The Goblin Spider Genus Scaphiella (Araneae, Oonopidae)
Author
Platnick, N.
Author
Dupérré N.
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2010
2010-03-15
2010
332
1
156
journal article
0003-0090
Scaphiella bordoni
Dumitrescu and Georgescu
Figures 878–896
; map 3
Scaphiella bordoni
Dumitrescu and Georgescu, 1987: 102
, pl. 7, figs. 1–5 (male
holotype
from Rancho Grande,
Aragua
,
Venezuela
, in the Institut de Spéologie ‘‘Emile Racovitza,’’
Bucarest
,
Romania
, not available on loan, not examined).
DIAGNOSIS: Males closely resemble those of
S. simla
but lack the anterior projections at the base of the chelicerae; females also resemble those of
S. simla
but lack the elevated anterior margins of the epigastric scutum and the accompanying microsculpture. Both sexes have reduced eyes (figs. 882, 892).
MALE (PBI_OON 334, figs. 878–887). Total length 1.50. Carapace sides with extensive granulation in triangular patches opposite coxae and on sides of posterior declivity; eyes reduced, ALE separated by their radius to diameter. Sternum smooth. Endites unmodified. Abdomen unpatterned, scuta smooth. Palpal femur slightly expanded; bulb tapering apically, produced ventrally and proximally, with small knob near embolus base; embolus subdistally widened.
FEMALE (PBI_OON 334, figs. 888–896). Total length 1.53. Anterior epigynal sclerite posteriorly widened, invaginated; apodemes wide, directed laterally.
MATERIAL EXAMINED:
VENEZUELA
:
Aragua
:
Parque Nacional Rancho Grande
, 1960, epiphytes in cloud forest, elev.
1100 m
(
J. Ojasti
,
MCZ
PBI
_OON 29602), 1
-
;
Rancho Grande
,
15 km
N Maracay
,
Feb. 9–27, 1971
, Berlese, forest litter, elev. 1000
–
Figs. 846–857.
Scaphiella simla
Chickering
, male.
846.
Habitus, dorsal view.
847.
Same, ventral view.
848.
Same, lateral view.
849.
Same, anterior view.
850.
Carapace, dorsal view.
851.
Same, lateral view.
852.
Sternum and mouthparts, ventral view.
853.
Abdomen, anterior view.
854.
Left palp, dorsal view.
855.
Same, prolateral view.
856.
Same, ventral view.
857.
Same, retrolateral view.
Figs. 858–868.
Scaphiella simla
Chickering
, female.
858.
Habitus, dorsal view.
859.
Same, ventral view.
860.
Same, lateral view.
861.
Same, anterior view.
862.
Carapace, dorsal view.
863.
Same, lateral view.
864.
Sternum and mouthparts, ventral view.
865.
Abdomen, anterior view.
866.
Epigastric region, ventral view.
867.
Epigynum, ventral view.
868.
Same, dorsal view.
1400 m (
FMNH
PBI
_OON 334), 1
-
, 3
U
, same (
AMNH
PBI
_OON 29611), 3
U
.
DISTRIBUTION:
Aragua
,
Venezuela
(map 3).