Plato ferriferus Prete, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2018

Figures 1, 9, 10, 23

Plato ferriferus Prete, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2018: 110, figs 1–3 (male holotype and female paratype from Cave N 4E_0079 (6º02'00"S, 50º09'07"W), Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil, 19.ii-4.iii.2010, R. Andrade & I. Cizauskas col., deposited in IBSP 173283, examined). Paratypes: male and female from Cave N 5S_0037 (6°06'23"S, 50°07'59"W), 15–21.ix.2009, deposited in MPEG.ARA 32028; male and female from Cave N 5S_0012 (6°06'13"S, 50°07'33"W), 14–23.x.2009, deposited in MPEG.ARA 32027; male and female from Cave N 5S_0030 (6°05'20"S, 50°07'12"W), 14–16.xii.2010, deposited in MZSP 0929; male and female from Cave N 5S_0028 (6°05'19"S, 50°07'33"W), 10–19.v.2011, deposited in MZSP 70930, all from Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil, R. Andrade & I. Cizauskas et al. col., examined.

Additional material examined. BRAZIL. Pará: Altamira, Cave Pedra da Cachoeira (3°19’15.7"S, 52°19’54.5"W), 1♂, 3♀, 3.iv.2011, M.E. Bichuette et al. col. (LES 3986) ; Flona de Carajás, Cave N5S_01 (6º05'29"S, 50º07'32"W), 1♂, 2♀, 3–13.v.2005 (IBSP 55790) ; Cave N5S_04 (6º06'21"S, 50º08'04"W), 1♀, 3–13.v.2005 (IBSP 55784) ; Cave N5S_10 (6º06'22"S, 50º07'54"W), 1♀, 3–13.v.2005 (IBSP 55792) ; Cave N5E_06, 1♀, 22.iii–3.iv.2005 (IBSP 55791), all collected by R. Andrade & Arnoni. Other cited material, see Prete, Cizauskas & Brescovit (2018: 110).

Diagnosis. Males are recognized by the digitiform conductor apophysis, with a prominent base (fig. 9C–E). Females are diagnosed by the large epigynal plate, which internally has a canoe-shaped dorsal plate (fig. 10A, C, D).

Description. Male and female described by Prete, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2018: 110, figs. 1–3.

Distribution. Canaã dos Carajás, Parauapebas, Curionópolis, Altamira and São Geraldo do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil (fig. 23).