Oonopoides zullinii Brignoli, 1974

Platnick, Norman I. & Berniker, Lily, 2013, The goblin spider genus Oonopoides in North and Central America (Araneae, Oonopidae), American Museum Novitates 2013 (3788), pp. 1-38 : 20-22

Oonopoides zullinii Brignoli

Figures 126–136

Oonopoides zullinii Brignoli, 1974: 205 , figs. 3A–E (female holotype from Rancho del Cielito , Cerro Brujo , Ocozocoautla , Chiapas, Mexico, may be in the Museo di Storia Naturale, Verona, but no response to our inquiry was received from that institution; not examined).

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of O. endicus but have a much wider, abruptly narrowed embolar base (fig. 132); females have a spatula-shaped anterior receptaculum (figs. 135, 136).

MALE (PBI_OON 31149, figs. 126–134): Total length 1.83. Posterior eye row procurved from front; ALE separated by more than their diameter. Endites distally not excavated, anterior portion with single, large, rounded, strongly protuberant ledge. Postepigastric scutum present. Leg spination: femora: III d0-0-1; IV d1-0-0; tibiae: III p0-1-1, v0-1p-2, r0-1-1; IV d0-1-0, p1-1-0; v1p-0-2, r1-1-1; metatarsi: III v0-1p-2, r0-0-1; IV p0-1-1, v0-0-2, r0-1-0. Embolus with basal projection tiny, extremely narrow; embolar tip much longer than conductor.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 1602, figs. 135, 136): Total length 1.89. Leg spination: tibiae: III p0-0-1, v0-0-1p, r0-0-1; IV d1-0-0, p1-0-0, v0-1p-2; metatarsi: III v1p-0-1p; IV p1-0-1, v0-1p-2, r1-0-1. Anterior receptaculum spatula-shaped; posterior receptaculum with heavily sclerotized anterior margin.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: MEXICO: Chiapas: 5 mi NE Chiapa , 16°45′N, 92°58′W, Aug. 26, 1966, hillside (J., W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_OON 1637), 1♂, 2♀ ; near Ruinas de Palenque , 17°31′N, 92°01′W, Jan. 2, 1984, dense forest (V., B. Roth, CAS 25884, 25898 , PBI_OON 2398, 2412), 1♂, 1♀ ; S Ruinas de Palenque, rainforest trail near Templo de León , Jan. 24, 1976, Berlese, litter (C. Alteri, AMNH PBI_OON 31160), 1♂ ; 4 mi SE San Cristóbal , 16°42′N, 92°36′W, Aug. 23, 1966 (J., W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_OON 1602), 1♂, 3♀ , Aug. 25, 1966 (J., W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_ OON 31153), 1♂, 1♀ ; Sumidero , canyon rim, 16°50′N, 93°05′W, July 30, 1966 (J., W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_OON 31151), 6♂, 1♀ ; Sumidero, NE Tuxtla Gutiérrez , Aug. 19, 1966 (J., W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_OON 1639), 1♂, 2♀ ; 2 mi S Sumidero, rim of gorge NE Tuxtla Gutiérrez , 16°48′N, 93°04′W, Aug. 17, 1966 (J., W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_OON 31149), 6♂, 4♀ ; 5 km S Sumidero , rim of canyon, 16°48′N, 93°05′W, Aug. 17, 1966 (J., W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_OON 31167), 4♂, 1♀ ; plateau 6 mi S Tuxtla Gutiérrez , 16°42′N, 93°07′W, Aug. 21, 1966 (J., W. Ivie, AMNH PBI_ OON 37345), 3♂ .

DISTRIBUTION: Southern Mexico (Chiapas).

Oonopoides chicanna , new species

Figures 124, 125

TYPE: Female holotype from Berlese sample of mixed forest litter taken in a seasonal tropical forest at an elevation of 300 m at Chicanna, 10 km W of Xpujil, Campeche, Mexico (July 13, 1983; S., J. Peck), deposited in AMNH (PBI_OON 1671) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: Females have a long, gradually widened anterior receptaculum and a pair of thick, transverse ducts in the posterior receptaculum (figs. 124, 125).

MALE: Unknown.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 31156, figs. 124, 125): Total length 1.99. Posterior eye row straight from front; ALE separated by their radius to diameter. Leg spination: tibiae: III v0-0-1p; IV d1-0-0, p0-1-0, v0-1p-2; metatarsi: III v0-0-1p; IV p1-0-1, v0-1p-2. Anterior receptaculum long, anteriorly widened; posterior receptaculum with pair of thick, transverse ducts.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: MEXICO: Campeche: ruins of Chicanna, trail to Aguada, Xpujil , July 9, 1974, litter sample (R. Waide, AMNH PBI_OON 31156), 1♀ . Quintana Roo: Kohunlich , 68 km W Chetumal, July 15, 1982, seasonal tropical forest litter (S., J. Peck, AMNH PBI_OON 1610), 1♀ .

DISTRIBUTION: Southeastern Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo).

Figures

FIGURES 126–136. Oonopoides zullinii Brignoli, male (126–134) and female (135, 136). 126. Sternum and mouthparts, ventral view. 127. Labium and endites, same. 128. Tip of endite, same. 129. Left palp, prolateral view. 130. Same, ventral view. 131. Same, retrolateral view. 132. Left embolus, prolateral view. 133. Same, ventral view. 134. Same, retrolateral view. 135. Genitalia, ventral view. 136. Same, dorsal view.

FIGURES 115–125. Oonopoides catemaco, new species, male (115–123) and O. chicanna, new species, female (124, 125). 115. Sternum and mouthparts, ventral view. 116. Labium and endites, same. 117. Tip of endite, same. 118. Left palp, prolateral view. 119. Same, ventral view. 120. Same, retrolateral view. 121. Left embolus, prolateral view. 122. Same, ventral view. 123. Same, retrolateral view. 124. Genitalia, ventral view. 125. Same, dorsal view.