Scaphiella bopal, Platnick & Dupérré N., 2010

Platnick, N. & Dupérré N., 2010, The Goblin Spider Genus Scaphiella (Araneae, Oonopidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2010 (332), pp. 1-156 : 23-26

publication ID	0003-0090
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3C6987C7-C875-222E-7A7E-817127F1FAAE
treatment provided by	Tatiana
scientific name	Scaphiella bopal
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Scaphiella bopal View in CoL , new species Figures 210–218; map 12

TYPE: Female holotype taken at an elevation of 350 m in riparian forest at the approach to the bridge over the Río Bopal, Finca Alvares, Mun. San Dionicio, 12.7425uN, 85.82916uW, Matagalpa, Nicaragua (Dec. 1, 2007; C. Víquez, J. Mata), deposited in AMNH ( PBI _ OON 300 ) .

DIAGNOSIS: Females resemble those of S. lancetilla and S. muralla in abdominal shape but have a shorter anterior epigynal sclerite and a shorter epigynal atrium (figs. 216–218).

MALE: Unknown.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 300, figs. 210–218). Total length 1.48. Carapace smooth. Sternum smooth. Endites unmodified. Abdomen unpatterned, scuta smooth. Epigynal atrium widely oval with short, narrow anterior sclerite; apodemes short, posteriorly directed.

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Matagalpa, Nicaragua (map 12).