New species of Otiothopinae (Araneae: Palpimanidae) from Colombia
Author
Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn
Author
Quijano-Cuervo, Luis
Author
Sabogal-González, Alexander
Author
Agnarsson, Ingi
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-07-03
4442
3
413
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journal article
29753
10.11646/zootaxa.4442.3.4
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Fernandezina andersoni
sp. n.
Cala-Riquelme & Agnarsson, 2018
(
Figs 24–28
)
Type
material.
Male
holotype
from
2 km
NE. of
Santa María
,
Almarena
,
Boyacá
,
Colombia
,
4.857988°N
,
73.262355°W
,
6 December 2016
,
Andean forest
leaf litter,
L. R. Anderson
,
M.G. Branstetter
(ICN-Ar10689).
Paratypes
:
1 male
,
2 females
and
1 juvenile
, same data as holotype (ICN-Ar10690).
Diagnosis.
Males of
Fernandezina andersoni
sp. n.
can be distinguished from other congeners by presence of a thin embolus which is as long as the cymbium; and by the absence of a constricted neck on the palpal bulb (
Figs 26–27
). Females can be distinguished from other congeners by the longer and wider receptacles (
Fig. 28
).
Etymology.
The specific epithet is a patronym in honour of Dr. Robert Anderson, entomology research scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa.
FIGURES 24–28
.
Fernandezina andersoni
sp. n.
24
, Male holotype, habitus, dorsal view.
25
, Female paratype, habitus, dorsal view.
26–27
, Male holotype, left palp (E = embolus, Cy = cymbium, Bu = bulb):
26
, prolateral view;
27
, retrolateral view.
32
, Female paratype, KOH digested internal genitalia, dorsal view (MR = median receptacles).
Description.
Male
(
holotype
, ICN-Ar10689): Total length 3.1. Carapace: reddish brown; 1.5 long, 1.05 wide
(at leg II), 0.8 high (at leg II). Posterior median eyes separated by almost 3.0 x their own diameter. Legs: orangeyellow, first legs slightly darker; femur 1.13 long, 0.40 wide. Abdomen: reddish-grey; 1.6 long, 1.2 wide; abdominal scute covering ca. 22% of dorsum. Palpal femur not thickened, 2.0 x longer than wide; tibia almost as long as wide; embolus 0.48 long, slightly longer than cymbium, thin and slightly curved (
Figs 26–27
).
Female
(
paratype
, ICN-Ar10690): Total length 3.4. Carapace: reddish brown; 1.5 long, 1.1 wide (at leg II), 0.7 high (at leg II). Posterior median eyes separated by almost 3.0 x their own diameter. Legs: orange-brown, first legs slightly darker; femur 1.25 long, 0.5 wide. Abdomen: yellowish-brown; 1.65 long; scute covering ca. 12% of dorsum. Internal genitalia with two large receptacles, 4.0 x wider distally than proximally (
Fig. 28
).
Distribution.
Known only from the
type
locality north-east of Santa María,
Boyacá
,
Colombia
.
Natural history.
The
holotype
was found in leaf litter in Andean forest.