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Figs 89
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186Map 8
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<bibRefCitation author="Petrunkevitch, A" journalOrPublisher="Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences" pageId="124" pageNumber="125" pagination="21 - 78" title="Spiders from the Virgin Islands." volume="28" year="1926">Petrunkevitch 1926</bibRefCitation>
: 55, fig. 16 (♀, examined).
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">
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:
<bibRefCitation author="Petrunkevitch, A" journalOrPublisher="Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences" pageId="124" pageNumber="125" pagination="1 - 191" title="The spiders of Porto Rico. Part three." volume="31" year="1930">Petrunkevitch 1930</bibRefCitation>
: 38, figs 28-29 (♀).
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<paragraph pageId="65" pageNumber="66">
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longipes
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<bibRefCitation author="Petrunkevitch, A" journalOrPublisher="Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences" pageId="124" pageNumber="125" pagination="1 - 191" title="The spiders of Porto Rico. Part three." volume="31" year="1930">Petrunkevitch 1930</bibRefCitation>
: 36, figs 26-27 (♂).
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<paragraph pageId="65" pageNumber="66">
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Selenopidae" genus="Selenops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Selenops lindborgi" order="Araneae" pageId="65" pageNumber="66" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lindborgi">Selenops lindborgi</taxonomicName>
:
<bibRefCitation author="Bryant, EB" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard" pageId="123" pageNumber="124" pagination="317 - 366" title="Notes on the spiders of the Virgin Islands." volume="89" year="1942">Bryant 1942</bibRefCitation>
: 349, figs 29, 37 (♂, ♀).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="65" pageNumber="66">
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Selenopidae" genus="Selenops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Selenops lindborgi" order="Araneae" pageId="65" pageNumber="66" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lindborgi">Selenops lindborgi</taxonomicName>
:
<bibRefCitation author="Muma, MH" journalOrPublisher="American Museum Novitates" pageId="124" pageNumber="125" pagination="1 - 55" title="A study of the spider family Selenopidae in North and Central America and the West Indies." volume="1619" year="1953">Muma 1953</bibRefCitation>
: 34, figs 57-59 (♂, ♀).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Type material.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Holotype female: Santa Maria Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, under bark, 28.VII.1925 (MCZ).</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="65" pageNumber="66" type="note">
<paragraph pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Note.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Muma (1953: 35) designated a male specimen from Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands (MCZ) as an 'allotype'.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="68" lastPageNumber="69" pageId="65" pageNumber="66" type="other material examined">
<paragraph pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Other material examined.</paragraph>
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BAHAMAS: Great Inagua: Man O' War Bay,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="21.075056">21°04'30.2&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-73.643524">73°38'36.7&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~4 m, 16.V.2006, dry forest with limestone rocks, S. Crews, under bark, SCC06_007, 1♂ (CAS sel_316); Old Aerostat Base,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="21.101862">21°06'06.7&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-73.65053">73°39'01.9&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~2 m, 16.V.2006, S. Crews, under bark of
