Pelicinus schwendingeri, Platnick & Dupérré & Ubick & Fannes, 2012

Platnick, Norman I., Dupérré, Nadine, Ubick, Darrell & Fannes, Wouter, 2012, The Goblin Spider Genus Pelicinus (Araneae, Oonopidae), Part 1, American Museum Novitates 2012 (3741), pp. 1-44 : 31

Pelicinus schwendingeri , new species

Figures 197–207

TYPE: Male holotype from semi-evergreen rainforest at an elevation of 60–80 m on a limestone hill ca. 1 km E of Ao Luk Tai, Ao Luk District, 8°22′02″N, 98°44′17″E, Krabi, Thailand (June 9–10, 2008; P. Schwendinger), deposited in MHNG (PBI_OON 16086) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a patronym in honor of the collector, Peter Schwendinger.

DIAGNOSIS: The scutopedicel region has six transverse ridges, of which the four most ventrally situated are interrupted at the middle, with two of the ridges diverted anteriorly and the other two diverted posteriorly (fig. 199); the conductor is widened at about half its length (figs. 201–207).

MALE (PBI_OON 16086, figs. 197–207): Total length 1.70. Carapace pale orange, elevated portion of pars cephalica finely reticulate, sides finely reticulate. Sternum pale orange, finely reticulate. Mouthparts pale orange, anterior portion of endites abruptly constricted, rectangular. Abdomen dorsum posterior half with irregularly shaped dark maculations visible through dorsal scutum. Scutopedicel region with about six transverse ridges, most ventral four ridges interrupted, radiated medially. Dorsal scutum pale orange, reticulate, covering most of abdomen length, width. Postepigastric scutum pale orange, covering about ¾ of abdomen length. Conductor widened at about half its length.

FEMALE: Unknown.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Southern Thailand (Krabi).

Figures

FIGURES 197–214. Pelicinus schwendingeri, new species, male (197–207) and P. tham, new species, female (208–214). 197, 208. Habitus, dorsal view. 198. Same, lateral view. 199, 210. Abdomen, anterior view. 200, 211. Sternum, ventral view. 201, 203. Left palp, prolateral view. 202, 205. Same, retrolateral view. 204. Same, ventral view. 206. Left embolus, retrolateral view. 207. Right embolus, dorsal view. 209. Abdomen, ventral view. 212, 213, Genitalia, ventral view. 214. Same, dorsal view.