Systematics and biogeography of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906, with descriptions of new species and new genera from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Zodariidae) 3369 Author Dankittipakul, Pakawin Author Jocqué, Rudy Author Singtripop, Tippawan text Zootaxa 2012 2012-07-04 3369 1 1 327 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3369.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1 1175­5334 5252563 Mallinella raniformis sp. nov. (Figs 1182, 1198, 1235–1238) Material examined. Holotype : ♀ , THAILAND , Chiang Rai Province : Chiang Khong District , 780 m , 14 October 1994 , leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG ) . Paratypes : 4♀ , same data as holotype ( TNHM , MHNG ) . Diagnosis. This new species is similar to M. capitulata sp. nov. ; it can be separated by the narrower epigynal plate lacking prominent anterior lateral lobes (Figs 1182 cf. 1180) and by the absence of a small tubercle on the apex of the spermathecae (Fig. 1236). FIGURES 1235–1238. 1235–1238. Mallinella raniformis sp. nov. , holotype. 1235. Internal genitalia, dorsal. 1236. Left spermatheca, anterior. 1238. Ditto, posterior. 1237. Right spermatheca, lateral. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin noun ( rana = frog) alluding to the internal genitalia resembling a tadpole. Description. Female ( holotype ). Total length 8.80; prosoma 4.52 long, 3.50 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.28, ALE 0.22, PME 0.22, PLE 0.22, AME–AME 0.20, AME–ALE 0.26, PME–PME 0.24, PME–PLE 0.44; MOQ: 0.62 long, 0.60 anterior width, 0.62 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 16.92 (4.06, 5.30, 4.24, 3.29), II 14.03 (3.54, 4.40, 3.52, 2.54), III 14.10 (3.70, 4.24, 3.78, 2.36), IV 19.48 (4.70, 5.74, 6.08, 2.94). Coloration (Fig. 1198). Carapace orange -brown. Sternum brown. Legs yellowish, except for coxae I and II whitish. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark sepia, mottled with numerous pale spots. Dorsal pattern: first pair represented by pale round spots; second pair by broad transverse bands; third to fifth pairs by a series of thin transverse bands. Genitalia (Figs 1182, 1235–1238). Epigynal plate rectangular; anterior median incision V-shaped; posterior margin straight, rebordered. Lateral borders triangular, bluntly pointed. Spermathecae tadpole-like in anterior view, apex strongly curved backwards. Male. Unknown. Natural history. Mallinella raniformis sp. nov. was collected from a small remnant patch of evergreen forest at 780 m elevation. Distribution. Known only from the type locality in northern Thailand .