Belliena ecuadorica sp. nov.

Figs 7–13

Type material. Holotype: male, ECUADOR: Morona Santiago: km 13 from Limón towards Gualaceo, 3.0093° S, 78.4939° W, elev. 1750 m, 12 July 2004, coll. Maddison, Agnarsson, Iturralde, Salazar, WPM#04–034 (UBC- SEM AR00135, QCAZ); Paratypes: 1 female, same data as holotype (UBC-SEM AR00136); 1 male, same data as holotype; 3 females, ECUADOR: Morona Santiago: km 32 from Limón towards Gualaceo, 3.0221° S, 78.5833° W, elev. 2250 m. cloud forest, 11 July 2004, coll. Maddison, Agnarsson, Iturralde, Salazar, WPM#04–028; 1 male, ECUADOR: Morona Santiago: km 38 from Limón towards Gualaceo, 3.0108° S, 78.6150° W, elev. 2725 m, cloud forest, 11–15 July 2004, coll. Maddison, Agnarsson, Iturralde, Salazar, WPM#04–026.

Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the country where the species was found.

Diagnosis. The male can be distinguished from other Belliena species (Galiano 1963) by the short embolus and the narrower embolic spiral (Fig. 9). The female differs from that of B. biocellosa Simon (see Galiano 1963) in the smaller window and the wider median septum of the epigynum (Fig. 12).

Description. Male (holotype, UBC-SEM AR00135). Carapace length 1.0 (variation 0.9–1.2, n=3); abdomen length 0.9. Chelicera: gray brown; with two promarginal teeth and one retromarginal tooth. Palp (Figs 9–10): gray brown, with white hairs on dorsal femur. Embolus short and slightly curved; retrolateral sperm duct loop about half as wide as palpal bulb, tegular lobe large; retrolateral tibial apophysis long, tibial ventral bump small. First pair of legs with three pairs of ventral macrosetae on tibia and two pairs on metatarsus. Measurements of legs: I 1.8, II 1.7, III 2.1, IV 2.2. Color in alcohol (Fig. 7): carapace gray brown; dorsal abdomen sandy yellow with dark brown markings, anterior and median part with a relatively hard area; legs light yellow. Some male specimens with a small prespiracular bump on the venter of abdomen.

Female (paratype, UBC-SEM AR00136). Carapace length 1.0 (variation 1.0–1.1, n=4); abdomen length 1.6. Chelicera (Fig. 11): with two promarginal teeth and one retromarginal tooth. First tibia with three pairs of ventral macrosetae; first metatarsus with two pairs. Measurements of legs: I 1.8, II 1.7, III 2.0, IV 2.3. Epigynum (Fig. 12): window relatively small, with wide median septum, opening to copulatory duct at posterior end of window. Vulva (Fig. 13): copulatory duct swollen at beginning; spermatheca almost spherical. Color in alcohol (Fig. 8): carapace sandy yellow; abdomen brownish with light yellow speckles and markings.

Natural history. Specimens were found by beating foliage and suspended litter in forest.