Predatoroonops mctiernani Brescovit, Rheims, and Santos, new species

Figures 1, 10, 27, 397–398, 403–433; map 4

TYPES: Male holotype and female paratype from Fazenda Santa Helena, 22 ° 349S, 44 ° 219W, Pinheiral, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Nov. 5–11, 1999, A.D. Brescovit et al.), deposited in IBSP 66861 (PBI_OON 10919) and IBSP 66875 (PBI_OON 10920), respectively.

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a patronym in honor of John McTiernan, the director of the first movie in the ‘‘Predator’’ series.

DIAGNOSIS: Males of Predatoroonops mctiernani differ from those of the remaining species by the subdistal apophysis short and distal apophysis with three branches on chelicerae (figs. 27, 403–405). Females can be easily distinguished from those of the remaining species by the epigynum with fused anterior and posterior receptacula, apodema process with curved extremities (figs. 397–398).

MALE (PBI_OON 10919): Total length 1.69. Carapace 0.83 long, 0.64 wide. ALE 0.10, PLE 0.10, PME 0.12, ALE-ALE 0.06. Carapace yellow, without any pattern, anterolateral corners with sclerotized triangular projections (figs. 417–419). Sternum, chelicerae, endites, and labium yellow. Clypeus with very small needlelike setae (fig. 27). Chelicerae anterior face without median and subdistal furrow, subdistal apophysis short, distal apophysis long with three branches; condylar projection absent (figs. 27, 403– 405). Abdomen dorsum white. Legs yellow, femur I 0.65 long. Leg spination: femur I v2- 2-2; II v0-2-2; III d1-0-1; IV d1-0-0; tibia I v2- 2-2-2-2, II v2-2-2-2-2, III d1-0-0; v0-0-2, IV p1-0-1; v0-1-1, metatarsus I v2-2-2-2, II v2-2- 2-2, III v0-0-2; IV p0-0-1; v0-0-2. Male palp proximal segments and cymbium yellow, bulb white, distal area elongated, with long, flattened laminar process, hyaline process slender, sinuous (figs. 411–413, 423–425).

FEMALE (PBI_OON 10920): Total length 2.10. Carapace 0.85 long, 0.75 wide. ALE 0.10, PLE 0.10, PME 0.12, ALE.ALE 0.08. Carapace pale orange. Chelicerae fang with rounded median process. Abdomen dorsum with gray pattern. Legs pale orange, femur I 0.74 long. Leg spination: femur: I–II v2-2-2; III d1-0-1; IV d1-0-0; tibia I v2-2-2-2-2, II v2- 2-2-2-2, III v0-0-2, IV p1-0-1; v0-1-1, metatarsus I v2-2-2-2, II v2-2-2-2, III v0-0-2; IV p1-0-1; v0-0-2. Internal genitalia with fused anterior and posterior receptacula; apodema plate semicircular and flattened, and with long apodema process, which is curved at tip (figs. 397–398).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: Pinheiral, Fazenda Regional de Criação / Fazenda Santa Helena, 22 ° 349S, 44 ° 219W (Nov. 05–11, 1999, A.D. Brescovit et al. (IBSP 66879, PBI _OON 11014, 18; (IBSP 66888, PBI _OON 11012) , 18; (IBSP 66883, PBI _OON 11013), 18; (IBSP 66892, PBI _OON 11010), 18; (IBSP 66885, PBI _OON 11016), 18; (IBSP 66889, PBI _OON 11019), 1♀; (IBSP 66876, PBI _OON 10977), 1♀; (IBSP 66887, 66867, 66882, 66865, respectively PBI _ OON 11025–11028), 28 2♀, used for SEM); Fazenda Santa Helena, 22 ° 349S 44 ° 219W, Nov. 05–11, 1999 (A.D. Brescovit et al. (IBSP 66874, PBI _OON 11011), 18; (IBSP 66873, PBI _OON 11017) , 18; (IBSP 66871, PBI _OON 11018), 18; (IBSP 66866, PBI _OON 11015), 18; (IBSP 66863, PBI _OON 11022), 18, (IBSP 66860, PBI _OON 10976), 18; (IBSP 66872, PBI _OON 11117), 18, used for SEM. Teresópolis, Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgãos, 22 ° 279S– 42 ° 599W, Aug. 23, 2001 (Equipe Biota, IBSP 135892–135895, PBI _ OON 11080–11083), 48 ; São Paulo: São Bernardo do Campo, Parque Estoril, 23 ° 419S, 46 ° 329W, Jun. 26–Jul. 02, 2007 (C.V. Janini, (IBSP 119570, 119685– 119687, 119689, PBI _ OON 11073–11074, 11085–11088), 58 2♀ ; São Paulo, campus da USP, Mata do CUASO, 46 ° 439W, 23 ° 339S, Nov. 16–23, 1999 (D.F. Candiani, IBSP 42187, PBI _OON 11072), 281♀ ; Santa Catarina: Blumenau, Parque Nascentes do Rio Garcia, 27 ° 019S–49 ° 099W, Jan. 21–28, 2003 (Equipe Biota, IBSP 136070, PBI _OON 11084), 1♀ .

DISTRIBUTION: Known from the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Santa Catarina, Brazil (map 4).