Mallinella brunneofusca, 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 : 184-186

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5254267
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B992-FF24-CBC2-F921FC3F38FC
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella brunneofusca
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Mallinella brunneofusca View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 781 View FIGURES 773–781. 773 , 796–797 View FIGURES 794–799. 794–795 , 828–831 View FIGURES 828–831. 828–831 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♀, THAILAND , Trat Province: Ko Chang , west coast (12º03'N, 102º18'E), 50–200 m, Winkler extraction in secondary forest with primary patches, 3–23 December 1999, leg. A. Schulz ( MHNG AS –T–5) GoogleMaps . Paratypes: 3♀, same data as holotype ( TNHM, MHNG) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. The female of M. brunneofusca sp. nov. is recognized by the presence of tongue-shaped epigynal plate ( Fig. 798 View FIGURES 794–799. 794–795 ); the internal genitalia are rather simple, with broad internal ducts ( Fig. 797 View FIGURES 794–799. 794–795 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from medival Latin (brunneus = brown; fuscus = dark, dusky) and refers to the dark brown color of the carapace.

Description. Female (holotype). Total length 6.80; prosoma 4.20 long, 2.58 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.28, ALE 0.22, PME 0.16, PLE 0.22, AME–AME 0.10, AME–ALE 0.24, PME–PME 0.18, PME–PLE 0.40; MOQ: 0.58 long, 0.44 anterior width, 0.40 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 17.08 (4.12, 5.20, 4.80, 2.94), II 15.07 (3.86, 4.40, 4.08, 2.68), III 14.36 (3.64, 4.16, 4.20, 2.20), IV 19.20 (4.22, 5.64, 6.32, 3.00).

Coloration ( Fig. 781 View FIGURES 773–781. 773 ). Carapace brown. Sternum yellowish brown. Chelicerae pale brown. Legs yellowish. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark brown. Pattern faint: anteriorly with paired reniform patches, followed by three faint spots.

Genitalia ( Figs 796–797 View FIGURES 794–799. 794–795 , 828–831 View FIGURES 828–831. 828–831 ). Epigynal plate tongue-shaped, protruding over epigastric furrow, both margins straight, anterior margin wider than posterior one. Spermathecae digitiform, short and stout, slightly constricted subterminally, apical part rounded.

Male. Unknown.

Natural history. Mallinella brunneofusca sp. nov. inhabits lowland forests on an island.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in eastern Thailand.