Scaphiella miranda, Platnick & Dupérré N., 2010

Platnick, N. & Dupérré N., 2010, The Goblin Spider Genus Scaphiella (Araneae, Oonopidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2010 (332), pp. 1-156 : 120

Scaphiella miranda , new species Figures 897–915; map 4

TYPES: Male holotype and female allotype taken by forest soil washing at an elevation of 400 m at Agua Blanca, Parque Nacional Guatopo, 35 km N Altagracia, Miranda, Venezuela (June 1, 1987; S., J. Peck), deposited in AMNH ( PBI _OON 29592) .

DIAGNOSIS: Both sexes have the eyes of the posterior row greatly reduced in size (figs. 901, 911) and have extensive microsculpture on the carapace. Males have a strong pair of apodemes extending posterolaterally from the epigastric furrow (fig. 898) and a palpal bulb that is greatly extended ventrally (fig. 906); females have a pair of large sclerotizations situated posteriorly in the epigynal atrium (figs. 914, 915) and numerous thickened setae anterior of the atrium (fig. 913).

MALE (PBI_OON 29610, figs. 897–906). Total length 1.36. Carapace with granulations occupying most of sides, almost reaching apex; eyes reduced, ALE separated by less than their radius. Sternum smooth. Endites with strong, spiniform anteromedian tip. Abdomen unpatterned, scuta punctate. Palpal femur greatly expanded; bulb tapering apically, with small knob situated prolateral of embolus base; embolus bent sharply just beyond base.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 29618, figs. 907– 915). Total length 1.61. Endites unmodified. Anterior epigynal sclerite long, narrow, sinuous; apodemes wide, directed posterolaterally.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: VENE- ZUELA: Miranda: Agua Blanca, Parque Nacional Guatopo, 35 km N Altagracia , May 31, 1987, Berlese, ravine litter, elev. 400 m (S., J. Peck, AMNH PBI _OON 29610, 29618 ), 4 -, 1 U, June 1, 1987, forest soil washing, elev. 400 m (S., J. Peck, AMNH PBI _OON 29599), 1 -; El Lucero, Parque Nacional Guatopo, 28 km N Altagracia , June 8, 1987, Berlese, rotted log litter, elev. 700 m (S., J. Peck, AMNH PBI _OON 29606, 29608 ), 2 -, 3 U .

DISTRIBUTION: Miranda, Venezuela (map 4).