Paratropis esmeraldas, Dupérré & Tapia, 2024
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.4.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1434ADD6-A021-4DFB-8471-D834438F8682 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916745 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8B364742-5877-FF86-FF28-628ACE06F856 |
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Plazi |
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Paratropis esmeraldas |
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sp. nov. |
Paratropis esmeraldas new species
Figs 1–5 View FIGURE 1 View FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 3 View FIGURE 4 View FIGURE 5 , 29A View FIGURE 29 , Map 1 View MAP 1
Type material. Female holotype from Esmeraldas province, Muisne (00°37’10’’N 80°00’30’’W) [–00.607172° –79.995000°] 6 m, 20 Dec. 1998, J. Borja, ECFN 7231 ( QCAZ). GoogleMaps Paratype: 1 ♂, same data as holotype, ECFN 7230 ( QCAZ). GoogleMaps
Etymology. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition taken from the Province, Esmeraldas where the type specimen was collected.
Diagnosis. Females and males most resemble those of P. pukallucha sp. nov. and P. kapak sp. nov. but are distinguished from the latter by the female spermathecae heads not being constricted basally, stalks wider apically than basally ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 ) and third smaller carapace length (8.62); while in P. pukallucha sp. nov. the spermathecae heads are constricted, stalks wider basally than apically ( Fig. 8C–E View FIGURE 8 ), and are larger in size (x 9.30, n = 3) and in P. kapak sp. nov. the spermathecae heads are constricted and stalks are wider medially ( Fig. 13C–E View FIGURE 13 ). Males are distinguished by their deeply notched carapace margin ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 ), subtegulum without notch and, smoothly curving embolus tip ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE 5 ) and smaller carapace size (5.59), while in P. pukallucha sp. nov. the carapace margin is straight ( Fig. 10A View FIGURE 10 ), embolus tip straight ( Fig. 11B, E View FIGURE 11 ), and males are of larger size (x 7.80, n = 3) and in P. kapak sp. nov. the carapace margin is straight ( Fig. 14A View FIGURE 14 ), the embolus tip is bent and the subtegulum with deep notch rounded ( Fig. 15B, E View FIGURE 15 ).
Description. (Female holotype): Total length: 17.74; carapace length: 6.16; carapace width: 5.56; abdomen length: 8.62. Coloration in ethanol. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace orange, caput arched; fovea, procurved ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ). Chelicerae dark red-orange; promargin 12 teeth, retromargin 16 teeth. Labium sub-rectangular, 102 cuspules anteriorly ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ). Maxillae longer than wide, anterior prolateral lobe elongated, conical; 72 cuspules; externally with 27 spinules ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ). Sternum oval 2.4 length, 3.12 width; three pairs of oval ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ).
EYES: Eight eyes on tubercle, height 0.7 ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 ); AME: 0.24, ALE: 0.29, PLE: 0.26; PME: 0.12, PME–PME: 0.52. ABDOMEN: Dorsally dark gray, with light beige patches, lightly encrusted with soil ( Fig. 1A, B View FIGURE 1 ). LEGS: Uniformly orange, lightly encrusted with soil particles. Macrosetae ventrally on tibia, metatarsi and tarsi III–IV. Spinules on leg I ventrally, tibia: 1–2ap; metatarsus: 24; tarsus: 20; ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 ); tarsal scopula absent. Trichobothria: palpal tarsus: 8; tarsus I: 9, II: 9, III: 8, IV: 9; metatarsus I: 5, II: 4, III: 4, IV: 5. Legs measurements: I 14.16 (4.43/ 1.90/3.68/2.62/1.53); II 11.70 (3.55/1.48/2.61/2.53/1.56); III 9.87 (2.68/1.29/2.04/2.35/1.51); IV 16.20 (4.47/1.54/ 4.06/3.93/2.20); leg formula 4123. Tarsus I third claw present; tarsi II–IV without third claw; all paired claws with one tooth. GENITALIA. Two long spermathecae (3.2x longer than wide); spermathecal heads with inconspicuous constriction; spermathecal head rounded, wider than long; stalks straight wider apically than basally ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 ).
Male (paratype ECFN 7231): Total length: 10.68; carapace length: 5.59; carapace width: 5.45; abdomen length: 5.09. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace reddish, caput arched; fovea, almost straight ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 ). Chelicerae reddish; promargin 12 teeth, retromargin 14 teeth. Labium sub-rectangular, 95 cuspules anteriorly ( Fig. 4B View FIGURE 4 ). Maxillae longer than wide, anterior prolateral lobe elongated, conical; 58 cuspules ( Fig. 4B View FIGURE 4 ). Sternum oval; three pairs of oval ( Fig. 4B View FIGURE 4 ).
EYES: Eight eyes on tubercle; height 0.6; AME: 0.21; ALE: 0.22; PLE: 0.27; PME: 0.12; PME–PME: 0.51. ABDOMEN: Dorsally dark gray, with light beige patches, lightly encrusted with soil; dorsally with 6 transversal rows of spatulate setae; laterally dark gray with smaller spatulate setae, ventrally light beige without spatulate setae ( Fig. 4A, B View FIGURE 4 ). LEGS: Uniformly orange, soil particles absent. Macrosetae ventrally on tibia, metatarsi and tarsi II–IV. Spinules on leg I ventrally, metatarsus: 7; tarsus: 1; tibia with low conical process ( Fig. 29A View FIGURE 29 ); apical scopula on tarsi I–III. Trichobothria: palpal tib: drl 3, dpl 4; tarsus I: 9, II: 9, III: 7, IV: 9; metatarsus I: 4, II: 4, III: 4, IV: 5. Legs measurements: I 16.93 (5.27/2.02/3.64/4.07/1.93); II 14.77 (4.50/1.71/3.18/3.46/1.92); III 12.22 (2.90/1.71/2.81/3.02/1.78); IV 18.11 (5.43/1.80/4.14/4.56/2.18); leg formula 4123. Tarsus I third claw present; tarsi II–IV without third claw; all paired claws with one tooth. GENITALIA: Palpal: tibia 2.1 length, 0.87 width; bulb + embolus length 2.17, bulb 0.64 width. Subtegulum without notch in ventral view ( Fig. 5D, N.B View FIGURE 5 ., the subtegulum was broken); bulb rounded; embolus curving smoothly; embolus tip curving smoothly ( Fig. 5C–E View FIGURE 5 ).
Distribution. Know only from the type locality ( Map 1 View MAP 1 ).
Natural History. The type specimen was collected at 6 m in a low evergreen forest of the Chocó region (BsTc 01) (Morales & Guevara 2013).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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