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Casuarinaceae" genus="Casuarina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Casuarina" order="Fagales" pageId="65" pageNumber="66" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Casuarina</taxonomicName>
, SCC06_008, 2 imm. (CAS sel_317-318). BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Anegada: west end, 4.VI.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♂ (AMNH). Dead Man's Chest: 26.V.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♂, 2 imm. (AMNH). Guana Island: north side of island near beach house,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.479883">18°28.793'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.57455">64°34.473'W</geoCoordinate>
, 18.X.2004, S. Crews, D. Hamilton, on outside of house, during day, SCC04_047, 2♀, 2 imm. (EME sel_071, 081, 085, 122); south side of island near club house, trees near salt pond,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.476984">18°28.619'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.574585">64°34.475'W</geoCoordinate>
, 18.X.2004, S. Crews, D. Hamilton, SCC04_046; 4 imm. (CAS sel_079, 084, 086, 087). Island #9: Spaghetti Key, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♂. Island #16: Julie Key, 12-16.I.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♂ (AMNH). Cooper Island, 23.V.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♀, 2 imm. (AMNH). Ginger Island: 25.V.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♀ (AMNH). Great Tobago Island: 2.IV.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♀, 3 imm. (AMNH). Little Jost Van Dyke: 27.VII.1965, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♀, 1 imm. (AMNH). Little Tobago: 4.IV.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♀ (AMNH). Norman Island: 26.V.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♀, 1 imm. (AMNH). Peter Island: 9.VII.1965, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♀ (AMNH); 12.V.1966, P. Chubb, 1♂ (AMNH). Sandy Key: near Tortola, 31.VIII.1965, H., A. Heatwole, 1♀, 1♂ (AMNH). Tortola: vic. Sage Mountain, down road from park entrance, out of park, 20.X.2004, S. Crews, D. Hamilton, under concrete block on porch, SCC04_049, 1p♂ (MUS sel_078). Virgin Gorda: Virgin Gorda Mountain, 26.VI.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♂, 1♀; lower trail up to Gorda Peak, along trail,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.479567">18°28.774'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.4035">64°24.210'W</geoCoordinate>
, ~300 m, 19.X.2004, S. Crews, SCC04_048, 1 p♂, 6 imm. (EME sel_073-075, 083, 089, 096, 109). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Altagracia: Parque del Este, Boca de Yuma,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.364584">18°21.875' N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-68.618">68°37.080' W</geoCoordinate>
, 29-30.XI.2004, S. Crews, under bark along trail, on ranger's station at night, SCC04_089, 3 imm. (EME sel_195-196, 216); Parque del Este, Guaraguao,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.3328">18°19.968'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-68.81181">68°48.709'W</geoCoordinate>
, 30.XI.2004, sea level, S. Crews, under bark, dry limestone forest, SCC04_090., 2♀, 2♂, 4 imm. (EME sel_200-207); Punta Cana Resort, 5-9.VII.2006, S. Crews, L. Mahler, on trees at night, SCC06_066, 1♂ (MNHNSD sel_529).
<normalizedToken originalValue="Samaná">Samana</normalizedToken>
: Las Ter
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, 28.VII.2006, sea level, 19.32364°N, 69.53108°W, L. Mahler, under bark, 2♀ (MNHNSD sel_590, 592). San
<normalizedToken originalValue="Cristóbal">Cristobal</normalizedToken>
: Borbon Cuevas Pomier, 200 m, 28.VII-5.VIII 1995, S.,J. Peck, tropical deciduous forest, 1♂ (AMNH). PUERTO RICO: Arecibo: Arenalejos, Carretera 657, km 1.9,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.421083">18°25'15.9&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-66.676445">66°40'35.2&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, 141 m, saw several egg sacs, 7.VI.2006, S. Crews, A.
