A new genus of Micromygalinae (Araneae, Microstigmatidae) from Brazil, with transfer of Masteriaemboaba Pedroso, Baptista & Bertani, 2015 and description of six new species
Author
Passanha, Victor
Author
Cizauskas, Igor
Author
Brescovit, Antonio D.
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ZooKeys
2019
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.814.29906
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.814.29906
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Tonton
gen. n.
Type species.
Tonton itabirito
sp. n.
Etymology.
The generic name is derived from the Indian Krenak word
"ton-ton"
, and means small. The Krenak Indians, also known as Botocudos or
Aimores
and inhabited mainly southeastern Brazil, with great occupation in areas of the state of Minas Gerais. The generic name is neuter.
Diagnosis.
Species of the genus
Tonton
differ from those of
Micromygale
, the only representative of
Micromygalinae
(see
Platnick and Forster 1982
: figs 12-15, 23-26), by having four spinnerets (Fig. 2B, D), while
Micromygale
have six (see
Platnick and Forster 1982
: fig. 24), lack a paraembolic apophysis on male palpal bulb (Fig. 1F), present in
Micromygale
(see
Platnick and Forster 1982
: figs 12-15), having bilobed spermathecae (Fig. 4
E-F
), in
Micromygale
unilobed (see
Platnick and Forster 1982
: figs 27-28), hav
ing
a pulmonar opening (Fig. 2C), absent in
Micromygale
, and the lack of an abdominal shield (Fig. 2B), present in
Micromygale
(see
Platnick and Forster 1982
: fig. 23).
Figure 1.
Tonton
spp. morphological characters. A serrula, lateral view B tarsal claw, retrolateral view C tricobothrium, dorsal view D detail of serrula and projected palpal coxae, ventral view E tarsal organ, dorsal view F detail of slender tricobothria, leg I. Scale bars: 20
μm
(A); 30
μm
(B); 5
μm
(C); 20
μm
(D); 5
μm
(E); 300
μm
(F).
Figure 2.
Tonton
spp. morphological characters. A body coloration in dorsal view (
T. ipiau
sp. n.) B body coloration in ventral view (
T. ipiau
sp. n.) C booklung opening, ventral view (
T. ipiau
sp. n.) D spinnerets, ventral view (
T. ipiau
sp. n.) E, F detail of cuticle in
T. emboaba
(cephalothorax, dorsal view and Leg I, prolateral view). Scale bars: 1mm (A); 1mm (B); 50µm (C); 200µm (D); 100µm (E); 200µm (F).
Description.
Small-sized mygalomorph spiders, total length 1.80-3.04. Coloration: carapace in dorsal view, chelicerae, legs varying from whitish to light yellow. Palpal coxae, labium, sternum whitish to light yellow. Abdomen whitish or light yellow (Fig. 2A, B). Clypeus narrow (0.02-0.06), absent in
T. itabirito
sp. n. Chelicerae without rastellum. Basal segment of chelicerae with prolateral row of 6-14 teeth, 4-10 mesobasal teeth aligned (Fig. 7H). Absence of ocular tubercle, with six eyes (lateral eyes vestigial) (Fig. 6A) or absence of eyes, having only a vestigial ocular spot (
T. itabirito
sp. n.) (Fig. 4A); anterior/posterior row slightly recurved, AME absent. Labium wider than long, without cuspules. Palpal coxae with short anterior lobe, bearing serrula with teeth clumped in series of several rows on distal border (Fig. 1A, D). Sternum oval, longer than wide, without visible sigilla. Legs with one row of tricobothria on tarsi/metatarsi (dorsal); two on dorsal tibia. Tarsus without scopulae, with sensorial setae thin, slightly interspaced or thick, abundant. Superior tarsal claws with one row of teeth (6-14), inferior tarsal claw present on all legs, with 1-5 teeth (Fig. 1B). Tricobothria filiform, with corrugated base, with keels until half of extension (Fig. 1C, F). Abdomen with ovate pulmonar opening (Fig. 2C). Posterior median spinneret short with spigots on apex. Posterior lateral spinneret three-segmented, long, apical segment with triangular apex, spigots present on ventral face (major ampulate, aciniform, and pumpkiniform spigots) (Fig. 2D). Female palp varying from 2-7 ventral spines tarsal basis, tarsal claw with one central row of 11-15 teeth (Fig. 6C). Male palp: cymbium with 4-6 apical spines (Fig. 7D), prolateral lobe (Figs 3E, 7D) and one row of trichobothria on tarsi and two on tibia; palpal tibia with one discreet row of retrolateral setae, on medial region (Fig. 5E), excavated in distal median area (Fig. 5E); piriform bulb (oval in
T. queca
sp. n.); elongated embolus almost length of the bulb (Fig. 10C). Female genitalia: two spermathecae, with two lobes each side, internal lobe long, external lobe short (Fig. 6D), except
T. ipiau
sp. n., almost as long as external lobe (Fig. 10
F-G
).
Distribution.
Cave and mountainous region of the state of Minas Gerais and states of Bahia (Atlantic forest) and
Maranhao
(Brazilian cerrado).