Nopsma macagual, Sánchez-Ruiz & Martínez & Bonaldo, 2021
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.97.69089 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0D9C19DB-BBED-4F03-A691-AFBA7AA9195E |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/939217FE-49BE-4E54-B6F0-AD6D58207A67 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:939217FE-49BE-4E54-B6F0-AD6D58207A67 |
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Nopsma macagual |
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sp. nov. |
Nopsma macagual sp. nov.
Figures 3A, D View Figure 3 , 5C, D View Figure 5 , 6C, D View Figure 6 , 8 View Figure 8
Type material.
Holotype ♂, COLOMBIA: Caquetá department, Florencia, Centro de Investigaciones de la Universidad de la Amazonia Macagual; 1°30'5.364"N, 75°39'46.26"W; 250 m; 29 Mar.-04 Apr. 2017, E. Flórez leg; ICN-Ar 10354.
Diagnosis.
Nopsma macagual sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other members of Nopsma by having the embolus anteriorly directed (Figs 3C, D View Figure 3 , 6C, D View Figure 6 ).
Description.
Male (holotype): Total length 2.67. Carapace 1.51 long, 1.25 wide. Sternum 1.05 long, 0.86 wide. Leg measurements: I: 4.83; II: 4.44; III: 4.42; IV: 5.67. Carapace orange-brown with remarkable dorsal pattern of dark brown stains (Fig. 3A View Figure 3 ). Chelicerae, palps, and sternum orange-brown. Labium, endites and legs light orange, excepting coxae and tarsi pale orange (Fig. 3A, B View Figure 3 ). Abdomen dorsally dark gray, without stripes (Fig. 3A View Figure 3 ), ventrally light gray (Fig. 3B View Figure 3 ). Anal tubercle and spinnerets pale light brown. Palp with large, pear-shaped tegulum, one-third of the cymbium length (Fig. 3C, D View Figure 3 , with retrolateral torsion (Fig. 6C, D View Figure 6 ), embolus long, anteriorly directed (Fig. 3C, D View Figure 3 ), with a membranous keel at the opening and surrounding the embolus tip (Fig. 6C, D View Figure 6 ). Female: unknown.
Etymology.
The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Fig. 8 View Figure 8 ).
Preservation status.
Preserved in 80% ethanol. Male holotype in good condition, but abdomen is dry and shriveled (Fig. 3A View Figure 3 ). Both palps of holotype dissected in a separate microvial with partial damage on left cymbium tip (Fig. 3D View Figure 3 ).
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