Zorocrates badius Simon

PLATNICK, NORMAN I. & UBICK, DARRELL, 2007, A Revision of the Spider Genus Zorocrates Simon (Araneae, Zorocratidae), American Museum Novitates 3579, pp. 1-44 : 16

Zorocrates badius Simon figures 27–31 ; map 3

Zorocrates badius Simon, 1895a: 134 (female holotype from Baja California, Mexico, in MNHN, examined). – Lehtinen, 1967: 437, fig. 74 .

Zorocrates sp. : Griswold, 1993: 5, figs. 11, 12 , 17, 18.

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of Z. pictus in having a distally coiled embolus, but have a distally wider retrolateral tibial apophysis ( figs. 28, 29 ); females also resemble those of Z. pictus but have a larger epigynal septum ( fig. 30 ).

MALE: Total length 11. Coloration as in Z. fuscus except abdominal dorsum lighter, chevroned throughout its length. Leg spination: femora: I p0-0-2, r0-2-2; II p0-1-2, r0-2-2; III r0-2-1; IV r0-0-2; patellae IV r0-1-0; tibiae: I d0-0-0, p0-1-0; II r1-0-1; III v2-1p-2, r1-0-1; IV r1-1-1; metatarsi: I p1-1-2, r0-1-0; II r0-1-1; III r1-2-2; IV p1-1-2, r1-1-2. Cribellum present. Distal half of retrolateral tibial apophysis much wider than proximal half; median apophysis greatly elongated, oriented obliquely; tegular apophysis massive ( figs. 27–29 ).

FEMALE: Total length 16. Coloration as in male. Leg spination: femora: I d1-1-0, p0-0-2, r0-0-0; II p0-1-1, r0-0-0; III p1-1-2, r1-1-2; IV p1-1-2, r0-0-1; patellae IV r0-1-0; tibiae: I d0- 0-0, p0-0-0, r0-0-0; II d0-0-0, p0-0-1, v4-2-2, r0-0-0; III v2-1p-2, r1-0-1; IV d1-1-1; metatarsi: I p0-0-0, v2-2-2, r0-0-0; II p0-0-1, r0-0-0; III r1-2-2. Cribellum present. Epigynal septum relatively long, with elevated anterior hood; spermathecal ducts wide ( figs. 30, 31 ).

MATERIAL EXAMINED: MEXICO: Baja California (no specific locality): (Marx, MNHN AR234), 1♀ (holotype). Baja California Sur: Cañón de la Zorra , Palo Extraño , Jan. 13, 1988, elev. 1630 m (B., V. Roth, M. Jiménez, CIBN), 13, El Taste (Eisen, Vaslit, MCZ 56223), 13, 1♀ ; La Chuparosa ( Eisen , Vaslit, MCZ 56235), 2♀ ; La Laguna, Sierra Laguna , Oct. 14, 1941 (E. Ross, R. Bohart, AMNH), 1♀ , same (CAS), 1♀; La Laguna, Sierra Victoria , Oct. 20–23, 1968, elev. 5500 ft (E. Sleeper, F. Moore, CAS), 13, 2♀ ; La Laguna, 17 air mi ENE Todos Santos, Sierra Laguna , Dec. 12–18, 1979, elev. 6000 ft (J. Doyen, W. Tschinkel, CAS), 2♀ , same (C. Griswold, CAS), 13, 7♀, same, dug from burrow (C. Griswold, CAS), 1♀, same, under debris (P. Rude, CAS), 13, 1♀; Sierra de La Laguna , Nov. 1, 1987, elev. 1240 m (M. Jiménez, CAS), 43, 3♀ ; Valle de La Laguna, Sierra de La Laguna , Jan. 16, 1988, elev. 1830 m (M. Jiménez, S. Guzmán, CIBN), 13, 4♀ ; SE Valle Perdido, June 8–9, 1973 (E. Sleeper, CAS), 1♀.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from Baja California Sur (map 3).

Figures

Figs. 27–31. Zorocrates badius Simon. 27. Left male palp, prolateral view. 28. Same, ventral view. 29. Same, retrolateral view. 30. Epigynum, ventral view. 31. Same, dorsal view.

Figs. 73–77. Zorocrates terrell, new species. 73. Left male palp, prolateral view. 74. Same, ventral view.

Figs. 11–15. Zorocrates guerrerensis Gertsch and Davis. 11. Left male palp, prolateral view. 12. Same, ventral view. 13. Same, retrolateral view. 14. Epigynum, ventral view. 15. Same, dorsal view.

Figs. 16–20. Zorocrates gnaphosoides (O. P.-Cambridge). 16. Left male palp, prolateral view. 17. Same, ventral view. 18. Same, retrolateral view. 19. Epigynum, ventral view. 20. Same, dorsal view.