Teutamus hirtellus, Dankittipakul, Pakawin, Tavano, Maria & Singtripop, Tippawan, 2012
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.110.1080/00222933.2012.681314 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6167528 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A6879F-A85F-FFBD-E595-FF7B0561613A |
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treatment provided by |
Jeremy |
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scientific name |
Teutamus hirtellus |
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sp. nov. |
Teutamus hirtellus View in CoL sp. nov.
( Figures 2 View Figure 2 H, 14 A)
Diagnosis
The male holotype of T. hirtellus sp. nov. closely resembles that of T. rothorum in having a large conductor but can be easily distinguished by the more elongate conductor pointing anteriad instead of prolaterad ( Figure 14 View Figure 14 A). To our knowledge, only the male of this new species and those of T. andrewdavisi ( Figure 14 View Figure 14 B) and T. vittatus possess a group of bristles on the RTA. In other species the postepigastric scuta slightly extend posteriorly ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 I), whereas in T. hirtellus sp. nov. and T. orthogonus sp. nov. they extend further and fuse with the dorsal scutum to form a complete tubular ring enclosing anterior half of the opisthosoma entirely ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 H).
Type material
Holotype. ♂, Philippines: Palawan, Puerto Princesa Region: Sabang Underground NP, Daylight Hole and Lions Cave , 100–200 m, primary forest , 6–8 December 2009, leg. A. Schulz ( MHNG, PAL-09 / 07) .
Etymology
The specific epithet is a nominative form of an adjective (Latin: hirtellus , - a,- um = slightly hairy), and refers to the tuft of bristles on RTA of the male palp.
Description
Male (holotype). Total length 4.74; prosoma 2.26 long, 1.44 wide; opisthosoma 2.48 long, 1.26 wide. Leg formula: 1423; I 10.48 (2.36, 0.92, 3.38, 2.32, 1.50); II 8.08 (1.86, 0.90, 2.54, 1.76, 1.02); III 6.84 (1.54, 0.88, 2.00, 1.44, 0.98); IV 10.16 (2.46, 0.92, 2.88, 2.56, 1.34). Spination: Leg I: Femora p1-1; tibiae p10 r10; metatarsi p6 r6. Leg II: Tibiae p10 r8; metatarsi p6 r5. Carapace dark reddish brown; submarginal lobes blunt, slightly elevated. Sternum dark reddish brown. Legs hairless, bi-coloured: Coxae, trochanters and femora dark brown, other segments slightly paler, their distal portion white. Opisthosoma elongate-ovoid. Dorsal scutum covering two-thirds of length of opisthosoma. Venter covered by posteriorly extended post-epigastric scuta ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 H).
Palp ( Figure 14 View Figure 14 A): RTA digitiform in ventral view, elongated-slender, its apex bluntly pointed, lateral margin covered with bristles. DTA short, almost indistinct. Tegulum elongate-ovoid, slightly excavated on apico-prolateral side. Conductor elongated, broad at base, its apex sharply pointed, almost reaching apex of cymbium. Embolic base clearly visible.
Female. Unknown.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality on the island of Palawan, the Philippines.
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