Mallinella longipoda, Dankittipakul & Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012

Dankittipakul, Pakawin, Jocqué, Rudy & Singtripop, Tippawan, 2012, Systematics and biogeography of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906, with descriptions of new species and new genera from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Zodariidae) 3369, Zootaxa 3369 (1), pp. 1-327 : 166-167

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5254257
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B980-FF3B-CBC2-FA7AFC803C70
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella longipoda
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Mallinella longipoda View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 714–716 View FIGURES 712–718. 712 , 723 View FIGURES 719–725. 719-722, 724-725 , 731 View FIGURES 726–731. 726 , 736 View FIGURES 732–738. 732 , 748–756 View FIGURES 748–756. 748–752 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, MALAYSIA, Borneo, Sabah State: Mt Kinabalu, Poring Hot Springs , 600 env., au–dessous de Bat on Kipugit cave , tamisage de débris vegétaux dans le ravin, à proximité de la rivière, 10 May 1987, leg. D. Burckhardt & I. Löbl ( MHNG, 19a) . Paratypes: 1♂, 2♀, same data as holotype ( MHNG 19 View Materials a). MALAYSIA, Borneo, Sabah State : 1♂, Langanan River , 850 m, tamisage de feuilles mortes et mousses à proximité du ruisseau, 14 May 1987, leg. D. Burckhardt et I. Löbl ( MHNG, 25a) ; 1♂, 1♀, ibidem, 500 m, forêt de Dipterocarpacae relativement humide, tamisage dans la forêt, 7 May 1987, leg. D. Burckhardt & I. Löbl ( MHNG, 15a) ; 1♀, ibidem, 500 m, forêt de Dipterocarpacae à proximité des ‘headquarters’, tamisage de bois pourri et de feuilles mortes, 13 May 1987, leg. D. Burckhardt & I. Löbl ( MHNG, 24a) .

Diagnosis. Males of M. longipoda sp. nov. can be recognized by the embolic tip which is slender ( Fig. 748 View FIGURES 748–756. 748–752 ); they are somewhat similar to those of M. calilungae sp. nov. in having a large basal tooth, but differ by the apical process which is sharply pointed and directed posteromesad. Females can be distinguished by the epigynal plate which is bi-lobed, its anterior margin is medially divided ( Fig. 736 View FIGURES 732–738. 732 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet means ‘long leg’ and refers to the unusually long legs in the male.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 5.00; prosoma 3.09 long, 1.96 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.16, ALE 0.14, PME 0.14, PLE 0.14, AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.10, PME–PME 0.12, PME–PLE 0.20; MOQ: 0.38 long, 0.36 anterior width, 0.32 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 13.00 (3.02, 3.80, 3.72, 2.42), II 11.52 (2.84, 3.24, 3.18, 2.26), III 10.04 (2.66, 3.06, 3.12, 2.18), IV 15.04 (3.10, 4.12, 5.16, 2.62).

Coloration ( Figs 714, 716 View FIGURES 712–718. 712 ). Carapace orange-brown. Sternum orange. Chelicerae brown. Legs yellowish brown, except coxae pale yellowish. Dorsum of opisthosoma bright sepia. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs represented by pale oval spots, obliquely arranged; third pair by transverse oval spots; fourth pair by paired oval spots medially connected.

Palp ( Figs 731 View FIGURES 726–731. 726 , 748–752 View FIGURES 748–756. 748–752 ). RTA broad ridge originating ventrally, apex blunt. TA elongated; apical process sharply pointed, directed posteromesad; apico-retrolateral tooth minute, terminally blunt; basal tooth triangular, sharply pointed, directed anteriad. Tegular spine relatively broad, rounded distally. Embolic base in transverse direction, anterior margin straight, posterior margin slightly excavated, anterior membranous area broad, triangular. Embolus flange-like, broad subterminally, abruptly tapered to form slender apex.

Female (paratype). Total length 5.04; prosoma 3.00 long, 1.98 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.16, ALE 0.12, PME 0.12, PLE 0.12, AME–AME 0.08, AME–ALE 0.12, PME–PME 0.14, PME–PLE 0.22; MOQ: 0.38 long, 0.32 anterior width, 0.30 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 12.35 (3.06, 3.66, 3.56, 2.24), II 10.86 (2.56, 3.08, 3.00, 2.19), III 10.38 (2.20, 2.99, 3.07, 2.10), IV 14.47 (3.03, 4.08, 5.3, 2.06).

Coloration ( Fig. 715 View FIGURES 712–718. 712 ). Carapace orange-brown. Sternum orange. Chelicerae brown. Legs yellowish brown, except coxae and patellae pale yellowish. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark sepia. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs represented by small pale oval spots, obliquely arranged; third and fourth pair by oval spots; fourth pair almost connected medially.

Genitalia ( Figs 736 View FIGURES 732–738. 732 , 753–756 View FIGURES 748–756. 748–752 ). Epigynal plate V-shaped, consisting of two elevated lateral lobes, anterior median incision deep, reaching posterior margin. Lateral borders digitiform, terminally blunt. Spermathecae tongue-shaped in anterior view, lateral margins constricted.

Natural history. Mallinella longipoda sp. nov. was collected by sifting humus and decomposing organic litter around Poring Hot Spring, Mt. Kinabalu.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality on Borneo.