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MELLO- LEITÃO, 1940
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species:
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EA971A3D03A07DCBB" box="[295,537,473,494]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Molinaranea molinai</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EAA77A3D03AE9DCBB" author="Mello-Leitao CF" box="[545,759,473,495]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="236 - 239" refId="ref11216" refString="Mello-Leitao CF. 1940. Aranas de las islas Juan Fernandez, recogidas por el Senor R. Wagenknecht. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 44: 236 - 239." type="journal article" year="1940">Mello-Leitão, 1940</bibRefCitation>
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EA8FEA3F13901DF58" box="[168,287,504,525]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
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See
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EA90DA3F139FFDF5B" author="Levi HW" box="[347,481,504,526]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="445 - 476" refId="ref10784" refString="Levi HW. 2001. The orbweavers of the genera Molinaranea and Nicolepeira, a new species of Parawixia, and comments on orb weavers of temperate South America (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 155: 445 - 476." type="journal article" year="2001">Levi (2001)</bibRefCitation>
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.
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EA8FEA01F3924DF7E" box="[168,314,534,555]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Distribution:</emphasis>
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Recent species are found in
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<collectingCountry id="50A5763DE3729D6EAAE5A01F3AECDF79" box="[691,754,534,556]" name="Chile" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Chile</collectingCountry>
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,
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, the
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, and Juan Fernandez Island. The fossil species is found in
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amber (this paper).
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Remarks:
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was created as a monotypic genus by Mello-Leitão in 1940; the gender is feminine.
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EA885A0C73949DFB1" author="Levi HW" box="[211,343,718,740]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="445 - 476" refId="ref10784" refString="Levi HW. 2001. The orbweavers of the genera Molinaranea and Nicolepeira, a new species of Parawixia, and comments on orb weavers of temperate South America (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 155: 445 - 476." type="journal article" year="2001">Levi (2001)</bibRefCitation>
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used the paramedian apophysis to help distinguish amongst genera of
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EAA0DA0E43ACDDE56" authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1895" box="[603,723,749,771]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Araneidae</taxonomicName>
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, a structure that is unfortunately not discernable in our specimen. A filiform (thread-like) embolus is visible adjacent to the conductor, however, and distinguishes our specimen from members of
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EAA45A1613A97DE28" box="[531,649,872,893]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Parawixia</emphasis>
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Pickard- Cambridge 1904 and
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EA9CAA18F3A14DECE" box="[412,522,902,923]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Ocrepeira</emphasis>
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, which have robust emboli. Furthermore, our specimen can be placed with confidence within
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EAA59A1CA3ABFDE8D" box="[527,673,963,984]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Molinaranea</emphasis>
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for the following reasons: the median apophysis is prominent, forked, and projects away from the palpal bulb. Although this morphology occurs in other genera, such as
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EA8B9A6373979D906" box="[239,359,1086,1107]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Parawixia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Parawixia</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EA922A6343A67D907" authority="Simon, 1897" authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1897" box="[372,633,1085,1107]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Spilasma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EA922A63439FED907" box="[372,480,1085,1106]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Spilasma</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EA9BEA6343A67D907" author="Simon E" box="[488,633,1085,1107]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="465 - 509" refId="ref12079" refString="Simon E. 1897. Descriptions d'especes nouvelles de l'ordre des Araneae. Annales de la Societe Entomologiquw de France 65: 465 - 509." type="journal article" year="1897">Simon, 1897</bibRefCitation>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EAAECA63738D4D924" authorityName="Marx" authorityYear="1883" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Ocrepeira" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EAAECA63738D4D924" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Ocrepeira</emphasis>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EA88DA6553948D924" author="Levi HW" box="[219,342,1116,1138]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="1 - 46" refId="ref10677" refString="Levi HW. 1992. Spiders of the orb-weaver genus Parawixia in America (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153: 1 - 46." type="journal article" year="1992">Levi, 1992</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EA935A6553982D924" author="Levi HW" box="[355,412,1116,1137]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="47 - 141" refId="ref10709" refString="Levi HW. 1993. The neotropical orb-weaving spiders of the genera Wixia, Pozonia, and Ocrepeira (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153: 47 - 141." type="journal article" year="1993">1993</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EA9FCA65539FDD927" author="Levi HW" box="[426,483,1116,1138]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="153 - 213" refId="ref10746" refString="Levi HW. 1995. Orb-weaving spiders Actinosoma, Spilasma, Micrepeira, Pronous, and four new genera (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 154: 153 - 213." type="journal article" year="1995">1995</bibRefCitation>
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), the details differ from those in our specimen. For example, our specimen and members of
