Fernandezina andersoni, Cala-Riquelme & Quijano-Cuervo & Sabogal-González & Agnarsson, 2018

Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn, Quijano-Cuervo, Luis, Sabogal-González, Alexander & Agnarsson, Ingi, 2018, New species of Otiothopinae (Araneae: Palpimanidae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 4442 (3), pp. 413-426 : 420-422

Fernandezina andersoni sp. n. Cala-Riquelme & Agnarsson, 2018

( Figs 24–28 )

Type material. Male holotype from 2 km NE. of Santa María , Almarena, Boyacá, Colombia, 4.857988°N,

73.262355°W, 6 December 2016, Andean forest leaf litter, L. R. Anderson, M.G. Branstetter (ICN-Ar10689). Paratypes: 1 male, 2 females and 1 juvenile, same data as holotype (ICN-Ar10690).

Diagnosis. Males of Fernandezina andersoni sp. n. can be distinguished from other congeners by presence of a thin embolus which is as long as the cymbium; and by the absence of a constricted neck on the palpal bulb ( Figs 26–27 ). Females can be distinguished from other congeners by the longer and wider receptacles ( Fig. 28 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronym in honour of Dr. Robert Anderson, entomology research scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa.

Description. Male (holotype, ICN-Ar10689): Total length 3.1. Carapace: reddish brown; 1.5 long, 1.05 wide

(at leg II), 0.8 high (at leg II). Posterior median eyes separated by almost 3.0 x their own diameter. Legs: orangeyellow, first legs slightly darker; femur 1.13 long, 0.40 wide. Abdomen: reddish-grey; 1.6 long, 1.2 wide; abdominal scute covering ca. 22% of dorsum. Palpal femur not thickened, 2.0 x longer than wide; tibia almost as long as wide; embolus 0.48 long, slightly longer than cymbium, thin and slightly curved ( Figs 26–27 ).

Female (paratype, ICN-Ar10690): Total length 3.4. Carapace: reddish brown; 1.5 long, 1.1 wide (at leg II), 0.7 high (at leg II). Posterior median eyes separated by almost 3.0 x their own diameter. Legs: orange-brown, first legs slightly darker; femur 1.25 long, 0.5 wide. Abdomen: yellowish-brown; 1.65 long; scute covering ca. 12% of dorsum. Internal genitalia with two large receptacles, 4.0 x wider distally than proximally ( Fig. 28 ).

Distribution. Known only from the type locality north-east of Santa María, Boyacá, Colombia.

Natural history. The holotype was found in leaf litter in Andean forest.

Figures

FIGURES 24–28. Fernandezina andersoni sp. n. 24, Male holotype, habitus, dorsal view. 25, Female paratype, habitus, dorsal view. 26–27, Male holotype, left palp (E = embolus, Cy = cymbium, Bu = bulb): 26, prolateral view; 27, retrolateral view. 32, Female paratype, KOH digested internal genitalia, dorsal view (MR = median receptacles).