Tullgrenella brescoviti, Estol & Marta & Rodrigues, 2020

Estol, Narelle, Marta, Kimberly S. & Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, 2020, On the Neotropical spider genus Tullgrenella Mello-Leitão, 1941: two new species complementary descriptions and new records (Araneae: Salticidae), Zootaxa 4780 (2), pp. 356-366 : 358-362

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4780.2.8

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scientific name

Tullgrenella brescoviti
status

sp. nov.

Tullgrenella brescoviti View in CoL sp. nov.

Figs 7–12 View FIGURES 7–12 , 17, 18 View FIGURES 15–19 , 23–25 View FIGURES 20–25 , 28, 29 View FIGURES 26–31 , 32 View FIGURE 32

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Type material. Holotype: male, La Paz (Laguna Viscachani, 16º31’S, 68º12’W, 3600 m asl, collected in Puna), Bolivia, 05.VIII.1993, A.D. Brescovit leg. ( MCN 23871) GoogleMaps . Paratype: female, La Paz ( Valle del Zongo , 16º31’S, 68º12’W, 3600 m asl), Bolivia, 05.VIII.1993, H. Höfer leg. ( MCN 24104) GoogleMaps .

Etymology. The specific name honors the arachnologist Antonio Domingos Brescovit (IBSP), collector of the type specimen.

Diagnosis. Males of T. brescoviti sp. nov. species resemble those of T. guayapae Galiano, 1970 (see Galiano 1970, figs 10–13) and T. morenensis (Tullgren, 1905) (see Galiano 1970, figs 1–2) by the shape of embolus base, oval and developed, and cymbium pointed, sickle-shaped ( Figs 7, 10 View FIGURES 7–12 , 23, 25 View FIGURES 20–25 ), but differ from T. guayapae by the larger TmA, by the shape of RTA, less excavated ( Figs 8 View FIGURES 7–12 , 25 View FIGURES 20–25 ) and distal embolus not exceeding the length of the cymbium apex ( Figs 7, 9 View FIGURES 7–12 , 23 View FIGURES 20–25 ), and differ from T. morenensis by the shape of tegulum more oblique, TDD wider than in T. morenensis ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 7–12 ) and the shape of the RTA, more acute in T. brescoviti ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 7–12 ). Females of T. brescoviti sp. nov. resemble those of T. didelphis (Simon, 1886) (see Galiano 1963, fig. 11 and Galiano 1970, fig. 58) and those of T. morenensis (see Galiano 1970, fig. 57) by the shape of copulatory ducts, long with the first loop oval and by the presence of posteriorly-opening coupling pocket, but differ from both species by the smaller spermathecae, distant from each other ( Figs 11, 12 View FIGURES 7–12 , 28, 29 View FIGURES 26–31 ).

Description. Male (holotype). Total length: 6.13. Carapace: length 3.22, width 2.39, height 1.35. Sternum: length 0.80, width 1.24. Clypeus height 0.18. Ocular area (ALE–PLE) 1.05. Anterior eye row 1.57 wide, posterior 1.55 wide. Diameter AME 0.31, ALE 0.21, PME 0.10, PLE 0.16. Abdomen: length 3.01, width 2.13, height 1.97. Leg formula: 4123. Length of femur I: 1.82; II: 1.43; III: 1.53; IV: 2.15; patella + tibia I: 2.49; II: 1.95; III: 1.43; IV: 2.09; metatarsus + tarsus I: 1.76; II: 1.42; III: 1.82; IV: 2.39. Palp: femur 0.80, patella 0.39, tibia 0.33, cymbium 0.85. Carapace trapezoidal ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 15–19 ), dark brown with two longitudinal white bands. Chelicerae dark brown, with two prolateral teeth, with setae between teeth and one retrolateral tooth. Labium brown. Endites subtriangular, pale brown with lighter apices. Sternum dark brown, oval. Legs brown ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 15–19 ), except tarsi and metatarsi pale brown. Femur I and II more robust than others. Abdomen oval ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 15–19 ), brown, dorsum with dark bands, venter and spinnerets dark brown. Leg macroseta I: femur 3 dorsal (1-1-1), 2 prolateral; patella 1 prolateral; tibia 2 dorsal, 3 prolateral, 3 ventral; metatarsus 6 ventral (2-2-2), 1 prolateral; tarsus 4 ventral (2-2); II: femur 3 dorsal (1-1-1), 2 prolateral, 1 retrolateral; tibia 3 ventral (1-1-1), 2 prolateral; metatarsus 4 (2-2) ventral, 2 prolateral; III: femur 3 dorsal (1-1-1), 3 prolateral (1-2), 3 retrolateral (1-2); patella 3 prolateral (1-1-1), 3 retrolateral (1-1-1); tibia 1 dorsal, 2 ventral; metatarsus 2 dorsal (1-1), 2 prolateral (1-1), 2 retrolateral (1-1), 4 ventral (2-2); IV: femur 3 dorsal (1-1-1), 1 prolateral, 2 retrolateral; patella 1 prolateral, 1 retrolateral; tibia 1 dorsal, 3 retrolateral (1-1-1), 3 prolateral (1- 1-1); metatarsus 6 dorsal (2-2-2), 2 ventral (1-1), 1 prolateral, 1 retrolateral. The embolus distally does not exceed the length of the cymbium apex ( Figs 7, 9 View FIGURES 7–12 , 23 View FIGURES 20–25 ). The embolus base is oval and developed. The cymbium is pointed, sickle-shaped ( Figs 7, 10 View FIGURES 7–12 , 23, 25 View FIGURES 20–25 ). The retrolateral tibial apophysis is excavated and pointed in the apex ( Figs 8 View FIGURES 7–12 , 25 View FIGURES 20–25 ). The tegulum is oblique, with a small projection at the retrolateral portion towards the RTA ( Figs 8 View FIGURES 7–12 , 25 View FIGURES 20–25 ). The conductor is membranous and TmA is developed ( Figs 7 View FIGURES 7–12 , 23 View FIGURES 20–25 ).

