986-AABD19799D23 + + + + + +Figs 5–8 +, +14 +, +Table 2 + + + + + +Diagnosis + + + +Males of + +Indothele silentvalley + +sp. nov. +resemble those of + +I. dumicola +( +Pocock, 1900 +) + +by the moderately long embolus, the aspinose tibial apophysis, and the cymbial apophysis with two prolateral and two retrolateral spines. However, + +I. silentvalley + +can be distinguished by the following characteristics: (1) the embolus curving sharply upward at the tip (vs gentle curve in + +I. dumicola + +); (2) the unmodified palpal tibia (vs incrassate in + +I. dumicola + +), and the tibia I nearly straight (vs gradually tapering to a narrow tip in + +I. dumicola + +) (cf. +Figs 6F–H +, +8A–C +vs +Coyle 1995 +: figs 347–354). Females of the new species can be readily distinguished from all known female congeners by their distinctive spermathecal morphology, with elongate and thin receptacles and regularly rounded spermathecal lobes (cf. +Fig. 8E +vs +Coyle 1995 +: figs 343–346, 355–359, 362–366, 369–370). + + + + + +Etymology + + + +The specific epithet is a noun in apposition in reference to the +type +locality. + + + + + +Type material + + + + +Holotype + + + + +INDIA +• +♂ +; +Kerala +, +Palakkad +, +Silent Valley National Park +, +Sairandhri Range +; +11°05′38.0″ N +, +76°26′44.4″ E +; + +1024 m + +; + +14 Aug. 2024 + +; +R. Tripathi +and +G. Kadam +leg.; from dead tree log, by hand; +NCBS +, NRC-AA-9039. + + + + +Paratype + + + + +INDIA +• +1 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; +NCBS +, NRC-AA-9040 + +. + + + + + +Description + + + +Male +( +holotype +, +Figs 6 +, +8A–C +) + + +Measurements: total length including chelicerae: 5.78. Carapace: length 2.71, width 2.36. Caput: slightly raised. Ocular tubercle: raised, length 0.43, width 0.80. Eyes: AME> ALE, ALE> PLE, PLE> PME, anterior eye row slightly procurved, posterior row recurved ( +Fig. 6B +). Clypeus: narrow; clypeal fringe and short ( +Fig. 6C +). Fovea: deep, transverse. Chelicerae: length 1.08, width 0.73. Abdomen: length 3.07, width 2.08. Maxilla with 22–25 cuspules. Labium: length 0.22, width 0.56, lacking cuspules. Labio-sternal mounds: separate. Sternum: length 1.48, width 1.36. Lengths of legs and palpal segments: see +Table 2 +, legs 4,3,2,1. Spination: palp: femur plv 5 do 4 rlv 5, patella pld 2 do 2 rlv 2, tibia pl 1 pld 1 plv 3 rl 2 rld 2 rlv 3, tarsus/cymbium pld 3 rld 2; legs: femora I–II pld 1 plv 7 do 6 rlv 7, III plv 6 do 6 rld 2 rlv 6, IV plv 6 do 5 rlv 6; patellae I pld 2 rld 2, II–IV pld 2 do 3 rld 2; tibia I pld 2 rld 2, II–IV pld 2 do 3 rld 2; tibia I pl 2 pld 1 rl 2 rld 1 rlv 2, II pl 1 pld 1 plv 1 rl 2 rld 2 rlv 2, III–IV pl 2 pld 2 plv 2 rl 2 rld 2 rlv 2; metatarsus I plv 1 rlv 1 v1, II pl 2 pld 2 plv 2 rl 2 rld 2 rlv 3 v 1, III–IV pl 1 pld 2 plv 3 rl 1 rld 2 rlv 3; tarsi I–IV spineless. Tibia I with subterminal thorn shape retrolateral apophysis ( +Fig. 6F–H +). Sternum hirsute; nearly circular and with three pairs of sigillae: anterior pair at height of rl coxa I, largest; medial pair at height of rl coxa II; posterior pair at height of rl coxa III, smallest; all marginal ( +Fig. 6D +). PLS with three segments, basal 0.97, median 0.89, digitiform apical 1.48. PMS with