Ricinoides eburneus, Botero-Trujillo & Sain & Prendini, 2021

Botero-Trujillo, Ricardo, Sain, Colby E. & Prendini, Lorenzo, 2021, Systematics Of The “ Giant ” Ricinulei (Ricinoididae: Ricinoides) Of West Africa, With Descriptions Of Five New Species And Comparative Morphology Of The Male Copulatory Apparatus, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2021 (448), pp. 1-69 : 29

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0090.448.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5479498
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treatment provided by	Felipe (2021-08-30 21:02:40, last updated by Plazi 2023-11-06 04:44:00)
scientific name	Ricinoides eburneus
status	sp. nov.

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Ricinoides eburneus , sp. nov.

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FIGURE 5. Map of West Africa, plotting known locality records of species of “giant” Ricinulei (Ricinoides Ewing, 1929), based on material examined and verified identifications: Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892) (square); Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008 (circle); Ricinoides eburneus, sp. nov. (triangle); Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921) (inverted triangle); Ricinoides iita, sp. nov. (diamond); Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov. (×); Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov. (pentagon); Ricinoides taii, sp. nov. (star); Ricinoides westermannii (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) (+); Ricinoides sp. (asterisk).

FIGURE 6. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, carapace, dorsal aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♂ (BMNH 13588948). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, holotype ♂ (AMNH IZC 324855). C. Ricinoides eburneus, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 230.162). D. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), lectotype ♂ (MSNG). E. Ricinoides iita, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (USNM). F. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 217.183). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 9. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, cucullus, anterior aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♂ (BMNH 13588948). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, holotype ♂ (AMNH IZC 324855). C. Ricinoides eburneus, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 230.162). D. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), lectotype ♂ (MSNG). E. Ricinoides iita, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (USNM). F. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 217.183). G. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 209.266). H. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 233.458). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 11. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, coxosternal region, ventral aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♂ (BMNH 13588948). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, holotype ♂ (AMNH IZC 324855). C. Ricinoides eburneus, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 230.162). D. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), lectotype ♂ (MSNG). E. Ricinoides iita, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (USNM). F. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 217.183). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 14. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, opisthosoma, dorsal aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♂ (BMNH 13588948). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, holotype ♂ (AMNH IZC 324855). C. Ricinoides eburneus, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 230.162). D. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), lectotype ♂ (MSNG). E. Ricinoides iita, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (USNM). F. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 217.183). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 17. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, opisthosoma, ventral aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♂ (BMNH 13588948). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, holotype ♂ (AMNH IZC 324855). C. Ricinoides eburneus, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 230.162). D. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), lectotype ♂ (MSNG). E. Ricinoides iita, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (USNM). F. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 217.183). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 20. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, pedipalp tibia, prolateral aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♂ (BMNH 13588948). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, holotype ♂ (AMNH IZC 324855). C. Ricinoides eburneus, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 230.162). D. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), lectotype ♂ (MSNG). E. Ricinoides iita, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (USNM). F. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 217.183). G. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 209.266). H. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 233.458). I. Ricinoides westermannii (Guérin-Méneville, 1838), neotype ♂ (ZMB 7013). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 21. Ricinoides Ewing, 1929, leg I distal segments, prolateral aspect. A. Ricinoides afzelii (Thorell, 1892), ♂ (BMNH 13588948). B. Ricinoides atewa Naskrecki, 2008, holotype ♂ (AMNH IZC 324855). C. Ricinoides eburneus, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 230.162). D. Ricinoides feae (Hansen, 1921), lectotype ♂ (MSNG). E. Ricinoides iita, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (USNM). F. Ricinoides kakum, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 217.183). G. Ricinoides nzerekorensis, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 209.266). H. Ricinoides taii, sp. nov., holotype ♂ (MRAC 233.458). I. Ricinoides westermannii (Guérin-Méneville, 1838), neotype ♂ (ZMB 7013). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.