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The specific epithet is a noun apposition derived from
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Males and females are differentiated from
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by the tuberculate anterior part of the opisthosoma (
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: fig. 1); from
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<emphasis id="B95FEAB362630D68FC4AFA11FBFAF793" box="[956,1104,1437,1463]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">M. bibendum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C2B4D2262630D68FB7FFA11FA94F793" authorityName="Duperre &amp; Tapia" authorityYear="2024" box="[1161,1342,1437,1463]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Melychiopharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="9" pageNumber="84" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="komischetier">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362630D68FB7FFA11FA94F793" box="[1161,1342,1437,1463]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">M. komischetier</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by their dark orange-brown opisthosoma with pale marks anteriorly and laterally (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FC14FA4EFB96F7FF" box="[994,1084,1473,1499]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1868,1892]" captionTargetBox="[157,1429,315,1838]" captionTargetId="figure-77@10.[151,1436,309,1845]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Palp, ventral view. D. Palp, retrolateral view. E. Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: AC= 0.5 mm, DE= 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508576" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508576/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
) vs.
<taxonomicName id="4C2B4D2262630D68FB80FA4DFAA1F7FF" authorityName="Brescovit, Santos &amp; Leite" authorityYear="2011" box="[1142,1291,1473,1499]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Melychiopharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="9" pageNumber="84" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bibendum">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362630D68FB80FA4DFAA1F7FF" box="[1142,1291,1473,1499]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">M. bibendum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with a large central brown spot and two posterior marginal black spots (see
<bibRefCitation id="EFBA4B5062630D68FC86FA6AFBC9F7DB" author="Brescovit, A. D. &amp; Santos, A. J. &amp; Leite, C. M. P." box="[880,1123,1509,1536]" pageId="9" pageNumber="84" pagination="61 - 63" refId="ref6265" refString="Brescovit, A. D., Santos, A. J. &amp; Leite, C. M. P. (2011) A second species of the orb-weaving spider genus Melychiopharis from South America (Araneae: Araneidae). Zootaxa, 2798 (1), 61 - 63. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2798.1.5" type="journal article" year="2011">
Brescovit
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362630D68FC13FA69FBB2F7DB" box="[997,1048,1509,1535]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">et al</emphasis>
. 2011
</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 1); in
<taxonomicName id="4C2B4D2262630D68FB10FA69FA36F7DB" authorityName="Duperre &amp; Tapia" authorityYear="2024" box="[1254,1436,1509,1535]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Melychiopharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="9" pageNumber="84" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="komischetier">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362630D68FB10FA69FA36F7DB" box="[1254,1436,1509,1535]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">M. komischetier</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the opisthosoma is orange with five black marks (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FD11F986FCE8F407" box="[743,834,1545,1571]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1892,1916]" captionTargetBox="[265,1322,149,1875]" captionTargetId="figure-23@2.[259,1328,143,1881]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Melychiopharis komischetier Dupérré &amp; Tapia new species, male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Habitus, lateral view (arrow point to epigastric scutum with setal pits). D. Palp, ventral view. E. Palp, retrolateral view. F. Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: AC= 0.5 mm, DF= 0.1 mm. Abbreviations: c conductor, e embolus, Es epigastral scutum, ma median apophysis, pc paracymbium, Sps spinneret scutum, Vms ventral median scutum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508558" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508558/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Fig. 1A</figureCitation>
) and in
<taxonomicName id="4C2B4D2262630D68FC5AF985FB9AF407" authorityName="Duperre &amp; Tapia" authorityYear="2024" box="[940,1072,1545,1571]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Melychiopharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="9" pageNumber="84" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="davincii">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362630D68FC5AF985FB9AF407" box="[940,1072,1545,1571]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">M. davincii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the opisthosoma is completely blackish-brown (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FEA3F9A2FE05F463" box="[341,431,1581,1607]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1770,1794]" captionTargetBox="[158,1430,496,1740]" captionTargetId="figure-149@8.[151,1436,489,1746]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 6. Melychiopharis davincii Dupérré &amp; Tapia new species, male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Palp, ventral view. D. Palp, retrolateral view. E. Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: A, B= 0.5 mm, C E= 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508572" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508572/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
