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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F13E0FBCD84294EDB" bold="true" box="[151,370,1145,1172]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">Mimetus parvulus</emphasis>
Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024
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<figureCitation id="13582A58FF81577F13E0FB2985A34EF7" box="[151,248,1182,1208]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 1" captionStart-1="FIGURE 2" captionStartId-0="2.[151,250,1439,1463]" captionStartId-1="3.[151,250,1262,1286]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetBox-1="[156,1426,680,1228]" captionTargetId-0="figure-24@2.[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetId-1="figure-326@3.[151,1437,669,1239]" captionTargetPageId-0="2" captionTargetPageId-1="3" captionText-0="FIGURE 1. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., holotype female.A, Habitus, dorsal. B, Same, retrolateral. C, Same, frontal. D, Eye group, dorsal. E, Chelicerae showing macrosetae crossing forming an ‘X’, frontal. F, Left chelicera showing tooth and macroseta, prolateroventral. G, Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral. H, Intact epigyne, ventral. Arrows indicate macrosetae (1) and true tooth (2). Scale bars, A, 2 mm; B–C, 1 mm; D–G, 0.5 mm; H, 0.2 mm." captionText-1="FIGURE 2. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., genitalia of holotype female. A, Epigyne, ventral. B, Vulva, dorsal.Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; MP, median plate; PP, posterior plate; S, spermatheca; Sc, scape. Scale bars, A–B, 0.2 mm." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617559" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617563" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/13617559/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/13617563/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">Figs 1–2</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F13E0FB5184454F4F" bold="true" box="[151,286,1254,1280]" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species epithet is an adjective, derived from the Latin word for small (
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)
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and refers to the short copulatory ducts of the new species (
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).
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F13B0FA9984D34F08" bold="true" box="[199,392,1325,1352]" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">Type material.</emphasis>
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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.
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, from plant twig, by hand.
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F13B0FAC284194FC0" bold="true" box="[199,322,1397,1423]" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Females of
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F12B8FAC087034FDF" box="[463,600,1398,1424]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">M. parvulus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22457B4FF81577F1117FAC187FB4FDF" box="[608,672,1398,1424]" pageId="1" pageNumber="556" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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are similar to the females of
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F1086FAC081D94FDF" box="[1009,1154,1398,1424]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">M. echinatus</emphasis>
Wang, 1990
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from
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as both share epigyne with large scape and large posterior plate, in addition to long fertilization ducts, but can be separated from the latter species by not very elongated prosoma (
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. elongated in
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.
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), triangular opisthosoma (
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. subcircular in
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F128BFA5487484FB3" box="[508,531,1507,1532]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">M</emphasis>
.
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), dorsum of opisthosoma with conspicuous tubercles (
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. less evident in
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F13C1F9B085964C6F" box="[182,205,1543,1568]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">M</emphasis>
.
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), large median plate of epigyne (
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. small in
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F102FF9B086344C6F" box="[856,879,1543,1568]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">M</emphasis>
.
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), triangular scape (
<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F17BBF9B081B84C6F" box="[1228,1251,1543,1568]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">vs</emphasis>
. lingulate in
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F1609F9B080CE4C6F" box="[1406,1429,1543,1568]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">M</emphasis>
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), round spermathecae (
<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F117EF99C877B4C0B" box="[521,544,1579,1604]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">vs</emphasis>
. oval in
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F11F6F99C87C34C0B" box="[641,664,1579,1604]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F11D1F99D864A4C0B" box="[678,785,1578,1604]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">echinatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and straight and parallel fertilization ducts (
<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F1679F99C807E4C0B" box="[1294,1317,1579,1604]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">vs</emphasis>
. divergent and curved in
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F124EF9F8840B4C27" box="[313,336,1615,1640]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F1217F9F984904C27" box="[352,459,1614,1640]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">echinatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) (e.g.,
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,
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;
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Zeng
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2016
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: figs 3, 4B–C). Females of
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can be readily distinguished from the females of
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.
