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Distinguished from known congeners by armature of male chelicerae (
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; pair of strong pointed frontal processes), by two distinctive flat elements distally on procursus (
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), by genital bulb with distinctive ventral and dorsal sclerites on embolar division (arrows in
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), by long epigynum widening anteriorly (
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), and by internal female genitalia (
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,
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; strong median sclerite, pore plates on distinctively curved sclerite).
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The species name refers to the
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MEASUREMENTS. Total body length 3.0, carapace width 1.25. Distance PMEPME
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BODY. Habitus as in
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. Ocular area distinctly raised. Carapace anteriorly with shallow but distinct thoracic groove, posteriorly without groove,
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inflated. Clypeus unmodified. Sternum wider than long (0.84/0.68). Abdomen slightly elongated and pointed at spinnerets.
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CHELICERAE. As in
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, with pair of strong pointed frontal processes, tips slightly diverging.
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PALPS. Proximal segments as in
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(
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(cf.
<figureCitation id="137A2A3EFF8E7A5FFB74FEC5FAB5FE32" captionStart="Figs 321322" captionStartId="97.[189,241,1962,1988]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1025,1920]" captionTargetId="figure-274@97.[189,1398,1025,1920]" captionTargetPageId="97" captionText="Figs 321322. Mecolaesthus discrepantis (González-Sponga, 2003); type from Trujillo, Laguna Negra (MIZA 105754; MAGS 1383); left male pedipalp, prolateral and retrolateral views. Scale line: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4069734" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4069734/files/figure.png" pageId="94" pageNumber="95">Figs 321 322</figureCitation>
); coxa with strong retrolateral apophysis, trochanter with rounded ventral process, femur proximally with retrolateral process, distally with prominent rounded ventral process, retrolateral trichobothrium of tibia in very distal position; procursus (
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) proximally simple, without retrolateral process, small dorsal processes, distally with two distinctive flat elements; genital bulb (
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) with distinctive ventral and dorsal sclerites on embolar division, with slender prolateral pointed process.
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<paragraph id="8BFE36BBFF8E7A5FFF36FDB3FBEEFD26" blockId="94.[189,1399,572,669]" pageId="94" pageNumber="95">
LEGS. Without spines and curved hairs; few vertical hairs; retrolateral trichobothrium of tibia 1 at 5%; prolateral trichobothrium present on all leg tibiae; tarsus 1 with ~35 pseudosegments, mostly distinct. Coxa 4
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modified.
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<emphasis id="B935EAA9FF8E7A5FFC7DF80AFE2CF825" box="[1014,1143,1925,1951]" italics="true" pageId="94" pageNumber="95">M. piedras</emphasis>
Huber
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(
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; male and female from Trujillo, Laguna Negra.
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<emphasis id="B935EAA9FF8F7A5EFF61FE86FB1EFE99" bold="true" box="[234,325,265,291]" pageId="95" pageNumber="96">Female</emphasis>
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In general similar to male (
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). Tibia 1 missing. Epigynum (
<figureCitation id="137A2A3EFF8F7A5EFC49FEA3FE7DFEFC" box="[962,1062,300,326]" captionStart="Figs 331337" captionStartId="99.[189,241,1891,1917]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,810,1845]" captionTargetId="figure-165@99.[189,1398,810,1845]" captionTargetPageId="99" captionText="Figs 331337. Mecolaesthus Simon, 1893; epigyna, ventral views and cleared female genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. 331333. M. piedras Huber sp. nov.; from Mérida, Las Piedras (type locality; ZFMK Ar 21897). 334337. M. discrepantis (González-Sponga, 2003); from Trujillo, Laguna Negra (type locality; epigyna: MIZA 105754 / MAGS 1383; cleared female genitalia: ZFMK Ar 21898)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4069738" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4069738/files/figure.png" pageId="95" pageNumber="96">Fig. 331</figureCitation>