). Females are distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C2B4D2262630D68FCDCF9A1FC75F463" authorityName="Duperre &amp; Tapia" authorityYear="2024" box="[810,991,1581,1607]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Melychiopharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="9" pageNumber="84" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="komischetier">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362630D68FCDCF9A1FC75F463" box="[810,991,1581,1607]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">M. komischetier</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by their internal genitalia with rounded spermathecae (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FEC9F9DEFE0CF44F" box="[319,422,1617,1643]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1407,1431]" captionTargetBox="[164,1420,161,1386]" captionTargetId="figure-23@12.[151,1436,143,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 10. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species. A. Holotype palp, ventral view. B. Holotype palp, retrolateral view. C. Paratype epigyne, ventral view. D. Paratype internal genitalia, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508584" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508584/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Fig. 10D</figureCitation>
), elongated (2x longer than wide) in the latter (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FC40F9DEFBBAF44F" box="[950,1040,1617,1643]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[158,1425,554,1876]" captionTargetId="figure-216@4.[151,1435,546,1892]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Melychiopharis komischetier Dupérré &amp; Tapia new species. A. Holotype palp, ventral view. B. Holotype palp, retolateral view. C. Paratype epigyne, ventral view. D. Paratype internal genitalia, dorsal view. Abbreviations: c conductor, cd copulatory ducts, co copulatory openings, e embolus, eb, embolus base, fd fertilization duct, ma median apophysis, md median depression, pc paracymbium, s spermatheca, te tegulum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508564" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508564/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C331652A62630D6CFF31F9FAFBEAF341" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="88" pageId="9" pageNumber="84" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B9436A162630D6BFF31F9FAFCA2F339" blockId="9.[151,1437,1293,2040]" lastBlockId="10.[151,1436,151,285]" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="85" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362630D68FF31F9FAFEF3F4AB" bold="true" box="[199,345,1653,1679]" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Description.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362630D68FE92F9FAFE34F4AB" box="[356,414,1653,1679]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Male</emphasis>
(
<typeStatus id="5490880362630D68FE46F9FAFDB3F4AB" box="[432,537,1653,1679]" pageId="9" pageNumber="84" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
): Measurements. Total length: 2.59; carapace 1.10 long; carapace 0.75 wide; abdomen 1.49 long. Coloration in ethanol: prosoma dark reddish-orange, flat (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FBEEF916FBDEF497" box="[1048,1140,1689,1715]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1868,1892]" captionTargetBox="[157,1429,315,1838]" captionTargetId="figure-77@10.[151,1436,309,1845]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Palp, ventral view. D. Palp, retrolateral view. E. Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: AC= 0.5 mm, DE= 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508576" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508576/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
). Sternum reddish-brown, longer than wide, rugose (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FE4AF932FDBEF4F3" box="[444,532,1725,1751]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1868,1892]" captionTargetBox="[157,1429,315,1838]" captionTargetId="figure-77@10.[151,1436,309,1845]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Palp, ventral view. D. Palp, retrolateral view. E. Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: AC= 0.5 mm, DE= 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508576" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508576/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
). Labium reddish-orange. Endites reddish-orange. Eyes: AME: 0.08; ALE: 0.07; PLE: 0.07; PME: 0.06; eyes distances: AME-AME: 0.10, AME-LE: 0.1, PME-PME: 0.12. Clypeus: 0.14 high. Chelicerae: orange, promargin with two small teeth, retromargin not observed. Legs. Coxae white, femora basally light orange, remaining segments orange (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FD82F8A6FD5EF567" box="[628,756,1833,1859]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1868,1892]" captionTargetBox="[157,1429,315,1838]" captionTargetId="figure-77@10.[151,1436,309,1845]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Palp, ventral view. D. Palp, retrolateral view. E. Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: AC= 0.5 mm, DE= 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508576" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508576/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Figs 8A, B</figureCitation>
