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<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A6ED14A94BA3B9EFCE7F953" box="[728,859,1669,1696]" captionStart-0="Figs 54–63" captionStart-1="Figs 64–69" captionStart-2="Figs 70–73" captionStartId-0="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionStartId-1="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionStartId-2="15.[189,242,1886,1912]" captionTargetBox-0="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetBox-1="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetBox-2="[189,1398,1037,1843]" captionTargetId-0="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId-1="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId-2="figure-227@15.[189,1398,1037,1843]" captionTargetPageId-0="13" captionTargetPageId-1="14" captionTargetPageId-2="15" captionText-0="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." captionText-1="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." captionText-2="Figs 70–73. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. observations. 70. Natural habitat. 71. Borrow top cut open, note virtual absence of a silk lining of the burrow shaft and the compacted soil from which the burrow walls derive most of their structural integrity. 72. Natural burrow entrance flush with the soil surface, note absence of trapdoor. 73. Two surface openings of the bifurcated burrow seen in an observation container." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384589" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/6384589/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="101">Figs 54–73</figureCitation>
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). In this species-complex the palpal organ of males has striae (fine ribs) on the proximal embolus (
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), and females have tube shaped, tripartite spermathecae in which the median part is folded and twisted (
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). Within this species-complex, 
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fits in a central Mediterranean subgroup that has informally been named the 
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group (
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Decae 
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). Species in this subgroup, such as 
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Ausserer, 1871 (
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, 
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(Costa, 1835)
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(southern 
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Fage, 1917 (
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and 
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Herman, 1879 (
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have conspicuous dark coloured patches (maculae) on legs and/or the external proximal article of the PLS (
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, 
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). Within the 
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group 
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keys out with 
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A69D14D92DF3C36FACAFEB5" box="[1213,1398,300,326]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">N. meridionalis</emphasis>
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on grounds of a similar morphology of the distal embolus in males being ornamented with a short row of tiny denticles (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A69D14D97AB3C69FD9CFE7F" box="[457,544,370,396]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Fig. 63</figureCitation>
cf. 
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: fig. 4). This character is not known from any other 
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species.
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Males of 
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A69D14D942E3C8CFD5CFE43" box="[588,736,406,432]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">N. maltensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from those of 
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A69D14D92F43C8CFAF3FE43" box="[1174,1359,406,432]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">N. meridionalis</emphasis>
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by the absence of an abrupt narrowing of the distal embolus (
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cf. 
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: fig. 3), females of 
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A69D14D97223CC6FE6EFE05" box="[320,466,476,502]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">N. maltensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from those of 
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A69D14D951A3CC6FB92FE05" box="[888,1070,476,502]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">N. meridionalis</emphasis>
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by the relatively flat profile of the carapace (lateral view 
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), lack of sharply defined light coloured spigot fields on the PMS and PLS (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A69D14D97563F39FE35FDCF" box="[308,393,546,572]" captionStart="Figs 64–69" captionStartId="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Fig. 68</figureCitation>
cf. 
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: fig. 5), and absence of a strong colour contrast between the labium and the sternum and the indistinct central division of the labial furrow (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A69D14D92303F5DFB1AFD93" box="[1106,1190,582,608]" captionStart="Figs 64–69" captionStartId="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Fig. 66</figureCitation>
cf. 
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: figs 7–8).
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A69D14D96DF3FB0FEF8FD36" bold="true" box="[189,324,683,709]" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Etymology</emphasis>
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The name refers to 
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, the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago and the only Mediterranean island where the species is currently known to occur.
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A69D14D96DF3E25FED0FCA4" bold="true" box="[189,364,829,856]" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Type material</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A69D14D96883E77FAF3FC59" blockId="12.[189,1359,876,938]" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">
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• 
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; 
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; 
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; 
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, 
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; 
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leg.; (no. TC.004); 
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.
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<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A69D14D96883ECAFCF2FBA6" blockId="12.[189,1398,977,1109]" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">
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• 
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; same collection data as for holotype; (no. TC.005 to TC.008); 
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</materialsCitation>
• 
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; same collection data as for holotype; (no. TC.009, TC.010); 
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• 
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; same collection data as for holotype; 
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; (no. TC.012, TC.013); 
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.
