Cubanops serrucho sp. nov.
Figures 7, 8D, 9
Types. Holotype: male (MPEG 37306) from Juan Gonzalez (19°57'55.2"N 75°59'38.7"W), Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 10.VIII.2012, A. Sánchez-Ruiz leg., leaf litter.
Etymology. The specific name is a noun in apposition, referring to the small spinules at the tip of embolus that resembles a handsaw ( serrucho in Spanish language).
Diagnosis. Members of C. serrucho sp. nov. resembles those of C. juragua Sánchez-Ruiz, Platnick, Dupérré and C. glochidiosus sp. nov. by having a similar pattern on abdomen and carapace (Fig. 7C), but males can be distinguished by the morphology of the embolus tip (Fig. 7D) where the embolus has only one spine-like projection (instead of two in C. glochidiosus sp. n.: Fig. 8B), as well as several lined up small spinules at the tip, resembling a handsaw (Fig. 8D).
Description. Male (holotype): Carapace orangish brown with a dark and poorly developed pattern as in Fig. 7C. Chelicerae, palps, endites, labium, sternum and legs light orangish brown; femora, patellae, tibiae and metatarsi of legs with dark brown stains, palpal femora and tibiae also with dark brown stains; coxae and trochanters lighter; abdomen pale gray, with dark brown dorsal chevron pattern as in Fig. 3A; anal tubercle and spinnerets lighter than abdomen. Total length 2.60. Carapace 0.80 long, 0.65 wide. Tegulum oval with embolus longer than tegulum width; embolus tip shape as Figs 7D, 8D; with one long spine-like projection and several ordered small spinules at the tip that resembles a handsaw. Female unknow.
Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Cuba (Fig. 9).