<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F1050F9C586234CC3" box="[807,888,1650,1676]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">indicus</emphasis>
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by arch-shaped anterior epigynal margin (
<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F1622F9C480374CC3" box="[1365,1388,1651,1676]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">vs</emphasis>
. Mshaped in
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F127EF920847B4CFF" box="[265,288,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">M</emphasis>
.
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), and epigyne with scape (
<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F11DAF920879F4CFF" box="[685,708,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">vs</emphasis>
. absent in
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F1049F920860E4CFF" box="[830,853,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B917EACFFF81577F1014F92186EF4CFF" box="[867,948,1686,1712]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">indicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) (e.g.,
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,
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF81577F171BF92181C94CFF" box="[1132,1170,1686,1712]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1262,1286]" captionTargetBox="[156,1426,680,1228]" captionTargetId="figure-326@3.[151,1437,669,1239]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., genitalia of holotype female. A, Epigyne, ventral. B, Vulva, dorsal.Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; MP, median plate; PP, posterior plate; S, spermatheca; Sc, scape. Scale bars, A–B, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617563/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="556">2A</figureCitation>
;
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: figs 25, 27).
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF82577C13E0FA2884484FF8" bold="true" box="[151,275,1439,1463]" pageId="2" pageNumber="557">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024
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, holotype female. A, Habitus, dorsal. B, Same, retrolateral. C, Same, frontal. D, Eye group, dorsal. E, Chelicerae showing macrosetae crossing forming an ‘X’, frontal. F, Left chelicera showing tooth and macroseta, prolateroventral. G, Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral. H, Intact epigyne, ventral. Arrows indicate macrosetae (1) and true tooth (2). Scale bars, A, 2 mm; B–C, 1 mm; D–G, 0.5 mm; H, 0.2 mm.
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF82577C13B0F9C284024CC0" bold="true" box="[199,345,1653,1679]" pageId="2" pageNumber="557">Description.</emphasis>
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in alcohol (
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;
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): carapace pale creamy rose, with dense gray-black mottling medially (
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF82577C1205F92E84A84CFB" box="[370,499,1689,1716]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1439,1463]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., holotype female.A, Habitus, dorsal. B, Same, retrolateral. C, Same, frontal. D, Eye group, dorsal. E, Chelicerae showing macrosetae crossing forming an ‘X’, frontal. F, Left chelicera showing tooth and macroseta, prolateroventral. G, Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral. H, Intact epigyne, ventral. Arrows indicate macrosetae (1) and true tooth (2). Scale bars, A, 2 mm; B–C, 1 mm; D–G, 0.5 mm; H, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617559/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="557">Figs 1A–B</figureCitation>
); eye field, clypeus, endites, labium, sternum, leg and palp segments pale yellow-brown; black mottling on clypeus, endites, labium and sternum; dark brown annulations, patches and spots on leg and palp segments; chelicerae brown; opisthosoma dull gray-white, with broad pale gray patch bordered on both sides by chalk-white spots dorsomedially (
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); spinnerets gray. Carapace glossy; cephalic region with three longitudinal rows of erect spine-like setae (
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). Lateral and anterior median eyes on raised humps; lateral eyes contiguous (
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). Chelicerae elongate, distally with two macrosetae cross forming an ‘X’ (
