Aschnaoonops paez, new species

Figures 297–301

TYPE: Female holotype taken at an elevation of 3300 m at Pa´ez in the Parque Nacional Nevado del Huila, Cauca, Colombia (Sept. 1980; L. Aristide), deposited in ICN (2220, PBI_OON 840) .

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

DIAGNOSIS: Females have a long, wide postepigastric scutum and a short, wide genital atrium with thickened anterior and posterior margins (figs. 299–301).

MALE: Unknown.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 840, figs. 297–301): Total length 3.07. 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 long, semicircular, extending to about 2/3 of abdomen length. Leg spination: femora: I p0-0-2, r1-1- 1; II p0-0-2, r1-1-0; tibiae: I v4-4-2; II v4-4- 1p; metatarsi: I v2-2-2; II v2-1p-2. Anterior genitalic process relatively short, narrow, not distally expanded, accompanied basally by wide sclerotization.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Colombia (Cauca).