Tenedos jocquei Quijano & Galvis, 2018

Martínez, Leonel, Brescovit, Antonio D. & Quijano, Luis G., 2022, Revealing the diversity of ant-eating spiders in Colombia I: morphology, distribution and taxonomy of the barronus group of the genus Tenedos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 (Araneae: Zodariidae), Zootaxa 5130 (1), pp. 1-154 : 31-35

Tenedos jocquei Quijano & Galvis, 2018

Figs 18–20 ; 107 .

Tenedos jocquei Quijano & Galvis, 2018: 480–484 , figs 1A–F, 2A–D, 3A–B.

Holotype: COLOMBIA. Boyacá: Santa María, Reserva Natural La Almenara, Leaf litter, Winkler extractor, 1126m [4°52′44.65″N, 73°15′11.99″W], R. Anderson leg., 6.XII.2016, 1 ♂ (ICN-Ar-8366), examined . Paratypes: same data as the holotype, 1180m [4°52′44.44″N, 73°15′11.88″W], M. Branstetter leg., 6.XII.2016, 2 ♀ (ICN-Ar-8367), 2 ♀ (ICN-Ar-8368), 1 ♀ (ICN-Ar-8377), 1154m, same locality [4°53′9.96″N, 73°15′2.84″W], same collector and date, 1 ♀ (ICN-Ar-8376), 1126m , same locality [4°52′44.65″N, 73°15′11.99″W], same collector and date, 2 ♂ (ICN-Ar-8370), 1154m , same locality [4°53′14.96″N, 73°14′59.6″W], same collector, 7.XII.2016, 1 ♀ (ICN-Ar-8375), Send-ero Hyca Quye , 4 km NE of Santa María, Leaf litter, Winkler extractor, 1150m [4°53′36.17″N, 73°16′57.29″W], M. Branstetter leg., 6.XII.2016, 1 ♂ 2 ♀ (ICN-Ar-8374), 1 ♂ ( CNAN – T 1167 ) , 1 ♀ ( CNAN – T 1168 ) , 1 ♂ 1 ♀ ( IBSP 209938 ) , Vereda Calichana, Bosque Las Palmas, Leaf litter, Winkler extractor, 691m [4°51′9.04″N, 73°15′0.22″W], R. Anderson leg., 7.XII.2016, 3 ♂ (ICN-Ar-8373), examined .

Other material examined. COLOMBIA. Boyacá: Santa María, Sendero Hyca Quye, Leaf litter, Winkler extractor, 1063m [4°58′26.04″N, 73°17′31.56″W], G. Andrade leg., 10.XI.2017, 5 ♂ (ICN-Ar-12913) .

Diagnosis. Males of Tenedos jocquei Quijano & Galvis, 2018 , can be recognized from remain species of barronus group by having paraembolic apophysis (PA) almost as long as embolus; long, thin retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA); bifid, canoe-shaped median apophysis (MA), wide at base ( Figs 19A–D ; 20A–D ). Females are recognized by wide seminal receptacles (SR), delimited to anteromedial region of epigyne; sub-triangular atrium; rhomboidal-shaped, large median field plate (MFP) ( Fig. 19E–F ).

Redescription. Male (Holotype, ICN-Ar-8366). Coloration ( Fig. 18A–B ): carapace brown-orange, with triangular dark spot in front of fovea, darker on lateral margins but with short, paler radial stripes at between coxae. Chelicerae brown with dark paturon base, fangs brown-reddish. Endites light brown, white on anterior region. Labium and sternum light brown. Legs: Coxae I–IV ventrally light brown and dorsally yellow. Femora I–IV yellow with dark brown rings at basal and distal regions, rings faint dorsally. Patella I yellow, II–IV light brown. Tibia I pale yellow, proximally with ventral black spots, II–IV yellow with ventral black spots on proximal and distal regions, metatarsus I brown, II–IV yellow with some black spots on base. Tarsi I–IV yellow. Abdomen: dorsally dark gray with seven white guanine spots organized as follows: two rounded and large spots, anteromedially positioned; two sub-oval spots larger than previous ones and medially connected by a wide transversal spot, medially positioned; a transversal and irregular spot, posteromedially positioned; two rounded spots medially connected, posteriorly positioned. Laterally dark gray with several small dark spots. Ventrally light gray without spots. Spinnerets light yellow. Measurements: total length 2.91, carapace length 1.45, width 0.92, height 0.49. Clypeus height 0.17. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.04, ALE 0.03, PME 0.05, PLE 0.05; AME–AME 0.94, AME–ALE 0.11, AME–PME 0.12, PME–PME 0.13, PME–PLE 0.15, ALE–PLE 0.10. Chelicerae 0.31 length. Sternum length 0.52, width 0.58. Legs: I—femur 0.82/ patella 0.31/ tibia 0.69/ metatarsus 0.71/ tarsus 0.53/ total 3.06; II—0.71/ 0.32/ 0.58/ 0.63/ 0.45/ 2.69; III—0.72/ 0.29/ 0.52/ 0.69/ 0.45/ 2.67; IV—0.96/ 0.34/ 0.78/ 1.16/ 0.53/ 3.77. Abdomen length 1.30. Legs spines pattern (only the differences from the general pattern): I—metatarsus v 1r-0-2; II—tibia p0, metatarsus v1r-0-2, p1d-0-0; III—femur d0-1-0, p0-0-1d, metatarsus v2-1r-2, p0-1-2; IV—femur p0-0-1, r0, tibia v1p-1p-2, metatarsus p0-1-2. Palp: retrolateral process of cymbium (RPC) long, thin, widening slightly towards base; tegulum (T) large, rounded, almost as long as wide; subtegulum (St) small, longer than wide; conductor (C) developed, thin, short and wide sclerotized region at distal side; appendix (ApC) long, wide; embolus (E) long, filiform towards apex; base of embolus (EB) approximately as long as two times basal tegular membrane; basal tegular membrane (BTM) originated basally on tegulum, ending as short filiform appendix; spermatic ducts (SD) S-shaped, anterior fold wider than posterior fold; ventral tibial apophysis (VTA) very small; median apophysis (MA) large, bifid; retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA) longer than palpal tibia, very thin towards distal side ( Figs 19A–D ; 20A–D ).

