Hatitia sericea (L. Koch, 1866)

Figs 6, 14

Anyphaena sericea L. Koch, 1866: 216, pl. 6 fig. 142 (material type, female holotype from Santa Fé de Bogota, currently Bogotá, Colombia, deposited in BMNH 1916.6.1.838, examined).

Anyphaena mollicoma Keyserling, 1879: 323, pl. 4 fig. 21 (material type, female holotype from Santa Fé de Bogota, currently Bogotá, Colombia, deposited in BMNH 1890.7.1.618, examined), syn. nov.

Anyphaena sericea – Simon 1897: 103.

Hatitia sericea – Brescovit 1997: 115 (transferred from Aysha).

Diagnosis

Males of Hatitia sericea differ from those of the yhuaia group by the conical prolateral tibial apophysis and the absence of a median tibial apophysis in the tibia of the palpi (Fig. 6F–G). They can only be confused with H. yhuaia by the presence of an inconspicuous median tibial apophysis but differ by a long retrolateral tibial apophysis (Figs 1E, 3F, 6E–G).

Females of Hatitia sericea differ from those of other species of the yhuaia group by the epigynal plate with narrow lateral lobes, a triangular hood in the anterior region and an extremely short atrium (Fig. 6I). The epigynal plate is T-shaped with lateral lobes laterally elongated and copulatory ducts extremely wide present in H. yhuaia (Figs 1H–I, 3H); the epigynal plate has lateral lobes distant from each other in the anterior region and a large atrium in H. riveti (Figs 4F–G, 5L; see Dupérré 2023: figs 12c–d); an epigynal plate with lateral lobes cup-shaped in H. zarate sp. nov. (Fig. 7F–G); an epigynal plate Y-shaped with non-elongated lateral lobes and a short atrium in H. winayhuayna sp. nov. (Fig. 8F–G); the epigynal plate is U-shaped with straight lateral lobes and a wide atrium in H. cajuata sp. nov. (Fig. 10I–J).

Material examined

COLOMBIA • 1 ♂; Bogotá [4°35′53″ N, 74°4′33″ W], 12 mi E Bogotá; 13 Mar. 1955; Schlinder and E.S. Ross leg.; CAS – ENT 9122671 .

Remark

The type of Anyphaena sericea was in precarious condition, with withered abdomen, loose and mostly broken legs and opaque color. The type of Anyphaena mollicoma is relatively well preserved, complete, and only slightly damaged. Its coloration is opaque, with the carapace, legs, and abdomen somewhat dried out.

Description

Male (CAS–ENT 9122671)

Carapace yellowish brown, with reddish brown paramedian bands.Chelicerae, endites,labium and sternum reddish brown. Legs yellowish, banded with brown, with yellow thighs ventrally.Abdomen gray, dorsally with brown anterior spot, laterally with brown streaks, ventrally with a brown median band (Fig. 6C). Total length 9.2. Carapace 4.2 long, 3.2 wide. Clypeus 0.12. Eye diameters: AME 0.9, ALE 0.10, PME 0.10, PLE 0.11. AME–AME 0.05, AME–ALE 0.03, PME–PME 0.08, PME–PLE 0.06, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 3.4 long, a little shorter than carapace, with three promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles. Leg measurements: I – femur 4.4/ patella 1.6/ tibia 4.7 /metatarsus/ 3.7/ tarsus 1.5/ total 15.9; II – 4.0 / 1.5/ 3.8/ 3.1/ 1.4/ 13.8; III – 3.2/ 1.2/ 2.2/ 2.7/ 0.8 /10.1; IV – 3.8/ 1.4/ 2.8/ 3.8 /1.0 / 12.8. Leg spination: III – tibia p1-1-1. Abdomen: length 5.1, epigastric furrow 1.0 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.9 from base of spinnerets. Palp long conical with retrolateral tibial apophysis; long median apophysis, curved at apex; short ventral tegular projection near the median apophysis; filiform and spiraled embolus without apophysis, resting in tegulum; prominent subtegulum straight prolaterally (Figs 6E–H).

Female (holotype BMNH 1890.7.1.618)

Coloration is similar to that of the male, but the specimen is somewhat damaged (Fig. 6D). Total length 7.2. Carapace 2.65 long, 2.05 wide. Clypeus 0.14. Eye diameters: AME 0.12, ALE 0.15, PME 0.14, PLE 0.15. AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.05, PME–PME 0.15, PME–PLE 0.11, ALE–PLE 0.06. Chelicerae 1.25 long, with 3 promarginal teeth and 4 small retromarginal denticles. Leg measurements: I – femur 2.0/ patella 1.05 / tibia 1.85 / metatarsus 1.6/ tarsus 0.8/ total 7.3; II – 1.85 /1.0 / 1.6/ 1.35 /0.7 / 6.5; III – 1.6/ 0.85 / 1.1/ 1.3/ 0.6 /5.45; IV – 1.9/ 0.85 / 1.6/ 2.0/ 0.7 /7.05. Leg spination: II – tibia v1-2-2, p0-1-1, r1-0-1; III – tibia v1-1-2, r1-1-0; metatarsus v2-1-2 or v2-2-2; IV – tibia v1-2-2. Abdomen: length 5.05, epigastric furrow 1.25 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.75 from base of spinnerets. Epigynum: triangular hood; sinuous lateral lobes, sclerotized and narrowed in the posterior region (Fig. 6I). Internally by transparence, with rounded and separated spermathecae (Fig. 6I).

Distribution

Known only from Bogotá, Colombia.