Mallinella rolini, 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 : 201-203

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5254291
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B9ED-FF57-CBC2-FB19FD1E396F
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella rolini
status	sp. nov.

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Mallinella rolini View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 842 View FIGURES 836–843. 836 , 858 View FIGURES 856–865. 856 , 912–918 View FIGURES 912–918. 912–915 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, MALAYSIA, Pahang State: Fraser’s Hill , south side, 1,300 m (3°42’N, 101°45’E), 26 August 2004, leg. A. Schulz ( MHNG, AS–04/10) GoogleMaps . Paratypes: 2♂, 2♀, same data as holotype ( MHNG, AS–04/10). MALAYSIA, Pahang State GoogleMaps : 1♀, Genting Highlands, oak forest, 5,000 ft., 12 March 1983, leg. R.T. Schuh & B.M. Massie, extraction of litter in small area-undisturbed forest ( AMNH) .

Diagnosis. Mallinella rolini sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from its congeners by the spectacular shape of the TA merely attached to the bulb ( Fig. 912 View FIGURES 912–918. 912–915 ). The female can be easily recognized by the rebordered posterior margin of its broad epigynal plate ( Fig. 858 View FIGURES 856–865. 856 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Dr. Gustave Henri Ange Hippolyte Rolin-Jacquemyns (1835–1902), the former General Advisor to His Majesty King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Siam, a great statesman, who along with H. M. the King, protected Siam from the British and French Imperialism.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 7.60; prosoma 4.50 long, 3.25 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.30, ALE 0.20, PME 0.20, PLE 0.20, AME–AME 0.12, AME–ALE 0.32, PME–PME 0.24, PME–PLE 0.48; MOQ: 0.62 long, 0.58 anterior width, 0.56 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 18.32 (4.40, 5.74, 4.60, 3.56), II 15.20 (3.82, 4.78, 3.80, 2.76), III 15.28 (4.00, 4.60, 4.10, 2.56), IV 21.12 (5.10, 6.22, 6.58, 3.20).

Coloration ( Fig. 842 View FIGURES 836–843. 836 ). Carapace orange-brown. Chelicerae brown. Sternum reddish brown. Legs yellowish, except for coxae whitish. Dorsum of opisthosoma sepia, mottled with numerous minute pale spots. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs fused, forming pale reniform patches; third to fifth pairs represented by pale round spots, third pair largest.

Palp ( Figs 912–915 View FIGURES 912–918. 912–915 ). Retrolateral margin of palpal tibia triangular, strongly pronounced, distally blunt. RTA digitiform, lateral margins parallel in ventral view, gradually tapered towards sharply pointed apex. TA elongated; apico-prolateral fold triangular, sharply pointed; meso-prolateral side attached to bulb; basal ridge slightly elevated. Embolic base oblong, aligned in oblique direction; membranous area triangular, situated anteriorly. Embolus filiform.

Female (paratype). Total length 7.50; prosoma 4.50 long, 3.25 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.28, ALE 0.20, PME 0.18, PLE 0.20, AME–AME 0.14, AME–ALE 0.36, PME–PME 0.22, PME–PLE 0.48; MOQ: 0.62 long, 0.54 anterior width, 0.50 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 18.20 (4.36, 5.70, 4.56, 3.54), II 15.10 (3.80, 4.74, 3.78, 2.74), III 15.20 (3.98, 4.56, 4.08, 2.54), IV 20.99 (5.06, 6.18, 6.54, 3.16).

Coloration. Carapace orange-brown, posterior and lateral margins dark brown. Sternum yellowish brown. Chelicerae brown. Legs yellowish brown; coxae yellowish; femora distally with dark brown annulations. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark sepia, cardiac region pale. Dorsal pattern: first pair greatly reduced; second to fifth pairs represented by irregular pale patches, second ones largest.

Genitalia ( Figs 858 View FIGURES 856–865. 856 , 916–918 View FIGURES 912–918. 912–915 ). Epigynal plate lenticular, posterior margin rebordered. Lateral borders bluntly pointed, heavily sclerotized. Spermathecae in dorsal view triangular: upper part subtriangular, lower part subspherical.

Natural history. M. rolini sp. nov. was collected by means of sifting leaves and decomposing organic matter in evergreen hill forests at relatively high altitude.

Distribution. Peninsular Malaysia, Pahang State.