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A69D14D96DF3960FEF2FB66" bold="true" box="[189,334,1147,1173]" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Description</emphasis>
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Male 
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(no. TC-004, NHMR)
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PRESERVATION AND CONDITION. Specimen 6 months preserved in 70% ethanol, in good condition (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A69D14D937039D6FAD5FB1B" box="[1298,1385,1229,1256]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Fig. 54</figureCitation>
), right bulb detached for study (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A69D14D947D39EAFD14FAFF" box="[543,680,1265,1292]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Figs 59–63</figureCitation>
).
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GENERAL COLORATION. Carapace yellowish with dark flanks of cephalic part and dark margin (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A69D14D93723829FAD4FABE" box="[1296,1384,1330,1357]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Fig. 55</figureCitation>
), chelicerae brown, darker than carapace with dorsal lighter coloured patch, opisthosoma dorsal anterior dark greyish-brown, further light coloured with dark, irregular chevrons and a dark cardiac line (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A69D14D93713863FAD6FA60" box="[1299,1386,1400,1427]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Fig. 54</figureCitation>
), opisthosoma ventral uniform creamy white, palps and legs lighter coloured than body in dorsal view and ventrally lighter coloured than dorsally, sternum and ventral coxae creamy white, labium conspicuously darker than other ventral parts.
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CARAPACE. Longer than wide (CW/CL 0.8), covered with very fine silvery pubescence, curved bristles concentrated along the margins and posterior on the thoracic part, longitudinal row on the crest of the cephalic part and few forwardly projecting bristles on clypeus. Cephalic not elevated, thoracic part bulging slightly up from the fovea before sloping down to the posterior margin (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A69D14D92083B96FB7EF95B" box="[1130,1218,1677,1704]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">Fig. 55</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A69D14D96DF3BD4FCF5F8DC" blockId="12.[189,1399,1743,1840]" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">EYES. Ocular-tubercle dome-shaped, clypeus narrow sloping down from eyes, eye-group rectangular, twice as wide as long (EL/PR 0.51), AME less than their diameter apart (dis.AME/dia.AME 0.87), dis. ALE–PLE less than ½ dia.ALE (ALE–PLE/ALE 0.44).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A69D14D96DF3A4CFCC5F867" blockId="12.[188,1399,1878,1940]" pageId="12" pageNumber="102">CHELICERAE. Rastellum with few strong teeth on the apical prolateral corner of chelicerae, prolateral row of furrow teeth, fangs sharp, bent, ventral un-serrated ridge.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A68D14C96DF3C12FB4EFE9A" blockId="13.[188,1399,265,361]" pageId="13" pageNumber="103">VENTRAL PROSOMA. Maxillae rounded distal lobe, few spiky cuspules on proximo-anterior margin. Labium: wider than long (LW/LL 0.7), cuspules absent, labial furrow narrow. Sternum: longer than wide (SW/SL 0.8) three pairs round sigilla, posteriors sub-marginal, evenly covered with bristles.</paragraph>
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PALPS. Cymbium with distal group of spines, tibia with PTR strongly develop (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A68D14C92E03C8AFB61FE5F" box="[1154,1245,401,428]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="103">Fig. 56</figureCitation>
), proximally inflated (TibW/PTib 0.6), patella spineless, femur longer than tibia (PFem/PTib 1.6) with group of slender spines dorsally on distal half of the article. Palpal organ, proximal bulbous part pyriform extending distally into a slender curved embolus. Embolus curved, distally gradually tapering to a sharp, bevelled tip. Striae on proximal embolus, few tiny denticles just proximal of the embolus tip (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A68D14C92FF3F05FA9BFDCB" box="[1181,1319,541,568]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="103">Figs 59–63</figureCitation>
).
