Roddenberryus pelegrina (Bryant, 1940) gen. et comb. nov.

Figs 14A–C, 15

Caponina pelegrina Bryant, 1940: 272 .

Diagnosis

Roddenberryus pelegrina resembles R. spock gen. et sp. nov., R. mccoy gen. et sp. nov. and R. sargi gen. nov. by having invaginations in the margins of the clypeus (Fig. 14A), but can be distinguished by having a dense tuft of black setae on the apical part of the tibia (Fig. 14A).

Type material

Holotype CUBA • ♀; Santiago de las Vegas; N. Banks leg.; MCZ 22577. (The holotype was examined and photographed in 2002 by the first author; further attempts to examine this specimen were unsuccessful.)

Description

Male

Unknown.

Female (holotype, Fig. 14A–C)

Described by Bryant (1940: 272). New data and emendations are as follows: Carapace pale orange, with invaginations on clypeal margin (Fig. 14A). Chelicerae orange (Fig. 14C); palps, endites, labium, sternum and legs pale orange (Fig. 14A–B); coxae and trochanters lighter (Fig. 14B). Abdomen pale gray, without dorsal pattern (Fig. 14A). Anal tubercle and spinnerets lighter than abdomen. Total length 5.4. Carapace 2.4 long, 1.5 wide. Sternum 1.6 long, 1.2 wide. Leg measurements unavailable. External genital area with weakly sclerotized anterior and posterior plate, straight epigastric furrow (Fig. 14B). Internal genitalia not studied.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality in Cuba (Fig. 15).