<normalizedToken originalValue="Puente-Rolón">Puente-Rolon</normalizedToken>
, M. Nevaraez, under bark of
<taxonomicName genus="Krugiodendrum" lsidName="Krugiodendrum ferreum" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" rank="species" species="ferreum">Krugiodendrum ferreum</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName genus="Buersera" lsidName="Buersera simaruba" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" rank="species" species="simaruba">Buersera simaruba</taxonomicName>
, SCC06_035, 3♂, 1♀ (CAS sel_392-393, 397-398); between Barceloneta and Arecibo, Bosque Cambalacheo,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.451944">18°27'07.0&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-66.5972">66°35'49.9&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, 9.VI.2006, S. Crews, O. Monzon, under bark of
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Burseraceae" genus="Bursera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Bursera" order="Sapindales" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Bursera</taxonomicName>
and surrounding trees, dry forest, SCC06_041; 2 imms. (EME sel_421-422). Blanquilla: 29.X.1964, H. Heatwole, R. Levins, F. McKenzie, 1♀, 3 imm. (AMNH). Cayo Caracoles: 6.I.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♀ (AMNH). Ceiva: Los Corchos,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.203835">18°12'13.8&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-65.66847">65°40'06.5&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, sea level-3 m, 8.VI.2006, S. Crews, O. Monzon, SCC06_040, 2 imm. (CAS sel_416, 418). Culebra: 19.VII.1965, F. McKenzie, 1♀ (AMNH); Brava Beach Trail,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.327473">18°19'38.9&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-65.2817">65°16'54.1&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~9 m, 12.VI.2006, S. Crews, G. Olivieri, dry forest, under bark, SCC06_053, 2♀, 2 imm. (EME sel_486-489); Monte Resaca,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.322418">18°19'20.7&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-65.30292">65°18'10.5&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~146 m, 12.VI.2006, under bark, S. Crews, G. Olivieri, SCC06_052, 1♂, 5 imm. (CAS sel_480-484). Fajardo: Seven Seas Public Beach,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.367695">18°22'03.7&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-65.63469">65°38'04.9&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, sea
<normalizedToken originalValue="level">level-</normalizedToken>
2 m, 8.VI.2006, S. Crews, O. Monzon, dry coastal forest, under bark, SCC06_039, 2♀, 1♂, 1 imm. (EME sel_406, 408, 410, 412-414). Fundillo Espinoso: 1-10.I.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♀, 1 imm. (AMNH). Guanica: Punta Ballenas,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="17.95378">17°57'13.6&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-66.84939">66°50'57.8&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~14 m, 10.VI.2006, dry coastal forest, thorn scrub, S. Crews, A.
<normalizedToken originalValue="Puente-Rolón">Puente-Rolon</normalizedToken>
, SCC06_047, 2♂, 5 imm. (CAS sel_454-460). Humacao: Barrio Collores, 11.VI.2006, S. Vega, under bark of mahogany, SCC06_051, 3 imm. (EME sel_469, 472, 476).
<normalizedToken originalValue="Isábela">Isabela</normalizedToken>
: Bosque de Guajataca,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.421305">18°25'16.7&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-66.96611">66°57'58.0&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~47 m, 9.VI.2006, S. Crews, O. Monzon, under bark of dead tree, SCC06_044, 1 imm. (CAS sel_433). Isla Cabeza de Perro: 16.I.1965, H. Heatwole, F. McKenzie, 1♂, 3 imm. (AMNH). Isla Icacos: north part of island, 31.V.1964, H. Heatwole, Torres, 2♀ (MCZ). Isla Romero: 12-15.I.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♀ (AMNH); Isleta Marina: 17.III.1965, H. Heatwole, R. Levins, F. McKenzie, 1♂ (AMNH). Isla Mayaguez: 6-9.I.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♂, 1♀, 2 imm. (AMNH). Isla Palominitos: 17.II.1966, H. Heatwole, F. McKenzie, 1♀, 1 imm. (AMNH); Loiza: Punta Vacia, Talega,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.451056">18°27'03.8&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-65.90464">65°54'16.7&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~3 m, 8.VI.2006, S.Crews, O. Monzon, under bark of
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Burseraceae" genus="Bursera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Bursera" order="Sapindales" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Bursera</taxonomicName>
and sea grape, SCC06_038, 2♂, 4♀ (EME sel_399-404). Manuabo: Mariani Creek,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.00825">18°00'29.7&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-65.87139">65°52'17.0&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~34 m, 11.VI.2006, under bark, S. Crews, A.
<normalizedToken originalValue="Puente-Rolón">Puente-Rolon</normalizedToken>
, SCC06_050, 1♀, 2 imm. (CAS sel_465-466, 468). Maricao: Bosque Estatl de Maricao,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.147556">18°08'51.2&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-66.99305">66°59'35.0&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~700-800 m, 10.VI.2006, S. Crews, A.
