Platnick astana sp. n.
Figs 15, 17, 19, 21-25, 27, 28, 33, 34
Type.
Holotype ♀ (ZMMU), TAJIKISTAN, Khatlon Region, Pyandzh Karatau Mt. Range, Astana Mt., 37°23.202ʹN, 69°14.810ʹE, 1674 m, 4.05.2015 (S.L. Zonstein) .
Etymology.
The species epithet is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.
Diagnosis.
See diagnosis for P. sanglok sp. n.
Description.
Female. Total length 2.35. Prosoma 0.43 high. Carapace: 0.86 long, 0.66 wide, 0.3 high. Carapace, maxillae, labium and chelicerae yellow-brown. Sternum dark yellow. Palps and legs light yellow with darker femur and coxa I. Legs III-IV lighter than others. Abdomen and spinnerets beige. Postgastral scuta elongate, diamond-shaped, about 3 times longer than wide.
Epigyne as in Figs 27-28; fovea distinct, anterior hoods (Ah) conceal copulatory openings; copulatory ducts directed anteriorly; glands of receptacles separated, parallel, longer than anterior extension of receptacles.
| Leg measurements: | Leg spination: | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fe | Pt | Ti | Mt | Ta | Total | Fe | Ti | Mt | ||||
| I | 0.61 | 0.33 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 2.2 | I | - | pv5 rv5 | pv1 rv1 | ||
| II | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 2.04 | II | - | pv4 rv4 | pv1 rv1 | ||
| III | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 1.68 | III | d1 | rv1 | - | ||
| IV | 0.64 | 0.33 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.46 | 2.53 | IV | d1 | pv1 | - | ||
Distribution.
Known from the type locality only (Figs 33-34).