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LEGS. All tarsi with fine ventral scopulae. Leg: I: metatarsus and tibia modified, metatarsus curved, lateral longitudinal rows of spines over the length of the article, CF with dense brush of short bristles, tibia distally widened, TA reduced (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A68D14C94083FBEFD7CFD33" box="[618,704,677,704]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="103">Fig. 57</figureCitation>
cf 
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A68D14C948B3FBEFCFEFD33" box="[745,834,677,704]" captionStart="Figs 27–35" captionStartId="8.[187,240,1814,1840]" captionTargetBox="[192,1397,963,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-318@8.[189,1398,963,1769]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Figs 27–35. Nemesia arboricola Pocock, 1903, ♂ reference specimen (TD.4, NHMR). 27. Dorsal habitus. 28. Prosoma lateral, note slight elevation of the cephalic part, ocular process and gradual posterior slope of thoracic part. 29. Metatarsus and tibia leg I, note tibial apophysis (TA), tibia spur (TS), clasper field (CF). 30. Prolateral patella III with single spine (SS). 31–34. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 31. Ventral view, 32. Prolateral view. 33. Dorsal view. 34. Retrolateral view. 35. Embolus tip at high magnification, note slightly scooped tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384579" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384579/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="103">Fig. 29</figureCitation>
), TS smoothly upward curved (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A68D14C92DC3FBEFAAAFD33" box="[1214,1302,677,704]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="103">Fig. 57</figureCitation>
), spines present on all articles proximal of tarsus, patella with two prolateral spines. Legs I–III; tarsi without spines, other articles with numerous spines, maculae vague, most prominent on prolateral femur (apical) and patella (central). Leg IV, tibia&gt; femur&gt; metatarsus (Fem4/Met4 = 1.02, Tib4/Met4 = 1.07). Leg formula: 4123. PTC on all tarsi with ventrally two parallel combs of small teeth (genus character), ATC smooth.
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A68D14C96DF3BD0FEF5F916" bold="true" box="[189,329,1739,1765]" pageId="13" pageNumber="103">Figs 54–63.</emphasis>
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holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 
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. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 
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. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 
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. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 
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. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 
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. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 
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. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 
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. Ventral view. 
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. Prolateral view. 
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. Dorsal view. 
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. Retrolateral view. 
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. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip.
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OPISTHOSOMA. Ovoid, anterior narrowing with numerous forward directed bristles, dorsal bristles are backward directed, Spinnerets: PMS knob-shaped, spigots apically concentrated, PLS proximal article with external macula (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A6BD14F97A73C54FDA0FE99" box="[453,540,335,362]" captionStart="Figs 54–63" captionStartId="13.[189,242,1739,1765]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetId="figure-258@13.[189,1398,965,1691]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figs 54–63. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. holotype, ♂ (TC.004, NHMR). 54. Dorsal habitus (note distinct dark flanks of cephalic part). 55. Prosoma in lateral view (note dark margin of the carapace and cephalic part not elevated). 56. Dorso-distal right palp (note strong development of PTR). 57. Prolateral left metatarsus and distal tibia leg I (note CF with dense brush of short bristles, short TA and smoothly curved TS). 58. Spinnerets, lateral view showing macula (MAC) on external proximal article of PLS. 59–63. Right palpal organ in four different positions rotated clock-wise by 90°. 59. Ventral view. 60. Prolateral view. 61. Dorsal view. 62. Retrolateral view. 63. Embolus tip at high magnification, note short row of tiny denticles (den) and bevelled tip." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384585" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384585/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">Fig. 58</figureCitation>
), as long as medial + distal articles, spigots spread over ventral proximal and medial articles and on apical distal article.
