Two new species of Pamphobeteus Pocock 1901 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) from Brazil, with a new type of stridulatory organ
Author
Bertani, Rogério
Author
Fukushima, Caroline Sayuri
Author
Júnior, Pedro Ismael Da Silva
text
Zootaxa
2008
1826
45
58
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.183116
77b7ee8a-9923-40f3-b928-7484cfbbb40b
1175-5326
183116
Pamphobeteus crassifemur
sp. nov.
(
Figs 1–12
,
19
.
Tables 1
, 2)
Xenesthis
sp.
Lucas 1982
: 351
(misidentification).
Diagnosis
: – Males resemble those of
P. antinous
,
P. grandis
sp. nov.
,
P. p e t e r s i,
P. ultramarinus
and
P. v e s - pertinus
by the broad embolus. They can be distinguished by the thickened femora, especially the 3rd pair (
Fig. 5
). This characteristic feature is also diagnostic for females (
Fig. 8
).
Material examined
: –
Holotype
male
IBSP
8330,
Brazil
: Rondônia: Samuel Hydroelectric Power Station Dam,
IBSP
Faunal Rescue Team of Collectors,
9 Feb 1989
.
Paratype
female
IBSP
4945, as for
holotype
but, M. Costa,
10 Feb 1989
.
Additional material examined
: –
BRAZIL
: Rondônia: Porto Velho, dam of Samuel Hydroelectric Power Station,
IBSP
12395,
1 female
,
9 Feb 1989
and 1 immature,
30 Jan 1989
;
IBSP
12394,
1 female
,
20 Dec 1998
and 1 immature,
30 Jan 1989
;
IBSP
12396,
1 female
,
9 Feb 1988
and 1 immature,
20 Dec 1988
;
IBSP
12392,
1 female
,
10 Feb 1989
and 1 immature,
30 Jan 1989
;
IBSP
12397,
1 female
,
9 Jan 1989
;
IBSP
12393,
1 female
,
10 Feb1989
and 1 immature,
9 Jan 1989
;
IBSP
12391,
1 female
and 1 immature,
10 Feb 1989
;
IBSP
4945,
1 female
, M. Costa col.,
10 Feb 1989
;
IBSP
4946,
1 female
, 2 immatures;
IBSP
11132,
1 male
;
IBSP
10324,
1 male
,
10 Feb 1989
;
IBSP
11142,
1 female
;
IBSP
7025,
1 female
, M. Costa col.;
IBSP
8332,
1 male
,
12 Dec 1988
;
IBSP
8330,
1 male
,
9 Feb 1989
;
IBSP
10320,
1 female
,
10 Feb 1989
;
Montenegro
,
IBSP
10378,
1 male
, R. Bertani col.,
22 Jul–2 Aug 2002
; Pimenta Bueno, Tchegau Farm,
IBSP
4548,
1 female
, R. S. G. Almeida col.,
Jun 1989
; Casseterite mineration area, between Alto Candaias and Massangana,
IBSP
4096,
1 female
, C. Froelich ded.
May 1971
; Mato Grosso: Barracão Queimado,
120 km
from Vilhena, BR-29 road,
IBSP
3633,
1 female
, Dr. H. Araújo ded.,
28 Sep 1962
.
Etymology
: – The specific name is taken from the Latin,
crassus
meaning “thick” and femur, a feature of the legs of males and females of this species.
Description
:
Holotype
male. Total length, not including chelicerae or spinnerets 57. Cephalothorax 28.81 long, 27.31 wide. Anterior eye row procurved, posterior row recurved. Eyes sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.75, ALE 0.60, PME 0.74, PLE 1.02, AME–AME 0.56, AME–ALE 0.46, AME–PME 0.42, ALE–ALE 2.26, ALE–PME 0.48, PME–PME 1.75, PME–PLE 0.21, PLE–PLE 3.05, ALE–PLE 0.66. Eye tubercle: length 3.05, width 3.71; clypeus 1.5. Fovea: deep, straight, 4.72 long. Cephalic area moderately raised. Thoracic striae conspicuous. Labium: length 3.62, width 3.73, with 72 cuspules. Maxillae: between 100–200 cuspules spread across inner edge. Sternum: length 13.55, width 9.02. Sigilla: small anterior pairs, less than one diameter from margin and larger posterior pair, more than two diameters from margin. Chelicerae: 11 teeth decreasing in size from distal area and row of small teeth on promargin. Tarsi I–IV densely scopulate. Metatarsi I – II fully scopulate;
III 1
/2 densely scopulate;
IV 1
/3 densely scopulate. All femora thickened, mainly 3rd pair (
Fig. 5
). Spination: femora and patellae I–IV and palp 0; tibiae palp v0–0–1, p0–1–0; I 0, II v0–1–2(ap), p1–0–0; III v0–1–2(ap), IV v0–1–0; metatarsi I 0, II
v1
–0–0, III v0–2–3 (2 ap), r0–0–1, IV
v11
(2ap), p2–0–1. Spiniform setae on prolateral coxae I, retro- and prolateral coxae II–III, retrolateral coxae IV; prolateral/dorsal trochantera I, prolateral/dorsal and retrolateral/dorsal trochantera II–III, retrolateral trochantera IV (
Figs 9–12
). STC with small teeth. PLS articles length: apical 6.28, medial 4.04 and basal 4.72. PMS rounded, small. Urticating hair
types
I and III present. Cephalothorax and abdomen dark brown with red-brown hairs. Femora, patellae and tibiae with conspicuous stripes. Slight purple sheen on femora. Tibial apophysis with retrolateral process longer than prolateral (
Fig. 4
). Metatarsus I folds between the two processes.
