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,
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80221BC69429E652671" bold="true" box="[151,324,1369,1395]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Type material.</emphasis>
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José
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province
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, leg.
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&amp;
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(
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).
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<materialsCitation id="42FCE3111964E80221EC69BA9A1226B9" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3418907308" box="[199,1331,1441,1468]" collectingDate="1986-09-09" collectionCode="SMNK-ARA" collectorName="W. Hanagarth &amp; J. Sarmiento" country="Bolivia" latitude="-14.216" location="Espiritu" longLatPrecision="76" longitude="-66.666" municipality="Jose Ballivian province" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" specimenCode="SMNK-ARA 13318" specimenCount="4" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-male="1" specimenCount-subadult="2" stateProvince="Beni">
<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80221EC69BA9EDD26B9" bold="true" box="[199,508,1441,1467]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Other material examined.</emphasis>
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,
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: same data as holotype (
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)
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.
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80221EC69DE9E6326DD" bold="true" box="[199,322,1477,1503]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E802206269DD9D1826DD" box="[329,569,1477,1503]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Myrmecotypus rubioi</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="DBD388251964E802236A69DE9DBA26DD" box="[577,667,1477,1503]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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is distinguished from all other congeners by having tibia I spination of 3-2 and coxa II white (the remaining coxae dark) (
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). Additionally, the new species has a unique male palpal embolus with two broad embolic discs basal to embolus tip (
<figureCitation id="6AAFF5C91964E802228B6A169B03252A" box="[928,1058,1549,1576]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1262,1286]" captionTargetBox="[162,1427,181,1231]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[151,1436,181,1239]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 8. Myrmecotypus rubioi sp. nov., male holotype (SMNK-ARA 13318), palp in ventral (A) and retrolateral (B) views. Abbreviations: BR—basal ridge of embolic region, e—embolus, PDe—proximal disc of embolus, RTA—retrolateral tibial apophysis, SaDe—subapical disc of embolus, SD—sperm duct. Scale bar = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5785393" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5785393/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Figs 8A, B</figureCitation>
), subapical disc well-sclerotized, forming part of the embolus, turning 1.5 times to a tapered, retrolaterally-directed point; and the RTA sharp, thornlike, ventrally projected (
<figureCitation id="6AAFF5C91964E802209A6A4E9D28256D" box="[433,521,1621,1647]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1262,1286]" captionTargetBox="[162,1427,181,1231]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[151,1436,181,1239]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 8. Myrmecotypus rubioi sp. nov., male holotype (SMNK-ARA 13318), palp in ventral (A) and retrolateral (B) views. Abbreviations: BR—basal ridge of embolic region, e—embolus, PDe—proximal disc of embolus, RTA—retrolateral tibial apophysis, SaDe—subapical disc of embolus, SD—sperm duct. Scale bar = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5785393" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5785393/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80221EC6A629E1A2591" bold="true" box="[199,315,1657,1683]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Remarks.</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="960594BD1964E80220696A629D682591" author="Rubio, G. D. &amp; Arbino, M. O." box="[322,585,1657,1683]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" pagination="65 - 68" refId="ref7534" refString="Rubio, G. D. &amp; Arbino, M. O. (2009) The first Myrmecotypus O. P. - Cambridge (Araneae: Corinnidae) from Argentina: description of Myrmecotypus iguazu new species. Zootaxa, 2158 (1), 65 - 68. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2158.1.6" type="journal article" year="2009">Rubio &amp; Arbino (2009)</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="960594BD1964E80223546A619CAF2591" author="Perger, R. &amp; Rubio G. D." box="[639,910,1657,1684]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" pagination="151 - 164" refId="ref6949" refString="Perger, R. &amp; Rubio G. D. (2020 a) Contributions to the knowledge of Neotropical ant-like spiders: Myrmecotypus tahyinandu sp. n. from Bolivian Chiquitano forest, a new country record for M. niger, and indirect evidence for species-specific mimicry (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae). Zootaxa, 4790 (1), 151 - 164. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4790.1.9" type="journal article" year="2020">Perger &amp; Rubio (2020a)</bibRefCitation>
hypothesized that some Neotropical species of
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80221BC6A869E1825B5" box="[151,313,1693,1719]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Apochinomma</emphasis>
Pavesi, 1881
</taxonomicName>
may belong to
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80223A16A859C0E25B5" box="[650,815,1694,1719]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Myrmecotypus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Amongst those species,
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80225786A859BD925B5" box="[1107,1272,1693,1720]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">A. formicoides</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="960594BD1964E802242A6A869FEE25D9" author="Mello-Leitao, C. F. de" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" pagination="281 - 294" refId="ref6591" refString="Mello-Leitao, C. F. de (1939) Aracnidos Anex I ao Relat. Excurs. cient. Inst. O. Quiz. Boletim Biologico Sao Paulo, New Series, 4, 281 - 294." type="journal article" year="1939">Mello-Leitão, 1939</bibRefCitation>