) longer than wide, widening anteriorly, posterior margin strongly sclerotized, internal sclerites partly visible in uncleared specimens. Internal genitalia (
<figureCitation id="137A2A3EFF8F7A5EFE12FEFDF85DFE36" box="[409,518,370,396]" captionStart="Figs 312320" captionStartId="95.[189,241,1856,1882]" captionTargetBox="[195,1398,463,1836]" captionTargetId="figure-127@95.[189,1398,463,1840]" captionTargetPageId="95" captionText="Figs 312320. Mecolaesthus piedras Huber sp. nov.; from Mérida, Las Piedras (type locality; ZFMK Ar 21897). 312314. Left palpal tarsus and procursus, prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views. 315 317. Left genital bulb, prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views (arrows: distinctive ventral and dorsal sclerites on embolar division of genital bulb). 318319. Male chelicerae, frontal and lateral views. 320. Cleared female genitalia, dorsal view. Scale lines: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4069732" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4069732/files/figure.png" pageId="95" pageNumber="96">Figs 320</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="137A2A3EFF8F7A5EFD9EFEFDF825FE36" box="[533,638,370,396]" captionStart="Figs 331337" captionStartId="99.[189,241,1891,1917]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,810,1845]" captionTargetId="figure-165@99.[189,1398,810,1845]" captionTargetPageId="99" captionText="Figs 331337. Mecolaesthus Simon, 1893; epigyna, ventral views and cleared female genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. 331333. M. piedras Huber sp. nov.; from Mérida, Las Piedras (type locality; ZFMK Ar 21897). 334337. M. discrepantis (González-Sponga, 2003); from Trujillo, Laguna Negra (type locality; epigyna: MIZA 105754 / MAGS 1383; cleared female genitalia: ZFMK Ar 21898)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4069738" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4069738/files/figure.png" pageId="95" pageNumber="96">332333</figureCitation>
) with strong median sclerite on ventral wall of uterus externus
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<emphasis id="B935EAA9FF8F7A5EFF36F8CFFB33F8E0" bold="true" box="[189,360,1856,1882]" pageId="95" pageNumber="96">Figs 312320.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B935EAA9FF8F7A5EFEFAF8CFF82FF8E0" box="[369,628,1856,1882]" italics="true" pageId="95" pageNumber="96">Mecolaesthus piedras</emphasis>
Huber
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; from Mérida, Las Piedras (type locality; ZFMK Ar 21897).
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. Left palpal tarsus and procursus, prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views.
<emphasis id="B935EAA9FF8F7A5EFAB7F8ECFAB2F81A" bold="true" pageId="95" pageNumber="96">315 317</emphasis>
. Left genital bulb, prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views (arrows: distinctive ventral and dorsal sclerites on embolar division of genital bulb).
<emphasis id="B935EAA9FF8F7A5EFD72F826F93BF879" bold="true" box="[761,864,1961,1987]" pageId="95" pageNumber="96">318319</emphasis>
. Male chelicerae, frontal and lateral views.
<emphasis id="B935EAA9FF8F7A5EFF36F842FAB2F85D" bold="true" box="[189,233,1997,2023]" pageId="95" pageNumber="96">320</emphasis>
. Cleared female genitalia, dorsal view. Scale lines: 0.3 mm.
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(
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on epigynal plate), pore plates on distinctively curved sclerite, with small round anterior median receptacle.
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<emphasis id="B935EAA9FFB07A61FF36FEFEFB0DFE31" bold="true" box="[189,342,369,395]" pageId="96" pageNumber="97">Distribution</emphasis>
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Known from
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locality only, in
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,
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(Fig. 1042).
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<emphasis id="B935EAA9FFB07A61FF36FE6AFB25FE44" bold="true" box="[189,382,484,511]" pageId="96" pageNumber="97">Natural history</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFE36BBFFB07A61FF36FD9AFB34FDEE" blockId="96.[189,1399,533,596]" pageId="96" pageNumber="97">The two specimens were collected from holes in the ground near an almost dried up stream in a small forest remnant.</paragraph>
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