On a new species of the genus Simlops (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Guyana, with notes on the bodanus group of species Author Feitosa, Níthomas M. Author Bonaldo, Alexandre B. text Iheringia, Série Zoologia 2017 e 2017021 107 5 5 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-4766e2017021 journal article 10.1590/1678-4766e2017021 1678-4766 13264960 715B7784-ACD0-4127-8697-976BA86B6657 Simlops kartabo sp. nov. http://zoobank.org/ 712F73C4-3181-4BEA-8883-8650ADDC5479 ( Figs 1–15 ) Type materiaL. HoLotype ♂ from Kartabo , Cuyuni- Mazaruni region , Guyana ( 6°0’N , 58°0’W ), 1924, sifting, unknown collector ( AMNH , PBI _ OON 1024 ). EtymoLogy. The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality. Diagnosis. Males of Simlops kartabo sp. nov. are similar to those of S . bodanus (Chickering, 1968) in the short, wide-based needLe-Like process on paLpaL conductor (see Bonaldo et al ., 2014 : fig. 315), but are readiLy recognized by this process being basally inserted and by the shorter embolus, strongly bent proximally, with truncate apex ( Figs 12–15 ). Description. MaLe (PBI_OON 1024, figs 1–15). Total length 1.80 mm . Carapace, sternum and mouthparts pale orange, without color pattern; abdomen ovoid, dorsum soft portions white, abdominal scutum yellow. Sternal microsculpture only in furrows. Endites with prolateral process stout, gently curved retrolaterally, with apex truncate; retrolateral projection triangular, with wide base; median process narrow, not protruded. Postepigastric scutum almost semicircular, covering about 3/4 of abdominal length. Palp: embolus sinuous, with a strong basal bend and truncate tip; conductor longer than embolus, semitranslucent, originating from the bulbus, with a basal unsclerotized hook and long, bifurcated sclerotized strip. Female: Unknown. Other material examined. None. Distribution. Known only from the type locality.