Crockeria kinabalu Benjamin, 2016

Figs 9, 10

Crockeria kinabalu Benjamin, 2016: 195, figs 92, 93, 96–99.

Material examined.

Indonesia – Sumatra, Jambi Province • 1 ♂; Batang Hari, Bajubang, Bungku; 01°55'41.6"S, 103°15'34.2"E; elev. 48 m; 9 May 2013; J. Drescher leg.; canopy fogging in jungle rubber plantation; GOET 2013_HJ 1.1_AraThom 033 N_001 (to be transferred to MZB) .

Diagnosis.

Males of Crockeria kinabalu Benjamin, 2016 are distinguishable from Crockeria neofelis Dhiya’ulhaq & Benjamin, sp. nov., by the elongated MA (Figs 9 D – F, 10; Benjamin 2016: fig. 96) (vs wide, pincer-shaped; Figs 11 E, F, 13 A, B); tapering, filiform conductor (vs membranous, triangular with rounded-tip); filiform embolus (vs short, needle-shaped); hook-shaped RTA (Figs 9 D, 10 A; Benjamin 2016: fig. 97) (vs RTA with a flat, spatulate tip; Figs 11 E, 13 A). Females are distinguishable from Crockeria laevis (Thorell, 1890) by the smaller CO (Benjamin 2016: figs 95, 98, 99) and from C. neofelis by the larger, inward-facing CO (vs smaller, outward facing; Figs 12 C, D, 13 D) and lack of epigynal windows. Furthermore, the abdomen is uniformly coloured (Fig. 9 A) (vs patterned in the other two species (Figs 11 A, 12 A; Benjamin 2016: fig. 94).

Description.

Male (2013_HJ 1.1_AraThom 033 N_001; Figs 9, 10). Total length 2.75. Carapace length 1.36; width 1.28. Abdomen length 1.39; width 1.14. Diameter of eyes: AME 0.04; ALE 0.12; PLE 0.10; PME 0.05. Interdistances between eyes: AME – AME 0.05; AME – ALE 0.06; ALE – ALE 0.24; PME – PME 0.09; PME – PLE 0.13; ALE – PLE 0.10; AME – PME 0.15; PLE – PLE 0.44. Leg measurements: leg I -; leg II -; leg III 3.22 (0.95, 0.34, 0.83, 0.64, 0.46); leg IV 3.12 (0.96, 0.29, 0.79, 0.62, 0.46). For a complete description see Benjamin (2016).

Distribution.

Indonesia (Sumatra: Jambi Province (new record) Fig. 29.