Coenypha Simon, 1895

Machado, Miguel, Previato, Thales, Grismado, Cristian J. & Teixeira, Renato, 2023, Taxonomic review of the Andean crab spiders genus Coenypha Simon, 1895 (Thomisidae: Stephanopinae), Zootaxa 5306 (3), pp. 301-330 : 303

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.3.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8062924

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scientific name

Coenypha Simon, 1895
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Coenypha Simon, 1895 View in CoL View at ENA

Thomisus Nicolet, 1849: 391 View in CoL , pl. 3, fig. 7; 392, pl. 3, figs 8, 11 (in part).

Stephanopis Keyserling, 1880: 187 View in CoL , pl 4, fig 103 (in part).

Coenypha Simon, 1895: 1051 View in CoL ; 1053, fig. 1090. Mello-Leit„o 1926: 322, fig. 43; Machado & Teixeira 2021: 296 View Cited Treatment .

Type species: Coenypha edwardsi ( Nicolet, 1849) View in CoL

Diagnosis. See Machado and Teixeira (2021: 296).

Description. Medium-sized spiders with marked sexual size dimorphism (total length 3.75–4.44 in males, 6.55–8.60 in females) and cryptic coloration, varying from yellow to dark brown ( Figs 1A–E View FIGURE 1 ). Prosoma wider than long, presenting rough texture, many hyaline setae, and sparse clavated ones. Opisthosoma trapezoidal with anterior border varying from straight to deeply excavated ( Figs 1 A–E View FIGURE 1 ). Tibiae I bear four pairs of ventral macrosetae, while tibiae II present only three pairs equally distant; posterior legs (III and IV) very reduced, with dense tarsal scopula. Epigynum with membranous and coiled copulatory ducts ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ); spermathecae subdivided in small chambers ( Figs 2D, 2F View FIGURE 2 ); male palp with discoid tegulum, pointed RTA and RTAvbr short, truncated or acute; embolus long, flattened, ribbon-shaped and presenting hyaline pars pendula ( Figs 3C–F View FIGURE 3 ).

Composition. Six species distributed along the southern Andes and Patagonia regions: Coenypha edwardsi ( Nicolet, 1849) , Coenypha antennata ( Tullgren, 1902) , Coenypha ditissima ( Nicolet, 1849) , Coenypha trapezium sp. nov., Coenypha foliacea sp. nov. and Coenypha nodosa ( Nicolet, 1849) .

Note. The new species Coenypha trapezium sp. nov. and Coenypha foliacea sp. nov. are described based on males and females. However, for these two species there are still no records of both sexes collected together or in the same/near locality. Therefore, they were tentatively matched based on color patterns, shape and number of abdominal projections and disposition of tibial macrosetae.

We believe that proposing here what can be seen as doubtful associations is yet preferable than create unnecessary new names. Moreover, we take the opportunity to include them in this broader approach on Coenypha , avoiding isolated taxonomic notes or smaller papers on new species that would likely have less appeal and impact as a research publication.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Thomisidae

SubFamily

Stephanopinae

Loc

Coenypha Simon, 1895

Machado, Miguel, Previato, Thales, Grismado, Cristian J. & Teixeira, Renato 2023
2023
Loc

Coenypha

Machado, M. & Teixeira, R. A. 2021: 296
Simon, E. 1895: 1051
1895
Loc

Stephanopis

Keyserling, E. 1880: 187
1880
Loc

Thomisus

Nicolet, A. C. 1849: 391
1849
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