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. A, Male, dorso-lateral view; B, Female, dorsal view, both from Nayamakkadu Shola, Eravikulam National Park, Idukki (ADSH912710A); C, Distant view of a Tropical montane wet temperate forest (
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</collectingRegion>
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:
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||
</emphasis>
|
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<collectingMunicipality id="B2770E338601FFC6EF0547F8FD24C38B" box="[572,644,724,747]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Idukki</collectingMunicipality>
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,
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||
<location id="5773C2928601FFC6EFAF47F8FCDAC38B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:DA05255F8600FFC4EDAE43D7FE95C27F:5773C2928601FFC6EFAF47F8FCDAC38B" box="[662,890,724,747]" country="India" county="Material" latitude="10.149317" municipality="Idukki" name="Nayamakkadu Shola" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" stateProvince="Kerala">Nayamakkadu Shola</location>
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near
|
||
<location id="5773C2928601FFC6EEFA47F8FB49C38B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:DA05255F8600FFC4EDAE43D7FE95C27F:5773C2928601FFC6EEFA47F8FB49C38B" box="[963,1257,724,747]" country="India" county="Material" latitude="10.149317" municipality="Idukki" name="Eravikulam National Park" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" stateProvince="Kerala">Eravikulam National Park</location>
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,
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||
,
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||
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,
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</elevation>
|
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,
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||
<collectorName id="FF59F19F8601FFC6EC9547D6FDE3C271" box="[428,579,762,785]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">M.S. Pradeep</collectorName>
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leg.,
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<collectingDate id="36564B618601FFC6EFB247D6FC9EC271" box="[651,830,762,785]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" value="2015-03-22">
|
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<date id="2612B2898601FFC6EFB247D6FC9EC271" box="[651,830,762,785]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" value="2015-03-22">22 March 2015</date>
|
||
</collectingDate>
|
||
, from web among shrubs, by hand,
|
||
<specimenCount id="44AA5FC08601FFC6E9DE47D6FAAAC271" box="[1255,1290,762,785]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" type="male">2♂</specimenCount>
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||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="44AA5FC08601FFC6E82547D6FA9DC271" box="[1308,1341,762,785]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" type="female">9♀</specimenCount>
|
||
(
|
||
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|
||
<collectionCode id="34BD0C8C8601FFC6E86847D6FA3BC271" box="[1361,1435,762,785]" country="India" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/7csr-pk9c" name="Arachnology Division, Sacred Heart College" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">ADSH</collectionCode>
|
||
912710
|
||
</specimenCode>
|
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A);
|
||
<collectingCounty id="BB72ECC58601FFC6EC284633FED6C256" box="[273,374,799,822]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Wayanad</collectingCounty>
|
||
, near
|
||
<collectingMunicipality id="B2770E338601FFC6EC8D4633FD8BC256" box="[436,555,799,822]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Heart Lake</collectingMunicipality>
|
||
in
|
||
<location id="5773C2928601FFC6EF744633FD0FC256" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:DA05255F8600FFC4EDAE43D7FE95C27F:5773C2928601FFC6EF744633FD0FC256" box="[589,687,799,822]" country="India" county="Wayanad" longitude="77.08241" municipality="Heart Lake" name="Chembra" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" stateProvince="Kerala">Chembra</location>
|
||
peak
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
, 11o32'45.18''N,
|
||
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,
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<elevation id="D981737A8601FFC6E9064633FB2BC256" box="[1087,1163,799,822]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.14" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" unit="m" value="1140.0">
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||
</elevation>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectorName id="FF59F19F8601FFC6E9AC4633FAB3C256" box="[1173,1299,799,822]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Jimmy Paul</collectorName>
|
||
leg.,
|
||
<collectingDate id="36564B618601FFC6E8774633FF6FC239" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" value="2015-07-30">
|
||
<date id="2612B2898601FFC6E8774633FF6FC239" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" value="2015-07-30">30 July 2015</date>
|
||
</collectingDate>
|
||
, from web among shrubs, by hand,
|
||
<specimenCount id="44AA5FC08601FFC6EF6C466EFDDEC239" box="[597,638,834,857]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
|
||
(
|
||
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|
||
<collectionCode id="34BD0C8C8601FFC6EFB4466EFD79C239" box="[653,729,834,857]" country="India" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/7csr-pk9c" name="Arachnology Division, Sacred Heart College" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">ADSH</collectionCode>
|
||
912710
|
||
</specimenCode>
|
||
B);
|
||
<collectingMunicipality id="B2770E338601FFC6EE68466EFC39C239" box="[849,921,834,857]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Idukki</collectingMunicipality>
|
||
,
|
||
<location id="5773C2928601FFC6EE9C466EFB4CC239" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:DA05255F8600FFC4EDAE43D7FE95C27F:5773C2928601FFC6EE9C466EFB4CC239" box="[933,1260,834,857]" country="India" longitude="76.08444" municipality="Idukki" name="Anamudi Shola National Park" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" stateProvince="Kerala">Anamudi Shola National Park</location>
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
, 10°11'58.75''N, 77°11'30.11''E,
|
||
<quantity id="955439AC8601FFC6EC704648FE08C21B" box="[329,424,868,891]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.7399999999999998" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" unit="m" value="1740.0">1740 m</quantity>
