Mallinella sundaica, 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 : 207-210

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5254313
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B9EB-FF4C-CBC2-FD01FBEE39C4
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella sundaica
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Mallinella sundaica View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 925 View FIGURES 923–931. 923 , 934 View FIGURES 932–935. 932 , 950–954 View FIGURES 950–954. 950 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, MALAYSIA, Pahang State: Fraser’s Hill, 2 km south of Ton , 1,200 m (03°41'N, 101°45'E), 28 August 2004, leg. A. Schulz ( MHNG, AS–04/14) GoogleMaps . Paratype: MALAYSIA, Pahang State: 1♀, Fraser’s Hill, Maxwell Trail (03°42'59.1"N, 101°44'18.9"E), 1,350 m, evergreen hill forest, 12–16 May 2004, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, MAL –04/01) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Mallinella sundaica sp. nov. can be recognized by the embolus carrying a bifurcated lateral ramus, mesal ramus provided with triangular, subterminal flange and digitiform extremity ( Fig. 950 View FIGURES 950–954. 950 ). The female has an ovoid epigynal plate ( Fig. 934 View FIGURES 932–935. 932 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet, an adjective (sundaicus), refers to the region in which this species occurs.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 7.60; prosoma 4.55 long, 3.35 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.28, ALE 0.20, PME 0.20, PLE 0.20, AME–AME 0.14, AME–ALE 0.32, PME–PME 0.24, PME–PLE 0.50; MOQ: 0.58 long, 0.50 anterior width, 0.46 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 17.54 (4.21, 5.50, 4.40, 3.42), II 14.54 (3.68, 4.58, 3.64, 2.64), III 14.63 (3.84, 4.40, 3.92, 2.44), IV 20.22 (4.88, 5.96, 6.30, 3.04).

Coloration ( Fig. 925 View FIGURES 923–931. 923 ). Carapace dark brown. Chelicerae dark reddish brown. Sternum reddish brown. Legs orange-brown, except for coxae yellowish. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark brown, cardiac region pale. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs fused, forming pale reniform patches; third and fourth pairs represented by pale round spots, fifth pair by transverse chevron.

Palp ( Fig. 950 View FIGURES 950–954. 950 ). RTA relatively short, broad at base, abruptly bent ectad in ventral view, apex bluntly pointed. TA rostrated; apico-prolateral fold triangular, broad; apico-prolateral process sharply pointed, directed posteromesad; basal tooth blunt. Embolic base aligned in transverse direction, anterior margin triangular; membranous area triangular, narrowed. Embolus broad, bifurcated, branching subterminally; lateral ramus divided, with two sharply pointed extremities; mesal ramus longer, with triangular semi-transparent flange and digitiform apex.

Female (paratype). Total length 7.75; prosoma 4.72 long, 3.40 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.30, ALE 0.20, PME 0.20, PLE 0.20, AME–AME 0.12, AME–ALE 0.38, PME–PME 0.22, PME–PLE 0.50; MOQ: 0.60 long, 0.50 anterior width, 0.46 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 17.66 (4.24, 5.54, 4.42, 3.44), II 14.64 (3.68, 4.61, 3.68, 2.66), III 14.72 (3.88, 4.43, 3.96, 2.46), IV 20.36 (4.92, 6.00, 6.34, 3.06).

Coloration. Carapace dark chestnut-brown. Chelicerae dark brown. Sternum reddish brown. Legs orange–brown, except for coxae yellowish orange. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark brown. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs fused, forming pale reniform patches; third and fourth pairs represented by irregular pale spots, fifth pair by three procurved irregular patches.

Genitalia ( Figs 934 View FIGURES 932–935. 932 , 951–954 View FIGURES 950–954. 950 ). Epigynal plate tongue-shaped. Lateral borders sharply pointed, projecting inwards. Spermathecae divided into upper and lower parts: upper part smaller than lower one.

Natural history. Mallinella sundaica sp. nov. inhabits rainforests at relatively high altitude (1,200–1,350 m asl).

Distribution. Known only from the type locality on the Malay Peninsula.