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, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D–E Chelicerae, ventral (D left, E right). Drawings by Peter Jäger.
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<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFF52FBC6D749BE7D" bold="true" box="[199,322,1082,1108]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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Females of
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.
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are distinguished from those of all other known females of
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<taxonomicName id="32C74D13FFC9FFBCFB50FBC6D345BE7D" authorityName="Karsch" authorityYear="1884" box="[1221,1358,1082,1108]" class="Arachnida" family="Sparassidae" genus="Thelcticopis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFB50FBC6D345BE7D" box="[1221,1358,1082,1108]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Thelcticopis</emphasis>
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by the short median septum (including region with lateral lobes) in comparison to the total length of the epigynal field, i.e., approximately a third of epigynal field length (vs. half the length or longer in all other species with known females) (e.g.,
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFF42FB5AD738BEE9" box="[215,307,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 2" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1821,1845]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetId="figure-23@4.[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 2A–F. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female.A–B Prosoma (A dorsal, B ventral); C Opisthosoma, dorsal; D Epigyne, ventral; E Vulva, dorsal; F Labels in the holotype vial. Scale bars: A–E, 1 mm. Photographs by Danniella Sherwood, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611283/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Figs 2D</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFEABFB5AD754BEE9" box="[318,351,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="5.[151,264,904,928]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,181,873]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,880]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 3A–E. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D–E Chelicerae, ventral (D left, E right). Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611285/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">3A</figureCitation>
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vs.
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFE18FB5AD7ECBEE9" box="[397,487,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 6" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1897,1921]" captionTargetBox="[170,1416,456,1864]" captionTargetId="figure-159@9.[170,1416,453,1874]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 6A–E. Thelcticopis birmanica Thorell, 1895 stat. rev., holotype female. A–B Habitus (A dorsal, B ventral); C Epigyne, ventral; D Vulva, dorsal; E Labels in the holotype vial. Scale bars: A–D, 1 mm. Photographs by Danniella Sherwood, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611295" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611295/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Figs 6C</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFE66FB5AD413BEE9" box="[499,536,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 7" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1390,1414]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1366]" captionTargetId="figure-23@10.[151,1436,181,1366]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 7A–E. Thelcticopis birmanica Thorell, 1895 stat. rev., holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B–C Vulva (B dorsal, C anterior); D Eye arrangement, dorsal; E Left chelicera, ventral. Abbreviations: AB—anterior band of epigynal field; CD— copulatory duct; EF—epigynal field; FD—fertilisation duct; LL—lateral lobe; MS—median septum; S—spermatheca; SS—slit sensillum. Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611303" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611303/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">7A</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFDB6FB5AD44CBEE9" box="[547,583,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 8" captionStartId="12.[151,264,1301,1325]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1277]" captionTargetId="figure-23@12.[151,1436,181,1277]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 8A–F. Thelcticopis hercules Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A–B Prosoma (A dorsal, B ventral); C Opisthosoma, dorsal; D Epigyne, ventral; E Vulva, dorsal; F Labels in the holotype vial. Scale bars: A–E, 1 mm. Photographs by Danniella Sherwood, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611311" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611311/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">8D</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFDC6FB5AD473BEE9" box="[595,632,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 9" captionStartId="13.[151,264,1078,1102]" captionTargetBox="[151,1431,187,1055]" captionTargetId="figure-19@13.[151,1436,181,1055]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 9A–D. Thelcticopis hercules Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D Right chelicera, ventral. Abbreviation: PP—posterior projection. Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611313" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611313/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">9A</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFD11FB5AD4BDBEE9" box="[644,694,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 10" captionStartId="14.[151,264,1930,1954]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,734,1907]" captionTargetId="figure-231@14.[151,1436,734,1907]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURES 10A–D. Thelcticopis moolampilliensis Sunil Jose & Sebastian, 2007, holotype female (considered lost). A Habitus, dorsal; B Cephalic part, dorsal; C Prosoma, ventral; D Epigyne, ventral. Figures are not to scale. Photographs by Sunil Jose." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611315" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611315/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">10D</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFD57FB5AD518BEE9" box="[706,787,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 11" captionStartId="15.[151,264,1360,1384]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1337]" captionTargetId="figure-19@15.[151,1436,181,1337]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURES 11A–F. Thelcticopis moolampilliensis Sunil Jose & Sebastian, 2007, non-type male (A, C) and female (B, D–F) (ZSI/ WGRC/I.R.INV.26579). A–B Habitus, dorsal; C Left palp, ventral; D–E Epigyne ventral (D not dissected, E same dissected and cleared in 10% KOH); F Vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: A–B, 2 mm; C, 1 mm; D–F, 0.5 mm. Photographs by Pradeep Sankaran." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611319" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611319/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">11D–E</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFC8BFB5AD544BEE9" box="[798,847,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 12" captionStartId="16.[151,264,1755,1779]" captionTargetBox="[159,1426,209,1722]" captionTargetId="figure-24@16.[151,1436,199,1732]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURES 12A–D. Thelcticopis moolampilliensis Sunil Jose & Sebastian, 2007, genitalia of non-type male (A–B) and female (C–D) (ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV.26579). A–B Left palp (A ventral, B retrolateral); C Epigyne, ventral; D Vulva, dorsal. Abbreviations: C—conductor; CD—copulatory duct; CO—copulatory opening; CS—cymbial scopula; E—embolus; FD— fertilisation duct; GA—glandular appendage; LL—lateral lobe of epigyne; RTA—retrolateral tibial apophysis; S—spermatheca; Sp—spermophor; T—tegulum; TA—tegular apophysis; UA—unpaired appendage; VDL—ventro-distal lobe of palpal tibia. Scale bars: A–B, 1 mm; C–D, 0.5 mm. Drawings by Pradeep Sankaran." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611321" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611321/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">12C</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFCCEFB5AD58CBEE9" box="[859,903,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 14" captionStartId="19.[151,264,1909,1933]" captionTargetBox="[214,1374,193,1885]" captionTargetId="figure-19@19.[214,1374,181,1885]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="FIGURES 14A–L. Thelcticopis nalandica (Karsch, 1892) comb. rest, holotype male of Stasina nigropicta (A–E), female (F–L). A–B Left palp (A ventral, B retrolateral); C, I Eye arrangement, dorsal; D, J–K Chelicerae, ventral (D, K left, J right); E Habitus, dorsal; F Epigyne, ventral; G Vulva, dorsal. H Schematic course of internal duct system, dorsal. L Opisthosoma, dorsal. Abbreviation: CT—conductor tip. Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611325" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611325/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">14F</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFC07FB5AD5CEBEE9" box="[914,965,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 16" captionStartId="21.[151,264,1865,1889]" captionTargetBox="[155,1428,623,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-95@21.[151,1436,617,1842]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="FIGURES 16A–G. Thelcticopis picta (Thorell, 1887), holotype female.A Epigyne, ventral; B, D Vulva (B dorsal, D lateral); C Schematic course of internal duct system, dorsal; E Eye arrangement, dorsal; F Opisthosoma, dorsal; G Left and right chelicerae, ventral. Drawings by Peter Jäger (modified after Jäger 2005)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611329" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611329/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">16A</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFC45FB5AD228BEE9" box="[976,1059,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 22" captionStartId="29.[151,264,1825,1849]" captionTargetBox="[151,1437,597,1802]" captionTargetId="figure-194@29.[151,1437,597,1802]" captionTargetPageId="29" captionText="FIGURES 22A–F. Thelcticopis virescens Pocock, 1901, non-type male (A, C) (ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV.26583) and female (B, D–F) (ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV.26585). A–B Habitus, dorsal; C Left palp, ventral; D–E Epigyne, ventral (D not dissected, E same dissected and cleared in 10% KOH); F Vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: A–C, 2 mm; D–F, 1 mm. Photographs by Pradeep Sankaran." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611341" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611341/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">22D–E</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFBBBFB5AD26ABEE9" box="[1070,1121,1190,1216]" captionStart="FIGURES 24" captionStartId="31.[151,264,1606,1630]" captionTargetBox="[162,1425,192,1571]" captionTargetId="figure-19@31.[151,1436,181,1582]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="FIGURES 24A–D. Thelcticopis virescens Pocock, 1901, genitalia of non-type male (A–B) (ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV.26583) and female (C–D) (ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV.26585). A–B Left palp (A ventral, B retrolateral); C Epigyne, ventral; D Vulva, dorsal. Abbreviations: aE—apical filiform part of embolus; bE—basal wide flattened part of embolus; bpC—basal process of conductor; C—conductor; CD—copulatory duct; CO—copulatory opening; CS—cymbial scopula; dRTA—dorsal part of RTA; FD—fertilisation duct; GA—glandular appendage; LL—lateral lobe of epigyne; MS—median septum; RTA—retrolateral tibial apophysis; S—spermatheca; Sp—spermophor; T—tegulum; TA—tegular apophysis; VDL—ventro-distal lobe of palpal tibia; vRTA—ventral part of RTA. Arrow indicates beak-like process of conductor. Scale bars: A–B, 2 mm; C–D, 1 mm. Drawings by Pradeep Sankaran." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611345" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611345/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">24C</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFF52FB36D41ABECD" bold="true" box="[199,529,1226,1252]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Supplementary description.</emphasis>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFD7CFB36D56FBECD" box="[745,868,1226,1252]" captionStart="FIGURES 2" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1821,1845]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetId="figure-23@4.[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 2A–F. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female.A–B Prosoma (A dorsal, B ventral); C Opisthosoma, dorsal; D Epigyne, ventral; E Vulva, dorsal; F Labels in the holotype vial. Scale bars: A–E, 1 mm. Photographs by Danniella Sherwood, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611283/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Figs 2A–C</figureCitation>
