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Nov. 2015; Jobi M.J, Pradeep M.S & Prajapati D.A.
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC66908FEDA65C399F5DF27" box="[335,483,760,783]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">M. picturata</emphasis>
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is more similar to
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with which shares characters such as absence of flattened abdominal spines (
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); abdomen with faint grey spots (
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); male palp with spoon shaped conductor (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FDFC64059AF7DF7F" box="[617,737,830,855]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1945,1967]" captionTargetBox="[190,1396,589,1907]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[162,1426,589,1937]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1 A – J. Meotipa picturata. A Male habitus, dorsal view, B same prolateral view, C same ventral view; D Female habitus, dorsal view, E same prolateral view, F same ventral view; G Male left palp prolateral view, H same ventral view; I Female Epigyne, ventral view; J same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; D, E, F, 2 mm; G, H, I, J, 0.02 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043771/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Fig. 1G, H</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FC9264059B94DF7F" box="[775,898,830,855]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Fig. 4A, B</figureCitation>
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); epigyne with deep round pit, in the middle of which a rod-shaped projection (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FD9764599A46DF53" box="[514,592,866,891]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1945,1967]" captionTargetBox="[190,1396,589,1907]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[162,1426,589,1937]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1 A – J. Meotipa picturata. A Male habitus, dorsal view, B same prolateral view, C same ventral view; D Female habitus, dorsal view, E same prolateral view, F same ventral view; G Male left palp prolateral view, H same ventral view; I Female Epigyne, ventral view; J same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; D, E, F, 2 mm; G, H, I, J, 0.02 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043771/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">
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Fig.
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). It can be distinguished from the former species by the transparent palp, broad conductor, flat with retrolaterally folded sides; embolus narrow, spine like with a blunt tip separated from the conductor (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FE8F64919960DFEB" box="[282,374,938,963]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
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) (in
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<taxonomicName id="4C1842FFFFC66908FE2164909A4BDFEB" authorityName="Deeleman-Reinhold" authorityYear="2009" box="[436,605,939,963]" class="Arachnida" family="Theridiidae" genus="Meotipa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="1" pageNumber="590" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="thalerorum">M. thalerorum</taxonomicName>
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,
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conductor distally a membranous disc, distal edge partly aligned with chitinized arch. Embolus simple, straight, see in
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Fig. 10 & 11); Fertilization duct basal to globular spermathecae, apically with a curve; widely placed copulatory duct (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FC6964C99C43D823" box="[1020,1109,1010,1035]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
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<subSubSection id="C3026AF7FFC6690AFF52632D9C43DAC6" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="592" pageId="1" pageNumber="590" type="description">
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<paragraph id="8BA7397CFFC66908FF52632D9CDDDAD7" blockId="1.[151,1436,612,2010]" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC66908FF52632D994FD807" bold="true" box="[199,345,1046,1071]" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Description.</emphasis>
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Female in alcohol (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FDAF632D9AEFD807" box="[570,761,1046,1071]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1945,1967]" captionTargetBox="[190,1396,589,1907]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[162,1426,589,1937]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1 A – J. Meotipa picturata. A Male habitus, dorsal view, B same prolateral view, C same ventral view; D Female habitus, dorsal view, E same prolateral view, F same ventral view; G Male left palp prolateral view, H same ventral view; I Female Epigyne, ventral view; J same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; D, E, F, 2 mm; G, H, I, J, 0.02 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043771/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">
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Figs. 1D–F,
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FC93632C9B50D807" box="[774,838,1047,1071]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1549,1571]" captionTargetBox="[182,1414,206,1523]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,177,1548]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – F. Field photographs of Meotipa picturata. The different specimens collected from Pathiramanal Island shows variation in the shape, structure and pattern of their opisthosoma." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043773/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">2A–F</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FCC7632C9B8CD807" box="[850,922,1047,1071]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">4C–D</figureCitation>
