The Goblin Spider Genus Pelicinus (Araneae, Oonopidae), Part 1
Author
Platnick, Norman I.
Nadine Dupérré, & Ricardo Ott, & Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History.
Author
Dupérré, Nadine
Nadine Dupérré, & Ricardo Ott, & Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History. & Barbara C. Baehr, & Museu de Ciências Naturais, Porto Alegre, Brazil. & Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia. & Natural History Museum Bern, Switzerland.
Author
Ubick, Darrell
Author
Fannes, Wouter
text
American Museum Novitates
2012
2012-04-23
2012
3741
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3756.2
journal article
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Pelicinus sayam
,
new species
Figures 215–232
TYPES
:
Male
holotype
and male
paratype
taken at an elevation of
20–80 m
in the
Ko Chang National Park
,
above
Sayam Bay
,
Chang Island
,
Laem Ngop District
,
Trat
,
Thailand
(
Nov. 15, 1998
;
P. Schwendinger
), deposited in
MHNG
(
PBI
_
OON
15550)
.
ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the
type
locality.
DIAGNOSIS: The scutopedicel region has about eight transverse ridges, of which the dorsalmost are the shortest, and the ventralmost are only slightly weakened around the midline (fig. 217); the conductor is boat-shaped, with its tip directed distally (figs. 219–225).
MALE (PBI_OON 15550, figs. 215–225): Total length 1.60. 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 about eight transverse ridges, dorsal ones shortest, ventral ones only slightly weakened around midline. Dorsal scutum pale orange, reticulate, covering most of abdomen length, width. Postepigastric scutum pale orange, covering about ¾ of abdomen length. Conductor boat shaped, tip directed distally.
FEMALE: Unknown.
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.
DISTRIBUTION: Eastern
Thailand
(
Trat
).