A review of Sri Lankan Brignolia including the description of four new species (Araneae: Oonopidae) Author Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L. National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka. lakmalisanky@gmail.com Author Benjamin, Suresh P. National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka. suresh.benjamin@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2016 2016-07-29 4144 4 451 476 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.4.1 62ac3536-4049-4b1f-9401-ccf352ffd71f 1175-5326 267497 FD69103F-9897-47E1-8256-924C99B670CF Brignolia ondaatjei sp. nov. ( Figs.10 A–H; 11A–F; 12A–D) Type material. Holotype male ( IFS_Oon_227 ): Sri Lanka , Badulla District , Rawana Ella , forest around cave, 6 °51’52.4”N 81°03’01.3”E , 990m , 27 June 2014 , leg. N. Athukorala , S. Ranasinghe , litter. Paratype : 1♀ ( IFS_Oon_228 ): from same locality and data as the holotype. FIGURE 9 . Brignolia meemure sp. nov. Male. A, B. left palp, retrolateral view; Female. C. epigastric region, dorsal view; D. same, ventral view. lap, lateral apodemes; tpr, triangular epigynal projection. Scale bars = 0.1 mm. Other material examined. 1♂ ( IFS_Oon_076 ): Sri Lanka , Uva Province , Badulla District , Ohiya , 0 6°50’32”N 80°53’0 5”E , 1280m , 30 August 2011 , leg. S. P. Benjamin , N. Athukorala . Etymology. Named for Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet, Philip Michael Ondaatje best known for the “ The English Patient ” and our favorite “ Anils Ghost ”. Diagnosis. Males can be easily recognized by the hammer-shaped palpal tip and the small triangular projection at the base of the bulb (bpr in Fig. 12 A). Females can be recognized by the narrowed posterior tube, with a rounded ending and the anteriorly directed, triangular-shaped projection (tpr in Figs. 12 C, D). Description. Description based on all specimens listed above. MALE : Body length 2.04. Coloration: carapace usually reddish-brown, sternum and mouthparts orangebrown, abdominal scuta reddish-brown, abdominal inter scutal region not visible, fully covered with dorsal and ventral scuta; legs pale orange; palps dark red-brown. Carapace: broadly ovoid in dorsal view ( Fig. 10 A), smooth, sides striated, pars cephalica strongly elevated in lateral view ( Fig. 10 B), anteriorly slightly narrowed, with angular posterolateral corners, posterolateral edge without spikes and pits, lateral margin straight, posterior margin squared ( Fig. 10 D). Clypeus: straight in front view ( Fig. 10 C). Eyes: six, well developed, ALE largest, oval, PME and PLE equal in size and oval. Labium: triangular shaped, fused to sternum, same as sternum sclerotization. Endite: distally not excavated, anteromedian part with stout projection, edges heavily sclerotized than sternum. Sternum: slightly longer than wide, decorated with round pits, radial furrows consisting with rows of small pits present between coxa I–II, II–III and III–IV ( Fig. 10 E). Abdomen: ovoid, dorsal scutum strongly sclerotized ( Fig. 10 F), cover full length of abdomen ( Fig. 10 G), no soft tissue visible from above, epigastric scutum strongly sclerotized, extend to pedicel region, scuto-pedicel region with W-shaped straight transverse ridge ( Fig. 11 C), book lung covers, nail-shaped ( Fig. 11 A), dark, oval without elevation, pedicel tube large with dorsolateral triangular extensions, pedicel region fully covered with fine setae ( Fig. 11 C). Postepigastric scutum strongly sclerotized, long, semicircular, covering most part of the area and fused to epigastric scutum, with short posteriorly directed lateral apodemes ( Fig. 11 A). Spinnerets scutum present ( Fig. 10 H), short setae present. Legs: spineless. Sperm pore: large, elliptical, situated in between anterior and posterior spiracles. Genitalia: palpal bulb with a hammer-shaped palpal tip ( Figs. 12 A, B) and a small triangular projection at the base of the palpal bulb (bpr in Fig. 12 A). FIGURE 10. Brignolia ondaatjei sp. nov. , male from Badulla, Rawana Ella. A. carapace, dorsal view; B. same, lateral view; C. same, anterior view; D. same, posterior view; E. sternum, ventral view; F. abdomen, dorsal view; G. same lateral view; H. same, posterior view. sps, spinneret scutum. Scale bars = 0.2 mm. FEMALE : Body length: 2.04, Coloration and somatic morphology same as male ( Fig. 11 E), pars cephalica strongly elevated in lateral view, squared posterior margin. Genitalia: posterior tube narrow, elongated, with rounded ending, triangular-shaped protrusion anteriorly directed from the posterior spiracular groove ( Figs. 12 C, D). Intraspecific variation. Color ranges from reddish-brown to orange-brown. Body length of males ranges from 1.90–2.04. One specimen (IFS_Oon_076) shows long setae on the chelicerae and some strong setae on the top of the carapace. Scuto-pedicel ridge slightly curved and anteriorly directed in some specimens ( Figs. 11 A–D). Distribution. Sri Lanka : Badulla District: Ohiya (L 30), Rawana Ella (L 50).