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). Colouration: dark red-brown [after
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: carapace and legs deep black-brown; carapace, opisthosoma and legs clothed with grey-brown setae; thoracic striae evident]. Opisthosoma dorsally without pattern, ventrally with median band. Eyes in two rows, anterior straight, posterior procurved; AME largest, PME smallest, lateral eyes of about the same size (
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFB2DFACAD31BBF79" box="[1208,1296,1334,1360]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="5.[151,264,904,928]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,181,873]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,880]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 3A–E. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D–E Chelicerae, ventral (D left, E right). Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611285/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
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). Chelicerae with 3 promarginal and 6–7 retromarginal teeth, anterior teeth with increasing size distally (
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFB13FAA6D308BF5D" box="[1158,1283,1370,1396]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="5.[151,264,904,928]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,181,873]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,880]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 3A–E. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D–E Chelicerae, ventral (D left, E right). Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611285/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Figs 3D–E</figureCitation>
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). Body length 21.9. Carapace 10.0 long. Opisthosoma 11.9 long. Chelicerae 2.65 long. Legs: I 27.49 (8.02, 4.32, 7.40, 6.20, 1.55), II 26.85 (8.04, 4.02, 7.32, 5.93, 1.54), III 22.80 (6.93, 3.45, 5.72, 4.92, 1.78), IV 26.32 (7.30, 3.37, 6.30, 7.09, 2.26). Leg formula: 1423. Spination of legs: femur I–III 323, tibia I–II 000(12), III–IV 0008, metatarsus I–III 0002, IV 0004.
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<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFF48FA16D74CBC2D" box="[221,327,1514,1540]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Genitalia</emphasis>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFEC0FA16D7DABC2D" box="[341,465,1514,1540]" captionStart="FIGURES 2" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1821,1845]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetId="figure-23@4.[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 2A–F. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female.A–B Prosoma (A dorsal, B ventral); C Opisthosoma, dorsal; D Epigyne, ventral; E Vulva, dorsal; F Labels in the holotype vial. Scale bars: A–E, 1 mm. Photographs by Danniella Sherwood, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611283/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Figs 2D–E</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFE49FA16D428BC2D" box="[476,547,1514,1540]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="5.[151,264,904,928]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,181,873]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,880]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 3A–E. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D–E Chelicerae, ventral (D left, E right). Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611285/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">3A–B</figureCitation>
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): epigynal field longer than wide, anteriorly narrower, roughly pentagonal, with two pairs of lateral slit sensilla medially (
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFDE5F9F2D4C4BC01" box="[624,719,1550,1576]" captionStart="FIGURES 2" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1821,1845]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetId="figure-23@4.[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 2A–F. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female.A–B Prosoma (A dorsal, B ventral); C Opisthosoma, dorsal; D Epigyne, ventral; E Vulva, dorsal; F Labels in the holotype vial. Scale bars: A–E, 1 mm. Photographs by Danniella Sherwood, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611283/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Figs 2D</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFD49F9F2D509BC01" box="[732,770,1550,1576]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="5.[151,264,904,928]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,181,873]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,880]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 3A–E. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D–E Chelicerae, ventral (D left, E right). Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611285/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">3A</figureCitation>
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). Lateral lobes short, i.e., about one third of epigynal field length, obliquely oriented, sclerotized, distinctly separated, without posterior projections (