<normalizedToken originalValue="Puente-Rolón">Puente-Rolon</normalizedToken>
, under rocks, SCC06_045, 2♀, 3 imm. (EME sel_427, 434, 436-437, 439). Quebradillas: Merendero de Guajataca,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.489918">18°29'23.7&quot; N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-66.94984">66°56'59.4&quot; W</geoCoordinate>
, ~ 46 m, 9.VI.2006, S. Crews, O. Monzon, under bark of
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Burseraceae" genus="Bursera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Bursera" order="Sapindales" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Bursera</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Casuarinaceae" genus="Casuarina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Casuarina" order="Fagales" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Casuarina</taxonomicName>
, sea grape, SCC06_043, 1♂ (EME sel_427). Sabana Grande:
<normalizedToken originalValue="Susúa">Susua</normalizedToken>
State Forest,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.070835">18°04'15.0&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-66.90878">66°54'31.6&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~207 m, 10.VI.2006, S. Crews, A. Puente-
<normalizedToken originalValue="Rolón">Rolon</normalizedToken>
, dry serpentine fo
<pageBreakToken pageId="67" pageNumber="68" start="start">rest</pageBreakToken>
, under rocks, SCC06_046, 1p♂, 4 imm. (CAS sel_444, 446-447, 450). Salinas: Reserva Jobos, Parque
<normalizedToken originalValue="Jagüeys">Jagueeys</normalizedToken>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="17.953861">17°57'13.9&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-66.25097">66°15'03.5&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~28 m, 11.VI.2006, S. Crews, A.
<normalizedToken originalValue="Puente-Rolón">Puente-Rolon</normalizedToken>
, under bark of burned
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia" order="Fabales" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Acacia</taxonomicName>
, SCC06_049, 1♀ (EME sel_464). Vieques: Entrada
<normalizedToken originalValue="Caño">Cano</normalizedToken>
Hondo NR, Puerta Mosquito,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.103056">18°06'11.0&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-65.45152">65°27'05.5&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, sea level, 19.VI.2006, S. Crews, E. Bermudez,
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia" order="Fabales" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Acacia</taxonomicName>
wetland, SCC06_061, 4 imm. (CAS sel 504-506, 508); entrance to
<normalizedToken originalValue="Caño">Cano</normalizedToken>
Hondo NR, off road 997, km 5,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.113222">18°06'47.6&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
, 65°27'13.0&quot; W, ~6 m, 19.VI.2006, S. Crews, E. Bermudez, under bark, SCC06_062, 1 imm. (EME sel_512); Playa Caracas-Laguna Puerto Ferro, Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Vieques,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.106806">18°06'24.5&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-65.42383">65°25'25.8&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~6 m, 19.VI.2006, S. Crews, E. Bermudez, under bark, SCC06_063, 1♂, 2 imm. (CAS sel_513-515); Ruinas Central Playa Grande,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.095333">18°05'43.2&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-65.52034">65°31'13.2&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~26 m, 19.VI.2006, S. Crews, E. Bermudez, under bark, SCC06_064, 1♀, 3 imm. (EME sel_516-518, 521). ST. KITTS AND NEVIS: St. Kitts: Major's Bay,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="17.227196">17°13'37.9&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-62.64703">62°38'49.3&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, sea