Ogulnius debonaja sp. nov.

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Figs 1, 30–31

Diagnosis

Females of Ogulnius debonaja sp. nov. resemble those of Ogulnius gloriae (Petrunkevitch, 1930) by the exposed and attached copulatory openings forming a backward-pointed triangle (Fig. 31C–D; Coddington 1986: fig. 124), but O. debonaja can be distinguished by the copulatory ducts convoluted multiple times (Fig. 31D) and by the opisthosoma smooth (i.e., no pattern) (Fig. 31A–B), whereas O. gloriae have the ducts convolute three times (Coddington 1986: fig. 125) and have dorsal tubercles on the opisthosoma (Coddington 1986: figs 120–121). Males of O. debonaja can be distinguished from those of O. gloriae by the embolic apophysis prolateral branch encircling the bulb 1.25 times counter-clockwise (Fig. 30D) and a hooked anterior projection of the median apophysis (Fig. 30F), whereas O. gloriae have the prolateral branch smaller, encircling the bulb about 0.75 times counter-clockwise (Coddington 1986: figs 100–101), and have the projection straight (Coddington 1986: fig. 99).

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the union of two words, ‘debo’ and ‘nã’ja’, which mean ‘big’ and ‘head’, respectively, in the Naso language, currently spoken by the Naso Tjerdi native people of Panama, and refers to the elevated and bulky cephalic area of the males’ prossoma.

Type material

Holotype

PANAMA – Chiriquí Province • ♂; Parque Internacional La Amistad, Cerro Picacho, one-hectare PANCODING inventory; 8.890500° N, 82.618778° W; 2299 m a.s.l.; 12–17 Jun. 2008; M. Arnedo, L. Benavides, G. Hormiga, F. Labarque, L. Piacentini and M. Ramírez leg.; voucher code SAC1DEH003; DNA code ogus2199; GenBank code PX097009; MIUP.

Paratypes

PANAMA – Chiriquí Province • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAU1NDB035; preparation codes FML-00715, LNP-00543; DNA code ogus2102; GenBank code PX097017; MACNAr 29329 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAD1NHB024; preparation codes FML-00739, LNP-00544; DNA code ogus2101; GenBank code PX097014; MACN-Ar 29346 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAU1NCB026; DNA code oguoc196; GenBank code PX097012; MCZ • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAU2NCA003; DNA barcode SPIPA358-10; MCZ • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAB1DDA002; DNA barcode SPIPA356-10; MCZ • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAU1NDL029; DNA barcode SPIPA355-10; MACN-Ar 29325 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAC1DDB013; DNA code oguoc103; GenBank code PX097010; MACN-Ar 29349 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAU2NCL030; DNA code oguoc198; GenBank code PX097013; MACN-Ar 29345 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAU2NCL034; DNA code oguoc194; GenBank code PX097011; CRBA • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAB1DHL021; DNA code ogus2197; GenBank code PX097015; CRBA • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAD1NGL022; DNA code ogus2200; GenBank code PX097016; CRBA • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; voucher code SAU1NCL037; DNA barcode SPIPA359-10; CRBA.

Other material

PANAMA – Chiriquí Province • 23 ♂♂, 35 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MCZ • 7 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; IMFUP • 12 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29335 • 1 ♂, 6 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29332 • 6 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29339 • 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29334 • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29344 • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29328 • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29333 • 3 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29348 • 3 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29338 • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29340 • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29342 • 2 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29341 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29330 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29347 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29343 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29331 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29337 • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; MACN-Ar 29336 • 19 ♂♂, 48 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; CRBA • 2 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀; Parque Internacional La Amistad, Sendero Retoño; 8.893833° N, 82.615083° W; 2240 m a.s.l.; 10–11 Jun. 2008; F. Labarque and M. Ramirez leg.; non-quantitative sample; MACN-Ar • 2 ♂♂; same locality as for holotype; 17–18 Jun.2008; F. Labarque and L. Piacentini leg.; MACN-Ar • 1 ♀; Reserva Forestal Fortuna, Quebrada Honda; 8.750083° N, 82.239083° W; 1135 m a.s.l. 21–24 Jun. 2008; L. Piacentini and F. Labarque leg.; non-quantitative sample; MACN-Ar. – Coclé Province • 1 ♀; Parque Nacional G.D. Omar Torrijos Herrera, El Cope; 8.668083° N, 80.592583° W; 760 m a.s.l.; 4–9 Jun. 2008; F. Labarque, M. Ramírez leg.; non-quantitative sample; MACN-Ar • 3 ♂♂; Parque Nacional G.D. Omar Torrijos Herrera, El Cope, Sendero Las Ranas,; 8.668138° N, 80.592667° W; 790 m a.s.l.; 3 Jun. 2008; F. Labarque leg.; non-quantitative sample; MACN-Ar.

Description

Male (paratype MACN-Ar 29329)

Total length 0.87. Prosoma: length 0.57, width 0.46, height 0.46; cephalic area elevated. Sternum: length 0.24, width 0.28. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.06, PME 0.06, AME–PME 0.06. Opisthosoma: length 0.66, width 0.58, height 0.42; overhanging prosoma. Leg formula: 4123. Dorsal shield of prosoma orange (Fig. 30A–B). Dorsum of ocular area orange (Fig. 30A–B). Sternum brownish-orange (Fig. 30C). Opisthosoma color overall orangish-white, smooth (Fig. 30A–C). Epiandrium and spinneret field orange, gray patch surrounding tracheal spiracle, spinnerets and anal tubercle (Fig. 30C). Legs orange, tibia I with retrolateral membranous patch (Fig. 30A–C). Palp: paracymbium ovoid, covering embolic division, median apophysis anterior projection hooked, bifurcated mesal embolic apophysis, elongated retrolateral branch protruding from beneath conductor and encircling bulb 1.25 times counter-clockwise, embolus laminated (Fig. 30D–F).

Female (paratype MACN-Ar 29346)

Total length 1.14. Prosoma: length 0.60, width 0.44, height 0.45; cephalic area elevated. Sternum: length 0.26, width 0.29. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.06, PME 0.06, AME–PME 0.07. Opisthosoma: length 0.95, width 0.92, height 0.81; overhanging prosoma. Leg formula: 4123. Coloration darker than male (Fig. 31A–C). Tibia I with retrolateral membranous patch (Fig. 31C). Epigynal plate reddish-brown (Fig. 31C), with transverse groove anterior to copulatory ducts openings (Fig. 31C–D). Vulva: copulatory ducts totally sclerotized, convoluting multiple times and inserting dorsolaterally posteriorly into spermathecae, spermathecae anteriorly sharp (i.e., angular), sclerotized, and connate (i.e., fused along midline), fertilization ducts sclerotized, emerging laterally posteriorly from spermathecae, curving dorsally anteriorly to meet uterus externus (Fig. 31D).

Records and biology

Records are limited to collections made at 895 m a.s.l. and 1135 m a.s.l. in premontane rainforest from Parque Nacional General de División Omar Torrijos Herrera and Reserva Forestal Fortuna, respectively, and at 2299 m a.s.l. in lower montane rainforest from Parque Internacional La Amistad (Fig. 1). Males and females have been collected mostly at night by looking up, although some specimens were also collected at night by looking down and others during the day by cryptic, beating and looking down.

Variation

Some males and females examined have darker coloration than the described specimens.