3567 Author Cruz Da Silva, Estevam L. Author Carico, James E. text Zootaxa 2012 2012-11-29 3567 1 64 journal article 1175­5334 80BD7F09-06D8-4C00-84AC-FB487E676FF1 Thaumasia velox Simon, 1898 Figs 3 , 11 , 56–67 Thaumasia velox Simon, 1898b: 18 , male holotype from Rio Tocantins , São Paulo de Olivença, Amazonas, Brazil [ 03°23’S , 68°52’W ], de Mathan leg . (MNHN) (examined). F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901: 309 , pl. 30, fig. 5. F.O. Pickard- Cambridge, 1903: 154, pl. 14, fig. 1, female from Santarém, Pará, Brazil (MNHN). Sierwald, 1989: 8 , figs. 13–16, 59–60. Sierwald, 1990: 25 , figs. 16, 21. Thaumasia annecta Bryant, 1948: 349 , pl. 2, fig. 18, female from Ennery , Haiti , 10.IX.1934 , P. J. Darlington (MCZ) (examined). New synonymy. Thaumasia decemguttata Mello-Leitão, 1945: 245 , fig. 28, two juveniles from Curuzú , Cuatiá , Corrientes , Argentina [ 29°47’S , 58°03’W ], M. Birabén (MLP 16440) (examined). New synonymy. Newly established junior synonyms of Thaumasia velox . The epigynum of the female type specimen of T. annecta is identical to T. velox . The juvenile types of T. decemguttata present a wide lateral band formed by short white bristles on the lateral area of carapace and abdomen, as the specimens of T. velox ( Fig. 6 ). Diagnosis. The males of T. velox resemble those of T. scoparia in the shape of the median apophysis ( Figs 144, 145 ), but can be distinguished by the short and ventrally curved tip of the ental branch of RTA ( Figs 58, 59 ) and also by the lamellar base of EnB ( Fig. 59 ). The females of T. velox resemble those of T. caxiuana sp. nov. ( Fig. 92 ), T. senilis ( Fig. 26 ), T. caracarai sp. nov. ( Fig. 119 ) by the general shape of middle field of epigynum ( Fig. 60 ), but can be distinguished by the slightly excavated lateral portion of the middle field ( Fig. 60 ) and by the rounded and thickned border of the copulatory duct 2 ( Fig. 61 ) and by the short and rounded head of spermathecae ( Fig. 62 ). Description. Male ( Holotype , Amazonas, Brazil , MNHN). Total length 15.42. Carapace 7.84 long, 7.71 wide, light brown with a broad lateral band of white setae; live specimens present a dark green colouration ( Fig. 6 ). Clypeus light brown with a median patch of white setae, 1.06 high. Anterior eye row slightly procurved ( Fig. 11 ), 1.40 wide; posterior recurved, 2.44 wide. Eye diameters, interdistances, and median ocular quadrangle: AME 0.22, ALE 0.14, PME 0.30, PLE 0.32; AME-AME 0.28, AME-ALE 0.18, PME-PME 0.48, PME-PLE 0.50, OQA 0.80, OQP 1.10, OQH 0.68. Chelicerae dark brown, divergent, with a lateral