Female (paratype): Total length: 6.44. Carapace: length 2.91, width 2.28, height 1.50. Sternum: length 1.35, width 0.91. Clypeus height 0.23. Ocular area (ALE–PLE) 1.13. Anterior eye row 1.74 wide, posterior 1.89 wide. Diameter AME 0.25, ALE 0.18, PME 0.08, PLE 0.16. Abdomen: length 4.05, width 2.44, height 1.97. Leg formula: 4312. Length of femur I: 1.56; II: 1.43; III: 1.69; IV: 1.95; patella + tibia I: 1.82; II: 1.69; III: 1.48; IV: 2.23; metatarsus + tarsus I: 0.93; II: 1.09; III: 1.56; IV: 2.15. Palp: femur 0.52, patella 0.39, tibia 0.28, tarsus 0.65. Carapace ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 15–19 ), dark brown with white seta on posterior area; ocular area darkened. Chelicerae red-brown, with two prolateral teeth, with setae between teeth and one retrolateral tooth. Labium brown. Endites brown with lighter apices. Sternum dark brown, oval. Legs brown ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 15–19 ), except tarsi and metatarsi pale brown. Coxae pale brown. Abdomen oval ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 15–19 ), brown, dorsum with dark bands, venter brown. Spinnerets pale brown. Leg macroseta I: femur 2 dorsal (1-1), 2 prolateral; tibia 6 ventral (2-2-2), 1 prolateral; metatarsus 4 ventral (2-2); II: femur 2 dorsal (1-1), 2 prolateral; tibia 4 ventral (2-2); metatarsus 4 ventral (2-2); III: femur 2 dorsal (1-1), 2 prolateral; patella 1 prolateral, 1 retrolateral; tibia 2 ventral, 3 prolateral (1-1-1), 3 retrolateral (1-1-1); metatarsus 4 dorsal (2-2), 4 ventral (2-2), 2 prolateral, 2 retrolateral; IV: femur 1 dorsal; patella 1 prolateral, 1 retrolateral; tibia 3 prolateral (1-1-1), 3 retrolateral (1-1-1), 4 ventral (2-2); metatarsus 6 dorsal (2-2-2), 3 prolateral, 3 ventral. The spermathecae are oval, small, distant from each other ( Figs 11, 12 View FIGURES 7–12 , 28, 29 View FIGURES 26–31 ). The fertilization ducts are posteriorly and membranous ( Figs 12 View FIGURES 7–12 , 29 View FIGURES 26–31 ). The copulatory ducts are long with the first loop oval. The posteriorly-opening coupling pocket present ( Figs 11, 12 View FIGURES 7–12 ).

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Bolivia ( Fig. 32 View FIGURE 32 ).

Natural history. The species was collected in Puna grassland ecoregion, above 3600 m. Puna is characterized by the montane grasslands and shrublands biome, is found in the central Andes Mountains of South America.

MCN

McNeese State University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Salticidae

Genus

Tullgrenella

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