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, date unknown, collector unknown, examined based on photographs.
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<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE8463CFF77FD1DFEEDFD29" bold="true" box="[151,325,674,698]" pageId="2" pageNumber="99">FIGURE 2AB.</emphasis>
Copulatory organ of the holotype female of
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epigastric scutum, ventral;
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endogyne, dorsal. Abbreviations: GG, grape-shaped gland; MTP, median transverse plate; PS, posterior edge of epigastric scutum; Re, receptacle; Sg, connective stalk of receptacle. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.
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<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE8463CFF77F889FE93F8DD" bold="true" box="[151,315,1846,1870]" pageId="2" pageNumber="99">FIGURE 3AI.</emphasis>
Holotype male of
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(
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A
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habitus, dorsal;
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same, ventral;
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prosoma, dorsal;
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eye group, dorsal;
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left palp:
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prolateral,
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ventral,
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retrolateroventral,
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retrolateral;
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labels found along with the specimen. Abbreviations: Dp, dorsal process of tegular apophysis; E, embolus; Ep, acute process of embolar base; Rb, retrobasal projection of cymbium; TA, tegular apophysis; Ti, intermediate branch of tegular apophysis; Tp, prolateral branch of tegular apophysis; Tr, retrolateral branch of tegular apophysis. Scale bars: AB = 1 mm; C = 0.5 mm; DH = 0.25 mm.
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<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFF27FF28FE94FF3C" bold="true" box="[199,316,151,175]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100" reason="1">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
The male of
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.
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</taxonomicName>
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are most similar to those of
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from
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as both have a slender prolateral branch of tegular apophysis, and a similarly long tegular process, but it can be distinguished by the absence of a tegular spur (
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. present), slightly curved distal part of retrolateral branch of tegular apophysis (
<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFEF1FEBBFE8FFE88" box="[273,295,260,283]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">vs</emphasis>
. U-shaped), and inclined basal process of embolus (
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. directed upward) (
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<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFB46FEBBFB11FE8F" box="[1190,1209,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">cf</emphasis>
.
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: figs 11, 29).
</paragraph>
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Supplementary description of the
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male (
<figureCitation id="B6BC2A19FFE9463DFD12FEF4FCE0FEF0" box="[754,840,331,355]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1846,1870]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetId="figure-99@2.[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 3AI. Holotype male of Sceliraptor raffrayi (Simon, 1893) comb. nov. A habitus, dorsal; B same, ventral; C prosoma, dorsal; D eye group, dorsal; EH left palp: E prolateral, F ventral, G retrolateroventral, H retrolateral; I labels found along with the specimen.Abbreviations: Dp, dorsal process of tegular apophysis; E, embolus; Ep, acute process of embolar base; Rb, retrobasal projection of cymbium; TA, tegular apophysis; Ti, intermediate branch of tegular apophysis; Tp, prolateral branch of tegular apophysis; Tr, retrolateral branch of tegular apophysis. Scale bars: AB = 1 mm; C = 0.5 mm; DH = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12526832" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12526832/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
).
</emphasis>
After
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: carapace blackish red, legs rufous chestnut, opisthosoma tawny chestnut; carapace wrinkled, covered with setae; sternum rugous; opisthosoma oblong, hirsute; body length 7.00.
<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFE51FE2CFE4BFE38" box="[433,483,403,427]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">Palp</emphasis>
(
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). Tibia swollen (
<figureCitation id="B6BC2A19FFE9463DFCFAFE2CFCD8FE3F" box="[794,880,403,428]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1846,1870]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetId="figure-99@2.[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 3AI. Holotype male of Sceliraptor raffrayi (Simon, 1893) comb. nov. A habitus, dorsal; B same, ventral; C prosoma, dorsal; D eye group, dorsal; EH left palp: E prolateral, F ventral, G retrolateroventral, H retrolateral; I labels found along with the specimen.Abbreviations: Dp, dorsal process of tegular apophysis; E, embolus; Ep, acute process of embolar base; Rb, retrobasal projection of cymbium; TA, tegular apophysis; Ti, intermediate branch of tegular apophysis; Tp, prolateral branch of tegular apophysis; Tr, retrolateral branch of tegular apophysis. Scale bars: AB = 1 mm; C = 0.5 mm; DH = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12526832" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12526832/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">Fig. 3H</figureCitation>
). Cymbium narrow, with short retrobasal projection (
<figureCitation id="B6BC2A19FFE9463DFF7FFE08FF50FE43" box="[159,248,439,464]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1846,1870]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetId="figure-99@2.[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 3AI. Holotype male of Sceliraptor raffrayi (Simon, 1893) comb. nov. A habitus, dorsal; B same, ventral; C prosoma, dorsal; D eye group, dorsal; EH left palp: E prolateral, F ventral, G retrolateroventral, H retrolateral; I labels found along with the specimen.Abbreviations: Dp, dorsal process of tegular apophysis; E, embolus; Ep, acute process of embolar base; Rb, retrobasal projection of cymbium; TA, tegular apophysis; Ti, intermediate branch of tegular apophysis; Tp, prolateral branch of tegular apophysis; Tr, retrolateral branch of tegular apophysis. Scale bars: AB = 1 mm; C = 0.5 mm; DH = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12526832" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12526832/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">Fig. 3H</figureCitation>
). Bulb ovoid, without tegular spur (