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<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A6BD14F96DF3CAEFB36FDAF" blockId="14.[188,1399,436,604]" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">MEASUREMENTS. TBL = 12.3; CL = 5.0; CW = 3.8; CP = 3.0; AR = 0.83; PR = 0.83; EL = 0.42; dia.ALE = 0.25; dia.PLE 0.15; dia.AME = 0.15; dia.PME = 0.12; dis.AME–AME = 0.13; dis.ALE–PLE = 0.11; SL = 2.6; SW = 1.9; LL = 0.6; LW = 0.8; Palp = 4.9 (0.7 + 1.2 + 1.1 + 1.9); Leg I = 13.2 (2.0 + 2.6 + 2.6 + 2.4 + 3.6); Leg II = 12.5 (2.0 + 2.5 + 2.4 + 2.1 + 3.5); Leg III = 11.9 (2.0 + 3.0 + 2.1 + 1.7 + 3.1); Leg IV = 16.8 (2.3 + 3.9 + 4.2 + 2.4 + 4.0); BuL = 1.12; BuW = 0.39; EmL = 0.51.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A6BD14F96DF3F98FDA1FC2A" blockId="14.[188,1399,642,986]" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">VARIATION MALES (n = 7). TBL = 8.7–12.3 (av. 10.1, sd. 1.2); CL = 3.8–5.0 (av. 4.4, sd. 0.4); CW = 2.8–3.8 (av. 3.3, sd. 0.3); CP = 2.1–3.0 (av. 2.5, sd. 0.3); AR = 0.67–0.83 (av. 0.74, sd. 0.05); PR = 0.69– 0.83 (av. 0.76, sd. 0.05); EL = 0.36–0.44 (av. 0.40, sd. 0.03); dia.ALE = 0.20–0.25 (av. 0.22, sd. 0.02); dia.PLE = 0.14–0.18 (av. 0.17, sd. 0.02); dia.AME = 0.13–0.15 (av. 0.14, sd. 0.01); dia.PME = 0.11– 0.14 (av. 0.13, sd. 0.01); dis.AME–AME = 0.08–0.14 (av. 0.11, sd. 0.02); dis.ALE–PLE = 0.04–0.11 (av. 0.07, sd. 0.02); SL = 1.9–2.6 (av. 2.2, sd. 0.2); SW = 1.5–1.9 (av. 1.7, sd. 0.1); LL = 0.3–0.6 (av. 0.4, sd. 0.1); LW = 0.6–0.8 (av. 0.7, sd. 0.1); Palp = 4.0–4.9 (av. 4.6, sd. 0.3); Leg I = 10.4–13.0 (av. 11.7, sd. 0.9); Leg II = 9.5–12.5 (av. 11.0, sd. 1.0); Leg III = 9.0–11.8 (av. 10.3, sd. 0.9); Leg IV = 13.5–16.8 (av. 15.1, sd. 1.2); Bul = 0.96–1.12 (av. 1.06, sd. 0.06); BuW = 0.31–0.39 (av. 0.36, sd. 0.03); EmL = 0.47–0.52 (av. 0.52, sd. 0.02).</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A6BD14F96DF3A03FEF5F8C1" bold="true" box="[189,329,1816,1842]" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">Figs 64–69.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A6BD14F972C3A02FD96F8C1" box="[334,554,1816,1842]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">Nemesia maltensis</emphasis>
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paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6BD14F959E3A03FBA5F8C1" bold="true" box="[1020,1049,1816,1842]" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">64</emphasis>
. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6BD14F947D3A20FD80F8A6" bold="true" box="[543,572,1851,1877]" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">65</emphasis>
. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6BD14F941E3A44FD25F88A" bold="true" box="[636,665,1887,1913]" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">66</emphasis>
. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6BD14F97EA3A99FE1FF86F" bold="true" box="[392,419,1922,1948]" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">67</emphasis>
. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6BD14F92513A99FBF2F86F" bold="true" box="[1075,1102,1922,1948]" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">68</emphasis>
. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6BD14F948A3ABEFCB9F84C" bold="true" box="[744,773,1957,1983]" pageId="14" pageNumber="104">69</emphasis>
. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft).
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A6AD14E96883C12FE01FED0" bold="true" box="[234,445,265,291]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">
Female 
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</emphasis>
(no. TC-012, NHMR)
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<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A6AD14E96DF3C37FCE4FE79" blockId="15.[189,1399,265,394]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6AD14E96DF3C37FF40FEB6" box="[189,252,300,325]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">Note.</emphasis>
The females available for description are small and might not be reproductive adults, the spermathecae of the here described 
<typeStatus id="54C89CF90A6AD14E94073C55FD76FE9B" box="[613,714,334,360]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
are however sufficiently developed for study. Specimens, 6 months preserved in 70% ethanol, in perfect condition.
