The Goblin Spider Genera Stenoonops And Australoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), With Notes On Related Taxa
Author
Platnick N. I.
Author
Dupérré N.
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2010
2010-07-21
2010
340
1
111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1206/714.1
journal article
0003-0090
Longoonops bicolor
,
new species
Figures 555–625
TYPES:
Male
holotype
and female
allotype
taken in forest leaf litter at an elevation of
90 m
at
Cañas
,
Guanacaste
,
Costa Rica
(
Aug. 15, 1983
;
J., F. Murphy
), deposited in
AMNH
(PBI_OON 36759)
.
ETYMOLOGY: The specific name refers to the color pattern on the anterior legs.
DIAGNOSIS: Both sexes usually have darkened femora, patellae, and tibiae on legs I and II (figs. 558, 603) and dark patches on the abdomen (figs. 555, 600); the embolus is short and wide (figs. 562–567) and the female genitalia are reduced, with a recurved anterior margin (figs. 608, 609).
MALE (PBI_OON 36759, figs. 555–599): Total length 1.64. Endites with oblique longitudinal ridge. Soft portions of abdominal dorsum with dark patches. Femora, patellae, and basal half of tibiae I, II darkened. Embolus wide, short, triangular, prolateral side of tip sharply bent (figs. 562– 567).
FEMALE (PBI_OON 36759, figs. 600– 625): Total length 1.57. Genitalia reduced, with recurved anterior margin and tiny anteromedian projection (figs. 608, 609).
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: NICARA- GUA:
Matagalpa
:
approach to bridge over Río Bopal, Finca Alvares, Mun. San Dionicio,
12.7425
°
N
,
85.82916
°
W
,
Dec. 1, 2007
, Winkler, riparian forest, elev.
350 m
(C. Víquez, J. Mata, AMNH PBI_OON 37025), 13.
COSTA RICA
:
Alajuela
:
Montecristo, Upala,
Apr. 13, 2007
, litter (C. Víquez, AMNH PBI_OON 30996), 13,
Jan. 10, 2008
, Berlese (C. Víquez, AMNH PBI_OON 31118),
1♀
,
May 15, 2008
, Berlese (C. Víquez, AMNH PBI_OON 31114–31117), 33,
1♀
.
Guanacaste
:
Cañas,
Aug. 15, 1983
, forest leaf litter, elev.
90 m
(J., F. Murphy, AMNH PBI_OON 36759), 13,
2♀
.
VARIATION: Despite the geographic separation, we have detected no significant genitalic differences among the males (figs. 568–575).
DISTRIBUTION:
Nicaragua
and
Costa Rica
.