Sarax monodenticulatus Rahmadi & Kojima, 2010

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Sarax monodenticulatus Rahmadi & Kojima, 2010

Fig. 103 ; Table 8

Sarax monodenticulatus Rahmadi & Kojima, 2010: 480–482 , figs 1c, 4a–h.

Diagnosis

Based on Rahmadi & Kojima (2010), this species may be separated from other species of Sarax in Southeast Asia and Oceania by the following combination of characters: small to medium sized (adult body length 2.5–6.5 mm); reddish-brown carapace; pedipalp tarsus with one spine; first article of leg I tarsus equal in length to sum of subsequent two articles; leg I tarsus with short and long articles alternating, combination present in second to eleventh tarsal articles.

Etymology

Adjective referring to the presence of one spine on the pedipalp tarsus ( Rahmadi & Kojima 2010).

Type material

Holotype INDONESIA • ♂; West Papua Province, Raja Ampat Regency, Waigeo Island, Mumes ; 00°21.23′ S, 130°58.93′ E; 10 Jun. 2007; C. Rahmadi leg.; under stone in limestone forest; E-Win 2007 LIPI; MZB Ambl. 135 [not examined].

Paratypes INDONESIA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; MZB Ambl. 136 [not examined] • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; MNHN Am. 7 [not examined] • 2 juv.; same collection data as for holotype; MZB Ambl. 140 [not examined] • 4 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; MZB Ambl. 137 , MZB Ambl. 138 , MZB Ambl. 141 , MZB Ambl. 143 [not examined] • 3 ♀♀; same collection data as for holotype; MZB Ambl. 139 , MZB Ambl. 142 , MZB Ambl. 144 [not examined] .

Measurements

See Table 8.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality.

Natural history

Found under stones in limestone forests; not found inside caves.

Remarks

See Rahmadi & Kojima (2010) for description.

Figures

Fig. 103. Map plotting known distributions of species of Sarax Simon, 1892 in Southeast Asia and Oceania, with insets for Singapore (A), eastern Borneo (B), and western West Papua (C).