level, 24.II.2007, S. Crews, under bark, SCC07_032, 1♀, 2 imm. (CAS, sel_750-752); SE Peninsula off Dr. Kennedy Simmons Hwy @ Sand Bank Bay,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="17.24975">17°14'59.1&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-62.64467">62°38'40.8&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, 24.II.2007, S. Crews, under bark in forest, debris on beach, SCC07_031, 2♀, 4 imm. (EME sel_743, 745-749). Nevis: Round Hill entrance to Mt. Nevis, main road toward Cottle Church, dry forest, some palms, 23.II.2006, S. Crews, under bark, lots of egg sacs everywhere, SCC07_029, 1♀, 4 imm. (CAS sel_735-739); Tamarind Bay, Galliput Restaurant, 23.II.2006, S. Crews, SCC07_030, under rock and under bark of tamarind tree, 1♀, 2 imm. (EME sel_740-742). UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS: Buck Island: 14-16.XII.1966, Island Project Staff, University of Puerto Rico, 1♂ (AMNH). St. Croix: Butler Bay, west shore road,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="17.763805">17°45'49.7&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.883">64°52'58.8&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, sea level, 14.VI.2006, S. Crews, C. Niebuhr, under bark of sea grape, SCC06_054, 1♀, 2 imm. (CAS sel_490-493); Christianstead, H.A. Beatty (MCZ); Radio Telescope Station, east island,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="17.756634">17°45.398'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.58408">64°35.045'W</geoCoordinate>
, 18.XI.2004, S. Crews, under bark of tamarind tree, several egg sacs, geckos, centipedes, tenebrionids, SCC04_072, 1 imm. (EME sel_527); road from Creque Dam to Mahogany Road, intersecting Mt. Victory Camp,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="17.740862">17°44'27.1&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.857056">64°51'25.4&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~21 m, 14.VI.2006, S. Crews, C. Niebuhr, under bark of
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Burseraceae" genus="Bursera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Bursera" order="Sapindales" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Bursera</taxonomicName>
,SCC06_057, 1♀ (CAS sel_501); Sprat Hall Beach, Rte 63, Fredericksted,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="17.736055">17°44'09.8&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.89">64°53'24.0&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, sea level, 14.VI.2006, S. Crews, C. Niebuhr, under bark of sea grape on beach, SCC06_056, 4 imm. (EME sel_497-500); Sprat Hall Hill, west shore road, 1st right after old sub tracking station,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="17.744">17°44'38.4&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.88953">64°53'22.3&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
, ~54 m, 14.VI.2006, S. Crews, C. Niebuhr, on landscape plants around house, SCC06_055, 3 imm. (CAS sel_494-496); summer 1941, H.A. Beatty, 1♂ (MCZ); summer 1941, H.A. Beatty, 1♀ (AMNH). St. John: Lind Point Trail, sunny to very dry area, 22.III.1970, H.L., F., Levi, 1♀ (AMNH); John's Folly, 20.III.1970, H.L, F. Levi, 1♂, 1♀ (AMNH); 18-29.III.1970, H.L, F. Levi, among coral and debris under sea grape, 1♀, 1 imm. (AMNH); USVINP, Bordeaux Ridge Road,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.335417">18°20.125'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.72787">64°43.672'W</geoCoordinate>
, ~377 m, 17.XI.2004, S. Crews, under bark, SCC04_071, 1 ♂, 3 imm. (CAS sel_140-142, 157); Bordeaux Ridge Road, 27.III.1970, L., H.L. Levi, vegetation in forest, 1♀ (MCZ); USVINP, Cinnamon Bay Loop Trail,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.353767">18°21.226'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.75432">64°45.259'W</geoCoordinate>
, ~50 m, 16-17.XI.2004, S.
