Reductoonops elqui, Platnick & Berniker, 2014

Platnick, Norman I. & Berniker, Lily, 2014, ffle Neotropical goblin spiders of the new genus Reductoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), American Museum Novitates 2014 (3811), pp. 1-75 : 73-74

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1206/3811.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4597968
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C215537D-FFBB-FFD8-05F1-608DFDCDFE34
treatment provided by	Felipe (2021-03-11 16:39:30, last updated 2021-03-11 16:53:10)
scientific name	Reductoonops elqui
status	new species

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Reductoonops elqui , new species ( figs. 578–582)

TYPE: Female holotype taken at an elevation of 5 m on a beach 6 km south of Cruz Grande, 29°29′S, 71°19′W, Elqui, Region IV (Coquimbo), Chile (Nov. 11, 1993; N. Platnick et al.), deposited in AMNH (PBI_ OON 51329 View Materials ) GoogleMaps .

DIAGNOSIS: Females can be recognized by the elongated anterior portion of the sternum ( fig. 578) and the relatively short, wide anterior genitalic process, which has a short distal cap ( figs. 581, 582).

MALE: Unknown.

FEMALE (PBI_ OON 51329 View Materials , figs. 578–582): Total length 1.22. Surface of elevated portion of pars cephalica smooth. Eyes two; ALE touching. Sternum with anterior channels, surface smooth, microsculpture absent; setae densest laterally. Labium anterior margin indented at middle. Anterior genitalic process relatively short, wide, with short distal cap.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Chile (Elqui).