New additions to the Brazilian fauna of the genus Scytodes Latreille (Araneae: Scytodidae) with emphasis on the Atlantic Forest species Author Rheims, Cristina A. Author Brescovit, Antonio D. text Zootaxa 2009 2116 1 45 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.187984 b29a7c01-615c-4ceb-b500-20f3eed6f2bd 1175-5326 187984 Scytodes pintodarochai new species Figs. 118–123 Type material: Holotype : male holotype from Núcleo Cabuçu, Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira [23°21'– 23°27' S ; 46°29'– 46°42' W ], Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil , 16–22 July 2001 , Equipe Biota, deposited in IBSP 91859. Paratypes : BRAZIL . São Paulo : Atibaia [ 23°07' S ; 46°33' W ], 13, October 2002 , M.B. Rosseto & G. Machado ( IBSP 35847); Jundiaí [ 23°13' S ; 46°56' W ] (Reserva Biológica Municipal da Serra do Japi), 13, 6–10 August 2001 , Equipe Biota ( IBSP 91960); Guarulhos [23°21'– 23°27' S ; 46°29'– 46°42'W ] (Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira, Núcleo Cabuçu), 2Ƥ, 16–22 July 2004 , Equipe Biota ( IBSP 91856; 91863); São Paulo [ 23°31' S ; 46°37' W ] (Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira, Núcleo Pedra Grande), 23, 21 December 2000 – 28 February 2001 , R. Pinto da Rocha et al . ( MZSP 28804; 28807); São Paulo (Parque Estadual da Serra da Catareira, Núcleo Sede), 1Ƥ, 29 December 2000 , R. Pinto da Rocha et al . ( MZSP 28815); (Cidade Universitária), 1Ƥ, November 1989 , C.G. Frielich ( MZSP 19994); São Miguel Arcanjo [ 23°52' S ; 47°58' W ] (Parque Estadual de Carlos Botelho), 13, 14 October 1990 , A.B. Bonaldo (MCN 20472). Santa Catarina: Ilhota [ 26°48'29" S ; 48°57'19" W ] (Morro do Baú), 2Ƥ, 4 February 1996 , A.B. Bonaldo, A.B. Kury & R. Pinto da Rocha (MCN). Other material examined . BRAZIL . São Paulo : Miracatú [ 23°03'47.2" S ; 47°13'65.9" W ] (Fazenda Itereí), 13, 20–26 September 2001 , Equipe Biota ( IBSP 38447); Jundiaí [ 23°13' S ; 46°56' W ] (Reserva Biológica Municipal da Serra do Japi), 13, March 2007 , A.D. Brescovit et al . ( IBSP 78490); Guarulhos [23°21'– 23°27' S ; 46°29'- 46°42'W ] (Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira, Núcleo Cabuçu), 23 2Ƥ, 16–22 July 2002 , Equipe Biota ( IBSP 91864; 91865; 91862); São Paulo [ 23°31' S ; 46°37' W ] (Parque Estadual da Serra da Catareira, Núcleo Pedra Grande), 23 3Ƥ, 2000–2001 , R. Pinto da Rocha et al ., ( MZSP 28802; 28803; 28805; 28806; 28816); (Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira, Núcleo Pinheirinho), 13, 29 October 2000 , R. Pinto da Rocha et al . ( MZSP 28801); (Parque Estadual da Serra da Catareira, Núcleo Sede), 53 4Ƥ, 2000–2001 , R. Pinto da Rocha et al. , ( MZSP 28808; 28809; 28810; 28811; 28812; 28813; 28814); (Cidade Universitária, Reserva do CUASO ), 13, 25 February 2000 , F.S. Cunha ( IBSP 29211); (Reservatório da Represa de Guarapiranga), 13, R.P. Indicatti ( IBSP 79946); Mogi das Cruzes [ 23°31' S ; 46°10' W ] (Parque Natural Municipal da Serra do Itapety), 13, 2003, Equipe Biota ( IBSP 54636); Iporanga [ 24°34' S ; 48°34' W ] (Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira, Gruta do Ouro Grosso), 13 1Ƥ, 5–15 November 2001 , Equipe Biota ( IBSP 92474; 92472). Santa Catarina : Paulo Lopes [ 27°55' S ; 48°42' W ] (Parque Estadual do Tabuleiro ), 23, 10–20 January 2003 , Equipe Biota ( IBSP 60445). Etymology . The specific name honours Dr. Ricardo Pinto da Rocha, from the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil , for his contribution to the study of systematics and biodiversity of Arachnids in Brazil . Diagnosis . The males of Scytodes pintodarochai n.sp. resemble those of S. brignolii n.sp. by the slender distal area of the male palp, partially covering the retrolateral–ventral sclerotized process ( Figs. 107–109 ; 119–121). They are distinguished by the longer distal area and sclerotized process ( Figs 119–121 ). The females are distinguished from those of the remaining Neotropical Scytodes by the small, oval and elongated hyaline pockets adjacent to rounded spermathecae on very wide stalks ( Fig. 123 ). Description. Male ( Holotype , IBSP 91859). Carapace orange with dark brown pattern as shown on Fig. 118 . Chelicerae orange with longitudinal median brown stripe. Pedipalps orange with a dorsal longitudinal brown stripe. Labium and endites cream colored. Sternum cream colored with brown margins in front of each coxae. Legs orange. Femora I-IV with a pair of ventral longitudinal parallel black stripes. Abdomen gray. Anterior half with scattered black spots and posterior half with four transversal black stripes ( Fig. 118 ). Total length 3.7. Carapace slightly domed, 2.0 long, 1.8 wide. Eye diameters: PME 0.14, ALE 0.14, PLE 0.14. Lateral eyes on a tubercle. Chelicerae with subapical hyaline keel and inconspicuous stridulatory ridges. Labium 0.10 long, 0.28 wide. Sternum 1.12 long, 0.68 wide. Leg measurements: I: femur 4.0, patella 0.6, tibia 4.2, metatarsus 5.8, tarsus 0.7, total 15.3; II: 2.9, 0.5, 2.9, 3.8, 0.6, 10.7; III: 2.0, 0.5, 1.6, 2.1, 0.5, 6.7; IV: 2.6, 0.6, 2.6, 3.0, 0.6, 9.4. Palpal femur with stridulatory pick long and slender on slightly projected socket. Cymbium with single strong distal spine ( Figs. 119–120 ). Bulb 0.46 long, medially narrowed. Distal region long and slender, partially covering a long prolateral sclerotized process ( Figs. 119–121 ). Abdomen 1.7 long, 1.3 wide, covered with short, slender hairs. Female ( Paratype , IBSP 91856). Coloration pattern as in male. Total length 4.5. Carapace domed, 2.3 long, 2.0 wide. Eye diameters: PME 0.14, ALE 0.14, PLE 0.14. Lateral eyes as in male. Chelicerae as in male. Labium 0.12 long, 0.28 wide. Sternum 1.16 long, 0.92 wide. Leg measurements: I: femur 2.3, patella 0.5, tibia 2.7, metatarsus 2.9, tarsus 0.7, total 9.1; II: 2.0, 0.5, 2.1, 2.2, 0.6, 7.4; III: 1.4, 0.5, 1.2, 1.4, 0.5, 5.0; IV: 2.0, 0.5, 1.9, 1.9, 0.6, 6.9. Palpal femur with stridulatory pick as in male. Epigynum with narrow positioning ridges separated from each other by three times their width ( Fig. 122 ). Vulva with globose spermathecae on wide, short stalks adjacent to elongated hyaline pockets with lateral sclerotized area in the internal border ( Fig. 123 ). Abdomen 2.2 long, 2.1 wide, as in male. Variation . Ten males: total length 3.5–4.2; carapace 1.8–2.1; femur I: 3.1–4.7; bulb 0.46–0.62. Ten females: total length 3.7–5.6; carapace: 1.7–2.4; femur I 2.2–2.9. Distribution . Atlantic Forest. States of São Paulo and Santa Catarina.