Mallinella cirrifera, 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 : 139-141

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/933EDA4C-B9AF-FF11-CBC2-F9CAFE233C5C
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Mallinella cirrifera
status	sp. nov.

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Mallinella cirrifera View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figs 541–548 View FIGURES 539–544. 539 View FIGURES 545–556. 545–548 , 596–603 View FIGURES 596–603. 596–599 )

Material examined. Holotype: ♂, INDONESIA, North Sumatra Province: Mt. Sibayak, 4 km north of Brastagi , 3°13’16’’N, 98°29’50’’E, 1,600–1,650 m (primary forest); 6–7 July 2006, leg. P. Schwendinger ( MHNG, Sum–06/ 33) GoogleMaps . Paratypes: 5♂, 3♀, same data as holotype ( MHNG, Sum–06/33); INDONESIA, North Sumatra Province GoogleMaps : 1♀, Sikulikap Waterfall, 10 km east of Brastagi , 3°14’38’’N, 98°32’11’’E, 1,150 m (disturbed primary forest) GoogleMaps , 5 July 2006, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, Sum–06/31) ; 1♀, primary forest near Sanggarang 2 village, 15 km N of Sorkam, 2°01’41’’N, 98°38’10’’E, 150 m GoogleMaps , 27 June 2006, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, Sum–06/29) . West Sumatra Province: 2♂, Rimbo Panti Nature Reserve , ca 30 km N of Lubuksikaping, 0°20’46’’N, 100°04’09’’E GoogleMaps ,

300–400 m (primary forest), 11–13 June 2006, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, Sum –06/18); 2♀, Batang Palupuh Rafflesia Sanctuary, 12 km north of Bukittinggi , 0°14’32”S, 100°21’10”E GoogleMaps , 900–1,100 m (primary forest), 2–3 June 2006, leg. P.J. Schwendinger ( MHNG, Sum –06/05); 1♀, Rimbo Panti (Lubuksikaping), Mt. Tungfi, 3–4 August 1982, leg. C.L. & P.R. Deeleman ( RMHN – Sum XXO). Sumatra Utara: 1♀, Simalungun , route de Pematangsiantar, 18 km avant Prapat , lieu–dit ‘ Ainuli’ , Mt. Parasat , derriere la station ‘ Holzweg Nr. 2 du Dr Diehl’ foret primaire , 1,000 m, prelevement de sol, 14 November 1985, leg. B. Hauser ( MHNG, Sum –85/30) .

Diagnosis. Mallinella cirrifera sp. nov. can be easily recognized by the TA carrying a small, sharply pointed basal tooth and by the pronounced retrolateral fold ( Fig. 596 View FIGURES 596–603. 596–599 ). Females can be distinguished by the elongated and narrowed spermathecae which are strongly convolute ( Figs 546, 548 View FIGURES 545–556. 545–548 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet ( cirrifera = bearing curls) is a Latin adjective derived from the Latin words: cirrus = curl; ferre = to carry.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 6.00; prosoma 3.69 long, 2.35 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.22, ALE 0.18, PME 0.18, PLE 0.18, AME–AME 0.8, AME–ALE 0.16, PME–PME 0.12, PME–PLE 0.42; MOQ: 0.52 long, 0.42 anterior width, 0.46 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 12.54 (3.00, 3.92, 3.16, 2.44), II 10.42 (2.62, 3.26, 2.60, 1.94), III 10.10 (2.76, 3.16, 2.60, 1.58), IV 14.80 (3.50, 4.28, 4.50, 2.48).

Coloration ( Fig. 541 View FIGURES 539–544. 539 ). Carapace brown. Sternum yellowish brown. Chelicerae brown. Coxae whitish, other leg segments yellowish. Opisthosoma dark brown. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs fused, forming paired reniform patches; third to fifth pairs represented by paired round spots, fifth pair with short median band situated in between.

Palp ( Figs 596–599 View FIGURES 596–603. 596–599 ). RTA digitiform, gradually tapered towards bluntly pointed apex. Cymbium with broad cymbial fold, reaching its apex. TA rostrated; apico-prolateral flange sharply pointed, directed mesad; apico-prolateral tooth triangular, with broad base; apico-retrolateral fold distinctly elevated; basal tooth sharply pointed, directed anteriad. Embolic base rostrated. Embolus blade-like, elongated.

Female (paratype). Total length 6.18; prosoma 3.80 long, 2.40 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.18, PME 0.18, PLE 0.18, AME–AME 0.10, AME–ALE 0.16, PME–PME 0.12, PME–PLE 0.40; MOQ: 0.54 long, 0.44 anterior width, 0.46 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 12.90 (3.10, 4.04, 3.24, 2.50), II 10.72 (2.70, 3.34, 2.68, 1.98), III 10.38 (2.82, 3.24, 2.70, 1.62), IV 15.22 (3.58, 4.40, 4.64, 2.57).

Coloration ( Fig. 542 View FIGURES 539–544. 539 ). Carapace brown. Coxae whitish, other leg segments yellowish. Opisthosoma dark brown. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs fused, forming paired reniform patches; third to fifth pairs represented by paired round spots, fifth pair with short median band situated in between.

Genitalia ( Figs 547–548 View FIGURES 545–556. 545–548 , 600, 603 View FIGURES 596–603. 596–599 ). Epigynal plate with rectangular anterior margin slightly excavated medially, posterior margin convex. Proximal part of spermathecae short, heavily sclerotized, apical part elongated, strongly convoluted, internally with large coils.

Variation. No significant genitalic differences were detected although the body size varies greatly (population found in evergreen forests at higher altitude exhibit larger body size than those found in lowland forests).

Natural history. Mallinella cirrifera sp. nov. inhabits a wide range of habitats, from lowland seasonal dry forest to primary evergreen forests (150–1,650 m asl)

Distribution. Sumatra.