Selenops pensilis Muma, 1953

Crews, Sarah C., 2011, A revision of the spider genus Selenops Latreille, 1819 (Arachnida, Araneae, Selenopidae) in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, ZooKeys 105, pp. 1-182 : 109-110

Selenops pensilis Muma, 1953 Figs 155-156Map 13

Selenops pensilis Muma 1953: 42, Fig. 73 (♀, examined).

Selenops pensilis : Alayón-García 1992: 2, Fig. 2 (♀).

Type material.

Holotype female: Grand'Anse, Haiti, Uhler (MCZ, examined).

Other material examined.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Altagracia: along 4-5 km S caseta Gran Chorra, near Palmilla, 5.V.1992, 1♀ (MNHNSD); Punta Cana, Punta Cana Resort, 5-8 July 2006, sea level, S. Crews, under rock on egg sac, 1♀ (EME sel_528).

Diagnosis.

Though very similar to Selenops enriquillo sp. n., the genital openings and median field are more posterior on the epigynal plate. Internally, the ducts and posterodorsal fold are shaped differently (Figs 155-156). Males unknown.

Remarks.

This species is closely related to Selenops enriquillo sp. n. It differs in genitalic details and molecular genetic makeup. As the specimens from Alayón-García (1992) were unable to be examined, it is unclear if he was referring to Selenops pensilis or Selenops enriquillo sp. n.

Description.

Holotype female: Color:carapace (holotype) in bad shape, orange-brown (recent) light brown, duskier markings medially, on edges of cephalic region, 1 dark spot on each side of cephalic region; sternum light yellow-orange-brown, darker around border; chelicerae brown, dusky markings anteromedially terminating halfway down the length of chelicerae; maxillae light orange-brown, dark on outer distal edge, white on inner distal edge; labium brown, lightening distally; abdomen dorsally yellow-grey, medial lanceolate stripe, slightly faded, border only represented by dots, chevron near the end of stripe, festoon present; ventrally cream-colored, dark laterally and posteriorly; legs pale yellow-brown, darkening distally, annulations prominent, long stripe on anterolateral faces of femora, anterior and retrolateral faces of tibia and metatarsus of leg III. Carapace 0.91 times longer than broad; fovea longitudinal, broad, very shallow. Eyes:AER nearly straight; PER recurved; PME larger than AME, PLE largest, ALE smallest; eye diameters, AME 0.23, ALE 0.10, PME 0.33, PLE 0.40; interdistances AME-PME 0.03, PME-ALE 0.20, ALE-PLE 0.36. PME-PME 1.13. ALE-ALE 2.05; ocular quadrangle AME-AME 0.48, PLE-PLE 2.18; clypeus 0.11 high. Mouthparts:chelicerae with stout setae medially and anteriorly; maxillae longer than broad, with tuft of conspicuous setae distally; labium distally rounded. Sternum:0.76 times longer than broad, posteriorly indented. Legs:leg I only slightly shorter than II and III; leg formula 4321 (Muma, 1953); scopulae present on all 4 tarsi and metatarsi and tibiae I and II; tarsi I-IV with strong claw tufts; pr claw per foot slightly toothed; spination: leg I, Fm pr 1 –1– 0, d 1 –1– 1, rl 1 –1– 1; Ti d 0, v 2 –2– 2; Mt v 2-2; leg II, Fm pr 1 –1– 0, d 1 –1– 1, rl 1 –1– 1; Ti v 2 –2– 2; Mt v 2-2; leg III, Fm pr 1 –1– 0, d 1 –1– 1, rl 1 –1– 1; Ti v 2 –2– 0; Mt v 2-2. Abdomen:with terminal setal tufts. Pedipalp:claw with 8 teeth. Copulatory organs:median field U-shaped, depressd, lateral lobes distinct, medially, lobes directed posteriorly, pointed terminally, genital openings located at posterior margin of median field, epigynal pockets present; internally, highly sclerotized ducts, posterodorsal fold fused with internal ducts, small oval spermathecae and fertilization ducts located laterally (Figs 155-156). Dimensions: Total length 9.15. Carapace length 4.43, width 4.85. Sternum length 2.50, width 1.90. Abdomen length 4.73, width 4.55. Pedipalp: Fm 1.25, Pt 0.35, Ti 0.80, Ta 1.20, total 3.60. Leg I: Fm 4.90, Pt 1.80, Ti 4.00, Mt 3.75, Ta 1.75, total 16.20. Leg II: Fm 5.00, Pt 2.00, Ti 4.60, Mt 3.75, Ta 1.75, total 17.10. Leg III: Fm 5.00, Pt 1.75, Ti 4.00, Mt 3.75, Ta 1.75, total 16.25. Leg IV: Missing.

Natural history.

This species has been found under rocks. The female guards the egg sac.

Distribution.

Endemic to the island of Hispaniola (Map 13).