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): Prosoma front and back truncated; medially flat; Cephalic area elevated; clypeus broad, bulged out; All eyes nearly uniform in size, AME black, rest pearly white; Cephalothorax with reddish stripes, medially radiating streaks; Prosoma glabrous; Eye field, clypeus with few short hairs; Fovea broad, smooth with distinct depression and irregular ridges; Sternum rebordered, brownish with black patches; Maxillae with short hairs and without scopulae; labium short with small hairs; Pedipalp long; Tibia dorsally with lanceolate spines, long proximally, distally small with swelling, apicoventrally reddish; Tarsus with a pectinate claw; Opisthosoma triangular, very broad in lateral view, its dorsum provided with long alternate red and black stripes, caudal region knobbed extending downwardly towards spinnerets, provided with lanceolate spines. Venter transparent, some small patches posteriorly; Body length 5.60; Prosoma length 1.80, width (at middle) 1.80, height (at middle) 0.50; Opisthosoma length 3.80, width (at middle) 2.03, height (at middle) 2.80; Eye diameter: AME 0.097, ALE 0.095, PME 0.100, PLE 0.092; Eye interdistances: AME–AME 0.10, PME–PME 0.09, PLE–ALE contiguous; AME–ALE 0.04, PME–PLE 0.07, PME-AME 0.06; Clypeus height at AMEs 0.36, at ALEs 0.48; Measurements of legs & palp; Palp 2.08 [0.79, 0.27, 0.23, 0.79]; leg I 17.36 [6.20, 0.76, 3.40, 6.00, 1.00], II 11.13 [4.00, 0.50, 2.30, 3.60, 0.73], III 7.38 [2.70, 0.48, 1.50. 2.10, 0.60], IV 16.06 [6.00, 0.56, 2.80, 5.80, 0.90]; Leg formula 1423; Femur, patella & tibia with lanceolate spines distally; Tibia with reddish black spot distally; Leg segments except tibia with short, fine, dense hairs; Femur IV with a row of lanceolate spines distoventrally; Metatarsus I blackish distally;
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC66908FD3F61639B10DA47" box="[682,774,1624,1647]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Epigyne</emphasis>
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(
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FC8C616D9B9ADA47" box="[793,908,1622,1647]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1945,1967]" captionTargetBox="[190,1396,589,1907]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[162,1426,589,1937]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1 A – J. Meotipa picturata. A Male habitus, dorsal view, B same prolateral view, C same ventral view; D Female habitus, dorsal view, E same prolateral view, F same ventral view; G Male left palp prolateral view, H same ventral view; I Female Epigyne, ventral view; J same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; D, E, F, 2 mm; G, H, I, J, 0.02 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043771/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">
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Figs.
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FC22616C9C16DA47" box="[951,1024,1623,1647]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">4C–D</figureCitation>
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): very small having a broad atrium medially with a rod or scape like structure narrowing apically and flattened; Copulatory openings depressed, contiguous, medially placed, deeply rest inside the atrium (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FCAA61A59B8DDA9F" box="[831,923,1694,1719]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
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); Copulatory ducts narrow, moderately long, tube like without convolution, having a single opening; Spermathecae globular (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FBCF61F99CADDAF3" box="[1114,1211,1730,1755]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
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); Fertilization duct relatively long, basal to spermathecae, proximal part confronting with an apical curve (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FBF061DD9CA8DAD7" box="[1125,1214,1766,1791]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
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).
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<paragraph id="8BA7397CFFC6690BFF5260369D36DE30" blockId="1.[151,1436,612,2010]" lastBlockId="2.[151,1437,151,536]" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="591" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">
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Males in alcohol (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FE0860369A67DB0E" box="[413,625,1805,1830]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1945,1967]" captionTargetBox="[190,1396,589,1907]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[162,1426,589,1937]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1 A – J. Meotipa picturata. A Male habitus, dorsal view, B same prolateral view, C same ventral view; D Female habitus, dorsal view, E same prolateral view, F same ventral view; G Male left palp prolateral view, H same ventral view; I Female Epigyne, ventral view; J same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; D, E, F, 2 mm; G, H, I, J, 0.02 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043771/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Figs.1A–C, 1G–H</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC66908FD1460359ADEDB0E" box="[641,712,1806,1830]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">4A–B</figureCitation>
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). Like the female, except by the following. Dwarf, nearly ¼th smaller than female, without characteristic lanceolate spines; Prosoma smooth, creamy, strongly truncated anteriorly, two short setae medially; Clypeus slightly bulged with a median longitudinal patch; Eye field wide, slightly elevated, some short hairs, eyes uniform sized, rose coloured appearance except bulged out black anterior medians; Fovea indistinct with longitudinal patch; Sternum heart shaped; maxillae, labium without scopulae; Body length 1.88; Prosoma length 0.82, width (at middle) 0.50, height (at middle) 0.36; Opisthosoma length 1.06, width (at middle) 0.48, height (at middle) 0.70; Eye diameter: AME 0.07, ALE 0.06, PME 0.06, PLE 0.06; Eye interdistance: AME–AME 0.04, PME–PME 0.05, PLE–ALE contiguous, AME–ALE 0.02, PME–PLE 0.01, PME- AME 0.02; Clypeus height at AMEs 0.07, at ALEs 0.12. Measurements of legs and palp: Palp 0.79 [0.23, 0.06, 0.17, 0.33]; Leg I 3.30 [1.30, 0.20, 0.10, 1.20, 0.50], II 2.65 [0.90, 0.10, 0.50, 0.75, 0.40], III 1.78 [0.60, 0.08, 0.30, 0.50, 0.30], IV 3.1 [1.10, 0.10, 0.70, 0.80, 0.40]; Leg formula 1423; Opisthosoma with irregular, alternate grey and white patches, slightly high, medially with indistinct humps; Caudal region lower, abruptly bent downwards, surface between caudal end and spinnerets concave with white patches; Legs with short, fine hairs, small grey spots ventrally;
