Catumiri petropolium n. sp.

(Figs. 1–4)

Material examined — Holotype: Male, IBSP 8596, Brazil, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro; J.P.L. Guadanucci, & F. Cunha. leg., 08–15.II.2000. Paratype: Male, IBSP 8606, Brazil, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro; J.P.L. Guadanucci & F. Cunha, leg., 08–15.II.2000.

Distribution — Only type­material is known. Female unknown.

Etymology — type locality is in Petrópolis, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Diagnosis — Males differ from those of other species by the absence of a tibial spur on leg I. Females unknown.

Description — Male (Holotype). Total length: 14.00. Carapace: length 6.46; width 5.15. Eye tubercle: length 0.74; width 1.06. Labium: length 0.41; width 1.03. Sternum: length 2.83; width 2.67. Cheliceral furrow with 10 teeth on the prolateral margin. Labium with 2 cuspules. Gnathocoxae with 4 cuspules. Sternum rounded. Palp: femur 3.28/ patella 2.31/ tibia 2.73/cymbium 1.35/total 8.32. Legs I: femur 4.93/ patella 3.30/ tibia 3.86/ metatarsus 3.20/ tarsus 1.78/ total 17.07. II: 4.62/ 2.97/ 3.31/ 3.01/ 1.78/ 15.69. III: 4.20/ 2.29/ 2.84/ 3.65/ 1.69/ 14.67. IV: 5.24/ 2.64/ 4.22/ 5.14/ 1.98/ 19.22. Spines: tarsi without spines; Palp: femur (d) 0­0­p1, patella 0, tibia 0, metatarsus (v) p1­p1­p1; Legs: I: femur (d) 0­0­p1, patella 0, tibia (v) 2­3­ap3, metatarsus (v) r1­r1­0; II: femur (d) 0­0­p1, patella 0, tibia (v) 2­2­ap3, (p) 0­1­0, metatarsus (v) r1­1­0; III: femur (d) 0­p1­4, patella (p) 1, tibia (r) 1­1­0, (v) 3­1­ap3, (p) 1­1­0, metatarsus (d) 1­0­2, (r) 1­1­0, (v) 2­3­ap3, (p) 0­1­0; IV: femur (d) 0­1­2, patella (p) 1, tibia (r) 1­1­1, (v) 3­3­ap3, (p)1­1­0, metatarsus (d) 0­0­ 2, (r) 1­1­0, (v) 2­3­ap3, (p) 1­1­1. Carapace brown. Anterior eye row slightly procurved, posterior slightly recurved. Retrolateral lobe of cymbium larger than the prolateral. Male palpal bulb short and thin, helicoidal, apex weakly enlarged (Figs. 1 and 2).Tibial spur absent. Paired tarsal claws of I and II with teeth on the prolateral side (Fig. 3). Paired tarsal claws III and IV smooth. Scopulae on metatarsi: one quarter of metatarsi I and II occupied by scopula, III and IV with scopula reduced to some apical setae. Tarsal scopulae: I and II undivided, III and IV divided by a longitudinal band of setae, wider at distal portion (Figs. 4). Opisthosoma brown, darker than carapace ornamented with square shaped marks on the dorsum.