A Revision of the Spider Genus Zorocrates Simon (Araneae, Zorocratidae)
Author
PLATNICK, NORMAN I.
Author
UBICK, DARRELL
text
American Museum Novitates
2007
2007-06-28
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Zorocrates apulco
,
new species
figures 88–92
; map 4
TYPE: Female
holotype
taken at
Apulco
,
Hidalgo
,
Mexico
(
Apr. 14–16, 1946
;
H. Wagner
), deposited in AMNH
.
ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the
type
locality.
DIAGNOSIS: Males can easily be recognized by the long, distally bent median apophysis (
fig. 89
), females by the angular anterior epigynal margin and procurved posterior epigynal margins (
fig. 91
).
MALE: Total length 7. Coloration as in
Z. blas
. Leg spination: femora: I p0-0-2, r0-1-1; II d1-1-0, p0-0-1, r0-2-1; III p0-1-1, r0-2-1; IV p0- 1-1, r0-0-2; patellae IV r0-1-0; tibiae: I d0-0-0, p0-1-0, v4-4-2; II d0-0-0, p1-0-0; III r1-0-1; IV d1-0-1; metatarsi: I p0-1-1, v2-2-2, r0-1-0; II p0- 1-1, r0-1-1; III r1-2-2. Cribellum small but apparently present. Retrolateral tibial apophysis short, recurved at tip; median apophysis greatly elongated, bent at right angle near tip, with small, proximally directed projection; tegular apophysis distally invaginated (
figs. 88–90
).
Figs. 83–87.
Zorocrates potosi
,
new species
.
83.
Left male palp, prolateral view.
84.
Same, ventral view.
85.
Same, retrolateral view.
86.
Epigynum, ventral view.
87.
Same, dorsal view.
FEMALE: Total length 10. Coloration as in male. Leg spination: femora: I p0-0-2, r0-0-0; II p0-0-1, r0-0-0; III p0-1-1, r0-1-1; IV p0-0-1, r0-0-1; patellae IV r0-1-0; tibiae: I d0-0-0, p0- 0-0, r0-0-0; II d0-0-0, p1-0-0, v4-2-2, r0-0-0; III r1-0-1; metatarsi: I p0-0-0, v2-2-2, r0-0-0; II p1-0-0, r0-0-0; III r1-2-2. Cribellum small but apparently present. Anterior epigynal margin angular, posterior margins forming w-shaped figure capped by narrow transverse ridge; spermathecae highly coiled, without conspicuous, lateral blind ducts (
figs. 91, 92
).
OTHER
MATERIAL
EXAMINED:
MEXICO
:
Hidalgo
:
Apulco,
Apr.
14–16, 1946 (
H. Wagner
, AMNH), 23;
Tlanchinol
,
43 km
SW Huejutla
,
June 14–Aug. 4, 1983
,
flight intercept trap
, cloud forest, elev.
1500 m
(
S., J. Peck
, AMNH), 13.
Veracruz
:
2 mi
W La Joyita on Highway
140,
Aug. 22, 1977
, elev.
2230 m
(
E. Schlinger
, CAS),
1♀
.
DISTRIBUTION: Known only from
Hidalgo
and
Veracruz
,
Mexico
(map 4)
.