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The specific epithet is an adjective and referring to the sharply pointed inner protuberance of the RTA of the new species (
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, tree trunk, by hand.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C355656DFFD53E1B45B4F9E0FF23F879" pageId="1" pageNumber="134" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BF036E6FFD53E1B45B4F9E0FF23F879" blockId="1.[151,1437,1449,2016]" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B45B4F9E0FE9EF9EE" bold="true" box="[199,322,1629,1655]" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Males of
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<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B44C2F9E3FE14F9EE" box="[433,456,1630,1655]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B44A5F9E3FDCBF9EE" box="[470,535,1630,1655]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">sagax</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B476DF9E0FDABF9EE" bold="true" box="[542,631,1629,1655]" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A208578FFFD53E1B476DF9E0FDABF9EE" box="[542,631,1629,1655]" pageId="1" pageNumber="134" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
are most similar to those of
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<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B46C7F9E3FBD3F9EE" box="[948,1039,1630,1655]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">M. torta</emphasis>
Jin, H. Zhang &amp; F. Zhang, 2019
</taxonomicName>
by having a bifurcated RTA, well developed prolateral lobe of the tibia (as prolateral tibial tubercle in
<bibRefCitation id="EFDE4B17FFD53E1B41AEF93CFA4BF902" author="Jin, C. &amp; Zhang, H. L. &amp; Zhang, F." box="[1245,1431,1665,1691]" pageId="1" pageNumber="134" pagination="459 - 477" refId="ref5170" refString="Jin, C., Zhang, H. L. &amp; Zhang, F. (2019) First records of the corinnid genera Allomedmassa Dankittipakul &amp; Singtripop, 2014 and Medmassa Simon, 1887 from China, with the description of a new genus (Araneae: Corinnidae). Zootaxa, 4585 (3), 459 - 477. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4585.3.3" type="journal article" year="2019">
Jin
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B4077F93FFAE7F902" box="[1284,1339,1665,1691]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">et al.</emphasis>
(2019))
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, and a very short embolus, but can be distinguished by the longitudinally narrow cymbium (
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B41E3F91BFB72F926" box="[1168,1198,1702,1727]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">vs.</emphasis>
oval in
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<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B407BF91BFAC3F926" box="[1288,1311,1702,1727]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B405EF91BFABFF926" box="[1325,1379,1702,1727]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">torta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), the tip of embolus blunt and directed at 1-oclock in ventral view (
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B463EF977FCB0F97A" box="[845,876,1738,1763]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">vs.</emphasis>
pointed and directed at 2-oclock in
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D65FFD53E1B4071F977FA81F97A" authorityName="Jin, H. Zhang &amp; F. Zhang" authorityYear="2019" box="[1282,1373,1738,1764]" class="Arachnida" family="Corinnidae" genus="Medmassa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="134" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="torta">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B4071F977FAC5F97A" box="[1282,1305,1738,1763]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B4054F977FA81F97A" box="[1319,1373,1738,1763]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">torta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and the inner protuberance of the RTA short, with a prolaterally directed tip in ventral view (
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B4111F953FB5CF89E" box="[1122,1152,1774,1799]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">vs.</emphasis>
comparatively long, with retrolaterally directed tip in
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D65FFD53E1B44A1F8AFFDF2F8B2" authorityName="Jin, H. Zhang &amp; F. Zhang" authorityYear="2019" box="[466,558,1810,1836]" class="Arachnida" family="Corinnidae" genus="Medmassa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="134" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="torta">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B44A1F8AFFE35F8B2" box="[466,489,1810,1835]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B448BF8AFFDF2F8B2" box="[504,558,1810,1835]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">torta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) (cf.
