Zorocrates badius Simon

PLATNICK, NORMAN I. & UBICK, DARRELL, 2007, A Revision of the Spider Genus Zorocrates Simon (Araneae, Zorocratidae), American Museum Novitates 3579, pp. 1-44 : 16

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https://doi.org/ 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3579[1:AROTSG]2.0.CO;2

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scientific name

Zorocrates badius Simon
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Zorocrates badius Simon View in CoL figures 27–31 View Figs ; map 3

Zorocrates badius Simon, 1895a: 134 View in CoL (female holotype from Baja California, Mexico, in MNHN, examined). – Lehtinen, 1967: 437, fig. 74 View Figs .

Zorocrates sp. : Griswold, 1993: 5, figs. 11, 12 View Figs , 17, 18. View Figs

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of Z. pictus in having a distally coiled embolus, but have a distally wider retrolateral tibial apophysis ( figs. 28, 29 View Figs ); females also resemble those of Z. pictus but have a larger epigynal septum ( fig. 30 View Figs ).

MALE: Total length 11. Coloration as in Z. fuscus except abdominal dorsum lighter, chevroned throughout its length. Leg spination: femora: I p0-0-2, r0-2-2; II p0-1-2, r0-2-2; III r0-2-1; IV r0-0-2; patellae IV r0-1-0; tibiae: I d0-0-0, p0-1-0; II r1-0-1; III v2-1p-2, r1-0-1; IV r1-1-1; metatarsi: I p1-1-2, r0-1-0; II r0-1-1; III r1-2-2; IV p1-1-2, r1-1-2. Cribellum present. Distal half of retrolateral tibial apophysis much wider than proximal half; median apophysis greatly elongated, oriented obliquely; tegular apophysis massive ( figs. 27–29 View Figs ).

FEMALE: Total length 16. Coloration as in male. Leg spination: femora: I d1-1-0, p0-0-2, r0-0-0; II p0-1-1, r0-0-0; III p1-1-2, r1-1-2; IV p1-1-2, r0-0-1; patellae IV r0-1-0; tibiae: I d0- 0-0, p0-0-0, r0-0-0; II d0-0-0, p0-0-1, v4-2-2, r0-0-0; III v2-1p-2, r1-0-1; IV d1-1-1; metatarsi: I p0-0-0, v2-2-2, r0-0-0; II p0-0-1, r0-0-0; III r1-2-2. Cribellum present. Epigynal septum relatively long, with elevated anterior hood; spermathecal ducts wide ( figs. 30, 31 View Figs ).

MATERIAL EXAMINED: MEXICO: Baja California (no specific locality): (Marx, MNHN AR234), 1♀ (holotype). Baja California Sur: Cañón de la Zorra , Palo Extraño , Jan. 13, 1988, elev. 1630 m (B., V. Roth, M. Jiménez, CIBN), 13, El Taste (Eisen, Vaslit, MCZ 56223), 13, 1♀ ; La Chuparosa ( Eisen , Vaslit, MCZ 56235), 2♀ ; La Laguna, Sierra Laguna , Oct. 14, 1941 (E. Ross, R. Bohart, AMNH), 1♀ , same (CAS), 1♀; La Laguna, Sierra Victoria , Oct. 20–23, 1968, elev. 5500 ft (E. Sleeper, F. Moore, CAS), 13, 2♀ ; La Laguna, 17 air mi ENE Todos Santos, Sierra Laguna , Dec. 12–18, 1979, elev. 6000 ft (J. Doyen, W. Tschinkel, CAS), 2♀ , same (C. Griswold, CAS), 13, 7♀, same, dug from burrow (C. Griswold, CAS), 1♀, same, under debris (P. Rude, CAS), 13, 1♀; Sierra de La Laguna , Nov. 1, 1987, elev. 1240 m (M. Jiménez, CAS), 43, 3♀ ; Valle de La Laguna, Sierra de La Laguna , Jan. 16, 1988, elev. 1830 m (M. Jiménez, S. Guzmán, CIBN), 13, 4♀ ; SE Valle Perdido, June 8–9, 1973 (E. Sleeper, CAS), 1♀.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from Baja California Sur (map 3).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Zoropsidae

Genus

Zorocrates

Loc

Zorocrates badius Simon

PLATNICK, NORMAN I. & UBICK, DARRELL 2007
2007
Loc

Zorocrates sp.

Griswold, C. E. 1993: 5
1993
Loc

Zorocrates badius

Lehtinen, P. T. 1967: 437
Simon, E. 1895: 134
1895
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