Cubanops ludovicorum (Alayón) Sánchez-Ruiz & Platnick & Dupérré, 2010

Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander, Platnick, Norman I. & Dupérré, Nadine, 2010, A New Genus of the Spider Family Caponiidae (Araneae, Haplogynae) from the West Indies, American Museum Novitates 2010 (3705), pp. 1-44 : 6-11

Cubanops ludovicorum (Alayón) , new combination

Figures 1–16

Nops ludovicorum Alayón, 1976: 2 , figs. 1A–C (female holotype from Cocodrilo, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, in IES; examined). — Alayón, 1977: 2, fig. 1A–B (male).

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of C. bimini in having a long dorsal extension on the tip of the embolus, but have a single ventral embolar extension (fig. 9); females also resemble those of C. bimini but have the anterior margin of the receptaculum extending farther anteriorly at the midline than in that species (figs. 15, 16).

MALE: Total length 2.76 (figs. 1–9). Carapace orange with pair of large, rectangular, paramedian white areas, with posterolateral extensions. Sternum dark orange, with pale yellow submarginal band. Dorsum of abdomen light purple with three white chevrons. Legs pale yellow, with sides of anterior femora slightly darkened. Tip of embolus with long extension on dorsal surface, with shorter extension on ventral surface producing almost chelate appearance (fig. 9).

FEMALE: Total length 3.81 (figs. 10–16). Coloration as in male except legs light brown. Genitalia with broadly triangular receptaculum (figs. 15, 16).

MATERIAL EXAMINED: CUBA: Ciego de Ávila: Camino Cacasilla, Cayo Coco , Feb. 21, 1995, under rock in forest (M. López, BSC 588 ) , 1 &; Cueva del Jabalí, Cayo Coco , Jan. 27, 1995 (M. López, BSC 595 ) , 1 &. Isla de la Juventud (= Isla de Pinos): Cocodrilo (= Jacksonville ), June 15, 1974 (L. Hernández, L. de Armas, IES T2 ) , 1 & (holotype); road between Cocodrilo and Cayo Piedras , Apr. 23, 1976 (G. Alayón, IES) , 1 %.

DISTRIBUTION: Central Cuba and the Isla de la Juventud.

Figures

FIGS. 1–9. Cubanops ludovicorum (Alayón), male. 1. Habitus, dorsal view. 2. Same, ventral view. 3. Carapace, dorsal view. 4. Sternum and mouthparts, ventral view. 5. Epigastric region, ventral view. 6. Left palp, prolateral view. 7. Same, retrolateral view. 8. Bulb and embolus, prolateral view. 9. Embolus tip, prolateral view.

FIGS. 10–16. Cubanops ludovicorum (Alayón), female. 10. Habitus, dorsal view. 11. Same, ventral view. 12. Carapace, dorsal view. 13. Sternum and mouthparts, ventral view. 14. Epigastric region, ventral view. 15. Internal genitalia, ventral view. 16. Same, dorsal view.