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFB08F9CED2F6BC65" box="[1181,1277,1586,1612]" captionStart="FIGURES 2" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1821,1845]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetId="figure-23@4.[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 2A–F. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female.A–B Prosoma (A dorsal, B ventral); C Opisthosoma, dorsal; D Epigyne, ventral; E Vulva, dorsal; F Labels in the holotype vial. Scale bars: A–E, 1 mm. Photographs by Danniella Sherwood, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611283/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Figs 2D</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFA9EF9CED33BBC65" box="[1291,1328,1586,1612]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="5.[151,264,904,928]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,181,873]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,880]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 3A–E. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D–E Chelicerae, ventral (D left, E right). Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611285/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">3A</figureCitation>
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). Median septum with one pair of lateral depressions anteriorly and a broad median ridge (
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFBA6F9AAD299BC59" box="[1075,1170,1622,1648]" captionStart="FIGURES 2" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1821,1845]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetId="figure-23@4.[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 2A–F. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female.A–B Prosoma (A dorsal, B ventral); C Opisthosoma, dorsal; D Epigyne, ventral; E Vulva, dorsal; F Labels in the holotype vial. Scale bars: A–E, 1 mm. Photographs by Danniella Sherwood, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611283/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Figs 2D</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFB0AF9AAD2CEBC59" box="[1183,1221,1622,1648]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="5.[151,264,904,928]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,181,873]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,880]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 3A–E. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D–E Chelicerae, ventral (D left, E right). Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611285/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">3A</figureCitation>
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). Copulatory ducts sclerotized, elongate oval in shape, medially broad, with S-shaped narrow part dorsally in posterior half (
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFAA9F986D393BCBD" box="[1340,1432,1658,1684]" captionStart="FIGURES 2" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1821,1845]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetId="figure-23@4.[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 2A–F. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female.A–B Prosoma (A dorsal, B ventral); C Opisthosoma, dorsal; D Epigyne, ventral; E Vulva, dorsal; F Labels in the holotype vial. Scale bars: A–E, 1 mm. Photographs by Danniella Sherwood, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611283/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Figs 2E</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFF02F962D6B0BC91" box="[151,187,1694,1720]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="5.[151,264,904,928]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,181,873]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,880]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 3A–E. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D–E Chelicerae, ventral (D left, E right). Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611285/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">3B</figureCitation>
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). Fertilisation ducts narrow, their tips latero-distad (
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFC95F962D553BC91" box="[768,856,1694,1720]" captionStart="FIGURES 3" captionStartId="5.[151,264,904,928]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,181,873]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,880]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 3A–E. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C Eye arrangement, dorsal; D–E Chelicerae, ventral (D left, E right). Drawings by Peter Jäger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611285/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Fig. 3B</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="F5783690FFC9FFBCFF52F93ED78EBCF5" blockId="5.[151,1437,1010,1972]" box="[199,389,1730,1757]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">
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<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFF52F93ED70ABCF5" box="[199,257,1730,1756]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Male</emphasis>
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. Unknown.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="BDDD651BFFC9FFBCFF52F91AD551BD29" box="[199,858,1766,1792]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="F5783690FFC9FFBCFF52F91AD551BD29" blockId="5.[151,1437,1010,1972]" box="[199,858,1766,1792]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">
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<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFF52F91AD76ABD29" bold="true" box="[199,353,1766,1792]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Distribution.</emphasis>
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<collectingCountry id="8DD07600FFC9FFBCFEF2F91AD7AABD29" box="[359,417,1766,1792]" name="India" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">India</collectingCountry>
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(
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<collectingRegion id="3703F872FFC9FFBCFE3AF91AD43CBD29" box="[431,567,1766,1792]" country="India" name="Tamil Nadu" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Tamil Nadu</collectingRegion>
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) (
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<bibRefCitation id="91564B61FFC9FFBCFDDBF91AD4E9BD29" author="Pocock, R. I." box="[590,738,1766,1792]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" pagination="478 - 498" refId="ref18596" refString="Pocock, R. I. (1901) Descriptions of some new species of spiders from British India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 13, 478 - 498." type="journal article" year="1901">Pocock 1901</bibRefCitation>
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) (