Male
palpal bulb strongly flattened laterally, spoon-like shaped (
Figs. 1–3
). Prolateral superior keel well-developed, prolateral inferior weakly developed. Apical keel extended ventrally to middle of embolus. Retrolateral keel short, reaching less than 0.25 of embolus length, strongly developed forming crest distally.
FIGURES 1–6
.
Pamphobeteus crassifemur
sp. nov
.. 1–5 Male holotype. 1–3. Palpal bulb. 1, retrolateral, 2, prolateral, 3, dorsal. 4, Tibial apophysis, ventral. 5, Leg. III, dorsal. (6) Female paratype, spermathecae.
FIGURES 7–8
.
Pamphobeteus crassifemur
sp. nov
.. 7, Male. 8, Female. Photos: R. Bertani.
FIGURES 9–12
.
Pamphobeteus crassifemur
sp. nov
.. Stridulatory setae. 9, Coxa IV, prolateral. 10, Trochanter IV, prolateral. 11, Coxa III, retrolateral, 12, Same, detail. Arrows show spiniform setae.
TABLE 1
.
Pamphobeteus crassifemur
sp. nov
.. Male holotype. Length of left legs and palpal segments.
Palp |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
Tarsus 7.02 |
14.25 |
13.63 |
13.30 |
14.27 |
Metatarsus ––– |
22.07 |
21.27 |
23.44 |
30.39 |
Tibia 14.52 |
17.94 |
18.51 |
17.48 |
20.95 |
Patella 9.82 |
13.14 |
12.62 |
13.25 |
13.48 |
Femur 16.20 |
25.39 |
23.62 |
22.46 |
26.01 |
TABLE 2
.
Pamphobeteus crassifemur
sp. nov.
Female
paratype
. Length of left legs and palpal segments.
Palp |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
Tarsus 12.86 |
12.16 |
11.17 |
11.02 |
12.07 |
Metatarsus ––– |
17.18 |
17.35 |
19.79 |
26.80 |
Tibia 10.92 |
16.71 |
15.51 |
15.75 |
19.39 |
Patella 8.42 |
12.46 |
12.46 |
12.17 |
12.29 |
Femur 14.04 |
22.72 |
20.63 |
19.05 |
24.30 |
Description
: –
Paratype
. Female. IBSP 4945. Total length, not including chelicerae or spinnerets 66. Cephalothorax 30.87 long, 28.98 wide. Anterior eye row procurved, posterior row recurved. Eyes sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.73, ALE 0.72, PME 0.85, PLE 1.12, AME–AME 0.73, AME–ALE 0.65, AME–PME 0.21, ALE–ALE 2.49, ALE–PME 0.62, PME–PME 1.89, PME–PLE 0.24, PLE–PLE 3.18, ALE–PLE 0.67. Eye tubercle: length 3.23 width 4.07; clypeus 2.12. Fovea: deep, straight, 5.55 wide. Cephalic area moderately raised. Thoracic striae conspicuous. Labium: length 4.99, width 4.43, at least 145 cuspules. Maxillae: 100– 200 cuspules spread across internal edge. Sternum: length 13.14, width 10.31. Sigilla: posterior, small, more than two diameters from margin. Chelicerae: eight well-developed teeth and row of small teeth on promargin. Tarsi I–IV fully scopulate. Metatarsi I–IV fully scopulate, metatarsi III–IV scopulate on apical half. Spination: femora I–IV and palp 0; patellae palp 0, I v0–0–2(ap), II v0–0–2(ap), III and IV 0; tibiae palp v0–4–3(2 ap), I v0–0–2(ap), II v0–0–2(ap), III v0–1–3(ap), IV v0–0–1(ap); metatarsi I v0–0–2(ap), II
v1
–0–2(ap), III
v3–3
– 3(ap), r1–0–0, p1–0–0,
IV 19
(2 ap). Spiniform setae and STC as in male. PLS articles length: apical 6.02, medial 5.0 and basal 4.12. PMS rounded, small. Urticating hair
types
I and III present. Color pattern as in male, except for absence of purple sheen. Two spermathecae broadly fused (
Fig. 6
).
Distribution
:
Brazil
: states of Rondônia and Western Mato Grosso (
Fig. 19
).