Nops hispaniola Sánchez

Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2018, A revision of the Neotropical spider genus Nops MacLeay (Araneae: Caponiidae) with the first phylogenetic hypothesis for the Nopinae genera, Zootaxa 4427 (1), pp. 1-121 : 43-45

Nops hispaniola Sánchez –Ruiz, Brescovit & Alayón, 2015

Figures 24A‒F

Nops coccineus: Bryant, 1948: 344 (misidentification, male specimen from Haiti MCZ 128296, not N. coccineus Simon ).

Nops blandus: Chickering, 1967: 4 (misidentification, male specimen from Haiti MCZ 128296). Sánchez– Ruiz, 2005: 23 (misidentification, only specimens from Hispaniola).

Nops hispaniola Sánchez –Ruiz, Brescovit & Alayón, 2015: 55, figs 57–69, 80, 82. Male holotype from Puerto Escondido (18°19′36.50″N, 71°34′52.18″W), Independencia, Dominican Republic, 1.ii.2005, A. Sánchez–Ruiz, under Agave plants (IBSP 166393); two females paratypes, same data as holotype, (IBSP 166394); one male paratype, same data as holotype (MNHNSD 09.1445); all types examined.

Additional material examined. HAITI: Port au Prince , N. Banks, (not more data), 1♂ ( MCZ 128296 ) . Near Miragoâne (18°26′58.4″N, 73°4′17.5″W), i.1974, R. Bell, 1♂ 1 immature (MNHNCu). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Independencia: Puerto Escondido (18°19′36″N, 71°34′52″W), 2.ii.2005, A. Sánchez ‒ Ruiz, 1♀ ( BSC 512 ) . Azua: Montilla, Parque Nacional Sierra Martín García (18°23′50.8″N, 71°04′45.8″W), 419 m, 7.ix.2013, P. Torres, F. Paz & G. de Los Santos, 1♂ 1♀ ( MNHNSD 09.1429 ) . Ditto , (18°23′38.0″N, 71°07′11.5″W), 153 m, 7.ix.2013, P. Torres, K. Rodríguez & G. de Los Santos, 1♂ ( MNHNSD 09.1428 ) . Barahona: Camino Charco frio‒Cañada azul (18°22′22.2″N, 71°01′10.4″W), 1060 m, 2.vii.2013, C. Marte & G. de los Santos, 1♂ 1 immature ( MNHNSD 09.1426 ) . Loma El Curro (18°22′42.2″N, 71°01′21.8″W), 1323 m, 1.viii.2013, C. Suriel, P. Torres & G. de Los Santos, 1♀ ( MNHNSD 09.1427 ) .

Diagnosis. Males resemble similar congener Nops jaragua n. sp. ( Fig. 26B‒C ) by having short and curved embolus, but can be distinguished by having the embolus tip shorter and beveled with sclerotized margin ( Fig. 24B‒C ). Females can be distinguished by receptaculum with wide invagination and uterus externus with narrow base ( Fig. 24F ).

Description. Male and female described by Sánchez‒Ruiz et al. (2015).

Distribution. Hispaniola Island ( Fig. 25A ).

Figures

FIGURE 24. Nops hispaniola Sánchez–Ruiz, Brescovit & Alayón; A–C male (holotype); D–F female (paratype). A habitus, dorsal view. B left palp, prolateral view. C left palp, retrolateral view. D habitus, dorsal view. E external genital area, ventral view. F internal genitalia, dorsal view. Abbreviations: ap—anterior plate, ess—sclerotization around spiracles, go—genital opening, lep—lateral extensions of posterior plate, pp—posterior plate, re—posterior receptaculum, sd—seminal duct (projection), ue—uterus externus. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, D), 0.5 mm (B–C, E–F).

FIGURE 25. A distribution of Nops hispaniola Sánchez–Ruiz, Brescovit, Alayón (triangle), Nops ernestoi Sánchez–Ruiz (stars) and Nops navassa n. sp. (square). B distribution of Nops pallidus n. sp. (stars) and Nops enae Sánchez–Ruiz (squares).

FIGURE 26. Nops jaragua n. sp.; A–C male (holotype); D–F female (paratype). A habitus, dorsal view. B left palp, prolateral view. C left palp, retrolateral view. D habitus, dorsal view. E external genital area, ventral view. F internal genitalia, dorsal view. Abbreviations: ap—anterior plate, dte—differentiated texture on embolus, ess—sclerotization around spiracles, lep—lateral extensions of posterior plate, pp—posterior plate, re—posterior receptaculum, ue—uterus externus. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, D), 0.5 mm (B–C, E–F).