Female (Paratype, ICN-Ar-8367). Coloration ( Fig. 18C–D ): carapace as male but dark brown, and without radial stripes. Chelicerae brown with dark paturon, fangs brown-reddish. Endites light brown, white on cephalic region. Labium and sternum brown. Legs: Coxae I–IV pale yellow. Femora I–IV light brown with dark rings at proximal and distal regions, rings, faint dorsally. Patellae-tibiae I–IV brown. Metatarsus-tarsus I brown, II–IV yellow. Abdomen coloration and guanine spots pattern as male, except those spots are not medially fused. Spinnerets yellow. Measurements: total length 3.19, carapace length 1.55, width 0.98, height 0.98. Clypeus height 0.51. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.04, ALE 0.05, PME 0.05, PLE 0.05; AME–AME 0.10, AME–ALE 0.12, AME–PME 0.12, PME–PME 0.13, PME–PLE 0.18, ALE–PLE 0.10. Chelicerae 0.35 length. Sternum length 0.51, width 0.52. Legs: I—femur 0.87/ patella 0.34/ tibia 0.70/ metatarsus 0.65/ tarsus 0.55/ total 3.11; II—0.77/ 0.31/ 0.54/ 0.56/ 0.39/ 2.57; III—0.68/ 0.29/ 0.48/ 0.59/ 0.42/ 2.46; IV—0.88/ 0.40/ 0.72/ 0.99/ 0.52/ 3.51. Abdomen length 1.30. Legs spines pattern (only the differences from the general pattern): I—tibia v2-1r-2, metatarsus v1r-0-2; II—metatarsus v1r-0-2, p=I; III—femur p0, tibia v1p-1p-1p, metatarsus v2-0-2, p0-1-2; IV—tibia v1p-1p-2. Epigyne: lateral borders (LB) short, curved towards posterior region, forming posterior, small, rounded atrium (A), basal region extending to anterior side of median field plate; median field plate (MFP) small, rhomboidal-shaped; copulatory ducts (CD) very short, wide; seminal receptacles (SR) long, wide; spermathecae (S) small, sub-oval-shaped, posteriorly positioned; fertilization ducts (FD) almost as long as spermathecae length ( Fig. 19E–F ).

Distribution. Known from Boyacá department, Colombia ( Fig. 107 ).

Figures

FIGURE 18. Tenedos jocquei Quijano & Galvis, 2018. A–B. Male habitus (ICN-Ar-8366): A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C–D. Female habitus (ICN-Ar-8367): C. Dorsal view. D. Ventral view. Scale bar: A–D: 2mm.

FIGURE 19. Tenedos jocquei Quijano & Galvis, 2018. A–D. Male palp (ICN-Ar-8366): A. Ventral view. B. Retrolateral view. C. Ventral view. D. Retrolateral view. E–F. Female epigyne (ICN-Ar-8367): E. Ventral view. F. Dorsal view. Scale bars: A–D: 300µm; E–F: 200µm.

FIGURE 20. Tenedos jocquei Quijano & Galvis, 2018. A–B. Male palp (ICN-Ar-8373), SEM images: A. Ventral view. B. Median apophysis. C. Retrolateral view. D. Retrolateral tibial apophysis (arrow indicates the VTA). Abbreviations: aMA, anterior branch of the median apophysis; pMA, posterior branch of the median apophysis.

FIGURE 107. Distribution map of the species belonging to barronus species group in Colombia.