<pageBreakToken pageId="68" pageNumber="69" start="start">Crews</pageBreakToken>
, under bark of bay trees, SCC04_070, 1♂, 1 imm. (EME sel_126-127); USVINP, Leinster Bay Trail,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.36375">18°21.825'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.72905">64°43.743'W</geoCoordinate>
, ~9 m, 16.XI.2004, S. Crews, under bark and rocks, SCC04_069, 3♂, 1 imm. (CAS sel_136-139); Leinster Bay, 13.VI.1986, W.B. Muchmore, under rock, 1♀ (FSU SJ80-1); Reef Bay, 12.VI.1979, W.B. Muchmore, under bark, 1♀ (FSU WM5450); Lameshur Bay, 26.V.1979, W.B. Muchmore, under bark, 1♂ (FSU WM5443). St. Thomas: Benner Hill, above armory,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.32555">18°19.533'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.86172">64°51.703'W</geoCoordinate>
, ~82 m, 19.XI.2004, S. Crews, R. Platenberg, under bark and rocks, SCC04_074, 4 imm. (EME sel_123, 132-134); Estate Nazareth, East End, Dolphin House,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.3188">18°19.128'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.85945">64°51.567'W</geoCoordinate>
, ~82 m, 19.XI.2004, S. Crews, R. Platenberg, SCC04_076, 5 imm. (CAS sel_143-147); Perseverance, Perseverance Bay Trail,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.357718">18°21.463'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.99588">64°59.753'W</geoCoordinate>
, 22.X.2004, S. Crews. R. Platenberg, under bark of
<taxonomicName genus="Meliococcus" lsidName="Meliococcus bijugatus" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" rank="species" species="bijugatus">Meliococcus bijugatus</taxonomicName>
, SCC04_050, 1 imm. (EME sel_076); Magen's Bay Trail,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.355534">18°21.332'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.920334">64°55.220'W</geoCoordinate>
, ~150 m, 19.XI.2004, S. Crews, R. Platenberg, on palms and under bark, one eating termite, SCC04_073, 1♂, 5 imms. (CAS sel_124-125, 128-130, 164) Magen's Bay, top of trail,
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="18.355833">18°21.350'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-64.92052">64°55.231'W</geoCoordinate>
, 22.X.2004, S. Crews, R. Platenberg, under rock, SCC04_052, 1 imm. (EME sel_077); St. Peter House, 24.X.2004, under plastic tub, R. Platenberg, SCC04_075, 1♀ (CAS sel_131).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="68" pageNumber="69" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Females can be separated from other species by the oval spermathecae arising from coiled ducts (Figs 89-90). Males can be separated from other species by the very short embolus located posteromedially, and the MA which is almost as long as the embolus (Figs 91-92).</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="68" pageNumber="69" type="remarks">
<paragraph pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Despite the large distribution this species occupies, little to no variation was noticed in size or in genitalic morphology.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection lastPageId="69" lastPageNumber="70" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" type="description">
<paragraph pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Description.</paragraph>
<paragraph lastPageId="69" lastPageNumber="70" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
Male from Christiansted, St. Croix, Muma's 'allotype': Color: carapace ('allotype') orange-brown, no markings (recent) yellow-brown, with dark markings medially, laterally and mediolaterally; sternum (&quot;allotype&quot;) light orange-yellow, darker around border, (recent) dusky yellow, darker around border; chelicerae (&quot;allotype&quot;) brown, darker laterally (recent) light medial part same color as carapace, surrounded by brown area; maxillae (&quot;allotype&quot;) light orange-brown, lightening distally (recent) dusky yellow; labium (&quot;allotype&quot;) orange-brown (recent) brown lightening distally; abdomen dorsally (&quot;allotype&quot;) grey to cream with some dark flecks, dark laterocaudal festoon present (recent) grey-yellow with darker grey median lanceolate stripe which becomes 2 slightly curved lines
<normalizedToken originalValue="¾">3/4</normalizedToken>