). Legs measurements: I: 2.84 (0.98/0.26/0.63/0.62/0.35); II: 2.46 (0.88/0.25/0.53/0.48/0.32); III: 1.82 (0.59/0.20/0.39/0.41/0.23); IV: 2.33 (0.79/0.23/0.55/0.51/0.25). Tibia and metatarsi without spines; metatarsi I, II with one trichobothrium, and III, IV with two trichobothria. Opisthosoma: orange-brown, dorsally with large reticulate scutum with black markings (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FC29F81AFB90F58B" box="[991,1082,1941,1967]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1868,1892]" captionTargetBox="[157,1429,315,1838]" captionTargetId="figure-77@10.[151,1436,309,1845]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Palp, ventral view. D. Palp, retrolateral view. E. Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: AC= 0.5 mm, DE= 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508576" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508576/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
); ventrally with large reticulate epigastric sclerite, encompassing, book lungs (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FD55F836FD51F5F7" box="[675,763,1977,2003]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1868,1892]" captionTargetBox="[157,1429,315,1838]" captionTargetId="figure-77@10.[151,1436,309,1845]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Palp, ventral view. D. Palp, retrolateral view. E. Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: AC= 0.5 mm, DE= 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508576" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508576/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
), anteriorly modified with deep with setal pits; with median basal scutum not fused to spinnerets scutum; spinnerets scutum incomplete (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462630D68FC03F852FBE7F5D3" box="[1013,1101,2013,2039]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1868,1892]" captionTargetBox="[157,1429,315,1838]" captionTargetId="figure-77@10.[151,1436,309,1845]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Palp, ventral view. D. Palp, retrolateral view. E. Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: AC= 0.5 mm, DE= 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508576" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508576/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="84">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
). Genitalia: palpal tibia short, with two retrolateral and one dorsal trichobothria (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462600D6BFD07FF18FCF7F295" box="[753,861,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1407,1431]" captionTargetBox="[164,1420,161,1386]" captionTargetId="figure-23@12.[151,1436,143,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 10. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species. A. Holotype palp, ventral view. B. Holotype palp, retrolateral view. C. Paratype epigyne, ventral view. D. Paratype internal genitalia, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508584" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508584/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">Fig. 10B</figureCitation>
). Cymbium with moderate excavation (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462600D6BFAC4FF18FA25F295" box="[1330,1423,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1868,1892]" captionTargetBox="[157,1429,315,1838]" captionTargetId="figure-77@10.[151,1436,309,1845]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Palp, ventral view. D. Palp, retrolateral view. E. Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: AC= 0.5 mm, DE= 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508576" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508576/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">Fig. 8E</figureCitation>
); paracymbium small, T-shaped, lacking setae (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462600D6BFD6BFF34FCAFF2F1" box="[669,773,187,213]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1407,1431]" captionTargetBox="[164,1420,161,1386]" captionTargetId="figure-23@12.[151,1436,143,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 10. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species. A. Holotype palp, ventral view. B. Holotype palp, retrolateral view. C. Paratype epigyne, ventral view. D. Paratype internal genitalia, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508584" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508584/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">Fig. 10B</figureCitation>
). Tegulum large and striated; median apophysis with wide membranous base, long end and small with rugose, oval proximal; embolus long and filiform, with large semi-membranous; conductor wide, triangular (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462600D6BFD98FE8CFD50F339" box="[622,762,259,285]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1407,1431]" captionTargetBox="[164,1420,161,1386]" captionTargetId="figure-23@12.[151,1436,143,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 10. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species. A. Holotype palp, ventral view. B. Holotype palp, retrolateral view. C. Paratype epigyne, ventral view. D. Paratype internal genitalia, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508584" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508584/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">Figs 10A, B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B95FEAB362600D6BFF61F8C3FCD4F540" bold="true" box="[151,894,1867,1892]" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">
FIGURE 8.
