The Goblin Spider Genus Pelicinus (Araneae, Oonopidae), Part 1
Author
Platnick, Norman I.
Nadine Dupérré, & Ricardo Ott, & Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History.
Author
Dupérré, Nadine
Nadine Dupérré, & Ricardo Ott, & Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History. & Barbara C. Baehr, & Museu de Ciências Naturais, Porto Alegre, Brazil. & Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia. & Natural History Museum Bern, Switzerland.
Author
Ubick, Darrell
Author
Fannes, Wouter
text
American Museum Novitates
2012
2012-04-23
2012
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Pelicinus khao
,
new species
Figures 233–249
TYPES:
Male
holotype
,
female allotype,
and male paratype taken at an elevation of
1150 m
in
Khao Yai
National Park
,
Pak Chong District
,
Nakhon Ratchasima
,
Thailand
(
Oct. 24, 1997
;
P. Schwendinger
), deposited in
MHNG
(PBI_OON 15505)
.
ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the
type
locality.
DIAGNOSIS: Both sexes have about five transverse ridges on the scutopedicel region, all medially interrupted (figs. 235, 245). The tip of the embolus is darkened and directed prolaterally, and the conductor is subdistally expanded (figs. 237–243); the squiggled anterior receptaculum is relatively short, and the basal part of the T-shaped anterior process is long, with a bulbous dorsal expansion (figs. 248, 249).
MALE (PBI_OON 15505, figs. 233–243): Total length 1.76. Carapace pale orange, elevated portion of pars cephalica finely reticulate, sides finely reticulate. Sternum pale orange, finely reticulate. Mouthparts pale orange, endites distally narrowed into rectangle. Abdomen without dark markings. Scutopedicel region with five transverse ridges, all interrupted at middle. Dorsal scutum pale orange, reticulate, covering full length of abdomen, no soft tissue visible from above. Postepigastric scutum pale orange, covering about ¾ of abdomen length. Embolus with darkened, sinuous tip, directed prolaterally, conductor expanded near tip.
FEMALE (PBI_OON 15505, figs. 244–249): Total length 2.24. Elevated portion of pars cephalica smooth. Abdomen dorsum with scattered dark markings. Dorsal scutum covering most of abdomen length, width. Postepigastric scutum short, almost rectangular, covering about 2/3 of abdomen length. Squiggled portion of anterior receptaculum relatively short, basal part of T-shaped sclerite long, with bulbous dorsal expansion.
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED:
Thailand
:
Nakhon Ratchasima
:
Khao Yai
National Park
,
Nov. 4–9, 1987
, thin litter, primary forest on slope, elev.
800 m
(
C., P Deeleman
,
NML
PBI
_
OON
31556, 31712),
1♂
,
1♀
.
DISTRIBUTION: Northeastern
Thailand
(
Nakhon Ratchasima
).