Phrixotrichus scrofa ( Molina 1788 ), 2014

Perafán, Carlos & Pérez-Miles, Fernando, 2014, The Andean tarantulas Euathlus Ausserer, 1875, Paraphysa Simon, 1892 and Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889 (Araneae: Theraphosidae): phylogenetic analysis, genera redefinition and new species descriptions, Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 48 (39 - 40), pp. 2389-2418 : 2411-2412

Phrixotrichus scrofa ( Molina 1788)

( Figure 10A–D )

Aranea scrofa Molina 1788, p. 236 .

Mygale chilensis Molina 1810, p. 185 .

Mygale rosea C.L. Koch 1842, p. 59 , fig. 728.

Mygale chilensis Nicolet 1849, p. 332 , pl. 1, fig. 2.

Phrixotrichus roseus Simon 1889, p. 222 (misidentified); Schmidt 1992b, p. 9, fig. 1 (misidentified).

Phrixotrichus chilensis Simon 1896, p. 63 .

Phrixotrichus auratus Pocock 1903, p. 104 . (holotype ♂. Chile, Santiago, G.A.J. Rothney leg. (BMNH), examined).

Paraphysa scrofa: Pérez-Miles et al. 1996 ; Schmidt 1996a, p. 17.

Types

Holotype ♂, not examined.

Additional material examined

Holotype ♂ of Phrixotrichus auratus (BMNH) ; Chile, VIII Región del Biobío, Colcura , 50 m asl, (37°07' S, 73°10' W), 18 October 1995, J. C. Ortiz leg, 2 ♀ ( MZUC-UCCC 35894 and 35895); Chile, VIII Región del Biobío, Concepción,

Valle Nonguén, 150 m asl, (37°00' S, 72°30' W), 18 November 1995, C. Arocena leg, 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ ( MZUC-UCCC 35897 ) .

Diagnosis

Male differs from P. jara , sp. nov. by the palpal organ morphology with not serrated PI ( Figure 10A,B ). Female differs from P. vulpinus by the absence of a digitiform projection on the spermathecal receptacles, and absence of lobes on the lateral spheroid chambers of the seminal receptacles ( Figure 10D ).

Figures

Figure 10. (A–D) Phrixotrichus scrofa. (A) palpal organ, prolateral view; (B) palpal organ, retrolateral view; (C) abdomen; (D) spermathecae, dorsal view. (E) Phrixotrichus vulpinus comb. nov. (E) spermathecae, dorsal view. PI: prolateral inferior keel, PS: prolateral superior keel. The arrow shows digitiform projection on seminal receptacles. Circles delimit the two urticating setae lateral patches. Scale bar = 1 mm.