Chloropepla paveli Grazia, Schwertner & Greve, 2008

Chloropepla paveli Grazia et al., 2008b: 535–539 .

Diagnosis

Small size (male: 10.4; female: 11.3). Humeral angles triangular. Male. Pygophore trapezoidal. Marginal processes of dorsal rim triangular. Dorsal expansion of hypandrium narrow. Apex of paramere spatulate; apical and medial spines present. Vesica in a narrow tube, silgthly wider than ductus seminis. Gonocoxites 8 quadrangular; posterior third of sutural margins divergent.

Female (Fig. 13). Material examined: “ Dianópolis GO, Brasil 16-22.I.1962 J. Bechyné col.” (MZSP) . Gonocoxites 9 (Fig. 13, gc9) trapezoidal, longer than wide. Gonapophyses 9 (Fig. 13, g9) with 1 +1 hatchet-like sclerotized areas. Thickening of vaginal intima (Fig. 13, tvi) conical, tube like; long, with almost the same length as gonapophyses 9. Capsula seminalis (Fig. 13, cs) conical, two processes slightly surpassing the free margin of posterior annular flange (Fig. 13, paf), one surpassing middle of pars intermedialis (Fig. 13, pi).

Distribution

Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Cochabamba), Brazil (RN, TO, MG, RS).

Phylogenetic considerations

Chloropepla paveli forms a monophyletic group with C. vigens and C. luteipennis, which is supported by presence of processus phallothecae 1 (321).