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD53E1B471FF8ACFCD0F8B5" box="[620,780,1809,1836]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">Figs 4A, B, D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD53E1B466BF8ACFC87F8B5" box="[792,859,1809,1836]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">5A, B</figureCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="EFDE4B17FFD53E1B46E1F8ACFBE9F8B2" author="Jin, C. &amp; Zhang, H. L. &amp; Zhang, F." box="[914,1077,1809,1835]" pageId="1" pageNumber="134" pagination="459 - 477" refId="ref5170" refString="Jin, C., Zhang, H. L. &amp; Zhang, F. (2019) First records of the corinnid genera Allomedmassa Dankittipakul &amp; Singtripop, 2014 and Medmassa Simon, 1887 from China, with the description of a new genus (Araneae: Corinnidae). Zootaxa, 4585 (3), 459 - 477. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4585.3.3" type="journal article" year="2019">
Jin
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B46C9F8AFFC2EF8B2" box="[954,1010,1809,1835]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">et al.</emphasis>
2019
</bibRefCitation>
: figs 8E, F, 9A, B). Females are similar to those of
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<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B4414F88BFE23F8D6" box="[359,511,1845,1871]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">M. celebensis</emphasis>
(Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995)
</taxonomicName>
, as both share roughly bean-shaped spermathecae that are in contact posteriorly, but can be separated by the copulatory openings being placed below the anterior margin of the spermathecae (
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B44F8F8C3FE75F80E" box="[395,425,1918,1943]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">vs.</emphasis>
above the anterior margin of spermathecae in
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D65FFD53E1B46C8F8C3FB88F80E" baseAuthorityName="Deeleman-Reinhold" baseAuthorityYear="1995" box="[955,1108,1917,1944]" class="Arachnida" family="Corinnidae" genus="Medmassa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="134" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="celebensis">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B46C8F8C3FC0EF80E" box="[955,978,1918,1943]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B4692F8C0FB88F80E" box="[993,1108,1917,1943]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">celebensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and very short and straight copulatory ducts (
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B4417F81FFE5EF822" box="[356,386,1954,1979]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">vs.</emphasis>
long and undulating in
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D65FFD53E1B47E7F81FFCF1F822" baseAuthorityName="Deeleman-Reinhold" baseAuthorityYear="1995" box="[660,813,1953,1980]" class="Arachnida" family="Corinnidae" genus="Medmassa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="134" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="celebensis">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B47E7F81FFD77F822" box="[660,683,1954,1979]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD53E1B47C9F81CFCF1F822" box="[698,813,1953,1979]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">celebensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) (cf.
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD53E1B461DF81CFC37F822" box="[878,1003,1953,1979]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">Figs 4EG</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD53E1B4684F81CFBE5F825" box="[1015,1081,1953,1980]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="134">5D, E</figureCitation>
and
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: fig. 541).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD63E1845E4F8C8FEC8F814" bold="true" box="[151,276,1909,1933]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Field photographs of
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<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD63E184487F8C8FDBDF814" box="[500,609,1909,1933]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">Medmassa</emphasis>
spp
</taxonomicName>
.. AB, D, G
<taxonomicName id="4C4F4D65FFD63E184663F8CBFB45F814" authority="Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran" authorityName="Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran" authorityYear="2024" box="[784,1177,1909,1933]" class="Arachnida" family="Corinnidae" genus="Medmassa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="2" pageNumber="135" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sagax" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD63E184663F8CBFCB2F814" box="[784,878,1910,1933]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">M. sagax</emphasis>
Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD63E1841ECF8C8FB2DF814" bold="true" box="[1183,1265,1909,1933]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A208578FFFD63E1841ECF8C8FB2DF814" box="[1183,1265,1909,1933]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
: A &amp; B paratype female in different views; D retreat; G collecting locality. C, EF, H
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<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD63E184606F827FC38F828" box="[885,996,1946,1969]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">M. postica</emphasis>
Kadam, Tripathi &amp; Sankaran
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD63E184055F824FAA7F828" bold="true" box="[1318,1403,1945,1969]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A208578FFFD63E184055F824FAA7F828" box="[1318,1403,1945,1969]" pageId="2" pageNumber="135" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