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<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A6AD14E96DF3CAAFE22FDA6" blockId="15.[188,1399,433,597]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">
GENERAL COLORATION. Carapace cephalic part has wide light brown crest-zone and is generally darker in colour than thoracic part, black margin prominent (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A6AD14E95693CC8FCDDFE1D" box="[779,865,467,494]" captionStart="Figs 64–69" captionStartId="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">Fig. 64</figureCitation>
), chelicerae bicoloured brown, slightly darker than carapace, abdomen dorsal as in male, palps and legs generally as in male, but dorsal femora lighter coloured and with prominent maculae (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A6AD14E94F13F03FCF7FDC0" box="[659,843,536,563]" captionStart="Figs 64–69" captionStartId="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">Figs 64–65, 67</figureCitation>
), sternum and labium slightly darker coloured than ventral coxae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A6AD14E96DF3F60FC35FD28" blockId="15.[189,1399,635,731]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">
CARAPACE. Longer than wide (CW/CL 0.7), sparsely covered with very fine black pubescence, bristles centrally in longitudinal row on crest-zone. Cephalic part only slightly elevated and gradually sloping down over the thoracic part to the posterior margin (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A6AD14E95463FDBFCC0FD28" box="[804,892,704,731]" captionStart="Figs 64–69" captionStartId="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">Fig. 65</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A6AD14E96DF3E1AFEFEFCAC" blockId="15.[189,1399,768,863]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">EYES. Ocular-tubercle as in male, eye-group rectangular, twice as wide as long (EL/PR 0.53), AME less than their diameter apart (dis.AME/dia.AME 0.92), dis.ALE–PLE less than ½ dia.ALE (ALE–PLE/ ALE 0.42).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A6AD14E96DF3E9DFC34FC31" blockId="15.[188,1398,902,962]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">CHELICERAE. Stronger developed than in male with distinct rastellum, prolateral row of furrow teeth with six conical teeth, fangs sharp, bent, ventral un-serrated ridge.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A6AD14E96DF3A45FACBF811" blockId="15.[188,1399,1886,2019]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6AD14E96DF3A45FEF5F88B" bold="true" box="[189,329,1886,1912]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">Figs 70–73.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A6AD14E972D3A44FD91F88B" box="[335,557,1886,1912]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">Nemesia maltensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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observations. 
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6AD14E95563A45FCEDF88B" bold="true" box="[820,849,1886,1912]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">70</emphasis>
. Natural habitat. 
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6AD14E92793A45FB84F88B" bold="true" box="[1051,1080,1886,1912]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">71</emphasis>
. Borrow top cut open, note virtual absence of a silk lining of the burrow shaft and the compacted soil from which the burrow walls derive most of their structural integrity. 
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6AD14E94C03ABEFD01F84C" bold="true" box="[674,701,1957,1983]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">72</emphasis>
. Natural burrow entrance flush with the soil surface, note absence of trapdoor. 
<emphasis id="B907FE490A6AD14E97CE3AD3FE75F811" bold="true" box="[428,457,1992,2018]" pageId="15" pageNumber="105">73</emphasis>
. Two surface openings of the bifurcated burrow seen in an observation container.