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<emphasis id="B95FEAB362600D6BFEEDF8C4FD9AF540" bold="true" box="[283,560,1867,1892]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">Melychiopharis peruviana</emphasis>
Eskov &amp; Marusik
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, male holotype.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362600D6BFBDCF8C3FBE9F540" bold="true" box="[1066,1091,1868,1892]" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">A.</emphasis>
Habitus, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362600D6BFADFF8C3FAEAF540" bold="true" box="[1321,1344,1868,1892]" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">B.</emphasis>
Habitus, ventral view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362600D6BFEE8F8FFFE9DF5AC" bold="true" box="[286,311,1904,1928]" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">C.</emphasis>
Palp, ventral view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362600D6BFE0BF8FFFDBFF5AC" bold="true" box="[509,533,1904,1928]" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">D.</emphasis>
Palp, retrolateral view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362600D6BFCF5F8FFFCB1F5AC" bold="true" box="[771,795,1904,1928]" pageId="10" pageNumber="85">E.</emphasis>
Palp, dorsal view (arrow point cymbial excavation). Scale bars: AC= 0.5 mm, DE= 0.1 mm.
</paragraph>
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FIGURE 9.
<taxonomicName id="4C2B4D2262610D6AFEE0F91DFD41F48E" authority="Eskov &amp; Marusik" authorityName="Eskov &amp; Marusik" authorityYear="2024" box="[278,747,1682,1707]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Melychiopharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="11" pageNumber="86" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peruviana" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362610D6AFEE0F91DFD83F48E" bold="true" box="[278,553,1682,1706]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="86">Melychiopharis peruviana</emphasis>
Eskov &amp; Marusik
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</emphasis>
, female paratype.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362610D6AFBD4F91DFB91F48E" bold="true" box="[1058,1083,1682,1706]" pageId="11" pageNumber="86">A.</emphasis>
Habitus, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362610D6AFAE1F91CFA84F48F" bold="true" box="[1303,1326,1683,1707]" pageId="11" pageNumber="86">B.</emphasis>
Abdomen, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362610D6AFEE9F939FE9DF4EA" bold="true" box="[287,311,1718,1742]" pageId="11" pageNumber="86">C.</emphasis>
Sternum, ventral view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362610D6AFDC1F938FDE5F4EB" bold="true" box="[567,591,1719,1743]" pageId="11" pageNumber="86">D.</emphasis>
Abdomen, ventral view. Scale bars: AD= 0.5mm. Abbreviations: Es epigastral scutum, Vms ventral median scutum, Sps spinneret scutum.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B9436A162610D6CFF31F8AEFBEAF341" blockId="11.[151,1437,1825,2031]" lastBlockId="13.[151,1437,151,429]" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="88" pageId="11" pageNumber="86">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362610D6AFF31F8AEFEB1F51F" box="[199,283,1825,1851]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="86">Female</emphasis>
(
<typeStatus id="5490880362610D6AFEDDF8AEFE39F51F" box="[299,403,1825,1851]" pageId="11" pageNumber="86" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
): Measurements. Total length: 2.83; carapace 1.12 long; carapace 0.74 wide; abdomen 1.71 long. Prosoma: same as male (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462610D6AFE05F8CAFDE5F57B" box="[499,591,1861,1887]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1682,1706]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,204,1649]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[151,1436,181,1658]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 9. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, female paratype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Abdomen, dorsal view. C. Sternum, ventral view. D. Abdomen, ventral view. Scale bars: AD= 0.5mm. Abbreviations: Es epigastral scutum, Vms ventral median scutum, Sps spinneret scutum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508582" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508582/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="86">Fig. 9A</figureCitation>
). Eyes: 8 eyes of equal size (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462610D6AFC6AF8CAFC5DF57B" box="[924,1015,1861,1887]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1682,1706]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,204,1649]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[151,1436,181,1658]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 9. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, female paratype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Abdomen, dorsal view. C. Sternum, ventral view. D. Abdomen, ventral view. Scale bars: AD= 0.5mm. Abbreviations: Es epigastral scutum, Vms ventral median scutum, Sps spinneret scutum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508582" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508582/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="86">Fig. 9A</figureCitation>
