Ricinoides taii, Botero-Trujillo & Sain & Prendini, 2021

Botero-Trujillo, Ricardo, Sain, Colby E. & Prendini, Lorenzo, 2021, Systematics Of The “ Giant ” Ricinulei (Ricinoididae: Ricinoides) Of West Africa, With Descriptions Of Five New Species And Comparative Morphology Of The Male Copulatory Apparatus, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2021 (448), pp. 1-69 : 59

Ricinoides taii , sp. nov.

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FIGURE 5. Map of West Africa, plotting known locality records of species of “giant” Ricinulei (Ricinoides Ewing, 1929), based on material examined and verified identifications: Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892) (square); Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008 (circle); Ricinoides eburneus, sp. nov. (triangle); Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921) (inverted triangle); Ricinoides iita, sp. nov. (diamond); Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov. (×); Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov. (pentagon); Ricinoides taii, sp. nov. (star); Ricinoides westermannii (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) (+); Ricinoides sp. (asterisk).

FIGURE 7. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, carapace, dorsal aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♀ (BMNH 13588949). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, ♀ (AMNH IZC 324883). C. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), paralectotype ♀ (MSNG), Rio Cacine, Guinea-Bissau. D. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 217.183). E. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 209.267). F. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 233.482). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 8. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, carapace, dorsal aspect.A. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 209.266). B. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 233.458). C. Ricinoides westermannii (Guérin-Méneville, 1838), neotype ♂ (ZMB 7013). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 9. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, cucullus, anterior aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♂ (BMNH 13588948). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, holotype ♂ (AMNH IZC 324855). C. Ricinoides eburneus, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 230.162). D. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), lectotype ♂ (MSNG). E. Ricinoides iita, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (USNM). F. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 217.183). G. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 209.266). H. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 233.458). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 12. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, coxosternal region, ventral aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♀ (BMNH 13588949). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, ♀ (AMNH IZC 324883). C. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), paralectotype ♀ (MSNG), Rio Cacine, Guinea-Bissau. D. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 217.183). E. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 209.267). F. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 233.482). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 13. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, coxosternal region, ventral aspect. A. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 209.266). B. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 233.458). C. Ricinoides westermannii (Guérin-Méneville, 1838), neotype ♂ (ZMB 7013). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 15. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, opisthosoma, dorsal aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♀ (BMNH 13588949). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, ♀ (AMNH IZC 324883). C. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), paralectotype ♀ (MSNG), Rio Cacine, Guinea-Bissau. D. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 217.183). E. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 209.267). F. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 233.482). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 16. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, opisthosoma, dorsal aspect. A. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 209.266). B. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 233.458). C. Ricinoides westermannii (Guérin-Méneville, 1838), neotype ♂ (ZMB 7013). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 18. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, opisthosoma, ventral aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♀ (BMNH 13588949). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, ♀ (AMNH IZC 324883). C. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), paralectotype ♀ (MSNG), Rio Cacine, Guinea-Bissau. D. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 217.183). E. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 209.267). F. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., paratype ♀ (MRAC 233.482). Scale bars = 1 mm.