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<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A75D15196DF3C12FB8BFE9B" blockId="16.[189,1398,265,361]" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">
VENTRAL PROSOMA. Maxillae small rounded distal lobe, few knobby cuspules on proximo-anterior margin. Labium: twice as wide as long (LW/LL 2.3), cuspules absent, labial furrow centrally divided (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A75D15196AA3C55FEA3FE9A" box="[200,287,334,361]" captionStart="Figs 64–69" captionStartId="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Fig. 66</figureCitation>
). Sternum: longer than wide (SW/SL 0.7), sigilla not distinguished.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A75D15196DF3C9CFE79FDFB" blockId="16.[189,1401,391,521]" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">PALPS. Femur and patella spineless, tibia ventral and prolateral sharp distally pointing spines and dorsal long parallel rows of trichobothria, tarsus, distally pointed, ventral half fully scopulate with group of sharp distally pointing spines, dorsal row trichobothria in central part of article, palpal claw with short proximal row of teeth.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A75D15196DF3F33FBE3FD38" blockId="16.[188,1400,551,715]" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">
LEGS. All femora with external maculae (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A75D15194D63F3CFCFDFDB1" box="[692,833,551,578]" captionStart="Figs 64–69" captionStartId="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Figs 64–65</figureCitation>
). Anterior legs with ventro-prolateral scopulae extending from tip of tarsus to distal patella, ventral spines on tibia and metatarsus. Posterior legs with dense groups of spiny bristles prolateral on distal femur and dorsal patella. Leg III, patella with three prolateral spines (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A75D15197EF3F95FE5EFD5A" box="[397,482,654,681]" captionStart="Figs 64–69" captionStartId="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Fig. 67</figureCitation>
) and one retrolateral spine. Leg IV patella spineless, tibia&gt; femur&gt; metatarsus (Fem4/Met4 1,1, Tib4/Met4 1,3). Leg formula: 4123. PTC and ATC as in male.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A75D15196DF3FF1FE0CFC98" blockId="16.[188,1398,746,875]" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">
OPISTHOSOMA. Generally as in male, anterior bristle group less distinct, spinnerets without sharply defined spigot-fields (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A75D151973C3E17FE0AFCD4" box="[350,438,780,807]" captionStart="Figs 64–69" captionStartId="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Fig. 68</figureCitation>
). Spermathecae, tripartite, tube shaped, proximal part with dense concentration of pigmented cells, proximally widest, median part folded and twisted (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A75D15195BC3E35FB8AFCBA" box="[990,1078,814,841]" captionStart="Figs 64–69" captionStartId="14.[189,242,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetId="figure-378@14.[189,1398,1125,1769]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figs 64–69. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. paratype, ♀ (TC.012, NHMR). 64. Dorsal habitus, note maculae on external femora I &amp; II (m). 65. Left lateral habitus, note numerous maculae on legs arrow indications (m) and the low carapace profile (lp). 66. Ventral anterior prosoma, note indistinct central division (cd) in labial furrow. 67. Prolateral patella III, note three spines (sp) in a row. 68. Ventral spinnerets, note absence of distinct light coloured spigot fields. 69. Spermathecae, ventral view, note median part of the receptacles being folded and twisted (ft)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384587" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384587/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Fig. 69</figureCitation>
), distal part digitiform with few pigmented cells.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A75D15196DF3E90FDF9FBDD" blockId="16.[188,1399,906,1070]" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">MEASUREMENTS. TBL = 9.7; CL = 3.9; CW = 2.9; CP = 2.3; AR = 0.71; PR = 0.74; EL = 0.39; dia.ALE = 0.18; dia.PLE 0.13; dia.AME = 0.10; dia.PME = 0.10; dis.AME–AME = 0.10; dis.ALE–PLE = 0.05; SL = 1.7; SW = 1.3; LL = 0.3; LW = 0.6; Palp = 5.1 (1.1 + 1.1 + 1.1 + 1.8); Leg I = 8.3 (1.0 + 1.3 + 1.6 + 1.8 + 2.6); Leg II = 7.4 (1.0 + 1.3 + 1.4 + 1.5 + 2.2); Leg III = 7.1 (1.1 + 1.6 + 1.1 + 1.3 + 2.0); Leg IV = 11.3 (1.1 + 2.4 + 3.1 + 2.0 + 2.7).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A75D15196DF3956FE21FB03" blockId="16.[189,1399,1101,1265]" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">VARIATION FEMALE (n = 2). TBL = 9.2, 9.7; CL = 3.4, 3.9; CW = 2.3, 2.9; CP = 2.0, 2.3; AR = 0.62, 0.71; PR = 0.61, 0.74; EL = 0.33, 0.39; dia.ALE = 0.18, 0.19; dia.PLE = 0.13, 0.16; dia.AME = 0.10, 0.12; dia.PME = 0.10; dis.AME–AME = 0.10, 0.11; dis.ALE–PLE = 0.05, 0.08; SL = 1.7, 2.1; SW = 1.3, 1.5; LL = 0.3, 0.4; LW = 0.6, 0.8; Palp = 4.2, 5.1; Leg I = 6.7, 8.3; Leg II = 6.3, 7.4; Leg III = 5.9, 7.1; Leg IV = 9.6, 11.3.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C36971D00A75D15196DF3814FE63F921" pageId="16" pageNumber="106" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BCC225B0A75D15196DF3814FEDFFADA" blockId="16.[189,355,1295,1321]" box="[189,355,1295,1321]" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A75D15196DF3814FEDFFADA" bold="true" box="[189,355,1295,1321]" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Observations</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
