Eucteniza caprica, Bond, Jason E. & Godwin, Rebecca L., 2013

Bond, Jason E. & Godwin, Rebecca L., 2013, Taxonomic revision of the Trapdoor spider genus Eucteniza Ausserer (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Euctenizidae), ZooKeys 356, pp. 31-67 : 40-42

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.356.6227
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persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2664B285-A666-43EB-9735-62FF425E1026
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scientific name	Eucteniza caprica
status	sp. n.

Treatment

Eucteniza caprica View in CoL sp. n. The 'Caprica-Six Trapdoor Spider’Figs 1, 13-17

Type material.

Male holotype (EU106) from Tamaulipas, Mexico, 23.0303, -99.1478 5, elev. 335m, coll. G. Farias 13.iii.1972, deposited in AMNH.

Etymology.

The specific epithet is a noun taken in apposition and is in reference to the humanoid cylon model Caprica 6, portrayed by Tricia Helfer in the remake of the science fiction series Battlestar Galactica.

Diagnosis.

Eucteniza caprica is similar to Eucteniza mexicana in appearance but is smaller in size and lighter in coloration, leg I tarsi are not nearly as stout (Figs 13-15, 17).

Description of male holotype.

Specimen preparation and condition. Specimen preserved in 70% EtOH. Pedipalp, legs I, II removed, stored in vial with specimen. Color faded. General coloration. Carapace strong brown 7.5YR 5/6. Abdomen light yellowish brown 10YR 6/4. Cephalothorax. Carapace 4.712 long, 4.041 wide, sparsely setose, pars cephalica slightly elevated. Fringe sparse with 2-3 heavy setae at posterior corners. Foveal groove deep, procurved. Tubercle absent. AER slightly procurved. PER slightly recurved. AME slightly larger in diameter than PME. Sternum moderately setose, STRl 2.615, STRw 2.301. Posterior sternal sigilla very large, elongate, not contiguous, anterior sigilla pair not visible. Chelicerae with anterior tooth row comprising 6 large teeth, posterior margin with single row of 3 small teeth. Palpal endites lacking cuspules across endite face, labium lacking cuspules, LBw 0.892, LBl 0.548. Rastellum consists of 5 small spines not on a mound. Abdomen. Moderately setose. Legs. Leg I: 4.583, 2.141, 2.930, 2.872, 1.862; leg IV: 5.227, 2.113, 4.124, 4.557, 2.763. Light scopulae on legs I-II. Tarsus I with wide band of 15 trichobothria. Leg I spination pattern (Figs 13, 14, 17); TSp 10, TSr 0, TSrd 0. Pedipalp. PTw 0.985, PTl 1.942, Bl 0.932. Embolus arises sharply from bulb and tapers quickly, slightly flared at tip (Fig. 16).

Variation.

Known only from the male holotype specimen.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality, Tamaulipas, Mexico (Fig. 1).