Tekellina miudinha Rodrigues & Estol sp. nov.

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Figs 6G, 9G–H, 10

Diagnosis

Females of Tekellina miudinha Rodrigues & Estol sp. nov. resemble those of Tekellina miuda Rodrigues & Estol sp. nov. by the long receptacles, wrapped by the copulatory ducts, but differ by the oval funnel-shaped receptacles and wide copulatory opening without a medium septum (Fig. 6G).

Etymology

The specific epithet is the diminutive of ‘miuda’ in the Brazilian Portuguese language and refers to the small size of the species.

Type material

Holotype

BRAZIL – São Paulo • ♀; Iporanga, Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira; 24°35′14″ S, 48°35′41″ W; 8–15 Nov. 2001, Equipe Biota leg.; MCN 48870.

Description

Male Unknown.

Female (holotype MCN 48872)

Carapace (Fig. 9G) oval, light yellowish. AME bigger very close to ALE and PLE. Abdomen (Fig. 9G– H) oval-shaped, yellow, wider than long. Total length 1.40. Carapace length 0.52, width 0.58. Abdomen length 0.92, width 0.98, height 1.17. Legs I 1.97 (femur 0.84 + patella and tibia 0.65 + tarsus 0.27 + metatarsus 0.21); II 1.82 (0.79 + 0.58 + 0.23 + 0.22); III 1.55 (0.63 + 0.45 + 0.26 + 0.21); IV 1.78 (0.71 + 0.48 + 0.34 + 0.25). Legs formula: 1432. Epigynal plate wide than long, slightly sclerotized, light yellow. Large copulatory opening (Fig. 6G). Copulatory ducts long and spiral, surrounding receptacle. Fertilization ducts short. Receptacles distant from each other (Fig. 6G).

Distribution

Only locality type (Fig. 10).