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||
, Mathew M. Joseph leg.,
|
||
<date id="2612B2898601FFC6EFCF4648FC1CC21B" box="[758,956,868,891]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" value="2015-08-25">25 August 2015</date>
|
||
, from web among shrubs, by hand,1♂ (ADSH912710C).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="1AB6C7C28601FFC6EDFE4686FCDFC5B6" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" type="diagnosis">
|
||
<paragraph id="521394498601FFC6EDFE4686FCDFC5B6" blockId="1.[151,1436,723,2036]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">
|
||
<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EDFE4686FE9CC2A1" bold="true" box="[199,316,938,961]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8601FFC6EC7A4685FE7FC2A1" box="[323,479,937,961]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mitratus">
|
||
<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EC7A4685FE7FC2A1" box="[323,479,937,961]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Plebs mitratus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is most similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8601FFC6EF954686FC51C2A1" authority="Keyserling, 1886" authorityName="Keyserling" authorityYear="1886" box="[684,1009,937,961]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eburnus">
|
||
<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EF954686FCBEC2A1" box="[684,798,937,961]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">P. eburnus</emphasis>
|
||
(Keyserling, 1886)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
but can be separated from the latter by the following combination of characters. In males, embolic tip directed at twelve o’clock position in ventral view whereas in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8601FFC6EC2D46DCFE26C566" box="[276,390,1006,1031]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eburnus">
|
||
<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EC2D46DCFE26C566" box="[276,390,1006,1031]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">P. eburnus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, embolic tip directed at two o’clock (
|
||
<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6EE1A46C3FCDAC566" box="[803,890,1007,1030]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
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||
), conductor wider than
|
||
<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8601FFC6E94746DCFB4FC566" box="[1150,1263,1006,1031]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eburnus">
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||
<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6E94746DCFB4FC566" box="[1150,1263,1006,1031]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">P. eburnus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in ventral view (
|
||
<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6EDA6413EFF54C549" box="[159,244,1042,1065]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
|
||
), two ventral stout setae on each coxa IV whereas in most
|
||
<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8601FFC6EE64413EFC6CC549" box="[861,972,1041,1065]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eburnus">
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||
<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EE64413EFC6CC549" box="[861,972,1041,1065]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">P. eburnus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
each coxa IV bears three ventral setae (
|
||
<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6E849413EFF18C52B" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig. 2L</figureCitation>
|
||
). In females, scape with basal wrinkles whereas in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8601FFC6EFE24119FCEBC52C" box="[731,843,1076,1100]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eburnus">
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||
<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EFE24119FCEBC52C" box="[731,843,1076,1100]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">P. eburnus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
the entire scape wrinkled and medially wide epigynum which in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8601FFC6EC394174FED3C50E" box="[256,371,1110,1135]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eburnus">
|
||
<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EC394174FED3C50E" box="[256,371,1110,1135]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">P. eburnus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
widest at posteriorly (compare
|
||
<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6EFEF417BFCEDC50E" box="[726,845,1111,1134]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Figs 2A–C</figureCitation>
|
||
with
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="363DE9B88601FFC6EEA8417BFB0FC50E" author="Joseph" box="[913,1199,1111,1134]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" refString="Joseph, M. M. & Framenau, V. W. (2012) Systematic review of a new orb-weaving spider genus (Araneae: Araneidae), with special reference to the Australasian-Pacific and South-East Asian fauna. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 166, 279 - 341. http: // dx. doi: 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.2012.00845. x" type="journal article" year="2012">Joseph & Framenau 2012</bibRefCitation>
|
||
: figs. 4A, D, 8A, E). Females of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8601FFC6EC2A4156FE25C5F1" box="[275,389,1146,1169]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mitratus">
|
||
<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EC2A4156FE25C5F1" box="[275,389,1146,1169]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">P. mitratus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
can be separated from the females of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8601FFC6EE204156FC6CC5F1" box="[793,972,1145,1169]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="himalayaensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EE204156FC6CC5F1" box="[793,972,1145,1169]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">P. himalayaensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, the only Indian congener, by less wrinkled and straight scape whereas the scape in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8601FFC6EF6B41B1FCA7C5D4" box="[594,775,1180,1204]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="himalayaensis">