); AME: 0.07; ALE: 0.06; PLE: 0.08; PME: 0.06; eyes distances: AME-AME: 0.09, AME-LE: 0.1, PME-PME: 0.11. Clypeus: 0.15 high. Chelicerae. Same as male. Legs. Same as male. Legs measurements: I: 2.40 (0.69/0.23/0.58/0.58/0.32); II: 2.13 (0.63/0.23/0.52 /0.45/0.30); III: 1.69 (0.54/0.20/0.33/0.37/0.25); IV: 2.30 (0.70/0.28/0.54/0.51/0.27). Opisthosoma: brown-orange, with two small apical, reticulate median scutum, one large medial sclerite, two small basal reticulate scutum; four large latero-medial sclerites and two small latero-basal scutum; ventrally with large reticulate epigastric scuta, encompassing book lungs and anteriorly modified with deep with deep setal pits (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462670D6CFBBBFF34FB00F2F1" box="[1101,1194,187,213]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1682,1706]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,204,1649]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[151,1436,181,1658]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 9. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, female paratype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Abdomen, dorsal view. C. Sternum, ventral view. D. Abdomen, ventral view. Scale bars: AD= 0.5mm. Abbreviations: Es epigastral scutum, Vms ventral median scutum, Sps spinneret scutum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508582" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508582/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">Fig. 9D</figureCitation>
); with medium basal sclerite not fused to spinnerets scutum, spinnerets scutum incomplete (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462670D6CFC5DFF50FBAEF2DD" box="[939,1028,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1682,1706]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,204,1649]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[151,1436,181,1658]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 9. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, female paratype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Abdomen, dorsal view. C. Sternum, ventral view. D. Abdomen, ventral view. Scale bars: AD= 0.5mm. Abbreviations: Es epigastral scutum, Vms ventral median scutum, Sps spinneret scutum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508582" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508582/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">Fig. 9D</figureCitation>
). Genitalia: epigyne with copulatory openings situated on anterior corners of median depression; large spermathecae visible through integument (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462670D6CFA9CFE8CFF11F365" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1682,1706]" captionTargetBox="[157,1430,204,1649]" captionTargetId="figure-17@11.[151,1436,181,1658]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 9. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species, female paratype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Abdomen, dorsal view. C. Sternum, ventral view. D. Abdomen, ventral view. Scale bars: AD= 0.5mm. Abbreviations: Es epigastral scutum, Vms ventral median scutum, Sps spinneret scutum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508582" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508582/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">Figs 9D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13102A2462670D6CFF3BFEA8FEAAF365" box="[205,256,295,321]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1407,1431]" captionTargetBox="[164,1420,161,1386]" captionTargetId="figure-23@12.[151,1436,143,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 10. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species. A. Holotype palp, ventral view. B. Holotype palp, retrolateral view. C. Paratype epigyne, ventral view. D. Paratype internal genitalia, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508584" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508584/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">10C</figureCitation>
). Internal genitalia: copulatory ducts long, twisted, initially enlarged than narrowing before joining spermathecae; spermathecae rounded, touching; fertilization ducts short (
<figureCitation id="13102A2462670D6CFC3DFEC4FB9EF341" box="[971,1076,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1407,1431]" captionTargetBox="[164,1420,161,1386]" captionTargetId="figure-23@12.[151,1436,143,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 10. Melychiopharis peruviana Eskov &amp; Marusik new species. A. Holotype palp, ventral view. B. Holotype palp, retrolateral view. C. Paratype epigyne, ventral view. D. Paratype internal genitalia, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14508584" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14508584/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">Fig. 10D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B95FEAB362660D6DFF61FAF0FC27F7B3" bold="true" box="[151,909,1407,1432]" pageId="12" pageNumber="87">
FIGURE 10.