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In the field (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A75D15197363826FE12FAA4" box="[340,430,1341,1367]" captionStart="Figs 70–73" captionStartId="15.[189,242,1886,1912]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1037,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-227@15.[189,1398,1037,1843]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figs 70–73. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. observations. 70. Natural habitat. 71. Borrow top cut open, note virtual absence of a silk lining of the burrow shaft and the compacted soil from which the burrow walls derive most of their structural integrity. 72. Natural burrow entrance flush with the soil surface, note absence of trapdoor. 73. Two surface openings of the bifurcated burrow seen in an observation container." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384589" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384589/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Fig. 70</figureCitation>
), the burrows of this species appeared to be completely lidless, with the burrow entrance opening at the ground surface directly (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A75D151949D3844FCE6FA89" box="[767,858,1375,1402]" captionStart="Figs 70–73" captionStartId="15.[189,242,1886,1912]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1037,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-227@15.[189,1398,1037,1843]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figs 70–73. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. observations. 70. Natural habitat. 71. Borrow top cut open, note virtual absence of a silk lining of the burrow shaft and the compacted soil from which the burrow walls derive most of their structural integrity. 72. Natural burrow entrance flush with the soil surface, note absence of trapdoor. 73. Two surface openings of the bifurcated burrow seen in an observation container." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384589" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384589/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Fig. 72</figureCitation>
). The wall of the burrow is lined with almost imperceptibly thin strands of silk from the inside; but the burrow walls derive most of their structural integrity from the compaction of the soil around them (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A75D151952038BFFC25FA4D" box="[834,921,1444,1470]" captionStart="Figs 70–73" captionStartId="15.[189,242,1886,1912]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1037,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-227@15.[189,1398,1037,1843]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figs 70–73. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. observations. 70. Natural habitat. 71. Borrow top cut open, note virtual absence of a silk lining of the burrow shaft and the compacted soil from which the burrow walls derive most of their structural integrity. 72. Natural burrow entrance flush with the soil surface, note absence of trapdoor. 73. Two surface openings of the bifurcated burrow seen in an observation container." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384589" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384589/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Fig. 71</figureCitation>
). In captivity, once soil was moistened, a female constructed a bifurcated burrow with two shafts opening at the soil surface with no lids (
<figureCitation id="13483EDE0A75D151937038DCFAD4FA12" box="[1298,1384,1479,1505]" captionStart="Figs 70–73" captionStartId="15.[189,242,1886,1912]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1037,1843]" captionTargetId="figure-227@15.[189,1398,1037,1843]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figs 70–73. Nemesia maltensis sp. nov. observations. 70. Natural habitat. 71. Borrow top cut open, note virtual absence of a silk lining of the burrow shaft and the compacted soil from which the burrow walls derive most of their structural integrity. 72. Natural burrow entrance flush with the soil surface, note absence of trapdoor. 73. Two surface openings of the bifurcated burrow seen in an observation container." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6384589" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6384589/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Fig. 73</figureCitation>
), joining together into one shaft deeper into the soil. Females were collected from burrows some 
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deep in the soil, congregated at the edge of a small boulder embedded in deep soil in a wooded area populated by trees of 
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L., 
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A75D15194C43B35FCEBF9BB" box="[678,855,1582,1608]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Olea europaea</emphasis>
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, 
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<emphasis id="B907FE490A75D15195053B35FBF1F9BB" box="[871,1101,1582,1608]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="106">Rhamnus alaternus</emphasis>
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L. and 
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Mill. Burrow
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entrances always appeared at the soil surface at the edge of the boulder or, in one instance, at the base of the thick stems of an 
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L. plant nearby. Males were collected in pitfall traps after several heavy rainfall events which occurred in September – the so called “first rains” which bring an end to the dry season.
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