Mallinella scharffi, Dankittipakul & Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012

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 : 203-205

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5254305
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B9EF-FF51-CBC2-FA22FCBE39A0
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella scharffi
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Mallinella scharffi View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 863 View FIGURES 856–865. 856 , 919–922 View FIGURES 919–922. 919–922 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♀, MALAYSIA, Borneo, Sabah State: Mt. Kinabalu, Poring Hot Springs , 600 env., au-dessous de Bat on Kipugit cave , tamisage de débris végétaux dans le ravin, à proximité de la rivière, 10 May 1987, leg. D. Burckhardt & I. Löbl ( MHNG, 19a).

Diagnosis. The female of this new species is recognized by the triangular spermathecae provided with a small apical mound ( Fig. 920 View FIGURES 919–922. 919–922 ). The pattern on the dorsum of the opisthosoma resembles that of M. microleuca sp. nov. and M. angoonae sp. nov. in having pairs of pale spots, but they are much smaller in this new species.

Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronymn in honor of Dr. Nikolaj Scharff (Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark) as a token of appreciation for allowing us to examine specimens deposited in the collection of the ZMUC.

Description. Female (holotype). Total length 7.60; prosoma 4.58 long, 3.34 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.28, ALE 0.20, PME 0.20, PLE 0.20, AME–AME 0.12, AME–ALE 0.38, PME–PME 0.20, PME–PLE 0.40; MOQ: 0.60 long, 0.54 anterior width, 0.50 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 18.40 (4.40, 5.46, 4.62, 3.54), II 15.26 (3.84, 4.80, 3.84, 2.78), III 15.34 (4.02, 4.68, 4.16, 2.54), IV 21.20 (5.14, 6.26, 6.62, 3.20).

Coloration. Carapace dark reddish brown. Chelicerae dark brown. Sternum orange-brown. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark sepia. Dorsal pattern: four pairs of pale round spots running longitudinally, first one largest.

Genitalia ( Figs 863 View FIGURES 856–865. 856 , 919–922 View FIGURES 919–922. 919–922 ). Epigynal plate narrowed, wider than long, slightly excavated anteriorly. Lateral borders retracted. Spermathecae subtriangular, apically with small mound.

Male. Unknown.

Natural history. Mallinella scharffi sp. nov. was collected by means of sifting decomposed vegetation on the forest floor.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Borneo.