one segment ( +Fig. 6K +). Palpal bulb moderately long and nearly straight, embolus strongly curved at apex. Cymbial apophysis with two prolateral and two retrolateral spines. Palpal bulb thick and nearly straight, with sperm duct prominently wide at base and narrowing after the midpoint ( +Fig. 8A–C +). Embolus 0.72 long, 0.25 wide. Colour: carapace, clypeus, leg segments, spinnerets greyish white; eye region dark; chelicerae, labium, maxillae, sternum pale whitish orange; opisthosoma black with purple shade ( +Fig. 6A +). Carapace densely covered with thin hairs, with brownish streaks; thoracic margin with semi erect setae and dark coloured. Pars cephalica slightly elevated. Eyes on low tubercles, encircled with black pigment ( +Fig. 6B +). Cheliceral promargin with 10 teeth and retromargin with 10 teeth, and 8 tiny teeth within fang furrow ( +Fig. 6I–J +). + + +Female +( +paratype +, +Figs 7 +, +8D–E +) + + +Measurements: total length including chelicerae: 6.78. Carapace: length 2.65, width 2.41. Caput: slightly raised. Ocular tubercle: raised, length 0.32, width 0.61. Eyes: AME> ALE, ALE> PLE, PLE> PME, anterior eye row slightly procurved, posterior row recurved ( +Fig. 7B +). Clypeus: narrow; clypeal fringe and short ( +Fig. 7C +). Fovea: deep, transverse. Chelicerae: length 1.14, width 0.69. Abdomen: length 4.13, width 3.29. Maxilla with 27–28 cuspules. Labium: length 0.17, width 0.42, lacking cuspules. Labio-sternal mounds, separate. Sternum: length 1.55, width 1.43. Lengths of legs and palpal segments: see +Table 2 +, legs 4,3,2,1. Spination: palp: femur plv 3 do 4 rlv 3; patella pld 1 do 1 rld 1; tibia pld 2 pl 2 plv 3 rld 2 rl 2 rlv 3; tarsus/cymbium pld 2 pl 2 plv 2 rld 1 rl 2 rlv 2; legs: femur I plv 4 do 3 rlv 4, II–IV plv 4 do 4 rld 1 rlv 4; patellae I–IV pld 2 do 2 rld 2; tibia I pl 1 plv 1 rl 1 rld 1, II pld 1 pl 1 plv 2 rld 2 rl 1 rlv 2, III–IV pl 2 pld 2 plv 3 rl 2 rld 1 rlv 3; metatarsi I pl 1 plv 3 rld 1 rlv 3, II pld 1 pl 2 plv 3 rld 1 rl 2 rlv 3, III–IV pld 1 pl 2 plv 2 rl 2 rld 1 rlv 3; tarsus I–IV spineless. General aspects essentially as in male except: body colour darker ( +Fig. 7A +), cheliceral promargin with 10 teeth and retromargin with 11 teeth, and 12 tiny teeth within fang furrow ( +Fig. 7F–G +). Spinnerets PMS (length 0.63); PLS (total 4.25): proximal (length 1.27); medial (length 0.88) shortest; distal (length 2.10). Spermathecae with four receptacles, each extremely thin and elongate, ending with a large and conspicuously rounded lobe; base of receptacles fused to a weakly W-shaped membrane ( +Fig. 8E +). + + + + + +Distribution + + + +Known only from the +type +locality, Silent Valley National Park, +Kerala +, +India +( +Fig. 14 +). + + + +Fig. 5. +Field photographs of + +Indothele silentvalley +Tripathi, Kadam & Sherwood + +sp. nov. +A +. Female. +B +. Male. +C +. Habitat of type locality. +D +. General habitat. Photographs by Rishikesh Tripathi (A–B), Thangalazhi Balakrishnan Suryanarayanan (C) and Jose Athira (D). + + + + +Fig. 6. + +Indothele silentvalley +Tripathi, Kadam & Sherwood + +sp. nov. +, holotype, ♂ (NCBS, NRC- AA-9039). +A +. Habitus, dorsal view. +B +. Ocular area, dorsal view. +C +. Head, frontal view. +D +. Labium, maxillae and sternum, ventral view. +E +. Close-up of labium and maxillae, ventral view. +F +. Leg I, retrolateral view. +G +. Same, tibia I, retrolateral view. +H +. Same, tibia I apophysis close-up, retrolateral view. +I +. Left chelicera, retrolateral view. +J +. Same, prolateral view. +K +. Spinnerets, ventral view. Scale bars: A = 2 mm; B–C, E, G, I–J = 0.5 mm; D, F, K = 1 mm; H = 0.2 mm. + + + + +Table 2. +Morphometry of legs and palp of + +Indothele silentvalley +Tripathi, Kadam & Sherwood + +sp. nov. +, holotype, ♂ (HT; NRC-AA-9039) and paratype, ♀ (PT; NRC-AA-9040). + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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+ + + +Fig. 7. + +Indothele silentvalley +Tripathi, Kadam & Sherwood + +sp. nov. +, paratype, ♀ (NCBS, NRC- AA-9040). +A +. Habitus, dorsal view. +B +. Ocular area, dorsal view. +C +. Head, frontal view. +D +. Labium, maxillae and sternum, ventral view. +E +. Close-up of labium and maxillae, ventral view. +F +. Left chelicera, prolateral view. +G +. Same, retrolateral view. +H +. Spinnerets, ventral view. Scale bars: A = 2 mm; B–H = 0.5 mm. + + + + +Fig. 8. + +Indothele silentvalley +Tripathi, Kadam & Sherwood + +sp. nov. +, genitalia of holotype, ♂ (NCBS, NRC-AA-9039, A–C) and paratype, ♀ (NRC-AA-9040, D–E). +A +. Left palp with palpal bulb retrolateral view. +B +. Same, prolateral view. +C +. Distant of left palp, retrolateral view. +D +. Female genitalic plate, undissected ventral view. +E +. Spermathecae, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–B, E = 0.2 mm; C–D = 0.5 mm. + + + + +Catalogue of Indian +Ischnothelidae + + + +Following this study, the +Ischnothelidae +of +India +now comprise five described species belonging to one genus, all are described from mainland +India +. + + +Genus + +Indothele +Coyle, 1995 + + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFEFFF9AD6C6FC5D884FF832.xml b/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFEFFF9AD6C6FC5D884FF832.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d3bf81b8d05 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFEFFF9AD6C6FC5D884FF832.xml @@ -0,0 +1,318 @@ + + + +Revision of Indian Ischnothelidae (Arachnida: Araneae) and descriptions of two new species of Indothele Coyle, 1995 + + + +Author + +Tripathi, Rishikesh +755C1120-025C-4F96-9FFF-ECD878A8DC3C +Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680 125, India. +rishikesh.tripathi14@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Kadam, Gautam +F099D365-4F6E-48EB-8C59-D3039D239FD0 +Sacred Heart College, Pandit Karuppan Rd, Thevara, Ernakulam, Kerala 682 013, India. +gautamkadam7wild@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Sherwood, Danniella +0E91B200-D748-4EF3-A93D-68880F2D5CC6 +Arachnology Research Association, 124 City Road, London, EC 1 V 2 NX, United Kingdom. & Fundación Ariguanabo, 4111, Calle 58; e / ave. 41 y ave. 43, San Antonio de los Baños, Provincia Artemisa c. p. 18100, Cuba. +rishikesh.tripathi14@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu +22D93D1B-0626-4B93-9FDA-B5B2ADDFDC7D +Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680 125, India. +spidersudhi@gmail.com + +text + + +European