depression; covered with scattered setae ( Fig. 11 ). Sternum light brown, darker laterally, bristly; 3.32 long, 3.85 wide. Labium dark brown, lighter distally, 1.19 long, 1.10 wide. Legs light brown, unmarked, relative length: IV-II-I-III, I—femur 8.77/ patella-tibia 12.10/ metatarsus 7.04/ tarsus 3.85/ total 31.76; II—8.91/ 12.23/ 7.31/ 3.72/ 32.17; III—8.24/ 10.77/ 6.95/ 2.66/ 28.62; IV—9.97/ 13.03/ 8.91/ 4.78/ 36.69. Ventral pairs of macrosetae on tibiae: I-4; II-4; III-4; IV-4. Abdomen 5.71 long, dark green with several white spots on dorsum, bristly; with two pairs of sigillae. Venter light brown, bristly. Palpus with a small median apophysis with two rounded tips ( Fig. 57 ); DTP elongated ( Fig. 56 ). Ectal branch of RTA with a small lamellar projection at the base ( Fig. 59 ) and ental branch of RTA with a well developed lamellar base and a short and ventrally curved tip ( Figs 58, 59 ). Female (Santarém, Pará, Brazil , MNHN). Total length 15.02. Carapace 7.31 long, 6.78 wide, colour as in male. Clypeus as in male, 0.82 high. Anterior eye row straight, 1.42 wide; posterior recurved, 2.20 wide. Eye diameters, interdistances, and median ocular quadrangle: AME 0.22, ALE 0.18, PME 0.30, PLE 0.32; AME-AME 0.26, AME-ALE 0.20, PME-PME 0.44, PME-PLE 0.54, OQA 0.76, OQP 1.02, OQH 0.84. Chelicerae light brown, bristly. Sternum as in male, with scattered setae; 3.32 long, 3.45 wide. Labium dark brown, 1.06 long, 1.33 wide. Legs as in male, relative length: IV-II-I-III, I—femur 8.24/ patella-tibia 10.90/ metatarsus 6.65/ tarsus 3.32/ total 29.11; II—8.77/ 11.30/ 6.78/ 3.72/ 30.57; III—7.98/ 9.70/ 6.63/ 3.05/ 27.36; IV—9.97/ 12.23/ 9.31/ 4.78/ 36.29. Ventral pairs of macrosetae on tibiae: I-4; II-5; III-3; IV-3. Tarsal organ slightly elliptical ( Fig. 65 ), positioned on the third half of tarsus ( Fig. 64 ). Base of trichobothria with a smooth hood ( Fig. 63 ). Superior tarsal claw with eight teeth ( Fig. 66 ) and inferior with one tooth ( Fig. 67 ). Abdomen 8.37 long, colour as in male. Epigynum with a laterally excavated middle field, with conspicuous lateral lobes ( Fig. 60 ). Copulatory duct (CD1) membranous and CD2 sclerotized and with a rounded border ( Fig. 61 ); head of spermathecae with very distinct and large pores ( Fig. 62 ). Other material examined. DOMINICA , Layou Park [ 15°24’42.89”N , 61°22’11.67”W ], 1 ♀ , 22.IX.1964 , P. J. Spangler ( USNM ) . PANAMA , Canal Zone [ 08° 57’N , 79° 33’ W ], 1 ♀ , IV.1916 , H. Dunn ( AMNH ) , 1 ♀ , 20.VIII.1969 , A. S. Rand ( MCZ 91193) . COLOMBIA , Cali [ 03°26’N , 76°31’ W ], no date, W. Eberhard ( MCZ 91205) . VENEZUELA , Amazonas : Cerro de la Neblina [ 01°29’N , 66°31’W ], 1 ♀ , 20.II.1985 , P. M. Spangler ( USNM ) ; Carrotera , Bocono river [ 06°26’N , 66°38’W ], 1 ♂ , 2 ♀ , 13.IX.1957 , B. Malkin ( AMNH ) ; Guanare , Portuguesa [ 09°02’N , 69°45’W ], 1 ♂ , 3 ♀ , 10-17.IX.1957 , B. Malkin ( AMNH ) . ECUADOR , Guayaquil [ 02°11’S , 79°52’W ], 2 ♀ , 22.III.1942 , H. E. F. Landes ( CAS ) . TRINIDAD-TOBAGO, Caroni , Cunupia [ 10°33’N , 61°22’W ], 1 ♀ , 17.VII.1979 , L. N. Sorkin ( AMNH ) . SURINAME , Marowijne , Lnganan Kondre [ 05°37’N , 54°15’W ], 1 ♀ , 15-30.VIII.1965 , B. Malkin ( AMNH ) . PERU , Piura : Mogollon [ 04°34’S , 80°57’W ], 1 ♀ , 24.IX.1939 , H. E. F. Landes ( CAS ) ; Loreto : Contamana [ 04°12’S , 74°12’W ], 1 ♀ , 1962, L. Pena ( MCZ 91199) ; San Martin : Ekin , Tarapoto [ 07°14’S , 76°49’W ], 09-21.III.1947 , F. Woytkowski ( AMNH ) . BRAZIL , Pará : Tucuruí , Mata do Pacuri [ 03°46’S , 49°40’W ], 1 ♀ , 18.VII.1975 , R . F. da Silva ( MPEG 3366 ) ; Tucuruí , 35 km ao Sul de Tucuruí , Canoal [ 04º06’S , 49º38’W ], 1 ♀ , 26.III.1984 , B. Mascarenhas et al . ( MPEG 3452 ) ; Marabá , Mina do Sossego , Serra Norte , Carajás [ 06º27’S , 50º05’W ], 1 ♀ , 23.III.2004 , A. Marreco-Pedroso ( MPEG 4110 ) , 1 ♀ , 23.III.2004 , A. Marreco-Pedroso ( MPEG 4113 ) ; Belém , Reserva Mocambo [ 01º26’S , 48º25’W ], 1 ♂ , 18.II.1983 , R . B. Neto ( MPEG 4828 ) ; Igapó , Ponte Torre [ 10°26’S , 61°59’W ], 1 ♀ , 01. VI .2002 , Miúdo e Rosivaldo ( MPEG 4890 ) ; Novo Progresso , Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso , Serra do Cachimbo [ 09º22'S , 54º55'W ], 1 ♀ , 22.III.2004 , J. A. P. Barreiros ( MPEG 6155 ) , 1 ♀ , 07.IV.2004 , D. D. Guimarães ( MPEG 6680 ) ; Melgaço , Estação Científica Ferreira Penna , FLONA Caxiuanã [ 01°44'S , 51°27'W ], 3 ♀ , no date, unknown collector ( MPEG 15599 ) ; Amazonas : Manaus , Ilha de Marchantaria, Rio Solimões [ 03°50’S , 62°14’W ], 1 ♀ , 13.VIII.1991 , A. D. Brescovit ( MCN 21385) , 2 ♀ , 16.XI.1987 , A. A. Lise ( MCN 18271) , Br 174 Km 62, 1 ♀ , 26.XI.1977 , B. M. Mascarenhas ( MPEG 4831 ) ; Presidente Figueiredo , Usina Hidrelétrica de Balbina , Rio Uatumã [ 01°53’S , 59º28’W ], 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 08.X.1987 , B. Mascarenhas ( MPEG 3448 ) ; Rio Mapiti [ 04°23'S , 59°35'W ], 1 ♀ , 22.IV.1996 , Equipe IBSP / SMNK ( SMNK 1962 ) ; Humaitá , via Porto Velho KM 35 , 1 ♂ , 20.IV.1975 , Dillon , Araújo & Salva ( UBTU 3384 ) ; Mato Grosso : Chapada dos Guimarães [ 15°27’S , 55º44’W ], 1 ♀ , 23-30.VIII.2000 , C. Strüssmann ( MCTP 11332 ) , 1 ♀ , 15-21.VIII.2000 , C. Strüssmann ( MCTP 13624 ) ; Porto Cercado [ 16°17’S , 56º22’W ], 