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is the only species with a sub-globose abdomen and light coxa II (remaining coxae dark) (
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). Unfortunately, the female
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of
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E802237A6AFD9DD625FD" box="[593,759,1765,1792]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">A. formicoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was not available for study, and it is probably lost (
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; A. Kury, pers. comm.). According to the description and illustration that were provided by
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,
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80220A26B359D0D2445" box="[393,556,1837,1864]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">A. formicoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80222716B359CE32445" box="[858,962,1837,1863]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">M. rubioi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80222E26B369B032445" bold="true" box="[969,1058,1837,1863]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">
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</emphasis>
by a carapace index of ~42 (
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the new species), the cephalic area with lateral borders subparallel (narrowing in anterior direction in the new species), and tibia I spination of 3-3 (3-
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the new species).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1964E80221EC6B829E6F24B1" bold="true" box="[199,334,1945,1971]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species epithet is a genitive patronym in honour of Argentinian arachnologist, Dr. Gonzalo D. Rubio (
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), for his substantial contributions to the knowledge on Neotropical ant-like spiders.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80321BC6F789E322079" bold="true" box="[151,275,867,891]" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Ecoregion distribution of
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, according to the regionalization by
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Olson
<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80324286F7F9A172079" box="[1283,1334,867,891]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">et al.</emphasis>
(2001)
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; A South America; B Sub-Andean area of Northern Bolivia; 1 Espiritu, José
<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80322AF6F9C9CC0209D" box="[900,993,903,927]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">Ballivián</emphasis>
province, Beni Department. Map produced with QGIS (version 2.14.3, http://www.qgis.org/en/site).
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80321EC6FEA9E782709" bold="true" box="[199,345,1009,1035]" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">Description.</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80321EC680D9E50272D" box="[199,369,1046,1071]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">Measurements.</emphasis>
Total length 3.63. Carapace: length 1.74, width 1.03, index 59, height 0.67. Cephalic region: width 0.62, index 60. Abdomen: length 1.80 (1.89 incl. pedicel), width 1.10, index 58. Sternum: length 0.81, width 0.60, index 74. Chelicerae: length 0.51, width 0.35. Eyes: AME 0.09, ALE 0.06, PME 0.07, PLE 0.06. Legs: I = 3.04 (0.82, 0.32, 0.81, 0.62, 0.47); II = 3.11 (0.81, 0.30, 0.75, 0.67, 0.58); III = 2.73 (0.78, 0.26, 0.68, 0.63, 0.38); IV = 4.25 (1.20, 0.38, 1.04, 1.05, 0.58).
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<paragraph id="F22BE94C1965E80321EC68D29AB02629" blockId="9.[151,1437,1009,2044]" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">
<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80321EC68D29E1D27E1" box="[199,316,1225,1251]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">Carapace:</emphasis>
Broad oval-shaped dorsally (
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), subtruncate anteriorly. Deep reddish-brown, with longish simple white hairs laterally and frontally, absent medially. No depression, highest point just posterior to fovea, slope towards cephalic region very gentle, slope posterior towards pedicel abrupt (
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). Sparse short setae near lateral margins.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80321EC692E9E0F264D" box="[199,302,1333,1359]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">Sternum:</emphasis>
Concolorous with carapace, roughly shield-shaped, parallel straight lateral margins at region of coxae II (
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). Short, fine silver setae present, sparse. Anteriorly truncated. Coxae II white, other coxae dark brown, right coxae III with lighter basal 1/3 and may be aberrant.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F22BE94C1965E80321EC69B99E872506" blockId="9.[151,1437,1009,2044]" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">
<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80321EC69B99E2426B9" box="[199,261,1442,1467]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">Eyes:</emphasis>
AER weakly recurved, AME about 2x larger than ALEs, ALE and PME clearly the smallest eyes. PER almost straight, weakly recurved in dorsal view, very weakly recurved in frontal view. AME clearly larger than other eyes. Long ocular setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F22BE94C1965E80321EC6A159E0425B5" blockId="9.[151,1437,1009,2044]" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">
<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80321EC6A159E272525" box="[199,262,1550,1575]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">Legs:</emphasis>
Legs I and II light yellow, with femora I and II with basal 1/3 dark, legs III and IV dark brown to reddish, with basal ½ of patellae III and IV light yellow. Femora with pair of strong dorsal spines, basal one about twice as long and thicker (spines on femora III and IV about ½ femur length). Basal portion of femora with mix of very short fine simple and feathery silver setae, more abundant on F III and IV. Tibia I with 3-2 spines, metatarsus I with 2-2 tibial spines.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80321EC6ADA9E6A25D9" box="[199,331,1729,1755]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">Chelicerae:</emphasis>
Lighter than carapace, orange. Two small teeth on retromargin, distal one slightly larger, two teeth on promargin, distal one about twice the size of basal tooth, both promarginal teeth larger than retromarginal teeth. One tiny denticle more distal than distal tooth on promargin.