Journal of Taxonomy + + +2025 + +2025-03-17 + + +981 + + +1 + + +189 +212 + + + + +https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2827/12891 + +journal article +10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2827 +2118-9773 +15044336 +F718C055-8991-44B5-8C08-710FB0A3CBA1 + + + + + + +Indothele amboli +Kadam, Tripathi & Sherwood + +sp. nov. + + + + +urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: +CC8A7C2A-DCD8-43AB-8CDC-8847C3ED511B + + + + + +Figs 1–4 +, +14 +, +Table 1 + + + + + +Diagnosis + + + +Males of + +Indothele amboli + +sp. nov. +resemble those of + +I. mala + +by the very long and slender embolus curving gently upward ( +Fig. 4A–B +); metatarsus I ventral apophysis situated medially and consisting of a low retrolateral ridge ( +Fig. 2F +), and distal end of metatarsus I with tiny protuberance situated basally, but can be distinguished by the following characteristics: (1) the embolus is much slender and the embolic tip longer (vs slightly broad and shorter tip in + +I. mala + +); (2) the tibial apophysis is elongate and narrow (vs short and broad in + +I. mala + +), and (3) the palpal tibia is incrassate (vs. unmodified in + +I. mala + +) (cf. +Fig. 4A–C +vs +Fig. 12A–E +). Females of + +Indothele amboli + +resemble those of + +I. rothi +Coyle, 1995 + +by the weakly sclerotized spermathecal lobes, with each (opposing) median receptacle longer than lateral one, and with a correspondingly larger lobe on the median receptacle(s). However, they can be distinguished by the uniform size and shape of the receptacles (vs receptacles elongated in + +I. rothi + +) (cf. +Fig. 4E +vs +Coyle 1995 +: figs 347–354). + + + + + +Etymology + + + +The specific epithet is a noun in apposition derived from the +type +locality. + + + + + +Type material + + + + +Holotype + + + + +INDIA +• +♂ +; +Maharashtra +, +Sindhudurg +, +Sawantwadi +, +Amboli village +; +15°57′34″ N +, +73°59′50″ E +; + +746 m + +; + +20 Aug. 2023 + +; +G. Kadam +and +R. Tripathi +leg.; from ground burrow, by hand; +NCBS +, NRC-AA-9037. + + + + +Paratype + + + + +INDIA +• +1 ♀ +; same data as for holotype; +NCBS +, NRC-AA-9038 + +. + + + + + +Description + + + +Male +( +holotype +, +Figs 2 +, +4A–C +) + + +Measurements: total length including chelicerae: 6.72. Carapace: length 3.36, width 2.93. Caput: slightly raised. Ocular tubercle: raised, length 0.45, width 0.87. Eyes: AME> ALE, ALE> PLE, PLE> PME, anterior eye row slightly procurved, posterior row recurved ( +Fig. 2B +). Clypeus: narrow; clypeal fringe: short. Fovea: deep, transverse. Chelicerae: length 1.49, width 0.85. Abdomen: length 3.36, width 2.21. Maxilla with 42–45 cuspules. Labium: length 0.23, width 0.62, lacking cuspules. Labio-sternal mounds: separate. Sternum: length 1.85, width 1.59. Lengths of legs and palpal segments: see +Table 1 +, legs 4,3,2,1. Spination: palp: femur pld 1 do 5, patella pld 2 do 3 rld 2, tibia pld 2 pl 1 plv 3 do 4 rld 2, tarsus/ cymbium plv 3 rlv 2; legs: femora I–II pld 1 do 5, III–IV pld 1 do 5 rld 1; patella I pld 3 rld 3, II pld 3 do 1 rld 3, III–IV pld 3 do 1 rld 3; tibia I pld 2 do 1 rld 2 rlv 1, II pld 1 pl 2 plv 4 rl 2 rlv 4, III pld 2 pl 3 plv 4 do 2 rld 3 rl 2 rlv 4, IV