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EF6B41B1FCA7C5D4" box="[594,775,1180,1204]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">P. himalayaensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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strongly wrinkled with median kink (compare
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6E82941B0FAC3C5D3" box="[1296,1379,1180,1203]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
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with
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<bibRefCitation id="363DE9B88601FFC6EDAE4193FECFC5B6" author="Tikader" box="[151,367,1215,1238]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104" refString="Tikader, B. K. & Bal, A. (1981) Studies on some orb-weaving spiders of the genera Neoscona Simon and Araneus Clerck of the family Araneidae (= Argiopidae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper, 24, 1 - 60." type="journal article" year="1981">Tikader & Bal 1981</bibRefCitation>
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: figs. 108–109 and
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: figs. 445–446).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="521394498601FFC6EDFE41CEFDFEC734" blockId="1.[151,1436,723,2036]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EDFE41CEFEF2C599" bold="true" box="[199,338,1250,1273]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Description.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EC6041CDFE30C599" box="[345,400,1249,1273]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Male</emphasis>
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(ADSH912710A). Carapace pear-shaped. Fovea cross–shaped. Single bristle behind each PLE. Chelicerae with four promarginal and three retromarginal teeth. Abdomen subtriangular, with less prominent humeral humps than that of females, with inconspicuous ventral inverted U-shaped white pattern and with paired conspicuous white spots antero-lateral to the spinnerets. Leg I with coxal spur and corresponding femoral groove on leg II; coxae of leg IV ventrally with paired stout setae; leg formula 1>2>4>3.
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EE784040FC01C4E4" box="[833,929,1388,1412]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Pedipalp</emphasis>
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(
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6EE894041FB8CC4E4" box="[944,1068,1389,1412]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Figs 2A–B</figureCitation>
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). Cymbium with a baso-prolateral spur (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6EDE340A3FE96C4C6" box="[218,310,1423,1446]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
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). Paracymbium simple, retrolaterally curved, lying in close contact with subtegulum (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6E82940A3FA30C4C6" box="[1296,1424,1423,1446]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Figs 2A–B</figureCitation>
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). Tegulum with prominent tegular protrusion (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6EF4D409EFD4EC4A9" box="[628,750,1458,1481]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Figs 2A–B</figureCitation>
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). Median apophysis massive with bulbous basal arch, distal half cup-shaped with two apical tips (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6ECC640F9FDF7C48C" box="[511,599,1493,1516]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
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). Radix with dorsally visible apical part (
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||
<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6E92240F9FBC9C48C" box="[1051,1129,1493,1516]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig.2B</figureCitation>
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). Terminal apophysis with a sinuous base and an unsclerotized tip (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6EF0F40DBFD2CC76E" box="[566,652,1527,1550]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
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). Embolus with medio-prolateral protrusion, with sclerotized tip directed at twelve o’ clock position in ventral view (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6EF4E4336FD67C751" box="[631,711,1562,1585]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig.2A</figureCitation>
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). Paramedian apophysis with spatula-like tip (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6E9874336FAB6C751" box="[1214,1302,1562,1585]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
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). Conductor broad, ovate with sclerotized tip (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6ECC54311FDF2C734" box="[508,594,1597,1620]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
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).
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<paragraph id="521394498601FFC6EDFE434CFCE9C644" blockId="1.[151,1436,723,2036]" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EDFE434CFEE5C717" box="[199,325,1632,1655]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Dimensions</emphasis>
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: Total length 5.22. Carapace length 2.44, width 2.07. Eye diameter: ALE 0.10, AME 0.13, PLE 0.11, PME 0.13. Eye interdistances: AME–AME 0.16, AME–ALE 0.21, PME–PME 0.12, PME–PLE 0.38, PLE–ALE 0.03. Abdomen length 2.78, width 2.27. Pedipalp: femur 0.43, patella + tibia 0.44, tarsus 0.97, total 1.84. Leg I: femur 2.76, patella + tibia 3.17, metatarsus 1.65, tarsus 0.83, total 8.41. Leg II: femur 2.29, patella + tibia 2.66, metatarsus 1.60, tarsus 0.79, total 7.34. Leg III: femur 1.50, patella + tibia 1.43, metatarsus 0.85, tarsus 0.55, total 4.33. Leg IV: femur 2.13, patella + tibia 2.22, metatarsus 1.51, tarsus 0.69, total 6.55.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EDFE421CFE8AC627" box="[199,298,1840,1863]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Variation</emphasis>
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(range): TL 4.98–5.52; CL 2.26–2.44; CW 2.04–2.21; AL 2.72–3.07; AW 2.03–2.27;
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6E9FD421CFB76C627" box="[1220,1238,1840,1863]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">N</emphasis>
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=3.