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC5690BFE9F66AF9929DD84" box="[266,319,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">Palp</emphasis>
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(
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC5690BFEDA66AF99C2DD84" box="[335,468,404,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1945,1967]" captionTargetBox="[190,1396,589,1907]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[162,1426,589,1937]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1 A – J. Meotipa picturata. A Male habitus, dorsal view, B same prolateral view, C same ventral view; D Female habitus, dorsal view, E same prolateral view, F same ventral view; G Male left palp prolateral view, H same ventral view; I Female Epigyne, ventral view; J same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; D, E, F, 2 mm; G, H, I, J, 0.02 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043771/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">Figs. 1G–H</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC5690BFE6F66AF9A55DD84" box="[506,579,404,428]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">4A–B</figureCitation>
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): Simple, cymbium short with numerous setae; Tegulum small, without any apophysis (also in
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC5690BFEE366829A20DDF8" box="[374,566,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">M. bituberculata</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC5690BFDE366829B1BDDE7" box="[630,781,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">M. impatiens</emphasis>
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); Conductor broad, flat with retrolaterally folded sides, originating distoretrolaterally directed at 12’O clock (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC5690BFD7B66E79B53DDDC" box="[750,837,476,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">Fig. 4B</figureCitation>
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); embolus long, narrow, spine like separated from the conductor, medially originate with a blunt tip, facing towards the apical part of the conductor (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC5690BFB2C66C49D05DE30" box="[1209,1299,511,536]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[415,1180,221,1417]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[394,1192,193,1428]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 A – F. A – E: Meotipa picturata. A Male left pedipalp prolateral view, B same ventral view; C female Epigyne dorsal view, D same ventral view; E – F: Meotipa multuma, E female epigyne dorsal view; F same ventral view; Abbreviations: C conductor, E embolus, S spermathecae, FD fertilization duct, CD copulatory duct, CO copulatory opening. Scale bars: A – D 0.05 mm, E – F 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043777/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
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<paragraph id="8BA7397CFFC5690BFF0260A29D0CDBC4" blockId="2.[151,1436,1945,2028]" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC5690BFF0260A29957DB86" bold="true" box="[151,321,1945,1967]" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">FIGURE 1A–J.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC5690BFEDF60A19A1ADB87" box="[330,524,1946,1967]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">
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<taxonomicName id="4C1842FFFFC5690BFEDF60A19A1EDB87" authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1895" box="[330,520,1946,1967]" class="Arachnida" family="Theridiidae" genus="Meotipa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="2" pageNumber="591" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="picturata">Meotipa picturata</taxonomicName>
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.
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</emphasis>
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A Male habitus, dorsal view, B same prolateral view, C same ventral view; D Female habitus, dorsal view, E same prolateral view, F same ventral view; G Male left palp prolateral view, H same ventral view; I Female Epigyne, ventral view; J same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; D, E, F, 2 mm; G, H, I, J, 0.02 mm.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption id="DF6769F4FFC4690AFF0261369B3FDA69" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043773/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" targetBox="[182,1414,206,1523]" targetPageId="3">
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<paragraph id="8BA7397CFFC4690AFF0261369B3FDA69" blockId="3.[151,1436,1549,1602]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC4690AFF0261369956DA0A" bold="true" box="[151,320,1549,1571]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">FIGURE 2A–F.</emphasis>
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Field photographs of
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC4690AFDB361359AF1DA0B" box="[550,743,1550,1571]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
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<taxonomicName id="4C1842FFFFC4690AFDB361359AF5DA0B" authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1895" box="[550,739,1550,1571]" class="Arachnida" family="Theridiidae" genus="Meotipa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="picturata">Meotipa picturata</taxonomicName>
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.
