Mallinella, Dankittipakul & Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012

Dankittipakul, Pakawin, Jocqué, Rudy & Singtripop, Tippawan, 2012, Systematics and biogeography of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906, with descriptions of new species and new genera from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Zodariidae) 3369, Zootaxa 3369 (1), pp. 1-327 : 32

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6307555
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scientific name	Mallinella
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The tuberculata View in CoL View at ENA -group

The tuberculata -group represents a monophyletic clade within Mallinella . Members are united by two synapomorphies: the elevated tubercle on the dorsal side of RTA ( Figs 128–129 View FIGURES 126–129. 126–129 ) (Ch. 49, state 1) and the pronounced apicoretrolateral arm on the TA ( Figs 120 View FIGURES 114–121. 114 , 130 View FIGURES 130–138. 130–134 ) (Ch. 78, state 1). There are six other homoplasious characters including: the presence of a tegular spine on the tegulum ( Figs 130 View FIGURES 130–138. 130–134 , 139 View FIGURES 139–146. 139–142 ) (Ch. 60, state 1); the longitudinal furrow (Ch. 73, state 0) on the unbranched embolus (Ch. 74, state 0); the simple, rostrated TA (Ch. 83, state 1) lacking apical modifications (Ch. 82, state 0) but always with a mesal tooth (Ch. 90, state 1).

Species of the tuberculata -group are easily recognized by a pair of enlarged, anterior pale spots, followed by a transverse band and a series of folium-like chevrons on the opisthosoma ( Figs 104–107 View FIGURES 104–107. 106 ). Other distinctive characters shared among its members include: the cylindrical PVS ( Figs 122–125 View FIGURES 122–125. 122, 124 ); the distinctly enlarged AME ( Fig. 110 View FIGURES 108–113. 108 ); the narrow, longitudinal dorsal scutum; the deeply excavated epigynal plate ( Figs 114–116 View FIGURES 114–121. 114 ); the very compact spermathecae ( Figs 117–119 View FIGURES 114–121. 114 ) with broad internal ducts and few distal coils. This species-group, represented by three species from Thailand, is found in dry habitats, mainly in deciduous forests.