1 ♀ , 02.VIII.1992 , A. A. Lise & A. Braul ( MCTP 2495 ) ; Mato Grosso do Sul : Santa Rita do Rio Pardo [ 21°41'S , 52°25'W ], 1 ♀ , 23.IV.2001 , R . Bertani & E. K. Kashimata ( IBSP 39469 ) ; Paraíso , Fazenda Mimoso [ 19°03S , 52°58’W ], 1 ♀ , 08.IV.2004 , Equipe BIOTA ( IBSP 133972 ) ; Costa Rica , Fazenda Pouso Frio [ 23°25’S , 47°40’W ], 1 ♂ , 2004, J. Raizer ( IBSP 133971 ) ; Distrito Federal : Planaltina [ 15°36’S , 54°39’W ], 1 ♂ , no date, R . B. Pereira ( DZUB ) ; Goiás : Minaçu , Usina Hidrelétrica Serra da Mesa [ 13°33’S , 48°13’W ], 1 ♂ , 18–30.XI.1996 , Bonaldo & Moura ( MCN 28052) ; Minas Gerais : Chapada Diamantina , Minas de Serrinha [ 18°05’S , 43°51’W ], 1 ♀ , II-II.1945, E. Cohn ( AMNH ) ; Jaboticatubas , Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó [ 19°30’S , 43°47’W ], 3 ♀ , 03-09.I.2003 , Equipe BIOTA ( IBSP 12550 ) ; Pernambuco : Brejão , Vila Santa Rita , Fazenda Santa Rita [ 18°04’S , 36°34’W ], 1 ♀ , V .-X.2002 , S. D. Bella ( IBSP 41103 ) , 1 ♂ , 4 ♀ , V .-X.2002 , S. D. Bella ( IBSP 41061 ) ; Bahia : Cachoeira , Barragem Pedras do Cavalo , Rio Paraguaçu [ 12°35’S , 39°32’W ], 1 ♀ , 25.X.1988 , M. C. D. Mansur ( MCN 17965) ; Itamaraju [ 17°03’S , 38°58’W ], 1 ♂ , II.1965 , unknown collector ( MCZ 91208) ; São Paulo : Pirassununga , Rio Mogy-guassú , Pedra Branca [ 21°59’S , 47°25’W ], 1 ♀ , 28.II.1940 , Schubart ( MZSP 6370 ) , 1 ♂ , 05.II.1941 , Schubart ( MZSP 7123 ) ; Rio Claro [ 22°24’S , 47°34’W ], 1 ♀ , I.1943 , F. O. Pereira ( MZSP 6809 ) , 1 ♀ , 24.IV.1935 , Cochrane ( USNM ) ; Raiz da Serra [ 23°38’S , 46°38’W ], 1 ♂ , 1898, Bicago ( MZSP 9227 ) ; Salezópolis , Estação Biológica de Boracéia [ 23°31’S , 46°39’W ], 1 ♂ , 02.III.2008 , F. U. Yamamoto , M. Teixeira & V . H. Rodrigues ( IBSP 91808 ) ; Peruíbe , Estação Ecológica Juréia-Itatins [ 24°19’S , 46°59’W ], 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 17-21.III.1997 , A. D. Brescovit et al . ( IBSP 9556 ) , 1 ♀ , 17- 21.III.1997 , A. D. Brescovit et al . ( IBSP 9728 ) ; Barragem Rio Biritiba-Mirim [ 23°22’S , 46°30’W ], 1 ♀ , V .2003 , Equipe IBSP ( IBSP 122407 ) ; Franco de Rocha [ 23°19’S , 46°45’W ], 1 ♂ , no date, S. Sakuda ( IBSP 8065 ) ; Taboão da Serra , Parque Zoológico de Taboão da Serra [ 23°36’S , 46°43’W ], 1 ♂ , 28.XI.1996 , Y. Takeyana ( IBSP 14187 ) ; Itirapina , Estação Ecológica de Itirapina [ 22°15’S , 47°49’W ], 1 ♂ , II.2003 , L. Ponte ( IBSP 52572 ) ; Botucatu [ 22°53’S , 48°27’W ], 1 ♀ , 07.XII.1966 , W. C. de Jesus ( UBTU 3382 ) ; Nova Itaperuna , Sítio Colorado [ 21°12’S , 41°53’W ], 1 ♂ , I.2003 , T . S. Vasconcelos ( UBTU 3369 ) ; Paraná : Praia Grande , Ilha do Mel [ 26°22’S , 48°47’W ], 1 ♀ , 26.II.1989 , R . Dutra ( MCN 20390) , 1 ♀ , 12.III.1989 , R . Dutra ( MCN 20392) , 1 ♀ , 02.IV.1989 , R . Dutra ( MCN 20554) ; Morretes , IAPAR , Estação 2 [ 25°42’S , 48°49’W ], 1 ♂ , 28-29.X.1995 , A. B. Bonaldo ( MCN 27015) ; Pinhão , Ribeirão Estreito [ 25°48’S , 51°38’W ], 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 20.II.1992 , R . Pinto da Rocha ( MCN 22209) ; Fênix , Parque Estadual de Vila Rica do Espírito Santo [ 23°56’S , 51°58’W ], 1 ♂ , 01-05.III.2003 , EMBRAPA ( IBSP 12460 ) ; Santa Catarina : Rancho Queimado [ 27°40’S , 49°00’W ], 1 ♀ , 13-15.I.1995 , W. Koch ( MCN 26317) ; Rio Grande do Sul : Triunfo [ 29°56’S , 51°43’W ], 1 ♀ , 24.XI.2002 , L. Lopes ( MCTP 16041 ) , Parque COPESUL, 1 ♀ , 21. V .2002 , R . Ott ( MCN 34394) ; São Borja , Rio Uruguai [ 28°40’S , 55°58’W ], 1 ♂ , 21- 30. VI .1989 , Projeto Guarabi ( MCTP 1288 ) ; São Leopoldo [ 29°45’S , 51°09’W ], 1 ♀ , 17.III.1965 , C. Valle ( MZSP 4799 ) ; Campo Bom [ 29°40’S , 51°03’W ], 2 ♀ , 14.IV.1975 , M. Galileo & P. Gastal ( MCN 2791 ) ; Gravataí [ 29°56’S , 51°01’W ], 1 ♀ , 15.III.1999 , S.D. Hahn ( MCN 30569) ; Garruchos [ 28°11’S , 55°38’W ], 1 ♀ , 10.XII.1975 , A. A. Lise ( MCN 3147 ) ; Parque Estadual Delta do Jacuí , Ilha do Cipriano [ 29°37’S , 50°54’W ], 1 ♀ , 19.III.1999 , M. P. de Barros ( MCN 30589) ; São Francisco de Paula , Barragem Passo do Inferno [ 29°23’S , 50°50’W ], 1 ♀ , 21.II.2001 , R . Ott ( MCN 33723) ; Porto Alegre , Ilha das Flores [ 29°59’S , 51°15’W ], 1 ♀ , 15.IV.1999 , A. B. Bonaldo ( MCN 31027) , Campus da UFRGS [ 30°03’S , 51°07’W ], 1 ♀ , 03.XII.2002 , E.L.C. Silva ( MCTP 33355 ) ; São Lourenço do Sul [ 31°21’S , 51°58’W ], 1 ♀ , 25.I.1976 , P. C. Braun ( MCN 3328 ) . PARAGUAY , Caazapá : Pastoreo [ 26°11’S , 56°22’W ], 1 ♀ , no date, D. Wees ( MCZ 91231) . URUGUAY , Arroyo Farrapos , Rio Negro [ 32°31’S , 55°47’W ], 3 ♀ , 15.II.2004 , A. Laborda ( FCE ) ; Payssandú , Rio Queguay [ 32°18’S , 58°04’W ], 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 23.I.2005 , A. Laborda ( FCE ) ; Paso de Los Libres : Durazno [ 30°53’S , 56°43’W ], 1 ♀ , 30.I.1976 , J. Blengini ( CAS ) . ARGENTINA , Formosa : Estancia Guaycolec [ 25°59’S , 58°12’W ], 1 ♂ , 10.III.1999 , S. L. Heydon & J. M. Ledford ( CAS ) . Distribution. Dominica , Panama , Ecuador , Colombia , Venezuela , Suriname , Trinidad-Tobago, Peru , Paraguay , Argentina , Brazil , Uruguay ( Fig. 3 ). Natural history. Juveniles can be observed in web retreats built on leaves, on the vegetation near streams and lakes ( Fig. 5 ) (Silva field observations).