A Review of the Asian Goblin Spider Genus Camptoscaphiella (Araneae: Oonopidae)
Author
Baehr, Barbara C.
Author
Harvey, Mark S.
Author
Smith, Helen M.
text
American Museum Novitates
2010
2010-10-01
2010
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/667.1
journal article
10.1206/667.1
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Camptoscaphiella panchthar
Baehr
,
new species
Figures 194–195
,
291–300
; map 3
TYPE:
Female
holotype
, from
Nepal
,
Panchthar District
,
Dhorpar Kharka
, mature
Rhododendron-Lithocarpus
forest
,
2700 m
,
27°08′N
,
87°54′E
(
13–16 Apr 1988
,
J. Martens
,
W. Schawaller
) deposited in
SMF
(PBI_OON 15771)
.
ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the district of the
type
locality.
DIAGNOSIS: Females can be separated from all other species by the short, triangular lateral apodemes, a large inverted pear-shaped median plate, a circular anterior sclerite and a long, narrow copulatory duct extending posterior groove, with widened triangular tip (figs. 194–195).
MALE: Unknown.
FEMALE (PBI_OON 15771, figs. 291–300): Total length 1.82. Carapace yellow-brown, lateral margin undulate. Eyes: ALE 0.073; PLE 0.071; PME 0.088; PME largest, ALE circular, PME squared, PLE oval; ALE-PLE separated by less than ALE radius, PME touching throughout most of their length, PLE-PME touching. Sternum, chelicerae, endites, and labium yellow. Abdomen oval, dorsal scutum weakly sclerotized, yellow-brown, covering
1
⁄
2
to
3
⁄
4
of abdomen, between
1
⁄
4
and
1
⁄
2
abdomen width, not fused to epigastric scutum. Epigastric scutum and postepigastric scutum weakly sclerotized, yellow-brown. Leg femur I with two prolateral spines. Epigastric area with large pear-shaped median plate and circular thornlike anterior sclerite; copulatory duct narrow, long, extending posterior groove, with widened triangular tip, apodemes short, triangular, not reaching posterior groove (figs. 194–195, 300).
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.
DISTRIBUTION: East
Nepal
(map 3).