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1965E80321EC6B369E1B2445" box="[199,314,1837,1863]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="154">Abdomen:</emphasis>
Pyriform, broadest at posterior half, without constriction (
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). Deep red, darkest at anterior 1/3. Lateral regions not covered by sclerites, pale orangish-brown. Dorsal sclerite covering 4/5 of dorsum, moderately shiny, with sparse shallow punctures. Short, feathery fine silvery setae throughout, sparser further from anterior portion, long and straight erect simple white setae sparse dorsally, density highest in indistinct band at ¼ abdomen length. Two pairs of thick pedicellate setae, first pair at anterior margin of dorsum, rising at 10’30 position, just posterior to this are a second thicker and spine-like pair, projecting at 1 o’clock position. Venter with sclerite occupying middle ½, barrel-shaped, with wide posterior margins and recurved posterior edge. Small wedge-shaped inframamillary sclerite just anterior to spinnerets. Ventral and inframamillary sclerites light reddish-orange. Wellsclerotized full epigastric sclerite wrapping around pedicel and anterior portion of abdomen. Lateral regions not covered by sclerites, pale orangish-brown.
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1966E80021EC6D3C9E242243" box="[199,261,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="155">Palp:</emphasis>
Bulb drawn out into long neck that weakly narrows medially before broadening towards apex. Basal ridge of embolic region obvious as retrolateral protrusion, one broad unsclerotized basal embolic disc proximal to sclerotized embolus. Distal sub-apical disc sclerotized and forms embolus, with retrolaterally directed apex, turning 1.5 times. Sperm duct with two median loops and one more distal lateral loop on retrolateral side. Sharp thorn- like ventrally directed RTA. Long prolateral spine on palpal tibia (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1966E80021EC6DC09E4B22F6" box="[199,362,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="155">Leg spination:</emphasis>
I: F = d3 pl1, T = plv3 rlv2, Mt = plv2 rlv2; II: F = d2, P = d1, T = rlv2 plv2, Mt = rlv2 plv2; III: F = d2 pl1, P = d1, T = pl2 rl2 plv2, Mt = plv2 rlv2, 1 distal whorl; IV: F = d2, T = pl2 rl2 plv1, Mt = d1 pl2 rl2 plv2 rlv1, 1 distal whorl.
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<paragraph id="F22BE94C1966E80021EC6E5D9DE0203B" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,1041]" pageId="10" pageNumber="155">
<emphasis id="C0E0355E1966E80021EC6E5D9DE12162" bold="true" box="[199,704,582,609]" pageId="10" pageNumber="155">Geographical and ecological distribution.</emphasis>
This species is only known from the
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locality in Espiritu, José Ballivián province,
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,
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. According to the ecoregion delineation by
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Olson
<emphasis id="C0E0355E1966E80024216E709A622187" box="[1290,1347,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="155">et al.</emphasis>
(2001)
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, the locality is situated in
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savanna (widely recognized as Moxos Plains Flooded Savannas (see
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). This savanna is comprised of a mosaic of grasslands, swamplands and forest islands (
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). Based on the approximated GPS data of the collection locality (according to the information by the owner of Espiritu Ranch), it was not possible to determine the accurate ecosystem or habitat associations of
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1966E80024226EE09A522017" box="[1289,1395,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="155">M. rubioi</emphasis>
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Further studies are needed to determine this.
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1966E80021EC6F599E48205E" bold="true" box="[199,361,834,860]" pageId="10" pageNumber="155">Ant mimicry.</emphasis>
In the other Bolivian species of
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1966E80023C06F589CB1205E" box="[747,912,835,860]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="155">Myrmecotypus</emphasis>
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, the colour of body parts and the colour and distribution of setae increases the resemblance to specific ant models of the tribes Camponotini or Dolichoderini (
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,
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). Unfortunately, the live habitus of
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<emphasis id="C0E0355E1966E800225C6F909CC120A7" box="[887,992,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="155">M. rubioi</emphasis>
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and co-occurring ants were not documented and the loss of setae due to the storage in ethanol hampered the assessment of mimetic relationships. However, as in other congeners, the body size, sub-oval carapace and abdomen mostly resemble ants of Camponotini or Dolichoderini. Additional field observations are needed to identify potential ant models.
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