length to the caudal margin, one thicker lateral line below these, entire abdomen with lots of dark flecks, five light tufts of setae caudally that stand erect in life over dark background, forming a more pointed festoon area; abdomen ventrally (&quot;allotype&quot;) light yellow (recent) dusky yellow-grey; legs (&quot;allotype&quot;) orange-brown with annulations distinct (recent) legs dusky yellow with dark brown-black annulations, that are sometimes not distinct and the 'stripe' on anteroventral face, looks as though it is made up of multiple spots rather than a solid stripe. Carapace:0.93 times longer than broad. Eyes:AER slightly recurved; PER recurved; PME larger than AME, PLE largest, ALE smallest; eye diameters, AME 0.15, ALE 0.05, PME 0.23, PLE 0.33; interdistances AME-PME 0.03, PME-ALE 0.23, ALE-PLE 0.23. PME-PME 1.00. ALE-ALE 1.73; ocular quadrangle AME-AME 0.30, PLE
<pageBreakToken pageId="69" pageNumber="70" start="start">-</pageBreakToken>
PLE 1.63; clypeus 0.05 high. Mouthparts:chelicerae with a few stout setae medially and anteriorly; promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth. Sternum:as long as broad, posteriorly indented. Legs:leg I only slightly shorter than II and III; leg formula 23,1=4; scopulae present on distal end of all 4 tarsi; tarsi I-IV with strong claw tufts; pr claw per foot slightly toothed; spination: leg I, Fm pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1; Ti pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, v 2
<normalizedToken originalValue="2">-2-</normalizedToken>
2; Mt pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, v 2-2; leg II, Fm pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1; Ti pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1, v 2
<normalizedToken originalValue="2">-2-</normalizedToken>
2; Mt pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
0, v 2-2; leg III, Fm pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1; Ti pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
0, v 2-2; Mt pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
0, v 2-2; leg IV, Fm pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1; Ti pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
0, v 2-2; Mt pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, rl 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, v 2
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1. Abdomen: with terminal setal tufts. Pedipalp:Fm, d 0
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
4; cymbium oval in ventral view, slightly angled posterolaterally; conductor large angulate structure arising mediolaterally, curving around into large hook, pointed distally; embolus short, slightly sinuate, tapering from base, directed anteriorly, starting at 7 o'clock, terminating at 9 o'clock; MA arising at 5 o'clock, directed distally, narrow, long base curving to small single hook; RTA with one apophysis, small, wide, quadrate with thornlike point along the anterior margin; tibial apophyses barely reaching cymbium in ventral view (Figs 91-92). Dimensions: Total length 6.50. Carapace length 3.28, width 3.53. Abdomen length 3.23, width 2.25. Pedipalp: Fm 0.85, Pt 0.25, Ti 0.30, Ta 0.75, total 2.15. Leg I: Fm 5.00, Pt 1.60, Ti 4.75, Mt 4.75, Ta 1.90, total 18.00. Leg II: Fm 5.50, Pt 1.75, Ti 5.00, Mt 5.00, Ta 2.00, total 19.25. Leg III: Fm 5.50, Pt 1.50, Ti 4.60, Mt 4.95, Ta 2.00, total 18.55. Leg IV: Fm 5.50, Pt 1.50, Ti 4.50, Mt 4.75, Ta 1.75, total 18.00.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="69" pageNumber="70">
Holotype female: color:carapace (holotype) orange-brown, no markings (recent) yellow-brown, with dark markings medially, laterally and mediolaterally; sternum (holotype) orange-brown, darker around border (recent) yellow, darker around border; chelicerae (holotype) brown, darker laterally (recent) light medial part same color as carapace, surrounded by darker brown area; maxillae (holotype) light orange-brown, lightening distally (recent) dusky yellow; labium (holotype) orange-brown (recent) brown, lightening distally; abdomen dorsally (holotype) grey to cream with some dark flecks, dark laterocaudal festoon present (recent) grey-yellow with darker grey median lanceolate stripe that becomes 2 slightly curved lines
<normalizedToken originalValue="¾">3/4</normalizedToken>