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<emphasis id="B95FEAB362660D6DFEDEFAF0FD97F7B3" bold="true" box="[296,573,1407,1431]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="87">Melychiopharis peruviana</emphasis>
Eskov &amp; Marusik
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</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362660D6DFC6DFAF0FC1EF7B3" bold="true" box="[923,948,1407,1431]" pageId="12" pageNumber="87">A.</emphasis>
Holotype palp, ventral view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362660D6DFB10FA0FFB57F7BC" bold="true" box="[1254,1277,1408,1432]" pageId="12" pageNumber="87">B.</emphasis>
Holotype palp, retrolateral view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362660D6DFEBFFA10FECBF793" bold="true" box="[329,353,1439,1463]" pageId="12" pageNumber="87">C.</emphasis>
Paratype epigyne, ventral view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362660D6DFD5BFA2FFD6FF79C" bold="true" box="[685,709,1440,1464]" pageId="12" pageNumber="87">D.</emphasis>
Paratype internal genitalia, dorsal view.
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<emphasis id="B95FEAB362660D6DFF61F830FC35F5F3" bold="true" box="[151,927,1983,2007]" pageId="12" pageNumber="87">
FIGURE 11.
<taxonomicName id="4C2B4D2262660D6DFEDAF830FCBFF5F3" authority="Eskov &amp; Marusik" authorityName="Eskov &amp; Marusik" authorityYear="2024" box="[300,789,1983,2007]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Melychiopharis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="12" pageNumber="87" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peruviana" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362660D6DFEDAF830FDE9F5F3" bold="true" box="[300,579,1983,2007]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="87">Melychiopharis peruviana</emphasis>
Eskov &amp; Marusik
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</emphasis>
. SEM.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362660D6DFC05F830FBA6F5F3" bold="true" box="[1011,1036,1983,2007]" pageId="12" pageNumber="87">A.</emphasis>
Holotype male, palp ventral view.
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362660D6DFA73F830FA36F5F3" bold="true" box="[1413,1436,1983,2007]" pageId="12" pageNumber="87">B.</emphasis>
Holotype male palp, apical view.
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</caption>
<subSubSection id="C331652A62670D6CFF31FEE1FBB4F389" pageId="13" pageNumber="88" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B9436A162670D6CFF31FEE1FD13F3AD" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,429]" box="[199,697,366,393]" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362670D6CFF31FEE1FECBF3AC" bold="true" box="[199,353,366,392]" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="F33C763162670D6CFE91FEE0FE37F3AD" box="[359,413,367,393]" name="Peru" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">Peru</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingRegion id="49EFF84362670D6CFE5FFEE0FDFAF3AD" box="[425,592,367,393]" country="Peru" name="Junin" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">Junin Province</collectingRegion>
(
<figureCitation id="13102A2462670D6CFDA9FEE0FD02F3AD" box="[607,680,367,393]" captionStart="MAP 1" captionStartId="13.[151,207,1913,1937]" captionTargetBox="[164,1433,459,1870]" captionTargetId="figure-117@13.[151,1435,453,1890]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="MAP 1. Distribution mapof Melychiopharis in SouthAmerica.Melychiopharis cynips (blue star), M.bibendum (black rectangle), M. davincii sp. nov. (red rectangle), M. komischetier sp. nov. (black circle), M. peruviana sp. nov. (purple circle). Records of M. cynips and M. bibendum from Santos et al. (2007) and Brescovit et al. (2011), respectively." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14536623" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14536623/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">Map 1</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9436A162670D6CFF31FE1CFBB4F389" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,429]" box="[199,1054,402,429]" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">
<emphasis id="B95FEAB362670D6CFF31FE1CFE21F388" bold="true" box="[199,395,402,429]" pageId="13" pageNumber="88">Natural History.</emphasis>
Specimens were collected in the cloud forest in epiphytes.
</paragraph>
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