Amapalea brasiliana sp. n.

Figs 1–5, 13–17

Types. ɗ holotype (MCTP 17193) from Macapá, Amapá, Brazil, 24.–28.I.2004, R. A. Silva leg., 2 ɗ paratypes (MCTP 17033), also without abdomen, same location of the holotype.

Etymology. The specific name is an adjective and refers to the country of origin.

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from Trechalea and Paradossenus by the presence of a projection in the tegulum (Figs 3, 14) and a lateral protrusion of ventral division of median apophysis (LPV) (Figs 3, 14).

Description. ɗ (holotype). Carapace, 1.36 long, 1.24 wide, grayish, with two yellowish lateral bands, with brownish border, dorsum with brown dark spots and with three white lines near the fovea (Fig. 1). Chelicerae yellowish, faces brownish with vertical bands, almost glabrous medially with light setae on distal one­third of its length. Endites orange, 0.16 long, 0.09 wide; labium light brown, 0.18 long, 0.22 wide; sternum yellow, unmarked, 0.68 long, 0.65 wide. Legs yellowish, brownish dorsally. Abdomen missing. Clypeus 0.55 long, 0.03 high; dark at anterior margin. Anterior eye row moderately procurved, 0.40 wide; posterior recurved, 0.62 wide. Eye diameters, interdistances and ocular quadrangle: AME 0.09, ALE 0.06, PME 0.12, PLE 0.06; AME –AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.03, PME–PME 0.09, PME–PLE 0.09, MOQ, 0.15 long, dorsal view, 0.19 frontal view, anterior width 0.09, posterior 0.23. Leg measurements: I femur 2.26/ patella­tibia 2.94/ metatarsus 2.23/ tarsus 1.11/ total 8.54; II 2.01/ 2.54/ 1.86/ 0.96/ 7.37; III 0.86/ 0.99/ 1.05/ 0.43/ 3.33; IV 1.02/ 1.05/ 1.11/ 0.40/ 3.58. Tarsal claws with elongated teeth (Fig. 16). Bothrium of trichobothria with distinct hood (Fig. 17). Palpus (Figs 2–5, 14) presenting a ventral protrusion pointing retrolaterally (Fig. 3) and three large spines, two positioned laterally in dorsal view and one dorsal. The retrolateral tibial apophysis presents only one branch (ectal division) with the distal portion curved (Figs 3–5, 15). Ventrodistal protuberance of palpal tibia prominent, retrolaterally projected (Fig. 3).

Distribution. Brazil (Amapá) (Fig. 13).