The Goblin Spider Genera Prodysderina, Aschnaoonops, And Bidysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae)
Author
Platnick, Norman I.
Author
Dupérré, Nadine
Author
Berniker, Lily
Author
Bonaldo, Alexandre B.
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2013
2013-02-13
2013
373
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/822.1
journal article
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Aschnaoonops gorda
,
new species
Figures 547–551
TYPE:
Female
holotype
from
Virgin Gorda Mountain
,
Virgin Gorda
,
Virgin Islands
(
June 26, 1966
), deposited in
AMNH
(
PBI_OON 38069
)
.
ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the
type
locality.
DIAGNOSIS: Females can be recognized by the narrow, triangular basal sclerite at the base of the tiny, T-shaped anterior genitalic process (fig. 551).
MALE: Unknown.
FEMALE (PBI_OON 38069, figs. 547– 551): Total length 2.07. ALE separated by less than their radius. Sternum surface coarsely reticulate, microsculpture everywhere but front. Dorsal scutum covering more than 3/4 of abdomen length, more than 1/2 to most of abdomen width, not fused to epigastric scutum. Postepigastric scutum almost semicircular, covering about 1/3 of abdomen length. Leg spination: femora I, II p0-0-2, r1-1-1; tibiae: I v4-4-2; II v4-4-1p; metatarsi: I v2-1p-2; II v3-0-2. Anterior genitalic process apparently tiny, T-shaped, hidden behind narrow triangular basal sclerite.
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.
DISTRIBUTION:
Virgin Islands
.