Striamea magna Raven, 1981

(Figs 38, 39)

Striamea magna Raven, 1981: 61, figs 8–12, 24.

Type. COLOMBIA. ♀ holotype, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (11°14’10”N; 74°12’6”W), Sierra Cinai, Magdalena, 26.IV.1975, J. A. Kochalka leg. deposited in AMNH, examined).

Diagnosis. Females of Striamea magna differ from those of S. gertschi in being 2–3 times larger and they have a rounded and voluminous spermathecae with inconspicuous duct (Fig. 38B). Males are unknown.

Redescription. Female Holotype. Color: Chelicerae dark brown. Carapace with 6–7 spotted streaks, dark brown, interleaved with 6–7 spotted streaks light brown, abdomen in dorsal view brown, without ornamentation. Carapace and abdomen in ventral view brown. Total length 8.98. Carapace 3.38 long, 3.32 wide. Abdomen 5.60 long. Fovea 0.15. Clypeus 0.09. Ocular tubercle 0.47 long, 0.66 wide. Eyes: eight, posterior row strongly recurved (Fig. 38A). AME 0.06, ALE 0.25, PME 0.14, PLE 0.25. Basal segment of chelicerae with 8 big teeth prolaterally and 10 smaller mesobasal teeth, with 4 smaller teeth. Labium 0.40 long, 0.83 wide. Sternum 1.75 wide, 2.18 long. Palp: femur 2.20/ patella 1.20/ tibia 1.64/ tarsus 1.52/ total 6.56; Legs I: femur 3.40/ patella 1.88/ tibia 2.80/ metatarsus 2.52/ tarsus 1.62/ total 12.22; II: 3.00/ 1.60/ 1.92/ 2.00/ 1.32/ 9.84; III: 2.72/ 1.48/ 1.88/ 2.16/ 1.20/ 9.44; IV: 3.52/ 1.72/ 3.04/ 2.96/ 1.40/ 12.64; Leg formula 4123. Spination: see Raven 1981. Palpal claw with 14 teeth. Spermathecae unilobed, dome-shaped. Glandular region little evident (Fig. 38B). PLS: basal, medial and apical, 1.32, 0.84, 1.08 long.

Distribution. Known only from type locality in Colombia (Fig. 39).