Mallinella proboscidea, 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 : 114

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5254209
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B954-FFEC-CBC2-FC67FC463E7A
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella proboscidea
status	sp. nov.

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Mallinella proboscidea sp. nov.

( Figs 481–483 View FIGURES 481–483. 481–483 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♀, INDONESIA, Irian Jaya, Sorong Province: Makbon, Malawor , 50–280 m, 28 January 2001, leg. A. Riedel ( MHNG).

Diagnosis. This new species differs from other females of the zebra -group in having the longest distal part of the spermathecae ( Figs 481–483 View FIGURES 481–483. 481–483 ); the secretory gland pores are also the largest and are dorsomedially located.

Etymology. The specific epithet is a Latin adjective derived from the Latin “ proboscis ” (= elephant trunk a trunk or snout) and the suffix – idea, which refers to the elongated anterior part of the spermathecae.

Description. Female (holotype). Total length 6.76; prosoma 3.38 long, 2.35 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.26, ALE 0.18, PME 0.18, PLE 0.18, AME–AME 0.10, AME–ALE 0.16, PME–PME 0.12, PME–PLE 0.38; MOQ: 0.64 long, 0.54 anterior width, 0.50 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 9.30 (2.54, 3.38, 1.94, 1.44), II 7.94 (2.12, 2.88, 1.68, 1.26), III 6.72 (1.94, 1.90, 1.70, 1.20), IV 10.30 (2.70, 3.24, 2.88, 1.52).

Coloration. Carapace brown. Sternum orange-brown. Chelicerae brown. Legs yellowish; coxae whitish; femora distally greenish brown. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark brown, with a series of pale spots situated posteriorly.

Genitalia ( Figs 481–483 View FIGURES 481–483. 481–483 ). Epigynal plate bi-lobed. Spermathecae proximally with lateral constriction on outer margin, tapered to form tubular distal part, with 3 internal coils; gland pores large, circular, situated dorsomedially.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality on New Guinea.