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF82577C164BF8FA85F04DC3" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1439,1463]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., holotype female.A, Habitus, dorsal. B, Same, retrolateral. C, Same, frontal. D, Eye group, dorsal. E, Chelicerae showing macrosetae crossing forming an ‘X’, frontal. F, Left chelicera showing tooth and macroseta, prolateroventral. G, Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral. H, Intact epigyne, ventral. Arrows indicate macrosetae (1) and true tooth (2). Scale bars, A, 2 mm; B–C, 1 mm; D–G, 0.5 mm; H, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617559/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="557">Figs 1C, E</figureCitation>
; arrow 1); promargin with single row of 10 peg teeth, retromargin with single, tiny true tooth (
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; arrow 2). Sternum longer than wide, distally narrow, extending up to coxae IV, fused with labium, covered with scattered black erect setae (
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF82577C1216F80E84E14D9B" box="[353,442,1977,2004]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1439,1463]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., holotype female.A, Habitus, dorsal. B, Same, retrolateral. C, Same, frontal. D, Eye group, dorsal. E, Chelicerae showing macrosetae crossing forming an ‘X’, frontal. F, Left chelicera showing tooth and macroseta, prolateroventral. G, Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral. H, Intact epigyne, ventral. Arrows indicate macrosetae (1) and true tooth (2). Scale bars, A, 2 mm; B–C, 1 mm; D–G, 0.5 mm; H, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617559/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="557">Fig. 1G</figureCitation>
). Opisthosoma roughly triangular (
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF82577C1031F80E86C44D9B" box="[838,927,1977,2004]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1439,1463]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., holotype female.A, Habitus, dorsal. B, Same, retrolateral. C, Same, frontal. D, Eye group, dorsal. E, Chelicerae showing macrosetae crossing forming an ‘X’, frontal. F, Left chelicera showing tooth and macroseta, prolateroventral. G, Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral. H, Intact epigyne, ventral. Arrows indicate macrosetae (1) and true tooth (2). Scale bars, A, 2 mm; B–C, 1 mm; D–G, 0.5 mm; H, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617559/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="557">Fig. 1A</figureCitation>
); dorsum and sides with numerous tubercles; posteromedian tubercles on dorsal opisthosoma large, bearing a single erect seta (
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF82577C1736F86A81984DB7" box="[1089,1219,2013,2040]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1439,1463]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., holotype female.A, Habitus, dorsal. B, Same, retrolateral. C, Same, frontal. D, Eye group, dorsal. E, Chelicerae showing macrosetae crossing forming an ‘X’, frontal. F, Left chelicera showing tooth and macroseta, prolateroventral. G, Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral. H, Intact epigyne, ventral. Arrows indicate macrosetae (1) and true tooth (2). Scale bars, A, 2 mm; B–C, 1 mm; D–G, 0.5 mm; H, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617559/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="557">Figs 1A–B</figureCitation>
). Prolateral side of tibiae and metatarsi I–II with raptorial spines/modified setae in between normal spines: tibia I with 25, II with 20, metatarsus I with 42, II with 30. Body length 4.21. Carapace 1.94 long, 1.77 wide. Opisthosoma 2.27 long, 2.04 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: ALE 0.12, AME 0.14, PLE 0.10, PME 0.10; AME–ALE 0.13, AME–AME 0.11, AME–PME 0.20, PME–PLE 0.20, PME–PME 0.08. Clypeus height at AMEs 0.15, at ALEs 0.20. Chelicerae 1.11 long. Length of palp and legs: palp 2.55 [0.71, 0.38, 0.57, 0.89], I 12.54 [3.66, 1.04, 3.41, 3.18, 1.25], II 9.75 [3.05, 0.86, 2.40, 2.38, 1.06], III 5.46 [1.79, 0.63, 1.15, 1.12, 0.77], IV 7.07 [2.39, 0.67, 1.73, 1.48, 0.80]. Leg formula: 1243. Spination of palp: femur do 2 rlv 1, patella do 2, tibia pl 1 do 1 rl 1, tarsus pl 2 pld 1 plv 1 do 1 rl 1 rlv 3 v 1; legs: femur I pld 1 do 9 rld 2, II pld 1 do 9 rld 1, III pld 1 do 6 rld 1, IV pld 1 do 5 rld 1; patellae I–IV do 2; tibia I pl 11 do 7 rl 6, II pl 6 do 4 rl 2, III–IV pl 1 plv 2 do 1 rl 1 rld 1; metatarsus I pl 6 do 4 rl 5, II pl 4 do 1 rl 4, III pl 1 pld 2 do 1 rld 1, IV pl 1 pld 2 do 1 rld 2; tarsi I–IV spineless.