pld 2 pl 2 plv 4 rld 1 rl 2 rlv 4; metatarsus I pld 1 pl 2 rlv 1, II pld 2 pl 2 plv 3 rld 1 rl 2 rlv 3, III pld 2 pl 2 plv 3 rld 2 rl 2 rlv 3, IV pld 3 pl 3 plv 3 do 2 rld 2 rl 2 rlv 2; tarsi I–III spineless, IV plv 3 rlv 2. Tibia I retrolaterally with subterminal apophysis; long, slender and pointed ( +Fig. 2F–H +). Metatarsus I: metatarsal protuberance present and situated ventroretrolaterally ( +Fig. 2F +). Spinnerets: four; PLS with three segments basal 1.28, medial 1.05, digitiform 2.52 longest, segmented and flexible; PMS with one segment ( +Fig. 2K +). Palpal tibia: slightly increassate. Palpal cymbium: elongate, tarsus-like. Palp bulb elongate, with slender embolus curving gently upward; sperm duct long and moderately wide ( +Fig. 4A–C +). Embolus 1.38 long, 0.27 wide. Colour: carapace, clypeus, leg segments, spinnerets orange to brown with black shade; eye region dark; chelicerae, labium, maxillae, sternum pale whitish orange; opisthosoma black ( +Fig. 2A +). Carapace densely covered with thin appressed hairs, with brownish streaks starting from fovea; thoracic margin with black band. Pars cephalica slightly elevated ( +Fig. 2C +). One pair of foveal bristles. Eyes on low tubercles, encircled with black pigment ( +Fig. 2B +). Chelicerae dorsally with band of setae, ventrally with two rows of teeth on margin; promargin with 11 teeth and retromargin with 10 teeth, and 6 tiny teeth within fang furrow ( +Fig. 2I–J +). + + +Female +( +paratype +, +Figs 3 +, +4D–E +) + + +Measurements: total length including chelicerae: 9.93. Carapace: length 4.35, width 3.85. Caput: slightly raised. Ocular tubercle: raised, length 0.34, width 0.72. Eyes: AME> ALE, ALE> PLE, PLE> PME, anterior eye row slightly procurved, posterior row recurved ( +Fig. 3B +). Clypeus: narrow; clypeal fringe: short ( +Fig. 3C +). Fovea: deep, transverse. Chelicerae: length 2.10, width 0.51. Abdomen: length 5.58, width 3.85. Maxilla with 85–90 cuspules. Labium: length 0.17, width 0.43, lacking cuspules. Labio-sternal mounds: separate. Sternum: length 2.55, width 2.11 ( +Fig. 3D +). Lengths of legs and palpal segments: see +Table 1 +, legs 4,3,2,1. Spination: palp: femur pld 1 do 8, patella pld 2 do 2 rld 3 rl 1, tibia pld 2 pl 1 plv 2 rld 3 rl 2 rlv 1, tarsus plv 2 rlv 2; legs: femora I–II & IV pld 1 do 8 rld 1, III do 8 rld 1; patella I pld 2 do 1 rld 3, II pld 2 do 3 rld 2, III pld 3 do 3 rld 3, IV pld 3 do 2 rld 3; tibia I pld 2 plv 3 rld 3 rlv 3, II pld 2 pl 2 plv 2 do 2 rld 1 rlv 3, III pld 3 plv 3 do 2 rl 2 rlv 3, IV pld 3 do 2 rl 2 rlv 3; metatarsus I pld 1 plv 1 rlv 2, II plv 3 rlv 2, III pld 2 pl 2 plv 3 rl 2 rlv 3, IV pld 3 plv 3 do 2 rld 2 rlv 3; tarsi I–III spineless, IV plv 2 rlv 3. General aspects essentially as in male except: body colour darker ( +Fig. 3A +), chelicerae promargin with 10 teeth and retromargin with 9 teeth, and 9 tiny teeth within fang furrow ( +Fig. 3F–G +). Spinnerets: PLS with three segments, basal 1.83, median 1.75, digitiform apical 3.33. PMS with one segment ( +Fig. 3H +). Spermathecae with two receptacles, each branching into two lobes; base of receptacles wider, taper of lateral lobes more abrupt than medial lobes, lobes asymmetrical ( +Fig. 4E +). + + + + + +Distribution + + + +Known only from the +type +locality, Amboli, +Maharashtra +, +India +( +Fig. 14 +). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFEFFF9BD562FDE58F5CFC61.xml b/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFEFFF9BD562FDE58F5CFC61.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..52b6ec577a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFEFFF9BD562FDE58F5CFC61.xml @@ -0,0 +1,130 @@ + + + +Revision of Indian Ischnothelidae (Arachnida: Araneae) and descriptions of two new species of Indothele Coyle, 1995 + + + +Author + +Tripathi, Rishikesh +755C1120-025C-4F96-9FFF-ECD878A8DC3C +Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680 125, India. +rishikesh.tripathi14@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Kadam, Gautam +F099D365-4F6E-48EB-8C59-D3039D239FD0 +Sacred Heart College, Pandit Karuppan Rd, Thevara, Ernakulam, Kerala 682 013, India. +gautamkadam7wild@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Sherwood, Danniella +0E91B200-D748-4EF3-A93D-68880F2D5CC6 +Arachnology Research Association, 124 City Road, London, EC 1 V 2 NX, United Kingdom. & Fundación Ariguanabo, 4111, Calle 58; e / ave. 41 y ave. 43, San Antonio de los Baños, Provincia Artemisa c. p. 18100, Cuba. +rishikesh.tripathi14@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu +22D93D1B-0626-4B93-9FDA-B5B2ADDFDC7D +Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680 125, India. +spidersudhi@gmail.com + +text + + +European Journal of Taxonomy + + +2025 + +2025-03-17 + + +981 + + +1 + + +189 +212 + + + + +https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2827/12891 + +journal article +10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2827 +2118-9773 +15044336 +F718C055-8991-44B5-8C08-710FB0A3CBA1 + + + + + +Genus + +Indothele +Coyle, 1995 + + + + + + + + +Type +species + + + + + +Ischnothele dumicola +Pocock, 1900 + +, by original designation ( +Coyle 1995 +). + + + + + +Diagnosis + + + +For genus description and diagnosis, see +Coyle (1995) +. + + + + + +Distribution + + + +India +and +Sri Lanka +(World Spider Catalog 2024). + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFFEFF8AD6BDFEAE8FECFC7F.xml b/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFFEFF8AD6BDFEAE8FECFC7F.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..3689585ae77 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/03/D0/87/03D087A3FFFEFF8AD6BDFEAE8FECFC7F.xml @@ -0,0 +1,151 @@ + + + +Revision of Indian Ischnothelidae (Arachnida: Araneae) and descriptions of two new species of Indothele Coyle, 1995 + + + +Author + +Tripathi, Rishikesh +755C1120-025C-4F96-9FFF-ECD878A8DC3C +Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680 125, India. +rishikesh.tripathi14@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Kadam, Gautam +F099D365-4F6E-48EB-8C59-D3039D239FD0 +Sacred Heart College, Pandit Karuppan Rd, Thevara, Ernakulam, Kerala 682 013, India. +gautamkadam7wild@gmail.com + + + +Author + +Sherwood, Danniella +0E91B200-D748-4EF3-A93D-68880F2D5CC6 +Arachnology Research Association, 124 City Road, London, EC 1 V 2 NX, United Kingdom. & Fundación Ariguanabo, 4111, Calle 58; 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