: C holotype female; EF retreats (F retreat with spider resting inside); H collecting locality. Figures are not to scale. Arrows indicate retreats. Photo credits: AB, D, Rishikesh Tripathi, C, EF Gautam Kadam, G Roshin Tom, H Vinod Sadhasivan.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF036E6FFD73E1945E4FAFEFDF1FA5E" blockId="3.[151,1436,1347,1480]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD73E1945E4FAFEFEC6FAC2" bold="true" box="[151,282,1347,1371]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD73E194457FAFEFE07FAC2" box="[292,475,1347,1371]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Medmassa sagax</emphasis>
Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD73E194654FAF9FCA2FAC5" bold="true" box="[807,894,1348,1372]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A208578FFFD73E194654FAF9FCA2FAC5" box="[807,894,1348,1372]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C355656DFFD73E1F45B4F9A4FB57F850" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="138" pageId="3" pageNumber="136" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BF036E6FFD73E1E45B4F9A4FB1DFE10" blockId="3.[151,1437,1561,2020]" lastBlockId="4.[151,1437,150,393]" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="137" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD73E1945B4F9A4FE85F9AA" bold="true" box="[199,345,1561,1587]" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Description.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD73E194417F9A7FE42F9AD" box="[356,414,1562,1588]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Male</emphasis>
in alcohol (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E194743F9A7FDA6F9AD" box="[560,634,1562,1588]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). Carapace, eye region, clypeus, chilum, chelicerae, endites, labium, sternum, scutum brown; thoracic part with indistinct black blotches; leg segments yellow-brown to brown, distal half of all femora with black shade; dorsum, sides and anterior half of venter of opisthosoma black, posterior half of venter creamy white to yellow, dorsum medially with broad, longitudinal creamy white band; spinnerets creamy-white with black shade basally; anal tubercle creamy white; colulus black. Carapace sparsely covered with black setae; cephalic part squarish, thoracic part circular (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E194649F973FC62F971" box="[826,958,1742,1768]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2A, D</figureCitation>
). Fovea short, straight, longitudinal (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E19401CF973FF61F895" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
). Chilum narrow, inverted triangular (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E19470AF94FFD09F895" box="[633,725,1778,1804]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
). Cheliceral boss prominent. Cheliceral promargin with three teeth, retromargin with four (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E194496F8ABFDE3F8A9" box="[485,575,1814,1840]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2E</figureCitation>
). Endites diverging, with distolateral hair tufts (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E194117F8ABFB60F8A9" box="[1124,1212,1814,1840]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2F</figureCitation>
). Sternum rounded, rebordered, with weakly W-shaped anterior margin, covered with black setae (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E194171F887FB8BF8CD" box="[1026,1111,1850,1876]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2F</figureCitation>
). Opisthosoma oval, covered with fine appressed setae (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E1944B6F8E3FDFDF8E1" box="[453,545,1886,1912]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
); anterior half of dorsum medially with scutum (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E19413EF8E3FB75F8E1" box="[1101,1193,1886,1912]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
). Anterior tibiae with long paired ventral spines (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E1944B0F83FFDC1F805" box="[451,541,1922,1948]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2G</figureCitation>
); all tarsi without scopulae, with claw tuft (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD73E194688F83FFB89F805" box="[1019,1109,1922,1948]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,252,1347,1371]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetId="figure-17@3.[151,1436,181,1323]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., holotype male. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Eye area, dorsal view; E Left chelicera, retrolateral view; F Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; G Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, prolateral view. Scale bars: AB, 2 mm; C, FG, 1 mm; D, 0.5 mm; E, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953703" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953703/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="136">Fig. 2G</figureCitation>
). Body length 6.54. Carapace 3.38 long, 3.28 wide. Opisthosoma 3.16 long, 2.33 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: ALE 0.18, AME 0.30, PLE 0.23, PME 0.20; ALEPLE 0.03, AMEALE contiguous, AMEAME contiguous, AMEPME 0.10, PMEPLE 0.11, PMEPME 0.19. Clypeus height at AMEs 0.24, at ALEs 0.19. Chilum 0.05 long, 0.41 wide. Chelicerae 1.22 long. Length of palp and legs: palp 4.50 [1.55, 0.69, 0.76, 1.50], I 9.90 [2.98, 1.15, 2.69, 2.04, 1.04], II 9.77 [2.85, 1.15, 2.31, 2.26, 1.20], III 10.78 [2.96, 1.18, 2.32, 2.88, 1.44], IV 13.53 [3.35, 1.31, 2.82, 3.92, 2.13]. Leg formula: 4312. Spination of palp: femur pld 1 do 2, patella pl 1 pld 1, tibia pl 1 pld 2 plv 1 do 1 rlv 1, tarsus/cymbium spineless. Spination of legs: femur I pl 2 do 3, II pl 1 do 3, III pl 2 pld 1 do 3 rl 2 rld 1, IV pl 1 pld 3 do 3 rl 2; patellae IIV spineless; tibia I plv 8 rlv 7, II pld 2 plv 6 rlv 5, III pl 3 plv 3 rlv 3, IV pl 2 plv 4 rl 2 rlv 3; metatarsus I plv 2 rlv 2, II plv 3 rlv 2, III pl 2 plv 2 rl 2 rlv 2 vt 1, IV pl 2 plv 2 rl 3 rlv 2 vt 1; tarsi IIV spineless.
