Paradysderina chingaza, Platnick & Dupérré, 2011

Platnick, Norman I. & Dupérré, Nadine, 2011, The Andean Goblin Spiders Of The New Genera Paradysderina And Semidysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2011 (364), pp. 1-121 : 91-94

Paradysderina chingaza , new species Figures 664–671

TYPE: Male holotype taken from dung trap at an elevation of 2990 m at San Jose´ , on the road to San Juanito, in the Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, 4 ° 299380N, 73 ° 419330W, Meta , Colombia (Nov. 22–24, 2003; I. Quintero, M. Torres), deposited in IAVH (108170, PBI_OON 614) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: Males have a distinctively flared embolus (figs. 668–671).

MALE (PBI_OON 614, figs. 664–671): Total length 1.93. Elevated portion of pars cephalica appears reticulate. Chilum short, wide, triangular. Inner surface of paturon slightly excavated, with slight tubercle at level of short, wide process in soft tissue separating chelicerae. Endites with ventral process short, wide, dorsal process broadly triangular, with medially directed tip. Leg spination: femur I p0-0-1; tibiae: I v4-4-0, II v2-4-0; metatarsi: I v2-2-1p, II v2-0-2. Palps symmetrical; embolus relatively short, distally wide.

FEMALE: UNKNOWN.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Colombia: Meta : San Jose´, Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, 4 ° 299380N, 73 ° 419330W, Nov. 22– 24, 2003, pitfall, forest, elev. 2990 m (I. Quintero, M. Torres, IAVH 108171, PBI_OON 615), 18, same, dung trap (IAVH 108164, PBI_OON 616), 18.

DISTRIBUTION: Central Colombia ( Meta ).

Paradysderina globosa (Keyserling) , new combination Figures 672–684

Oonops globosus Keyserling, 1877: 232 , pl. 7, fig. 6, 6a–d (female holotype from Colombia [as ‘‘ New-Granada’ ’], no further data, in BMNH; examined).

Dysderina globosa: Simon, 1893: 304 .

DIAGNOSIS: Males have a distinctively sailshaped embolus (figs. 675–678); females have a wide genital atrium with a tripartite posteromedian sclerotization (figs. 682–684).

MALE (PBI_OON 621, figs. 672–678): Total length 1.84. Elevated portion of pars cephalica appears reticulate. Chilum broad, triangular. Paturon slightly excavated along inner margin. Endites with both processes wide at base, gradually narrowed toward tip. Leg spination: femur I p0-0-2; tibiae I, II v4- 4-0; metatarsi: I v2-2-1p, II v2-0-2. Palps symmetrical; embolus large, flat, sail shaped.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 621, figs. 679–684): Total length 2.03. Postepigastric scutum covering about one-third of abdomen length, fused to epigastric scutum. Leg spination: femur I p0-0-2; tibiae I, II v4-4-0; metatarsi: I v2-21-1p, II v2-0-2. Atrium large, semicircular; anterior genitalic process long, narrow.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: Colombia: Cundinamarca: Aguadita , Mar. 10, 1974 (L., N. Herman, AMNH PBI_OON 111), 18, 1♀ ; Cerro de Monserrate , Dec. 20, 2009, hand sorting litter, elev. 3165 m (E. Florez, L. Benavides, D. Luna, S. Castellanos, ICN 3553 , PBI_OON 622), 28, 1♀ ; Charrascales, Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza , 4 ° 319N, 73 ° 459W, Oct. 2–4, 2001, pitfall, elev. 2990 m (L. Cifuentes, IAVH 108092 , PBI_OON 618), 1♀ ; Facatativá road, Anolaima , July 15, 1967, cloud forest, elev. 2600 m (P., B. Wygodzinsky, AMNH PBI_OON 61), 1♀ ; Páramo de Cruz Verde, between Bogotá and Choachi , 4 ° 349300N, 74 ° 019110W, Feb. 21, 2010, between dry leaves of the composite Espeletia grandiflora , elev. 3367 m (E. Florez, D. Luna, C. Mattoni, A. Sabogal, ICN PBI_OON 623), 1♀ ; Páramo de Monserrate , Bogotá, Apr.–Nov. 1968, pitfalls (H. Sturm, AMNH PBI_OON 621), 38, 1♀, same, 1968–1969 (H. Sturm, AMNH PBI_OON 59), 38, 1♀ ; Páramo Parada del Viento, Cerro Redondo , Bogotá, May 15–19, 2008, pitfall, elev. 3100 m (Morales, ICN 2224 , PBI_OON 46486), 18 ; Reserva Forestal Río Blanco, Palacio, Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza , 4 ° 429130N, 73 ° 51940W, Nov. 22– 24, 2003, Winkler, forest, 2970 m (E. González, IAVH 108163 , PBI_OON 620), 1♀ ; second watchtower on Sendero Suasie, Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza , Mar. 24, 2003, elev. 3130 m (J. Lepida, ICN 2212 , PBI_OON 617), 18 ; Valle de los Feuilajones , Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, Mar. 24 ,

2003 (D. Sanchez, ICN 2213, PBI_OON 619), 1♀.

DISTRIBUTION: Central Colombia (Cundinamarca).

Figures

Figs. 664–671. Paradysderina chingaza, new species, male. 664. Carapace, dorsal view. 665. Same, anterior view. 666. Sternum ventral view. 667. Mouthparts, ventral view. 668. Left embolus, ventral view. 669. Left palp, prolateral view. 670. Same, ventral view. 671. Same, retrolateral view.

Figs. 672–684. Paradysderina globosa (Keyserling), male (672–678) and female (679–684). 672. Carapace, dorsal view. 673, 679. Same, anterior view. 674. Sternum and mouthparts, ventral view. 675. Left embolus, retrolateral view. 676. Left palp, prolateral view. 677. Same, ventral view. 678. Same, retrolateral view. 680. Abdomen, lateral view. 681. Same, ventral view. 682, 683. Epigastric region, ventral view. 684. Same, dorsal view.