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The specific epithet is an adjective and refers to the length of the copulatory duct Latin
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is similar to
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by shared characters such as raised eyes and slanting clypeus. It can be distinguished from latter species by the following combination of characters: Carapace without any markings, Opisthosoma with a median black patch without lateral humps, 1215 lanceolate spines posteriorly (
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.
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carapace with dark red parallel-sided central band, opisthosoma short, with one pair of lateral humps, see
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: Fig. 22); epigyne with very long, more convoluted copulatory duct around spermathecae; large copulatory openings (
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); fertilization duct placed posteriorly to the spermathecae, twisted, facing each other (
<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC3690DFB0966C49D12DE30" box="[1180,1284,511,536]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1937,1959]" captionTargetBox="[163,1427,661,1914]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[163,1427,661,1914]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3 A E. Meotipa multuma sp. nov. A Female (holotype) habitus, dorsal view; B same v entral view, C same prolateral view; D Female epigyne ventral view; E same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; D E, 0.02 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043775/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">Figs. 3E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC3690DFA8D653B9D2EDE30" box="[1304,1336,512,536]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A F. A E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A D 0.05 mm, E F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">4E</figureCitation>
) (in
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less convoluted copulatory duct, fertilization ducts longer than spermathecae, see
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: fig. 27 &amp; 29).
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC3690DFF0260AA9955DB8E" bold="true" box="[151,323,1937,1959]" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">FIGURE 3AE.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC3690DFD9660AA9A5BDB8E" bold="true" box="[515,589,1937,1958]" pageId="4" pageNumber="593">sp. nov</emphasis>
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A Female (holotype) habitus, dorsal view; B same
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entral view, C same prolateral view; D Female epigyne ventral view; E same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; DE, 0.02 mm.
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC2690CFF026292996BD996" bold="true" box="[151,381,1449,1471]" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">FIGURE 4AF. AE:</emphasis>
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.
</emphasis>
A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view;
<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC2690CFE2B62F399E5D9F5" bold="true" box="[446,499,1480,1501]" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">EF:</emphasis>
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,
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E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: AD 0.05 mm, EF 0.1 mm.
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC2690CFF526179994FDA73" bold="true" box="[199,345,1602,1627]" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">Description.</emphasis>
Female in alcohol (
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,
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,
<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC2690CFCC961789B88DA73" box="[860,926,1603,1627]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A F. A E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A D 0.05 mm, E F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">4EF</figureCitation>
). Body clothed with white setae; Prosoma, chelicerae, clypeus, creamy-white; Fovea extended; All eyes raised, white surrounded by brown rings except large, dark AME; Chelicerae without teeth; Fangs, labium, maxillae light-brown; Maxillae, labium with scopulae; Sternum white, triangular; Coxae, femora white; Patella, tibia I, II &amp; IV with light brown band, tibia I with a darkened tip; Metatarsi, tarsi considerably thinner than tibia; Opisthosoma oval, posteriorly pointed, black patch medially, dorsolaterally snowy white patches, dorsally 1215 lanceolate spines (
<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC2690CFBDE61CD9CA0DB27" box="[1099,1206,1782,1807]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1937,1959]" captionTargetBox="[163,1427,661,1914]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[163,1427,661,1914]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3 A E. Meotipa multuma sp. nov. A Female (holotype) habitus, dorsal view; B same v entral view, C same prolateral view; D Female epigyne ventral view; E same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; D E, 0.02 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043775/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="594">Figs. 3A</figureCitation>
); Spinnerets placed downwards; Body length 2.59; Prosoma length 1.03, width (at middle) 0.88, height (at middle) 0.55; Opisthosoma length 1.56, width (at middle) 1.20, height (at middle) 1.30; Eye diameters: ALE 0.06, AME 0.08, PLE 0.15, PME 0.07; Eye interdistances: AMEAME 0.04, ALEALE 0.26, PLEALE contiguous, ALEPME 0.08, PLEPLE 0.34, PMEPME 0.07, PMEPLE 0.05, AMEALE 0.01, AMEPME 0.05; Clypeus height at ALE 0.22, at AME 0.20; Chelicerae length 0.36; Measurements of palp and legs: Palp 0.93 [0.19, 0.14, 0.21, 0.37]; Leg I (right) 9.56 [2.83, 0.31, 2.37, 3.17, 0.86], II 5.64 [1.91, 0.19, 1.30, 1.60, 0.60,], III 3.62 [1.15, 0.10, 0.91, 0.96, 0.48], IV 6.57 [2.28, 0.39, 1.43, 1.83, 0.64]; Leg formula 1423; Spination; Palp: patella do 1, tibia do 1; legs: femora: I (right)IV spineless; patellae: I do 2, II do 2, III do 2, IV do 2; tibiae: I (right) do 2, do 2, III do 1, IV do 2; metatarsi &amp; tarsi: IIV spineless;
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(
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,
<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC1690FFDCF67DB9A8ADCD0" box="[602,668,224,248]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A F. A E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A D 0.05 mm, E F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">4EF</figureCitation>
): Spermathecae inflated balloon shaped; Copulatory duct very long, prolaterally originated, convoluted, runs around the spermathecae (
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), distally reaches copulatory pores; Epigynal ridges circular with distal openings; Fertilization duct twisted anteriorly, apically sharp, facing each other (
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).
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC1690FFF5266549976DDA0" bold="true" box="[199,352,367,392]" pageId="6" pageNumber="595">Distribution.</emphasis>
South
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(
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).
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