Malagiella, Ubick & Griswold, 2011

Ubick, Darrell & Griswold, Charles E., 2011, The Malagasy Goblin Spiders Of The New Genus Malagiella (Araneae, Oonopidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2011 (356), pp. 1-86 : 54-55

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF MALAGIELLA

1. Males (not known for M. ambalavo , M. goodmani , M. nikina , and M. ranavalona ).. 2

– Females........................ 7

2. Size large, TBL. 1.5; eyes large, PER W 5 0.5 cephalon W (fig. 205); color reddish brown; carapace strongly reticulated, forming rounded cells (fig. 15); abdomen with dorsal and ventral scutes broad, contact zone a sharp, acute indentation (figs. 31, 32, 207, 243, 275, 308); legs III and IV lacking spines............ ( ranomafana group) 3

– Size smaller, TBL, 1.4; eyes smaller, PER W, 0.4 cephalon W (figs. 350, 435); color orange to yellowish brown; carapace weakly reticulated, forming elongate cells (figs. 117, 118), or smooth (figs. 430, 431); abdomen with dorsal and ventral scutes narrower, contact zone a rounded, broader indentation (figs. 142–146, 352, 353, 437, 438); at least tibia IV with ventroapical spines....... 6

3. Sternum lacking long stiff bristles (figs. 323, 474); palpal patella-tibia L. cephalothorax H (figs. 303, 306)........... M. fisheri

– Sternum with long stiff bristles (figs. 7, 204); palpal patella-tibia L, cephalothorax H (figs. 202, 238, 270)................ 4

4. Cymbium-bulb larger; about 0.6 patella-tibia L (fig. 482); bulb with dorsal depression at tarsal junction (figs. 288, 289, 294, 295); eyes slightly smaller (fig. 270)... M. andringitra

– Cymbium-bulb smaller; about 0.5 patellatibia L (figs. 481, 483); bulb lacking dorsal depression (figs. 481, 483); eyes slightly larger (figs. 202, 238)................... 5

5. Palpal patella relatively shorter (fig. 481), abdomen with ventral scute slightly shorter (figs. 203, 208, 209)...... M. ranomafana

– Palpal patella relatively longer (fig. 483), abdomen with ventral scute slightly longer (figs. 238, 244, 245)........ M. valterova

6. Size smaller (TBL, 1.2); DS narrow, about as wide as DS-VS contact zone (figs. 432, 433, 437); VS short, distance from sperm pore to posterior edge shorter than to anterior edge (fig. 432); palpal patella short, patella-tibia L/ cymbium-bulb L 5 1.3 (fig. 486); tibia III and IV with lateral spines..................................... ( toliara group) M. toliara

– Size larger (TBL 1.2–1.4); DS wider, much wider than DS-VS contact zone (fig. 352); VS long, distance from sperm pore to posterior edge longer than to anterior edge (fig. 358); palpal patella longer, patella-tibia L/cymbium-bulb L 5 1.9 (fig. 484); tibia III and IV lacking lateral spines......................... ( vohiparara group) M. vohiparara

7. Size small, TBL ca 1.3; color yellowish orange; legs III and IV with distinct lateral spines (fig. 471).. ( toliara group) M. toliara

– Size larger, TBL $ 1.4; color orange to dark brown; legs III and IV lacking lateral spines (figs. 467, 469)................... 8

8. Tibia IV lacking ventroapical spines (fig. 467); larger darker species with larger eyes, eye area at least 0.5 cephalon width (fig. 283), usually wider (figs. 16, 215, 251, 316), eye area longer than clypeus (figs. 14, 212, 248, 280, 313).. ( ranomafana group) 9

– Tibia IV with a pair of small ventroapical spines (fig. 469); smaller paler species with smaller eyes, eye area less than 0.5 cephalon width (figs. 123, 334), eye area as long as clypeus (fig. 121); eyes somewhat larger in M. nikina , which has an eye row approaching 0.5 cephalon width (fig. 394)............................. ( vohiparara group) 12

9. DS small, L, 0.7 abdomen L, W, 0.6 abdomen W (figs. 279, 280); receptaculum relatively straight in ventral view (figs. 296– 298).................. M. andringitra

– DS large, L. 0.8 abdomen L, W. 0.7 abdomen W (figs. 211, 247, 312); receptaculum curvature variable (figs. 228–235, 264– 267, 327, 328).................... 10

10. Receptaculum nearly straight in ventral view, W/L, 0.3 (map 4); posterior margin of PES procurved (figs. 328, 329)...... M. fisheri

– Receptaculum more strongly sinuous, W/L. 0.3 (map 4); posterior margin of PES straight (figs. 228–235, 264–267)............. 11

11. Receptaculum more sinuous, W/L 5 0.7 (figs. 264–267); DS with anterior margin broad (fig. 253)........... M. valterova

– Receptaculum less sinuous, W/L 5 0.3–0.5 (figs. 228–235); DS with anterior margin pointed (fig. 217)........ M. ranomafana

12. Receptaculum relatively straight, W/L, 0.4 (map 4)........................ 13

– Receptaculum sinuous, W/L. 0.7 (map 4) .... .... .... ... ..... ... .. 14

13. Receptaculum slender and somewhat sinuous (figs. 403–410); larger size, TBL 5 1.48–1.64; larger eyes, eye area about 0.5 cephalon width (fig. 394).................. M. nikina

– Recepataculum stout and very straight (figs. 421–428); smaller size, TBL 5 1.40– 1.48; smaller eyes, eye area clearly less that 0.5 cephalon width (figs. 412, 416)................................. M. goodmani

14. DS small, about 0.3 abdomen width, 0.5 abdomen length (fig. 330); receptaculum moderately sinuous, W/L 50.76 (figs. 339– 344).................. M. ranavalona

– DS larger, about 0.5 abdomen width, 0.7 abdomen length (figs. 356, 380); receptaculum strongly sinuous, W/L 5 0.9–1.2 (figs. 373–378, 389–392)............. 15

15. Receptaculum more sinuous, W/L 5 1.0–1.2 (figs. 373–378)........... M. vohiparara

– Receptaculum less sinuous, W/L 5 0.9 (figs. 389–392)............ M. ambalavo