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 hone
,
new species
Figures 364–402
; map 7
TYPES:
Male
holotype
and female
allotype
extracted from leaf litter at
Hone Creek
,
Finca Alberto Moore
,
Limón
,
Costa Rica
(
Mar. 12–15, 2004
;
C. Víquez
), deposited in
INBIO
(
PBI
_OON 29568)
.
DIAGNOSIS: This species resembles
S. hitoy
but males have a longer embolus tip (fig. 373) and females have a posteriorly narrower anterior epigynal sclerite (figs. 390–392).
Figs. 182–191.
Scaphiella lancetilla
,
new species
, male.
182.
Habitus, dorsal view.
183.
Same, ventral view.
184.
Same, lateral view.
185.
Same, anterior view.
186.
Carapace, dorsal view.
187.
Same, lateral view.
188.
Left palp, dorsal view.
189.
Same, prolateral view.
190.
Same, ventral view.
191.
Same, retrolateral view.
Figs. 192–200.
Scaphiella lancetilla
,
new species
, female.
192.
Habitus, dorsal view.
193.
Same, ventral view.
194.
Same, lateral view.
195.
Same, anterior view.
196.
Carapace, dorsal view.
197.
Same, lateral view.
198.
Epigastric region, ventral view.
199.
Epigynum, ventral view.
200.
Same, dorsal view.
PANAMA
:
Chiriquí
:
Las Lagunas
, 4.5 km WSW
Hato del Volcán
,
May 22, 1977
,
Berlese
, forest litter (
FMNH 33643
,
PBI
_
OON 309
), 3
U
;
same,
Berlese
, litter under dead possum, elev.
1360 m
(
S. Peck
,
FMNH 33642
,
PBI
_
OON 310
), 1
U
.
DISTRIBUTION:
Costa Rica
and
Panama
(map 7).
Map 10. Records of
S. lancetilla
(squares),
S. barroana
(stars),
S. manaus
(circle), and
S. guiria
(triangles).
MALE (PBI_OON 26838, figs. 364–377, 379–382). Total length 1.20. Carapace with granulations on sides opposite intercoxal areas and along lateral edges of posterior declivity. Sternum covered with small round pits everywhere except middle. Endites without anteromedian modifications. Abdomen unpatterned, scuta punctate. Palpal femur greatly expanded; embolus relatively short; bulb produced proximally.
FEMALE (PBI_OON 26838, figs. 378, 383– 402). Total length 1.43. Anterior epigynal sclerite narrow anteriorly, posterior portion relatively short; apodemes narrow, directed dorsolaterally.
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED:
COSTA RICA
:
Limón
:
Hone Creek
,
Finca Alberto Moore
,
Mar. 12–15, 1904
, under log (
C. Víquez
,
INBIO PBI
_OON 29437), 1
-
;
the remaining specimens are all from leaf litter extraction (
C. Víquez
):
Jan. 5, 2004
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29572), 2
-
,
Feb. 14–15, 2004
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29581,
29587
), 2
;
U
Mar. 12–15, 2004
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29586), 1
U
,
Apr. 5–8, 2004
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29566), 1
-
,
June 4–7, 2004
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29436,
29567
), 1
-
, 1
U
,
Aug. 3, 2004
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29588), 2
-
, 1
U
,
Oct. 8–11, 2004
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29582,
29583
,
29589
), 2
-
, 1
U
,
Dec. 10–13, 2004
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29570), 1
-
,
Apr. 2005
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29576), 2
-
, 2
U
,
July 8–11, 2005
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29435,
29573
), 1
-
, 1
U
,
Oct. 21–23, 2005
(
AMNH
PBI
_OON 26838,
29561
,
INBIO PBI
_OON 29578), 5
-
, 2
U
.