Aschnaoonops similis (Keyserling) Platnick & Dupérré & Berniker & Bonaldo, 2013

Platnick, Norman I., Dupérré, Nadine, Berniker, Lily & Bonaldo, Alexandre B., 2013, The Goblin Spider Genera Prodysderina, Aschnaoonops, And Bidysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2013 (373), pp. 1-102 : 50

Aschnaoonops similis (Keyserling) , new combination

Figures 324–334

Oonops similis Keyserling, 1881: 297 , pl. 11, fig. 17 (male holotype from Colombia, as ‘‘Neu-Granada,’’ in BMNH; examined).

Dysderina similis: Simon, 1893a: 304 .

DIAGNOSIS: Males can easily be recognized by the large, beak-shaped embolus (figs. 330– 332), females by the long, rectangular sclerite at the base of the anterior genitalic process (fig. 334).

MALE (PBI_OON 110, figs. 324, 327– 332): Total length 2.68. ALE separated by their radius to diameter. Sternum surface smooth, microsculpture only at sides. Endites with distal projection relatively short, wide. Dorsal scutum covering full length of abdomen, no soft tissue visible from above, not fused to epigastric scutum. Postepigastric scutum long, almost rectangular, extending to nearly full length of abdomen. Leg spination: femora: I p0-0-2, r1-1-0; II p0-0- 1; tibiae: I v4-4-2; II v4-4-1p; metatarsi: I v2-2-2; II v3-0-2. Sperm pore small, narrow, slitlike. Cymbium with distal patch of setae. Embolus shaped like duck’s bill.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 110, figs. 325, 326, 333, 334): Total length 3.14. Dorsal scutum covering more than 3/4 of abdomen length, more than 1/2 to most of abdomen width. Postepigastric scutum almost semicircular, extending to about 2/3 of abdomen length. Leg spination: femora I, II p0-0-2, r1-1-1; tibiae: I v4-4-2; II v4-4-1p; metatarsi: I v2-2-2; II v3-0-2. Anterior genitalic process very long, accompanied by long, rectangular basal sclerite.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Colombia: no specific locality ( BMNH PBI _ OON 849 ), 1♂ (holotype). Boyaca´: Caban ˜ a Carrizal , Santuario de Flora y Fauna de Iguaque , 5 ° 25'N, 73 ° 27'W, May 2–7, 2001, Winkler trap, elev. 2850 m (P. Reina, IAVH 108101 , PBI _ OON 848 ), 1♀ ; Quebrada Carrizal, Santuario de Flora y Fauna de Iguaque , 5 ° 25'N, 73 ° 27'W, Sept. 23–25, 2000, Winkler trap, elev. 3350 m (P. Reina, IAVH 108099 , PBI _ OON 846 ), 1♂ ; Sutamarcha´ n, Serranía Mercha´ n, 5 ° 45'01"N, 73 ° 40'02"W, Apr. 8–10, 2003, dung and pitfall traps, secondary forest, elev. 3220 m (E. Gonza´lez, C. Reina, IAVH 108120 , 108121 , 108123 , 108125 , PBI _ OON 842–845 ), 7♂. Cundinamarca: Cerro de Monserrate , Bogota´ , Dec. 20, 2009, litter, elev. 3165 m (E. Florez, L. Benavides, D. Luna, S. Castellamos, ICN PBI _ OON 847 ), 6♂, 1♀ ; Pa´ ramo de Guaca , ca. 40 km NE Bogota´, July 23, 1968, dead leaves of Espeletiopsus corymbosa , elev. 2920 m (H. Sturm, MCZ 72942, PBI _OON 37013), 1♂ ; Pa´ ramo de Monserrate , Bogotá, Apr.–Nov. 1968, pitfalls (H. Sturm, AMNH PBI _ OON 110 ), 2♂, 1♀, Dec. 1978, pitfalls, Weinmannia forest (A. Bernal, MCZ 72943, PBI _OON 37012), 1♂, 1♀ ; Zipaco´ n, Jan. 1, 2011, Eucalyptus litter, elev. 2550 m (D. Luna, ICN 6488 , PBI _OON 40766), 1♂, 1♀ .

DISTRIBUTION: Central Colombia, at elevations from 2850–3350 m.

Figures

Figs. 324–334. Aschnaoonops similis (Keyserling), male (324, 327–332) and female (325, 326, 333, 334). 324. Sternum and mouthparts, ventral view. 325. Abdomen, ventral view. 326, 333. Genitalia, ventral view. 327. Left palp, prolateral view. 328. Same, ventral view. 329. Same, retrolateral view. 330. Left embolus, prolateral view. 331. Same, ventral view. 332. Same, retrolateral view. 334. Genitalia, dorsal view.