The Goblin Spider Genus Scaphiella (Araneae, Oonopidae)
Author
Platnick, N.
Author
Dupérré N.
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2010
2010-03-15
2010
332
1
156
journal article
0003-0090
Scaphiella osa
,
new species
Figures 279–297
; map 4
TYPES:
Male
holotype
and female
allotype
taken in litter at
Estación Agujas
,
Península
de Osa
,
Puntarenas
,
Costa Rica
(
Aug. 4–14, 2000
;
A. Azofeifa
), deposited in
INBIO
(
PBI
_OON 26358)
.
DIAGNOSIS: Both sexes resemble those of
S. virgen
in having deep sternal furrows (fig. 280); males also resemble those of
S. virgen
in having a somewhat enlarged palpal femur but lack the anterior spine on the endites and have the embolus originating more distally on the palpal bulb (fig. 287); females have a much smaller anterior epigynal sclerite, with distinct anterior and posterior portions (figs. 295–297).
MALE (PBI_OON 26358, figs. 279–288). Total length 1.17. Carapace smooth. Sternum smooth. Endites without anteromedian modifications. Abdomen unpatterned, scuta smooth. Palpal femur moderately expanded; embolus originating at about half of tarsal length.
FEMALE (PBI_OON 26358, figs. 289–297). Total length 1.35. Anterior epigynal sclerite greatly widened posteriorly; apodemes anterolaterally directed.
Figs. 161–170.
Scaphiella mico
,
new species
, male.
161.
Habitus, dorsal view.
162.
Same, ventral view.
163.
Same, lateral view.
164.
Same, anterior view.
165.
Carapace, dorsal view.
166.
Same, lateral view.
167.
Left palp, dorsal view.
168.
Same, prolateral view.
169.
Same, ventral view.
170.
Same, retrolateral view.
Map 8. Records of
S. mico
(circle),
S. bocas
(stars),
S. chone
(square), and
S. cata
(triangle).
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED:
COSTA RICA
:
Puntarenas
:
Estación La Leonn
, Sendero
Río Madrigal
,
Península de Osa
,
Dec. 12–27, 2001
, litter (A.
Azofeifa
,
AMNH
PBI
_OON 26357), 1
-
;
Fundacion Neotropica
Rincón
Osa,
Península de Osa
,
June 2001
(
R. Anderson
,
C. Víquez
,
INBIO 78664
,
PBI
_OON 26361), 1
-
;
Rancho Quemado
,
Península de Osa
,
Mar. 1972
(F.
Avesa
,
INBIO 45746
,
PBO
_OON 26363), 1
-
,
Sept. 1992
(F.
Quesada
,
AMNH
PBI
_OON 26360), 1
U
;
5 km
W Rincon de Osa
,
Península de Osa
, 8u429N, 83u319W,
Mar. 24, 1973
, high ridge,
Berlese
of buttress litter, elev.
50 m
(J.
Wagner
, J.
Kethley
,
FMNH 34963
,
PBI
_OON 10634), 1
-
, same, log, bark, root mat (
FMNH
PBI
_OON 37501), 1
U
, same, leaf mold and chunks of laminate fungus (
FMNH
PBI
_
OON 306
), 1
-
, same, mixed litter at base of tree in primary forest (
FMNH
PBI
_
OON 307
), 2
U
,
Mar. 25, 1973
,
Berlese
, leaf litter (
J. Wagner
,
J. Kethley
,
FMNH
PBI
_
OON 308
), 1
-
;
Sirena
,
Península de Osa
,
May 18–30, 2001
(A.
Azofeifa
,
AMNH
PBI
_OON 26365), 1
-
.
DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the Osa peninsula,
Puntarenas
,
Costa Rica
(map 4).