Nops siboney Sánchez

Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2018, A revision of the Neotropical spider genus Nops MacLeay (Araneae: Caponiidae) with the first phylogenetic hypothesis for the Nopinae genera, Zootaxa 4427 (1), pp. 1-121 : 49-53

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4427.1.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5996416

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Nops siboney Sánchez
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Nops siboney Sánchez View in CoL – Ruiz, 2004

Figures 30E‒L View FIGURE 30 ; 31A‒F

Nops siboney Sánchez – Ruiz, 2004: 100, figs 11–12. Male holotype from Reserva Ecológica Siboney–Juticí, 1 km. W from Siboney beach (19°57′45″N, 75°43′12″W), Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 8.i.2001, R. Teruel, under stones (BSC 620); one female and one immature paratypes, same data as holotype (BSC 550); one female paratype, same data as holotype (AMNH); all types examined.

Additional material examined. CUBA: Pinar del Río: Monte Arunga (21°36′13″N, 82°05′17″W) GoogleMaps , Cayo Cantiles, Archipiélago de los Canarreos , ii.1988, G. Alayόn, 1♂ (MNHNCu) . Matanzas: Varadero (23°10′48″N, 81°11′14″W), Península Hicacos , 2.iii.1972, L. F. de Armas 1♀ ( BSC 508 About BSC ) GoogleMaps . Campismo Bacunayagua (23°8′39″N, 81°39′53″W), 13.x.1999, A. Sánchez ‒ Ruiz, 1♀ ( BSC 550 About BSC ) GoogleMaps . Villa Clara: El Copey (22°19′04 ″N, 79°40′52″W), Placetas , 15.v.2006, R. Teruel, 1♀ immature ( BSC 553 About BSC ) GoogleMaps . Santiago de Cuba: Reserva Siboney‒Juticí (19°57′41.3″N, 75°42′58.7″W), 6.i.2001, R. Teruel, 1 immature ( BSC 546 About BSC ) GoogleMaps . Márgenes de Laguna Baconao (19°54′12.8″N, 75°28′05.4″W), 7.v.2001, R. Teruel, 1♀ ( BSC 506 About BSC ) GoogleMaps . Laguna Baconao (19°53′36.8″N, 75°27′30.6″W), 17.xi.2001, R. Teruel, A. Fong & Y. Perez, 1♀ ( BSC 549 About BSC ) GoogleMaps . Ditto , 7.v.2001, R. Teruel, 1♀ ( BSC 526 About BSC ) . Playa Verraco (19°53′37.9″N, 75°34′36.1″W), Baconao , 17.xi.2001, R. Teruel & Y. Perez, 1 immature ( BSC 617 About BSC ) GoogleMaps . Guantánamo: Tortugilla (19°58′27.9″N, 74°56′00.3″W), San Antonio del Sur , 10.xi.2000, R. Teruel, 1♀ genitalia for SEM ( BSC 618 About BSC ) GoogleMaps . Cajobabo (20°04′03″N, 74°27′44″W), Imías , 8.xi.2004, A. Sánchez ‒ Ruiz, 1♂ ( BSC 509 About BSC ) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Males resemble similar congeners Nops pallidus n. sp. and Nops gertschi by having a short and thick embolus, strongly curved; but can be distinguished by the longer embolus with a shorter sclerotized margin ( Fig. 31B‒C View FIGURE 31 ). Females can be distinguished by receptaculum with narrow invagination and uterus externus with narrow base ( Fig. 30G‒H, J‒L View FIGURE 30 ).

Description. Male (holotype): Carapace, chelicerae, labium, endites, sternum and legs yellow ( Fig. 31A View FIGURE 31 ), coxae and trochanters lighter. Abdomen pale gray, without noticeable dorsal pattern on abdomen, lighter ventrally. Anal tubercle and spinnerets light gray. Total length 9.3. Carapace 6.4 long, 4.3 wide. Sternum 3.9 long, 3.6 wide. Leg measurements: I: 4.4; II: 4.15; III: 3.8; IV: 4.5. Posterior unpaired claws short, as in other three‒clawed spiders. PLS longer than PMS. Femur I‒II slight elongated. Palp with embolus distinctly shorter than tibia, thick and strongly curved ( Fig. 31B‒C View FIGURE 31 ); beveled tip with a wide sclerotized margin and two short extensions ( Fig. 30B‒C View FIGURE 30 ).

Female (BSC 550): Carapace, chelicerae, labium, legs, coxae, endites and sternum as in male ( Fig. 31D View FIGURE 31 ). Abdomen as in male. Anal tubercle and spinnerets as in male. Total length 9.7. Carapace 6.8 long, 4.5wide. Sternum 4.3 long, 3.9 wide. Leg measurements: I: 4.6; II: 4.35; III: 3.70; IV: 4.8. Posterior unpaired claws and PLS as in male. External genital area with weakly sclerotized anterior plate and lep, unremarkable ess ( Fig. 31E View FIGURE 31 ). Internal genitalia with narrow invagination on receptaculum and uterus externus with narrow base ( Figs 30G‒H, J‒L View FIGURE 30 ; 31F).

Variation. Specimens from eastern Cuba populations differ slightly in coloration from those of the western region. Specimens from Santiago de Cuba (eastern) have accentuated overall coloration, being slightly darker and have slight differences in embolus shape compared with males from west of Cuba.

Natural history. All specimens from Santiago de Cuba were collected under stones in xerophytic coastal scrub. Specimens from Guantánamo were collected under dead plants of Agave sp. in secondary scrub.

Distribution. Known from a few localities in Cuba ( Fig. 31G View FIGURE 31 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Caponiidae

Genus

Nops

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