Aschnaoonops jatun, new species

Figures 264–268

TYPE: Female holotype from a Berlese sample of wet forest litter taken at an elevation of 410 m at the Estacio´ n Biolo´ gica Jatun Sacha, 1 ° 03'57.5"S, 77 ° 37'00.2"W, Napo, Ecuador (Dec. 1–5, 2009; Niarchos Exped.), deposited in QCAZ (PBI_OON 30594) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: Females resemble those of A. cosanga in having a short postepigastric scutum (fig. 265) and a short, narrow anterior genitalic process (fig. 267), but have the genitalic apodemes much longer and much closer to each other than in that species (fig. 268).

MALE: Unknown.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 30594, figs. 264– 268): Total length 1.82. ALE separated by their radius to diameter. 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 p0-0-2, r1-1-1; II p0-0-1, r1-1-0; tibiae: I v4-4- 2; II v4-4-0; metatarsi: I v2-1p-2; II v2-0-2. Anterior genitalic process with basal projections, not expanded anteriorly.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Ecuador (Napo).