Loxosceles taino Gertsch & Ennik, 1983

Ruiz, Alexander Sánchez & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2013, The genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe (Araneae: Sicariidae) in Cuba and Hispaniola, West Indies, Zootaxa 3731 (2), pp. 212-222 : 221

Loxosceles taino Gertsch & Ennik, 1983

Figs. 31−38 , 43−44

Loxosceles taino Gertsch & Ennik, 1983: 346 , fig. 307−313 (Male holotype from Darby Island, Exuma Islands, Bahamas, deposited in AMNH, not examined)

Diagnosis. Specimens of L. taino are easily distinguished from other Antillean species by the cylindrical embolus longer than the width of the bulb( Figs. 31−32 ), and by the female genitalia with large and oval finger-like receptacles with elongated bases ( Figs. 43−44 ).

Description. Male and female described by Gertsch (1958) and redescribed by Gertsch & Ennik (1983). Carapace, male palp, and female genitalia shown in the figures 31−34; 37−38; 43−44. Palpal tarsus of female slender ( Figs 35−36 ).

Variation. Male (n=2): Total length 6.8−7, carapace 3.1−3.3 long, femur I 6 −6.3 long. Palpal tibia 0.8−0.85 long, 0.75−0.85 wide. Female (n=9): total length 7.1−9.6, carapace 2.8−4.1 long, femur I 5 −6.7 long. Palpal tibia 0.65−1.1 long, 0.2−0.3 wide. Palpal tarsus 5−6.7 long.

Material examined. REPUBLICA DOMINICANA: Pedernales: Oviedo, Parque Natural Jaragua, Fondo Paradi (17°49'4.33"N, 71°25'51.34"W), under rocks, A. Sánchez, June 22, 2004, (IBSP164708 1♂ 8♀ 2juv). Carretera entrando a Pedernales (17°59'44.16"N, 71°40'31.80"W), under rocks, A. Sánchez, June 23, 2004 (IBSP164710, 1♂ 2♀ 2juv). Carretera Oviedo −Pedernales (17°53'15.72"N, 71°29'46.32"W), under rocks, A. Sánchez, Feb. 1, 2005 (IBSP164711, 1♀ 2juv). Carretera Aceitillar km.10 (18°6'59.76"N, 71°36'56.52"W), under rocks, A. Sánchez, Feb. 1, 2005 (IBSP164712, 1♀). Carretera Aceitillar km.17 (18°7'21.36"N, 71°34'1.92"W), under rocks, A. Sánchez, Feb. 1, 2005 (IBSP164713, 1♀). Independencia: Puerto Escondido (18°19'33.99"N, 71°34'49.26"W), under rocks, A. Sánchez, Jan. 30, 2005 (IBSP164709, 3♀ 1juv).

Distribution. Bahamas Islands, Hispaniola and Jamaica.

Figures

FIGURES 31 − 38. Loxosceles taino Gertsch & Ennik, 1983. 31 − 34 Male. 31 palp, prolateral view; 32 palp, retrolateral view; 33 prosoma, dorsal view; 34 prosoma, lateral view. 35 − 38 Female. 35 palp, prolateral view; 36 palp, retrolateral view; 37 prosoma, dorsal view; 38 prosoma, lateral view.

FIGURES 39 − 44. Female internal genitalia, dorsal view (left), ventral view (right). 39 − 40 Loxosceles cubana Gertsch, 1958. 41 − 42 Loxosceles caribbaea Gertsch, 1958. 43 − 44 Loxosceles taino Gertsch & Ennik, 1983.