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<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD03E1E45E4F930FEC4F93C" bold="true" box="[151,280,1677,1701]" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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, paratype female. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Left chelicera, retrolateral view; E Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; F Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, retrolateral view. Scale bars: AB 2 mm; C, EF 1 mm; D 0.5 mm.
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(
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E447FF882FE52F8C3" box="[268,398,1855,1882]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Figs 4AD</figureCitation>
,
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): cymbium dorsally with cymbial scopula, tip slightly narrowing towards anteriorly, ventrally with deep furrow reaching to anterior margin (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E4670F8DEFC5CF8E7" box="[771,896,1891,1918]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Figs 4AC</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E46F9F8DEFC72F8E7" box="[906,942,1891,1918]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">5B</figureCitation>
). Prolateral lobe of tibia triangular (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E4048F8DEFA44F8E7" box="[1339,1432,1891,1918]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Figs 4A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E45E4F83AFF61F83B" box="[151,189,1927,1954]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">5A</figureCitation>
). RTA slender, with rounded tip, with short, claw-like inner protuberance (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E4163F83AFB53F83B" box="[1040,1167,1927,1954]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Figs 4B, C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E41EFF83AFB3FF83B" box="[1180,1251,1927,1954]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">5B, C</figureCitation>
). Tegulum long, tear-shaped (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E4456F816FE7FF85F" box="[293,419,1963,1990]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Figs 4AC</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E44DEF816FE28F85F" box="[429,500,1963,1990]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">5AC</figureCitation>
). Subtegulum large, exposed prolaterally (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E46BBF816FBF8F85F" box="[968,1060,1963,1990]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Figs 4A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E415CF816FB89F85F" box="[1071,1109,1963,1990]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">5A</figureCitation>
). Sperm duct thick, U-shaped (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E45ECF872FEC7F873" box="[159,283,1999,2026]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Figs 4B, C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E4454F872FEB0F873" box="[295,364,1999,2026]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">5B, C</figureCitation>
). Embolus tiny, with blunt tip directed at 1-oclock ventrally (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E4152F872FB43F873" box="[1057,1183,1999,2026]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">Figs 4BD</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD03E1E41D8F872FB33F873" box="[1195,1263,1999,2026]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="137">5B, C</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BF036E6FFD13E1F45B4FF2AFB3EFE48" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,465]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD13E1F45B4FF2AFEC5FF28" box="[199,281,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Female</emphasis>
in alcohol (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F44E9FF2AFE00FF28" box="[410,476,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,251,1677,1701]" captionTargetBox="[151,1437,417,1653]" captionTargetId="figure-209@4.[151,1437,417,1653]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., paratype female. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, retrolateral view; C Same, frontal view; D Left chelicera, retrolateral view; E Prosoma showing labium, endites and sternum, ventral view; F Left leg I showing long spines on tibia, retrolateral view. Scale bars: AB 2 mm; C, EF 1 mm; D 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953705" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953705/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
). General aspects essentially as in male except for below: carapace, eye region, clypeus, chilum, chelicerae black-brown. Body length 6.91. Carapace 3.25 long, 2.95 wide. Opisthosoma 3.66 long, 2.50 wide. Eye diameters and interdistances: ALE 0.18, AME 0.26, PLE 0.19, PME 0.17; ALEPLE 0.02, AMEAME 0.09, AMEPME 0.12, PMEPLE 0.13, PMEPME 0.19. Clypeus height at AMEs 0.21, at ALEs 0.15. Chilum 0.09 long, 0.52 wide. Chelicerae 1.30 long. Length of palp and legs: palp 4.33 [1.41, 0.68, 0.90, 1.34], I 9.03 [2.73, 1.25, 2.24, 1.81, 1.00], II 8.43 [2.50, 1.11, 2.00, 1.79, 1.03], III 9.14 [2.62, 1.05, 2.11, 2.35, 1.01], IV 10.79 [2.84, 1.15, 2.39, 2.90, 1.51]. Spination of palp: femur pld 1 do 2 v 3, patella pl 1 pld 1 do 1, tibia pl 2 plv 1 do 1 v 2, tarsus pld 1 plv 1 v 1. Spination of legs: femora III pl 1 pld 1 do 3, III pld 1 do 3 rl 3, IV pl 1 do 3; tibia II plv 6 rlv 5, III plv 2 rld 2 rlv 1, IV pl 1 pld 1 plv 2 rlv 1; metatarsus II plv 2 rlv 2, III pl 1 plv 2 rl 2 rlv 2 vt 1, IV rl 1 rld 2 rlv 2 vt 1.
