Taxonomic Revision And Morphology Of The Trapdoor Spider Genus Actinopus (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae) In Argentina
Author
Ríos-Tamayo, D.
Author
Goloboff, P. A.
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2018
2018-03-20
2018
419
1
84
journal article
0003-0090
Actinopus ariasi
,
sp. nov.
Figures 12A–G
,
44
TYPE MATERIAL
:
HOLOTYPE
♂
(MACN-Ar 36628):
Formosa
: Reserva “El Bagual” [
26º10′ S
58º56′ W
],
Nov. 2001
–
Feb. 2002
, G. Scrocchi,
1♂
.
PARATYPE
:
1♂
, same data (
FML-
ARAN
02187).
ETYMOLOGY: The species is named in honor of Joan Salvador Arias, for his assistance to the senior author (D.R.-T.) during his Ph.D studies.
DIAGNOSIS: Males of
A. ariasi
can be characterized by a copulatory bulb with thin embolus (fig. 12D–F), BTA and ATA developed, Ak not extending to the apex. Few retrolateral spines on tibia II (fig. 12C), similar to
A. magnus
and
A. cordobensis
(from which it differs by presenting a wider ATA).
Female: Unknown.
DESCRIPTION:
Holotype
male (MACN-Ar 36628, fig. 12A–G):
Total length:
12.00.
Carapace
(fig. 12A): length 3.72, width 3.60.
Cephalic region:
length 2.04, width 2.76; clypeus small with 16 bristles and 1 large central one; 5–6 bristles between PME and 3–4 behind each PME-PLE; 6 bristles on each side of the OQ, with central larger one.
Fovea:
length 0.54, width 1.08.
Eyes, diameters and interdistances:
AME 0.12 (small), ALE 0.24, PME 0.16, PLE 0.16; OQ width 0.72, anterior length 1.80, posterior length 1.60; AME-ALE 0.52, PME-PLE 0.08, AME-PME 0.32, ALE-PLE 0.40, AME- AME 0.16.
Chelicerae:
Length 1.80, width 0.90, shallow internal ridges on 1:2 A. Cheliceral apex with 8 recumbent and elongated bristles that cover the base of the fang. Cheliceral prolongation without cusps; furrow with 8 large promarginal teeth and 5 retromarginal (small ones between 2nd-3d and 3d-4th) and 7 denticles, near the promarginal teeth.
Labium:
length 0.88, width 0.76.
Maxillae:
superior length 1.00, inferior length 1.68, width 1.32.
Sternum
(fig. 12G): Center flat; length 2.76, maximum width 2.36, minimum width 1.36. Postlabial sigillum deep, posterior sigilla well defined and shallow.
Abdomen:
Length 4.80, with dark bristles and 3 spiniform dorsal bristles. PMS: length 0.40; PLS: length of basal:medial:apical segments 0.52:0.32:0.04.
Spigots:
1 large, 30 small on PMS; PLS, numbers of large(small) spigots on basal:medial:apical article 3(40):3(46):1(55).
Lengths of legs and palp:
I: 3.84, 1.50, 2.40, 2.88, 1.98, 12.60. II: 3.60, 1.50, 2.40, 3.00, 1.98, 12.48. III: 3.00, 1.38, 1.92, 3.24, 2.10, 11.64. IV: 3.90, 1.80, 3.54, 3.48, 2.28, 15.00. Palp: 3.72, 1.68, 3.42, –, 1.08, 9.90.
Chaetotaxy:
Right tarsus III missing, only left described. Femora: 0. Patellae: I-II, 0; III, 15 P SUP-D ANT, 1 P A +9 on the margin, 1-1-1 D, 6 R A +7 on the margin; IV, 41 P SUP-D ANT, 1 P A. Tibiae: I, 1-1-2-3 V; II, 1-1-1-1-0-2 R INF, 1-2-1-4 V; III, 2-2-1-1 P, 2-1-3 R (1:2 A), 1-1-2 V, with an apical crown of 18 thorns; IV, 1-3-2-5 V. Metatarsi: I, 1-1-1- 1-1-1 P INF, 2-2-2-2-2-1-1-2 R INF-V POST, 1-2-1 V (1:2 B); II, 1-1-1-2-1-2-1-3-2-2-4 R INF-V POST, 1-1-1-1-1-1 V ANT (1:2 A), 1-1-1 V (1:2 A); III, 1-1-1-2-1-2-1-2 P, 1-1-0-1 D ANT (3:4 B), 1-2-1-3-1-1-1-3 on row D POST-R, 1-1-1-2-2-2-1-3 V; IV, 2-1-2-2-1-1-1 P INF, 1 D A ANT, 1-2-1-1-2-2-2-1-5 V. Tarsi: I, 1-1-1-1-1 P INF, 1-1-2-1-1-3-1-2-6 R INF, 1 V M; II, 1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2 P INF, 1-1-1-2-1-5- 1-4-4 R INF, 1-0-0-1 V; III, 1-1-1-1-0-1-2-1-1- 2-2 P INF, 1-3-2-2-5-5-2 R INF; IV, 1-1-2-3-4-6-4-2 P INF, 1-3-1-2-1-1-1-2-1-2-1 R INF. Total number of retrolateral spines on tibiae I and II (fig. 12C): 0 and 6 respectively.
Palp:
Tibia short and thickened (width/length: 0.35±0.01) (fig. 12B). Bulb (fig. 12D–F) with ATA and BTA well developed embolus with a series of denticles at the base.
Pseudoscopula:
Tarsi: I sparse (1:2 A); II sparse (3:4 A); III-IV, dense and uniform. Metatarsi: without pseudoscopula.
Trichobothria:
Tibiae: I-II 4-6; III- IV 6-6. Metatarsi: I-II 10; III 9; IV 8. Tarsi: I 8; II-III 9; IV 7.
Color:
Carapace dark reddish brown cephalothorax, cephalic region and chelicerae darker. Fovea almost black. Abdomen dark brown, booklungs with dark markings. Spinnerets yellowish. Legs like carapace with tarsi-metatarsi lighter; palp tibiae light.
FIGURE 13.
Actinopus casuhati
,
sp. nov.
, male holotype (MACN-Ar 36609).
A
, carapace.
B
, tibia II, retrolateral.
C
, pedipalp.
D–F
, copulatory bulb, three different views.
G
, sternum. Scale bars = 1 mm.
DISTRIBUTION: Only known from the
type
locality.
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED:
Formosa
:
Same data and collector as
holotype
,
83 ♂♂
(FML- ARAN 02188).