Aschnaoonops caninde, new species

Figures 552–556

TYPE: Female holotype and female paratype from Rio Gurupi, Caninde´, Paragominas, Para´, Brazil (Apr. 7–15, 1983; B. Malkin), deposited in AMNH (PBI_OON 38070) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: Females have an unusually long postepigastric scutum, extending almost to the spinneret scutum (fig. 553) and have a short anterior genitalic process that is only slightly widened anteriorly (fig. 556).

MALE: Unknown.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 38067, figs. 552– 556): Total length 2.34. Dorsal scutum covering more than 3/4 of abdomen length, more than 1/2 to most of abdomen width. Postepigastric scutum covering about 2/3 of abdomen length. Leg spination: femora: I p0- 0-3, r1-1-2; II p0-0-2, r1-1-2; tibiae I, II v4-4- 2; metatarsi: I v2-2-2; II v3-0-2. Anterior genitalic process only slightly widened anteriorly, only about 1/3 of its length extending anterior of basal sclerite.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: Brazil: Para´: Aldeia Corscei, Rio Gurupi, 12 km W Caninde´, Apr. 16–26, 1983 (B. Malkin, AMNH PBI_OON 38067), 3♀.

DISTRIBUTION: Brazil (Para´, near the Maranha˜ o border).