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<emphasis id="B935EAA9FF817A50FF36FD59FB6DFD4A" bold="true" box="[189,310,726,752]" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">Diagnosis</emphasis>
(amendments; see
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Females are easily distinguished from most known congeners by strongly protruding epigynum (similar
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); from
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by triangular and much smaller epigynum (
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; width: ~
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); from
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also by triangular rather than oval epigynal plate. Note, however, that the female of
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is unknown.
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<emphasis id="B935EAA9FF817A50FF36F824FB32F87C" bold="true" box="[189,361,1963,1990]" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">Figs 257258.</emphasis>
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; from Mérida, Mucuy (ZFMK Ar 21886); left male pedipalp, prolateral and retrolateral views. Scale line: 0.3 mm.
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Habitus as in
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): 4.65.3 (mean 5.0).
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Females in general similar to males (
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). Epigynum strongly protruding, in ventral view triangular (
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). Internal genitalia (
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,
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) very similar to
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(
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)
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(compare
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), with distinctive arc anteriorly protruding (with receptacle) and posteriorly protruding beyond epigynum (thus visible in ventral view); pore plates in almost vertical position, converging and contiguous anteriorly. Tibia
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six females: 3.43.7 (mean 3.6).
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Known from several neighboring localities in the Venezuelan state
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(Fig. 1042). All localities are at about
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This species occurs in close proximity to several very similar and putatively closely related species; see under
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and
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above.
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