Mallinella exornata ( Thorell, 1887 )

Dankittipakul, Pakawin, Jocqué, Rudy & Singtripop, Tippawan, 2012, Systematics and biogeography of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906, with descriptions of new species and new genera from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Zodariidae) 3369, Zootaxa 3369 (1), pp. 1-327 : 251-252

Mallinella exornata ( Thorell, 1887)

(Figs 1136, 1147, 1157–1160, 1164)

Storena exornata Thorell, 1887: 69 , description of ♂

Storena suavis, Thorell, 1897: 193 , description of ♀ (misplaced)

Mallinella exornata, Dankittipakul et al. 2011: 55 , figs 8, 12–16.

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, BURMA, Bhamo: leg. L. Fea, 1885–1889, left palp missing ( MSNG, examined) . Other material examined. BURMA, Teinzo: 1♀, leg. L. Fea, 1885–1889 ( MSNG, examined, originally identified as S. suavis ) .

Remarks. Males of M. exornata can be distinguished by the bifurcated embolus, and by the apically bifid TA provided with two meso-prolateral teeth. Females can be recognized by the epigynal plate with enlarged lateral lobes and a posterior median projection protruding over an epigastric furrow.

Distribution. Northeast Burma (Bhamo and Tienzo).