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</emphasis>
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The different specimens collected from Pathiramanal Island shows variation in the shape, structure and pattern of their opisthosoma.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BA7397CFFC4690AFF5261529C43DAC6" blockId="3.[151,1436,1641,1810]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC4690AFF5261529928DAAA" bold="true" box="[199,318,1641,1666]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Variation:</emphasis>
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Spiders are notable for intra specific variation and it is proved that specimens collected from the same area show variation in their morphological and copulatory structures (
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<bibRefCitation id="EF89448DFFC4690AFC7461B69CC6DA8E" author="Malamel" box="[993,1232,1677,1702]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" refString="Malamel, J. J., Pradeep, M. S. & Sebastian, P. A. (2013) Fecenia travancoria Pocock is recognised as a junior synonym of Fecenia protensa Thorell (Araneae: Psechridae): a case of intraspecific variation. Zootaxa, 3741 (3), 359 - 368. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3741.3.4" type="journal article" year="2013">
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Malamel
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC4690AFBD861B59C93DA8D" box="[1101,1157,1677,1701]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">et. al</emphasis>
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, 2013
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</bibRefCitation>
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). In our study also the different specimens collected from Pathiramanal Island show variation in the caudal region short to moderately long; white patches to yellow stripes on their opisthosoma (
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC4690AFCA761EE9BBBDAC5" box="[818,941,1749,1774]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1945,1967]" captionTargetBox="[190,1396,589,1907]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[162,1426,589,1937]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1 A – J. Meotipa picturata. A Male habitus, dorsal view, B same prolateral view, C same ventral view; D Female habitus, dorsal view, E same prolateral view, F same ventral view; G Male left palp prolateral view, H same ventral view; I Female Epigyne, ventral view; J same dorsal view; Scale bars: A, B, C, 1 mm; D, E, F, 2 mm; G, H, I, J, 0.02 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043771/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Fig. 1 D–F</figureCitation>
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&
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC4690AFC4461EE9C5FDAC6" box="[977,1097,1749,1774]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1549,1571]" captionTargetBox="[182,1414,206,1523]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,177,1548]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2 A – F. Field photographs of Meotipa picturata. The different specimens collected from Pathiramanal Island shows variation in the shape, structure and pattern of their opisthosoma." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043773/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Fig. 2A–F</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C3026AF7FFC4690AFF5261C29D38DB3A" box="[199,1326,1785,1810]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8BA7397CFFC4690AFF5261C29D38DB3A" blockId="3.[151,1436,1641,1810]" box="[199,1326,1785,1810]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
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<emphasis id="B96CE56EFFC4690AFF5261C29976DB3A" bold="true" box="[199,352,1785,1810]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Distribution.</emphasis>
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<collectingCountry id="F30F79ECFFC4690AFEF261C299B5DB3A" box="[359,419,1785,1810]" name="India" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">India</collectingCountry>
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,
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<collectingCountry id="F30F79ECFFC4690AFE3B61C29A02DB3A" box="[430,532,1785,1810]" name="Thailand" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Thailand</collectingCountry>
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,
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<collectingCountry id="F30F79ECFFC4690AFDB561C29A87DB3A" box="[544,657,1785,1810]" name="Indonesia" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
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. In
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<collectingCountry id="F30F79ECFFC4690AFD2C61C29AE3DB3A" box="[697,757,1785,1810]" name="India" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">India</collectingCountry>
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, known from
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<collectingRegion id="49DCF79EFFC4690AFC0461C19BD4DB3A" box="[913,962,1786,1810]" country="India" name="Goa" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Goa</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="49DCF79EFFC4690AFC5B61C29C0FDB3A" box="[974,1049,1785,1810]" country="India" name="Kerala" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Kerala</collectingRegion>
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and
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<collectingRegion id="49DCF79EFFC4690AFBDA61C29CC2DB3A" box="[1103,1236,1785,1810]" country="India" name="Tamil Nadu" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Tamil Nadu</collectingRegion>
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(
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<figureCitation id="132325F9FFC4690AFB7761C29D36DB3A" box="[1250,1312,1785,1810]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1201,1223]" captionTargetBox="[147,1440,447,1179]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[147,1440,447,1179]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Distribution records of Meotipa species in India." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1043779/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Fig 5</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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