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EDFE427DFEB7C609" box="[199,279,1873,1897]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Female</emphasis>
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(ADSH912710A). In most details like male except the followings: brown bristle behind each PLE absent. Fovea Y- shaped. Cheliceral promarginal teeth equally spaced. Abdomen subtriangular with prominent humeral humps and conspicuous ventral inverted U-shaped white pattern and with paired white spots antero-lateral to spinnerets. Leg formula 1>4>2>3.
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8601FFC6EC5D4295FE69C6B1" box="[356,457,1977,2001]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Genitalia</emphasis>
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(
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6ECEE4296FDF3C6B1" box="[471,595,1978,2001]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Figs 2C–G</figureCitation>
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): Epigymum medially wide composed of paired elongated lateral plates and a posterior oval plate, all remained fused antero-medially (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8601FFC6EFC342F1FCEFC694" box="[762,847,2013,2036]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="104">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
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). Scape elongated, straight, with conspicuous wrinkles basally (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8602FFC5EDCB45B4FEE5C1CF" box="[242,325,152,175]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Fig. 2F</figureCitation>
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), wide at base (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8602FFC5ECC945B4FDE6C1CF" box="[496,582,152,175]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
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). Copulatory openings medium-sized, crescent-like, medially placed (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8602FFC5E80045B4FA2FC1CF" box="[1337,1423,152,175]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
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). Copulatory ducts sclerotized. Spermathecae reniform, confronting each other in dorsal view (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8602FFC5E9B14596FAA5C1B1" box="[1160,1285,186,209]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Figs 2D, G</figureCitation>
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). Fertilization ducts short, originate apically to copulatory ducts (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8602FFC5EF8A45F1FCECC194" box="[691,844,221,244]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Figs 2D–E, G</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="521394498602FFC5EDAE4398FB13C6D4" blockId="2.[151,1436,1716,1972]" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8602FFC5EDAE4398FE9CC7AA" bold="true" box="[151,316,1716,1738]" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">FIGURE 2A–L.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8602FFC5EC7C4398FE74C7A9" box="[325,468,1716,1737]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="105">Plebs mitratus</emphasis>
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(Simon, 1895)
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</taxonomicName>
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(ADSH912710A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH912710B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J–K, two different epigyne (ADSH912710A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH912710A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A–B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D–E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm.
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<paragraph id="521394498603FFC4EDFE45B4FD0AC03C" blockId="3.[151,1436,152,799]" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8603FFC4EDFE45B4FEE5C1CF" box="[199,325,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Dimensions</emphasis>
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: Total length 7.87. Carapace length 2.94, width 2.73. Eye diameter: ALE 0.12, AME 0.15, PME 0.14, PLE 0.12. Eye interdistances: AME–AME 0.18, AME–ALE 0.48, PME–PME 0.14, PME–PLE 0.59, PLE–ALE 0.07. Abdomen length 4.93, width 3.93. Palp: femur 0.92, patella + tibia 1.06, tarsus 1.13, total 3.11. Leg I: femur 3.56, patella + tibia 4.18, metatarsus 2.40, tarsus 0.93, total 11.07. Leg II: femur 3.07, patella + tibia 3.45, metatarsus 2.18, tarsus 0.93, total 9.63. Leg III: femur 1.94, patella + tibia 1.91, metatarsus 1.19, tarsus 0.70, total 5.74. Leg IV: femur 3.23, patella + tibia 3.39, metatarsus 2.32, tarsus 0.85, total 9.79.
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8603FFC4EDFE4444FE8AC01F" box="[199,298,360,383]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Variation</emphasis>
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(range): TL 6.33–7.87; CL 2.37–2.94; CW 2.28–2.73; AL 3.81–4.93; AW 2.74–3.93;
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8603FFC4E9FD4444FB76C01F" box="[1220,1238,360,383]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">N</emphasis>
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=9.
