Antilloides zozo, Brescovit, Antonio D., Ruiz, Alexander Sánchez & Garcia, Giraldo Alayón, 2016

Brescovit, Antonio D., Ruiz, Alexander Sánchez & Garcia, Giraldo Alayón, 2016, The Filistatidae in the Caribbean region, with a description of the new genus Antilloides, revision of the genus Filistatoides F. O. P. - Cambridge and notes on Kukulcania Lehtinen (Arachnida, Araneae), Zootaxa 4136 (3), pp. 401-432 : 423-429

Antilloides zozo new species

Figs 18A‒D , 19A‒H , 21D‒F , 22 A

Types. Holotype male and paratype female from Drunk Bay (18°18'37"N 64°42'9"W), Saint John, U. S. Virgin Islands, 18.VI.1980, W. B. Muchmore col., deposited in FSCA.

Other material examined. U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Saint John: Drunk Bay (18°18'37"N 64°42'9"W) (under low shrubs), 2♀ 4 imm., 18.VI.1980, W.B. Muchmore col. ( FSCA); Ditto, 1♀ ( IBSP 166723). PUERTO RICO. Guánica: Bosque Estatal de Guánica (17°57'56"N 66°52'45"W) 1Ƌ 1imm., 4.II.2012, A. Sánchez col. ( IBSP 166724); Mayagüez: Mona Island, Cave Cae Oro Cae (18°5'9"N 67°56'19"W), 12♀ 5 imm., no date, I. Agnarsson Team col. ( NMNH); Cueva Linos, 6♀ 2 imm., no date, CarBio Team col. ( NMNH).

Etymology. The specific name is an arbitrary combination of letters.

Diagnosis. Antilloides zozo n. sp. is distinguished from other species by having the tibiae as long as the cymbium and the embolus very slender at the tip ( Figs 18C‒D , 19A‒F ; 21D‒E). The females differ from other species by the short uterus externus that does not exceed the height of the spermathecae ( Fig. 21F ).

Description. Male (Holotype). Carapace orange, with black border and a black spot behind ocular area. Chelicerae, labium, endites and sternum orange. Palp and legs orange with sparse greenish bands. Abdomen orange, dorsally with 6–7 black chevrons (18A). Total length 1.8. Carapace length 0.8, width 0.6. PME separated by their diameters. Palp measurements: femur 0.9 long, patella 0.4 long, tibia 3.0 long, 0.2 wide. Leg measurements: I femur 1.0/ patella 0.4/ tibia 1.1/ metatarsus 0.9/ tarsus 0.6/ total 4.0; II 0.6/ 0.4/ other articles lacking; III 0.6/ 0.3/ 0.9/ 0.8/ 0.6/ 3.2; IV 0.8/ 0.4/ 0.8/ 0.9/ 0.5/ 3.4. Palp: tibiae longer than cymbium, with two long tibial spines, lyriform organs subdistal; cymbium with long distal spine; embolus longer that cymbium and with a very narrow tip ( Figs 19A‒H , 21D‒E ). Abdomen 1.0 long.

Female (Paratype). Coloration as in male but slightly darker ( Fig. 18B ). Total length 2.8. Carapace length 1.1, width 0.8. PME separated by their diameter. Palp measurements: femur 0.7 length, patella 0.4 length. Leg measurements: I femur 1.0/ patella 0.4/ tibia 1.0/ metatarsus 0.8/ tarsus 0.6/ total 3.8; II 0.8/ 0.4/ 0.6/ 0.4/ 0.5/ 2.7; III 0.6/ 0.3/ 0.6/ 0.4/ 0.4/ 2.3; IV 1.0/ 0.4/ 0.8/ 0.6/ 0.5/ 3.3. Abdomen 1.6 length. Epigynum: spermathecae globose with short necks ( Fig. 21F ).

Natural history. Specimens from Saint John ( USVI) were collected in litter, under cactus or under low shrubs. Distribution. Known from U. S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico ( Fig. 22 A).

Figures

FIGURE 22. Maps showing records of filistatid species from Caribbean: A. Filistatoides insignis (black squares), F. xichu n. sp. (black diamond), Antilloides cubitas n. sp. (black circle), A. haitisis n. sp. (black and white squares), A. zozo n. sp. (black and white circles). B. Kukulcania hibernalis; C. Filistatoides polita; D. Antilloides abeli n. sp. (black squares), A. mesoliticus n. sp. (black circle).

FIGURE 18 A ‒ D. Antilloides zozo n. sp., male (Holotype). A. Habitus, dorsal. B. Female (Paratype), habitus dorsal. C. Male palp, prolateral. D. Same, retrolateral.

FIGURE 19 A ‒ H. Antilloides zozo n. sp., male palp (Guanica, Puerto Rico). A. Prolateral. B. Retrolateral. C. Cymbium, distal area, prolateral. D. Tibial spines, detail, retrolateral. E. Dosral. F. Cymbium and embolus, detail, dorsal. G. Tibiae, lyriform organs, retrolateral. H. Same, prolateral.

FIGURE 21 A ‒ F. A ‒ C. Antilloides mesoliticus n. sp. (Isla Juventud, Cuba). A. Male palp, prolateral. B. Same, retrolateral. C. Spermathecae, dorsal. D ‒ F. Antilloides zozo n. sp. (Holotype). D. Male palp, prolateral. E. Same, retrolateral. F. Spermathecae (Paratype), dorsal. Abbreviations: cd = neck; r = receptacula; ue = uterus externus.