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFD6FF91AD545BD29" box="[762,846,1766,1792]" captionStart="FIGURE 27" captionStartId="35.[151,250,1449,1473]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1425]" captionTargetId="figure-19@35.[151,1435,181,1425]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="FIGURE 27. Distribution of the genus Thelcticopis Karsch, 1884 in southern India and Sri Lanka." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611352" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611352/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Fig. 27</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="BDDD651BFFC9FFBCFF52F8F6D20ABD9D" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="F5783690FFC9FFBCFF52F8F6D20ABD9D" blockId="5.[151,1437,1010,1972]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">
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<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFF52F8F6D730BD0D" bold="true" box="[199,315,1802,1828]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Remarks.</emphasis>
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The
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<typeStatus id="2A7C8832FFC9FFBCFEE6F8F6D7DEBD0D" box="[371,469,1802,1828]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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of
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<taxonomicName id="32C74D13FFC9FFBCFE6FF8F7D44CBD0D" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1901" box="[506,583,1803,1829]" class="Arachnida" family="Sparassidae" genus="Thelcticopis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ajax">
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<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFE6FF8F7D401BD0D" box="[506,522,1803,1828]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">T</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFD82F8F7D44CBD0D" box="[535,583,1803,1828]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">ajax</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is in fact a female specimen (
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<figureCitation id="6DFC2A15FFC9FFBCFC04F8F6D5DEBD0D" box="[913,981,1802,1828]" captionStart="FIGURES 2" captionStartId="4.[151,264,1821,1845]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetId="figure-23@4.[151,1436,181,1797]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 2A–F. Thelcticopis ajax Pocock, 1901, holotype female.A–B Prosoma (A dorsal, B ventral); C Opisthosoma, dorsal; D Epigyne, ventral; E Vulva, dorsal; F Labels in the holotype vial. Scale bars: A–E, 1 mm. Photographs by Danniella Sherwood, © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11611283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11611283/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
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), which is not noted by the
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="91564B61FFC9FFBCFA92F8F6D748BD61" author="World Spider Catalog" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" refId="ref19499" refString="World Spider Catalog (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum, Bern. Available from: http: // wsc. nmbe. ch (accessed 11 February 2024) https: // doi. org / 10.24436 / 2" type="book" year="2024">World Spider Catalog (2024)</bibRefCitation>
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. The sex of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="2A7C8832FFC9FFBCFE65F8D2D459BD61" box="[496,594,1838,1864]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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||
can be elucidated in the original description, where
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="91564B61FFC9FFBCFB03F8D2D331BD61" author="Pocock, R. I." box="[1174,1338,1838,1864]" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" pagination="478 - 498" refId="ref18596" refString="Pocock, R. I. (1901) Descriptions of some new species of spiders from British India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 13, 478 - 498." type="journal article" year="1901">Pocock (1901)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
used the word ‘
|
||
<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFF75F8AED722BD45" box="[224,297,1874,1900]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">Vulva’</emphasis>
|
||
at the 7
|
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<superScript id="02B29BD8FFC9FFBCFE14F8AED785BD49" attach="left" box="[385,398,1874,1888]" fontSize="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">th</superScript>
|
||
line of species description, indicating that the type specimen of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="32C74D13FFC9FFBCFBC2F8AFD2AFBD45" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1901" box="[1111,1188,1875,1901]" class="Arachnida" family="Sparassidae" genus="Thelcticopis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ajax">
|
||
<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFBC2F8AFD26CBD45" box="[1111,1127,1875,1900]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">T</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFBE1F8AFD2AFBD45" box="[1140,1188,1875,1900]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">ajax</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is a female. However, he did not provide the ‘female symbol’ along with the description as in other cases, which is obviously a printing error/
|
||
<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFF40F866D77BBD9D" box="[213,368,1946,1972]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">lapsus calami</emphasis>
|
||
also found with the description of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="32C74D13FFC9FFBCFD62F867D57ABD9D" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1901" box="[759,881,1946,1972]" class="Arachnida" family="Sparassidae" genus="Thelcticopis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="5" pageNumber="306" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hercules">
|
||
<emphasis id="C7B3EA82FFC9FFBCFD62F867D57ABD9D" box="[759,881,1946,1972]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="306">T. hercules</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(see below).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
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</document> |