Aschnaoonops gorda, new species

Figures 547–551

TYPE: Female holotype from Virgin Gorda Mountain, Virgin Gorda, Virgin Islands (June 26, 1966), deposited in AMNH (PBI_OON 38069) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: Females can be recognized by the narrow, triangular basal sclerite at the base of the tiny, T-shaped anterior genitalic process (fig. 551).

MALE: Unknown.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 38069, figs. 547– 551): Total length 2.07. ALE separated by less than their radius. Sternum surface coarsely reticulate, microsculpture everywhere but front. Dorsal scutum covering more than 3/4 of abdomen length, more than 1/2 to most of abdomen width, not fused to epigastric scutum. Postepigastric scutum almost semicircular, covering about 1/3 of abdomen length. Leg spination: femora I, II p0-0-2, r1-1-1; tibiae: I v4-4-2; II v4-4-1p; metatarsi: I v2-1p-2; II v3-0-2. Anterior genitalic process apparently tiny, T-shaped, hidden behind narrow triangular basal sclerite.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Virgin Islands.