Revision of Cebrenninus Simon, 1887 with description of one new genus and six new species (Araneae: Thomisidae)
Author
Suresh P. Benjamin
text
Revue suisse de Zoologie
2016
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journal article
38731
10.5281/zenodo.46304
b189b306-f64f-496b-9d26-b43266a993f9
0035-418
98038
Cebrenninus schawalleri
sp. nov.
Figs 48-49, 51
,
65-69
Holotype
:
SMF; male;
Philippines
, Leyte, Visca, North Baybay, primary forest,
200-500 m
; leg. W. Schawaller
et al.
,
22.02.1991
.
Other material examined:
SMF;
1 male
collected together with the
holotype
. – SMF;
2 females
;
Philippines
, Leyte, Lake Danao, forest edge,
500 m
; leg. W. Schawaller
et al.
,
19.02.1991
.
Diagnosis:
Similar to
C. rugosus
, distinguished from this and other known congeners by distinctive shape of E (broad, lateral projection just below curved, hook-like tip;
Figs 65-66
), C (curved retrolateral margin, stout hooked tip;
Figs 65-66
) and RTA (tip beak-shaped;
Figs 66-67
). Females can be distinguished by the elongated/ oval spermathecae (
Figs 68-69
).
Etymology:
Named after the collector.
Description:
Male:
Total length: 3.6; prosoma length: 1.7, width: 1.7. Leg I: femur 2.1, patella 0.7, tibia 2.0, metatarsus 1.0, tarsus 0.7. Opisthosoma dorsally with irregular black, diffused spots, anteriorly with white spots, two pairs of brown circular spots towards the center, laterally black spots connecting to form bands (
Figs 48-49
). Legs uniformly yellow-brown. Leg formula 1243, ALE> PLE> AME> PME, PME reduced, barely visible, PME less than 0.25 times PLE. AER and PER recurved, eyes on light brown-colored mounds, mounds of LE not touching. Palps as in
Figs 51
,
65-67
. Cymbium lacking dorsal trichobothria.
Female:
Total length: 3.8; prosoma length: 1.8, width: 1.8. Leg I: femur 2.0, patella 0.7, tibia 1.8, metatarsus 1.3, tarsus 0.9. In general similar to male. Epigynum and vulva as in
Figs 68-69
.
Distribution:
Philippines
, Leyte.