Khorata Huber, 2005

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Genus Khorata Huber, 2005

Khorata Huber 2005: 79 . Type species Khorata khammouan Huber, 2005 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. This genus resembles Spermophora , but can be distinguished by the presence of a shallow thoracic furrow, by the presence of a pair of sclerotized proximo-lateral apophyses and a pair of sclerotized distal apophyses on the male chelicerae ( Figs 21 , 28 ), by the presence of a retrolateral apophysis on the male pedipalpal femur ( Figs 18 , 27 ), by the relatively small male pedipalpal tibia ( Figs 17–18 , 26–27 ), by the absence of other bulbal apophyses except for the embolus ( Figs 18 , 27 ), and by the absence of posterior pockets on the female opisthosoma ( Huber 2005b).

Figures

FIGURES 21 – 25. Khorata bayeri spec. nov., holotype male. 21 – 22 Chelicerae (21 frontal view, 22 lateral view); 23 – 25 Habitus (23 dorsal view, 24 ventral view, 25 lateral view). da = distal apophysis, fa = frontal apophysis, pa = proximo-lateral apophysis.

FIGURES 26 – 29. Khorata bayeri spec. nov., holotype male. 26 – 27 Pedipalp (26 prolateral view, 27 retrolateral view); 28 – 29 Chelicerae (28 frontal view, 29 lateral view). b = bulb, da = distal apophysis, e = embolus, fa = frontal apophysis, pa = proximolateral apophysis, pr = procursus.

FIGURES 17 – 20. Khorata bayeri spec. nov., holotype male. 17 – 18 Pedipalp (17 prolateral view, 18 retrolateral view); 19 – 20 Distal part of procursus (19 prolateral view, 20 retrolateral view). b = bulb, e = embolus, pr = procursus.