ffle Neotropical goblin spiders of the new genus Reductoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae)
Author
Platnick, Norman I.
Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History.
Author
Berniker, Lily
Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History.
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American Museum Novitates
2014
2014-08-27
2014
3811
1
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3811.1
journal article
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10.1206/3811.1
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Reductoonops monte
,
new species
(
figs. 199–218
)
TYPES: Male
holotype
and female
allotype
taken by sifting leaf litter at an elevation of
1500 m
at
Monteverde
,
Puntarenas
,
Costa Rica
(
Feb. 23–27, 1991
;
H., A. Howden
), deposited in
AMNH
(PBI_OON 1435)
.
DIAGNOSIS: Males can be recognized by the hook-shaped process on the palpal apophysis, best seen in prolateral view (
fig. 210
), females by the very wide arms at the base of the anterior genitalic process (
figs. 217, 218
). ffle species occurs sympatrically with
R. naci
, but differs from that and all other known species in these characters.
MALE (PBI_OON 1435,
figs. 199–213
): Total length 0.95. Surface of elevated portion of pars cephalica smooth. Eyes two; ALE touching. Sternum with anterior channels, surface smooth, without pits, microsculpture absent; setae densest laterally. Labium anterior margin deeply incised. Endites with bipartite distal lobe situated beside short, modified seta situated at anterolateral corner. Palpal apophysis with hook-shaped projection; cymbium not fused with bulb.
FEMALE (PBI_OON 1435,
figs. 214–218
): Total length 1.34. Anterior genitalic process long, narrow, base with wide arms bearing relatively straight anterior margin.
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None
DISTRIBUTION:
Costa Rica
(northern
Puntarenas
).