<emphasis id="B917EACFFF83577D102FFE6C86994BBA" box="[856,962,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">Genitalia</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF83577D10A6FE6C81744BBA" box="[977,1071,475,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1439,1463]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., holotype female.A, Habitus, dorsal. B, Same, retrolateral. C, Same, frontal. D, Eye group, dorsal. E, Chelicerae showing macrosetae crossing forming an ‘X’, frontal. F, Left chelicera showing tooth and macroseta, prolateroventral. G, Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral. H, Intact epigyne, ventral. Arrows indicate macrosetae (1) and true tooth (2). Scale bars, A, 2 mm; B–C, 1 mm; D–G, 0.5 mm; H, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617559/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">Figs 1H</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF83577D174BFE6C81DE4BBA" box="[1084,1157,475,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1262,1286]" captionTargetBox="[156,1426,680,1228]" captionTargetId="figure-326@3.[151,1437,669,1239]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., genitalia of holotype female. A, Epigyne, ventral. B, Vulva, dorsal.Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; MP, median plate; PP, posterior plate; S, spermatheca; Sc, scape. Scale bars, A–B, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617563/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">2A–B</figureCitation>
): epigyne slightly longer than wide, with arched anterior margin, without atrium, with broad median and posterior plates of different shapes and a median broad triangular scape (
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF83577D1134FD9487FB4872" box="[579,672,547,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1439,1463]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1436,181,1415]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., holotype female.A, Habitus, dorsal. B, Same, retrolateral. C, Same, frontal. D, Eye group, dorsal. E, Chelicerae showing macrosetae crossing forming an ‘X’, frontal. F, Left chelicera showing tooth and macroseta, prolateroventral. G, Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral. H, Intact epigyne, ventral. Arrows indicate macrosetae (1) and true tooth (2). Scale bars, A, 2 mm; B–C, 1 mm; D–G, 0.5 mm; H, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617559/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">Figs 1H</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF83577D11D9FD94878F4872" box="[686,724,547,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1262,1286]" captionTargetBox="[156,1426,680,1228]" captionTargetId="figure-326@3.[151,1437,669,1239]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., genitalia of holotype female. A, Epigyne, ventral. B, Vulva, dorsal.Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; MP, median plate; PP, posterior plate; S, spermatheca; Sc, scape. Scale bars, A–B, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617563/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">2A</figureCitation>
). Copulatory openings indistinct, being covered by the median epigynal plate. Copulatory ducts short, wide, sclerotized (
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF83577D105BFDF086DC482E" box="[812,903,583,609]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1262,1286]" captionTargetBox="[156,1426,680,1228]" captionTargetId="figure-326@3.[151,1437,669,1239]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., genitalia of holotype female. A, Epigyne, ventral. B, Vulva, dorsal.Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; MP, median plate; PP, posterior plate; S, spermatheca; Sc, scape. Scale bars, A–B, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617563/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">Fig. 2B</figureCitation>
). Spermathecae roundish, medially fused (
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF83577D1618FDF085E048CA" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1262,1286]" captionTargetBox="[156,1426,680,1228]" captionTargetId="figure-326@3.[151,1437,669,1239]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., genitalia of holotype female. A, Epigyne, ventral. B, Vulva, dorsal.Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; MP, median plate; PP, posterior plate; S, spermatheca; Sc, scape. Scale bars, A–B, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617563/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">Fig. 2B</figureCitation>
). Fertilization ducts long, parallel, and straight (
<figureCitation id="13582A58FF83577D11A1FDDC867548CA" box="[726,814,619,645]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1262,1286]" captionTargetBox="[156,1426,680,1228]" captionTargetId="figure-326@3.[151,1437,669,1239]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024 n. sp., genitalia of holotype female. A, Epigyne, ventral. B, Vulva, dorsal.Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; MP, median plate; PP, posterior plate; S, spermatheca; Sc, scape. Scale bars, A–B, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13617563/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">Fig. 2B</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF83577D13E0FB59844D4F49" bold="true" box="[151,278,1262,1286]" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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Sankaran, Sudhin &amp; Sen, 2024
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, genitalia of holotype female. A, Epigyne, ventral. B, Vulva, dorsal. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; MP, median plate; PP, posterior plate; S, spermatheca; Sc, scape. Scale bars, A–B, 0.2 mm.
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF83577D13B0FA17845A4FF5" box="[199,257,1440,1466]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">Male</emphasis>
. Unknown.
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<emphasis id="B917EACFFF83577D13B0FA73843A4F91" bold="true" box="[199,353,1476,1502]" pageId="3" pageNumber="558">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from the
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locality (
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).
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