<figureCitation id="B6BC2A19FFE9463DFD66FE08FD54FE43" box="[646,764,439,464]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1846,1870]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetId="figure-99@2.[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 3AI. Holotype male of Sceliraptor raffrayi (Simon, 1893) comb. nov. A habitus, dorsal; B same, ventral; C prosoma, dorsal; D eye group, dorsal; EH left palp: E prolateral, F ventral, G retrolateroventral, H retrolateral; I labels found along with the specimen.Abbreviations: Dp, dorsal process of tegular apophysis; E, embolus; Ep, acute process of embolar base; Rb, retrobasal projection of cymbium; TA, tegular apophysis; Ti, intermediate branch of tegular apophysis; Tp, prolateral branch of tegular apophysis; Tr, retrolateral branch of tegular apophysis. Scale bars: AB = 1 mm; C = 0.5 mm; DH = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12526832" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12526832/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">Fig. 3F, H</figureCitation>
). Tegular apophysis (TA) stout, slightly curved, with narrow, slender, slightly curved prolateral (Tp) and retrolateral (Tr), and flat, strongly curved intermediate (Ti) branches (
<figureCitation id="B6BC2A19FFE9463DFA91FE64FF7DFD8B" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1846,1870]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetId="figure-99@2.[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 3AI. Holotype male of Sceliraptor raffrayi (Simon, 1893) comb. nov. A habitus, dorsal; B same, ventral; C prosoma, dorsal; D eye group, dorsal; EH left palp: E prolateral, F ventral, G retrolateroventral, H retrolateral; I labels found along with the specimen.Abbreviations: Dp, dorsal process of tegular apophysis; E, embolus; Ep, acute process of embolar base; Rb, retrobasal projection of cymbium; TA, tegular apophysis; Ti, intermediate branch of tegular apophysis; Tp, prolateral branch of tegular apophysis; Tr, retrolateral branch of tegular apophysis. Scale bars: AB = 1 mm; C = 0.5 mm; DH = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12526832" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12526832/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">Fig. 3EF</figureCitation>
). Dorsal tegular process (Dp) moderately long, broader at base, gradually narrowing towards apex, distally curved; embolus (E) thin and fragile, with short and inclined rod-like process (Ep) at base (
<figureCitation id="B6BC2A19FFE9463DFBEDFD9CFBC8FDAF" box="[1037,1120,547,572]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1846,1870]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetId="figure-99@2.[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 3AI. Holotype male of Sceliraptor raffrayi (Simon, 1893) comb. nov. A habitus, dorsal; B same, ventral; C prosoma, dorsal; D eye group, dorsal; EH left palp: E prolateral, F ventral, G retrolateroventral, H retrolateral; I labels found along with the specimen.Abbreviations: Dp, dorsal process of tegular apophysis; E, embolus; Ep, acute process of embolar base; Rb, retrobasal projection of cymbium; TA, tegular apophysis; Ti, intermediate branch of tegular apophysis; Tp, prolateral branch of tegular apophysis; Tr, retrolateral branch of tegular apophysis. Scale bars: AB = 1 mm; C = 0.5 mm; DH = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12526832" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12526832/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">Fig. 3E</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFF27FDF8FEBFFDCC" box="[199,279,583,607]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">Female</emphasis>
. Unknown.
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<paragraph id="2E38369CFFE9463DFF27FDD4FCDFFD3B" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,896]" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">
<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFF27FDD4FEF2FD10" bold="true" box="[199,346,619,643]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100" reason="1">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from the
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locality. The record of this species from
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(
<bibRefCitation id="4A164B6DFFE9463DFB63FDD4FAB0FD17" author="Gravely, F. H." box="[1155,1304,619,644]" pageId="3" pageNumber="100" pagination="399 - 421" refId="ref2259" refString="Gravely, F. H. (1921) The spiders and scorpions of Barkuda Island. Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, 22, 399 - 421, pls. 17 - 19. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 1478" type="journal article" year="1921">Gravely 1921</bibRefCitation>
) is doubtful and refers most likely to a different species (see
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Tripathi
<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFD16FD2FFC84FD34" box="[758,812,655,679]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">et al.</emphasis>
2023
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFF27FD0CFE53FD58" bold="true" box="[199,507,691,716]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100" reason="1">Justification of the transfer.</emphasis>
An examination of the
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male of
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<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFC41FD0BFC06FD58" box="[929,942,692,715]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">S</emphasis>
.
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revealed that
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misplaced this species in
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Simon, 1887
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as its male palp has partly fused tegular sclerites, which are completely fused and integrated in
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<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFEC5FD44FE3BFC80" box="[293,403,763,787]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">Sarascelis</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
(
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<emphasis id="1CF3EA8EFFE9463DFD88FD43FDD3FC87" box="[616,635,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">cf</emphasis>
.
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: figs 2526). Instead, it shows similarities with the species of
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: cymbium with a retrobasal projection, stout tegular apophysis with several branches, and thin embolus with a basal process (
<figureCitation id="B6BC2A19FFE9463DFE3FFCFCFDE7FCCF" box="[479,591,835,860]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1846,1870]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetId="figure-99@2.[151,1436,825,1822]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 3AI. Holotype male of Sceliraptor raffrayi (Simon, 1893) comb. nov. A habitus, dorsal; B same, ventral; C prosoma, dorsal; D eye group, dorsal; EH left palp: E prolateral, F ventral, G retrolateroventral, H retrolateral; I labels found along with the specimen.Abbreviations: Dp, dorsal process of tegular apophysis; E, embolus; Ep, acute process of embolar base; Rb, retrobasal projection of cymbium; TA, tegular apophysis; Ti, intermediate branch of tegular apophysis; Tp, prolateral branch of tegular apophysis; Tr, retrolateral branch of tegular apophysis. Scale bars: AB = 1 mm; C = 0.5 mm; DH = 0.25 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12526832" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/12526832/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="100">Fig. 3EH</figureCitation>
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.
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: figs 8, 20, 26, 35). Based on these observations, we consider the transfer of
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to
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justified.
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