Anelosimus linda Agnarsson n. sp.

(Figs 18C–D)

Types

Female holotype and paratype (1 Ψ) from Malaysia, Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Arcadia, trail 3, 4°28’55.2”N, 101°23’16.8"E, 1550 m, 21.–23.v.2005, W. Maddison, D. Li, I. Agnarsson, J. X. Zhang, deposited in NMNH. Paratype female in poor condition, lacking legs I.

Diagnosis

Anelosimus linda n. sp. differs form all other Anelosimus by the very short copulatory ducts, and small hook–shaped epigynal openings (Figs 18C–D).

Description

Female (holotype): Total length 1.90. Prosoma 0.95 long, 0.75 wide, dark brown. Sternum 0.65 long, 0.60 wide, brown. Opisthosoma 1.05 long, 0.90 wide. Pattern as in other Anelosimus, dark dorsal notched folium, edged by a narrow white rim. Eyes subequal in size about 0.10 in diameter. Clypeus height about 2.1 times AME diameter.

Leg I femur 1.35, patella 0.35, tibia 1.15, metatarsus 0.95, tarsus 0.45. Femur I about 7 times longer than wide. Leg formula 1423. Leg pale yellowish, femur I distinctly darkened, except at base. 4–6 small trichobothria dorsally on all tibia, 4–5 on tibia I–III, 5–6 on IV. 3 dorsal trichobothria on palpal tibia.

Under light microscopy we could not detect the presence of colular setae, however, in these small spiders they could easily be overlooked.

Epigynum as in Figures 18C–D.

Male: unknown.

Natural history

The type material was collected by beating in a mid elevation forest.

Phylogenetics

See under A. agnar n. sp. and Figure 1.