length toward the posterior end of the abdomen, one thicker lateral line below these, entire abdomen with lots of dark flecks, five light tufts of setae caudally that stand erect in life over dark background, forming a more pointed festoon area; ventrally (type) light yellow (recent) dusky yellow-grey; legs (type) orange-brown with annulations distinct (recent) dusky yellow with dark brown to black annulations. Carapace: 0.91 times longer than broad. Eyes:AER nearly straight; PER recurved; PME larger than AME, PLE largest, ALE smallest; eye diameters, AME 0.15, ALE 0.10, PME 0.26, PLE 0.33; interdistances AME-PME 0.03, PME-ALE 0.30, ALE-PLE 0.30. PME-PME 1.00. ALE-ALE 1.95; ocular quadrangle AME-AME 0.30, PLE-PLE 1.88; clypeus 0.05 high. Mouthparts:chelicerae with a few stout setae medially and anteriorly; maxillae longer than broad, with tuft of conspicuous setae distally; labium distally rounded. Sternum:1.17 times longer than broad, posteriorly indented. Legs:leg I only slightly shorter than legs II, III and IV; leg formula 2134; scopulae present on tarsi of all legs and metatarsi of legs I and II; tarsi I-IV with strong claw tufts; pr claw per foot slightly toothed; spination: leg I, Fm pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 0
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1; Ti d 0, v 2
<normalizedToken originalValue="2">-2-</normalizedToken>
2; Mt v 2-2; leg II, Fm pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 0
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1; Ti v 2
<normalizedToken originalValue="2">-2-</normalizedToken>
2; Mt v 2-2; leg III, Fm pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0, d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 0
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1; Ti v 2
<normalizedToken originalValue="2">-2-</normalizedToken>
0; Mt v 2-1; leg IV, Fm pr 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
0 (L), 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
0 (R), d 1
<normalizedToken originalValue="1">-1-</normalizedToken>
1, rl 0
<normalizedToken originalValue="0">-0-</normalizedToken>
1; Ti v 2-1; Mt v 1-1. Abdomen:with terminal setal tufts. Pedipalp:claw with ca. 6 teeth. Epigyne:median field depressed, lateral lobes meet at posterior margin, genital openings located just anterior to lobes, epigynal pockets absent; internally, openings lead to coiled ducts and oval spermathecae located laterally, fertilization ducts located medially, directed anteriorly, posterodorsal fold very small, barely covering any part of internal ducts (Figs 89-90). Dimensions: Total length 7.75. Carapace length 3.15, width 3.45. Sternum length 1.75, width 1.50. Abdomen length 4.60, width 3.35. Pedipalp: Fm 0.80, Pt 0.25, Ti 0.50, Ta 0.75, total 2.30. Leg I: Fm 3.70, Pt 1.45, Ti 3.50, Mt 2.75, Ta 1.00, total 12.40. Leg II: Fm 4.00, Pt 1.40, Ti 3.75, Mt 2.75, Ta 1.00, total 12.90. Leg III: Fm 4.00, Pt 1.00, Ti 3.45, Mt 2.85, ta 1.00, total 12.30. Leg IV: Fm 4.20, Pt 0.90, Ti 3.00, Mt 2.60, Ta 1.00, total 11.70.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="69" pageNumber="70" type="natural history">
<paragraph pageId="69" pageNumber="70">Natural history.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="69" pageNumber="70">
Found under bark (Figs 185-186), rocks and debris, and in between the leaves of tropical plants, from sea level to higher elevations, in dry to very wet areas. In the Greater Antilles it is often found in the same locations as
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Selenopidae" genus="Selenops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Selenops insularis" order="Araneae" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insularis">Selenops insularis</taxonomicName>
. The female is unusual in that she does not guard the egg sac, but rather makes several at once, and often leaves them anywhere, in a haphazard fashion, rather than hiding them beneath something (Fig. 186). This species has been seen feeding on termites and has been observed being fed upon by
<taxonomicName class="Reptilia" family="Dactyloidae" genus="Anolis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Anolis" order="Squamata" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Anolis</taxonomicName>
. More details of this species' natural history can be found in
<bibRefCitation author="Crews, SC" journalOrPublisher="Journal of Natural History" pageId="123" pageNumber="124" pagination="2747 - 2761" title="Life history of the spider Selenops occultus Mello-Leitao (Araneae, Selenopidae) from Brazil with notes on the natural history of the genus." url="10.1080/00222930802354183" volume="42: 43" year="2008">Crews et al. (2008)</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="69" pageNumber="70" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="69" pageNumber="70">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="69" pageNumber="70">Known from Eastern Hispaniola, Isla Mona, Puerto Rico, Culebra, Vieques, all of the Virgin Islands including many small cays, St. Kitts and Nevis, as well Great Inagua in the Bahamas (Map 9).</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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