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<subSubSection id="1AB6C7C28603FFC4EDFE44A6FE95C27F" pageId="3" pageNumber="106" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="521394498603FFC4EDFE44A6FE95C27F" blockId="3.[151,1436,152,799]" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8603FFC4EDFE44A6FE95C0C1" bold="true" box="[199,309,394,417]" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Remarks.</emphasis>
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All examined specimens were collected from three different sites of tropical montane wet temperate forests (
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8603FFC4EDD44480FED5C0A4" box="[237,373,428,452]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Shola forests</emphasis>
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) (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8603FFC4ECB54481FE7FC0A4" box="[396,479,429,452]" captionStart="FIGURE 1 A – C" captionStartId="1.[151,244,604,626]" captionTargetBox="[167,1421,194,582]" captionTargetId="figure@1.[163,1424,191,583]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURE 1 A – C. Field photographs of Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895). A, Male, dorso-lateral view; B, Female, dorsal view, both from Nayamakkadu Shola, Eravikulam National Park, Idukki (ADSH 912710 A); C, Distant view of a Tropical montane wet temperate forest (Shola forest) from Chembra peak in Wayanad. Photo credit A – C Jimmy Paul." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163713/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Fig. 1C</figureCitation>
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). Specimens from these three
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8603FFC4EE244480FC06C0A4" box="[797,934,428,452]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Shola forests</emphasis>
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showed considerable variation in body pattern, colouration and aspects of male and female genitalia (see
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8603FFC4EE3644FCFC49C087" box="[783,1001,464,487]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Figs 2A, D, H, J–K</figureCitation>
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). Male palp of specimen from Chembra peak exhibits variations from the described specimen by the following aspects (characters): shape of the conductor, size and orientation of tegular protrusion and shape and orientation of unsclerotized angular tip of terminal apophysis (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8603FFC4E8554739FF7CC32F" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Figs 2A, H</figureCitation>
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). Even specimens from the same
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8603FFC4EF78471BFD61C32F" box="[577,705,567,591]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Shola forest</emphasis>
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(Nayamakkadu Shola) revealed intraspecific variations (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8603FFC4E8194714FF0EC311" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">Figs 2D, J– K</figureCitation>
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). A mating plug was also observed in five of the nine female specimens collected from the Nayamakkadu Shola (
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<figureCitation id="CA9788CC8603FFC4E8494776FF10C3F4" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A – L" captionStartId="2.[151,244,1716,1738]" captionTargetBox="[179,1408,308,1687]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[174,1412,295,1695]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – L. Plebs mitratus (Simon, 1895) (ADSH 912710 A). A, Male, left pedipalp, ventral view; B, Same, dorsal view. C, Epigynum before clearing, ventral view; D, Same, dorsal view; E, Same, ventral view; F, Same, retrolateral view; G, Same, enlarged, retrolateral view; H, left pedipalp of specimen from Chembra peak (ADSH 912710 B), ventral view for illustrating intraspecific variations; I, epigynum with mating plug; J – K, two different epigyne (ADSH 912710 A), dorsal view for illustrating intraspecific variations; L, male coxae IV with stout ventral setae (ADSH 912710 A). Abbreviations: AR arch, C conductor, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening, CS cymbial spur, CY cymbium, E embolus, FD fertilization duct, LA lower arm, LP lateral plate of epigynum, MA median apophysis, MP mating plug, PC paracymbium, PMA paramedian apophysis, PP posterior plate of epigynum, R radix, S spermatheca, SC scape, ST subtegulum, TA terminal apophysis, TP tegular protrusion, UA upper arm. Scale bars: A – B, 0.13 mm; C, 0.09 mm; D – E, 0.08 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 0.16 mm; H, 0.13 mm; I, 0.07 mm; J, 0.1 mm; K, 0.11 mm; L, 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/163714/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">
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). The plug, which was formed of an amorphous material (secretory plug), was found to be inserted in the copulatory openings (right or left or both) and in the clefts between the lateral and median plates and extended posteriorly to cover the entire area of the median plate. A mating plug was clearly visible in the right copulatory opening and in the left cleft of
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<taxonomicName id="95ACEFCA8603FFC4ED8D47C9FE85C39C" box="[180,293,740,764]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Plebs" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="3" pageNumber="106" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eburnus">
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<emphasis id="60D8485B8603FFC4ED8D47C9FE85C39C" box="[180,293,740,764]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="106">P. eburnus</emphasis>
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, although
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had not mentioned its occurrence in the genus (
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).
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