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EA936A69039ECD9FB" box="[352,498,1177,1198]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Molinaranea</emphasis>
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have prongs that do not re-curve as prominently as those in members of
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In those members of
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EAA77A6DE3A91D9B9" box="[545,655,1239,1260]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Ocrepeira</emphasis>
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that do have median apophysis prongs, the prongs are usually of unequal thickness, differing from the quasi-equal prong widths in
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and our specimen (
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EA946A758398FD832" author="Levi HW" box="[272,401,1361,1383]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="47 - 141" refId="ref10709" refString="Levi HW. 1993. The neotropical orb-weaving spiders of the genera Wixia, Pozonia, and Ocrepeira (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153: 47 - 141." type="journal article" year="1993">Levi, 1993</bibRefCitation>
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). Members of both
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EAADEA7583AE8D833" authorityName="Marx" authorityYear="1883" box="[648,758,1361,1382]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Ocrepeira" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EAADEA7583AE8D833" box="[648,758,1361,1382]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Ocrepeira</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EA895A7793927D8D0" box="[195,313,1392,1413]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Parawixia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EA895A7793927D8D0" box="[195,313,1392,1413]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Parawixia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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have median apophyses that typically thicken distally, whereas members of
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EAA32A7873AE8D8F6" authorityName="Mello-Leitao" authorityYear="1940" box="[612,758,1422,1443]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Molinaranea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EAA32A7873AE8D8F6" box="[612,758,1422,1443]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Molinaranea</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and our specimen thin distally (
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EAA48A7A53A80D897" author="Levi HW" box="[542,670,1452,1474]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="1 - 46" refId="ref10677" refString="Levi HW. 1992. Spiders of the orb-weaver genus Parawixia in America (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153: 1 - 46." type="journal article" year="1992">Levi, 1992</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EAAE7A7A43AF5D896" author="Levi HW" box="[689,747,1453,1475]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="47 - 141" refId="ref10709" refString="Levi HW. 1993. The neotropical orb-weaving spiders of the genera Wixia, Pozonia, and Ocrepeira (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 153: 47 - 141." type="journal article" year="1993">1993</bibRefCitation>
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). Members of these same genera also possess many processes, bumps and/or indentations on the median apophysis, unlike the smoother median apophyses present in
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EA946A42E39BCDB69" authorityName="Mello-Leitao" authorityYear="1940" box="[272,418,1575,1596]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Molinaranea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EA946A42E39BCDB69" box="[272,418,1575,1596]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Molinaranea</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and our specimen. Additionally, many
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EA942A44F39FBDB0E" box="[276,485,1605,1627]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Parawixia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="undetermined">
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EA942A44F3994DB0E" box="[276,394,1606,1627]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Parawixia</emphasis>
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species
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</taxonomicName>
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with forked prongs on the median apophysis possess numerous (more than three) tubercles on the opisthosoma (more than the two present in our specimen). In
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EAA1AA4A83AA6DBE3" authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1897" box="[588,696,1697,1718]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Spilasma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EAA1AA4A83AA6DBE3" box="[588,696,1697,1718]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Spilasma</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, the median apophysis is commonly trifid distally, with relatively short prong lengths, unlike the bi-forked prongs in
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EA95DA4F439BBDA47" box="[267,421,1789,1810]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EA95DA4F439BFDA47" authorityName="Mello-Leitao" authorityYear="1940" box="[267,417,1789,1810]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Molinaranea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Molinaranea</taxonomicName>
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.
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</emphasis>
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Male members of
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<taxonomicName id="EFB24D2EE3729D6EAADCA4F43AE8DA47" authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1897" box="[650,758,1789,1810]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Spilasma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="1AC6EABFE3729D6EAADCA4F43AE8DA47" box="[650,758,1789,1810]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="715">Spilasma</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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also possess a ventral, sclerotized area extending from the sides of the pedicel to the genital groove (
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<bibRefCitation id="4C234B5CE3729D6EA8C1A550390ADA3A" author="Levi HW" box="[151,276,1881,1903]" pageId="4" pageNumber="715" pagination="153 - 213" refId="ref10746" refString="Levi HW. 1995. Orb-weaving spiders Actinosoma, Spilasma, Micrepeira, Pronous, and four new genera (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 154: 153 - 213." type="journal article" year="1995">Levi, 1995</bibRefCitation>
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), a feature lacking in our specimen.
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</treatment>
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