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<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD13E1F45E4F9EFFEC9F9F3" bold="true" box="[151,277,1618,1642]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran
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, genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm.
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<paragraph id="8BF036E6FFD13E1F45B4F8A3FB57F850" blockId="5.[151,1436,1822,2028]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD13E1F45B4F8A3FE59F8A1" box="[199,389,1822,1848]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Female genitalia</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F44E1F8A3FDD1F8A1" box="[402,525,1822,1848]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Figs 4EG</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F4764F8A3FD87F8A1" box="[535,603,1822,1849]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5D, E</figureCitation>
): epigynal plate triangular in shape, with convex posterior epigynal margin, medially with deep depression (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F4770F8FFFDA1F8C5" box="[515,637,1858,1884]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Figs 4E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F47F8F8FFFD6CF8C4" box="[651,688,1858,1885]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5D</figureCitation>
). Copulatory openings small, separated from each other by about twice their diameter, lying just below anterior margin of spermathecae, with laterally thickened rim (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F419FF8DBFABCF819" box="[1260,1376,1894,1920]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Figs 4E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F4019F8DBFA53F818" box="[1386,1423,1894,1921]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5D</figureCitation>
). Copulatory ducts short, lying anterior to spermathecae, parallel to each other (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F4160F837FBAFF83D" box="[1043,1139,1930,1956]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Figs 4G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F41F3F837FB7EF83C" box="[1152,1186,1930,1957]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5E</figureCitation>
). Spermathecae large, bean-shaped, contiguous posteriorly (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F4748F813FD45F851" box="[571,665,1966,1992]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1618,1642]" captionTargetBox="[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-232@5.[164,1424,489,1595]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AD) and paratype female (EG). AD Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C), and enlargement of embolus in ventral view (D); EG Female genitalia: E Intact epigyne, ventral view; F Same, after clearing, ventral view; G Epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bars: AC 0.5 mm; DG 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953707" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953707/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Figs 4G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F47D7F813FD1AF850" box="[676,710,1966,1993]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">5E</figureCitation>
). Fertilization ducts diverging (
<figureCitation id="13742A63FFD13E1F4154F813FBA1F850" box="[1063,1149,1966,1993]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1799,1823]" captionTargetBox="[164,1419,193,1758]" captionTargetId="figure-20@6.[151,1436,181,1775]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Medmassa sagax Tripathi, Kadam &amp; Sankaran sp. nov., genitalia of holotype male (AC) and paratype female (DE).AC Left palp in prolateral (A), ventral (B) and retrolateral views (C); DE epigyne in ventral (D) and dorsal views (E). Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; PTL, prolateral lobe of tibia; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; ST, subtegulum; T, tegulum. Scale bars: AC, 0.5 mm; DE, 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10953709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10953709/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Fig. 5E</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BF036E6FFD13E1F45B4F86CFC91F875" blockId="5.[151,1436,1822,2028]" box="[199,845,2001,2028]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
<emphasis id="B93BEAF4FFD13E1F45B4F86CFEBDF872" bold="true" box="[199,353,2001,2027]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from the
<typeStatus id="54F48844FFD13E1F4713F86FFD4CF875" box="[608,656,2002,2028]" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">type</typeStatus>
locality (
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).
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