Ponsoonops lerida, Bolzern, 2014

Bolzern, Angelo, 2014, The Neotropical goblin spiders of the new genera Ponsoonops and Bipoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), American Museum Novitates 2014 (3803), pp. 1-1 : 1-

Ponsoonops lerida , new species

Figures 214–258

NOTE: Even though male and female are from the same sample, the match is uncertain because males of P. boquete were also taken at the same locality and time.

TYPE: Male holotype from a Berlese sample of forest floor litter taken at an elevation of 2377 m at Finca Lérida near Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama (Mar. 17, 1959, H. Dybas), deposited in FMNH (PBI_OON 49187) .

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: Males resemble those of P. boquete , P. panto , and P. vuena in having an embolus with a median protrusion, and a narrowed, distinctly elongated embolus tip (figs. 219, 223). They differ in having a distally truncated conductor, which is shorter than the embolus (rather than with short narrow projections in P. panto , pointed and longer than embolus in P. boquete and P. vuena ). In addition, they differ from P. panto in having a mound-shaped median protrusion at the embolus (rather than a ridge-shaped one). Females differ in having a quite broad, enlarged anterior genitalic process (figs. 227, 228, 241), and a subspherical, moderately sclerotized posterior genitalic process with a distinct short duct (figs. 227, 228, 243).

MALE (PBI_OON 49187, figs. 214–223): Total length 1.51. Dorsal scutum very weakly sclerotized. Leg spination: tibiae: I v4-2-2; II v4-2-1p; IV v0-0-2; metatarsi: I v2-2-2; II p1-0-0, v2-2-2; IV p0-1-0. Sperm pore oval. Cymbial cone not detected. Tarsal organ on palpal cymbium with distal receptor appearing bifid. Embolus broad, tube shaped, longitudinally folded, with ventral slit and distoprolateral opening, midway with dorsal hump, tip narrowed, elongated, opening distoretrolaterally rebordered, platelike; conductor originates at embolus base, narrow, bandlike, elongated, distally truncated, almost as long as embolus.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 49187, figs. 224–258): Total length 1.71. Leg spination: tibiae: I p1-1-0, v4-2-2, r1-0-0; II p0-1-0, v4-2-2; IV p0-1-0, v1-0-2, r0-1-0; metatarsi: I, II p1-0-0, v2-2-2; IV p0-1-0. Large genital plate W-shaped, median protruding part wider than long; anterior genitalic process narrowly stalked, apex enlarged; posterior genitalic process subspherical with short duct, weakly sclerotized, distally with spoon-shaped glands (fig. 243).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: PANAMA: Chiriquí: same as holotype (H. Dybas, FMNH PBI_OON 49187), 2♀ , Finca Lérida near Boquete , “Barca Area,” Mar. 14, 1959, Berlese, litter, chips at base of cut stump, elev. 1722 m (H.S. Dybas, FMNH 56539 PBI_OON 10761), 2♀ .

DISTRIBUTION: Panama (Chiriquí).

Figures

FIGURES 214–228. Ponsoonops lerida, new species, male (214–223) and female (224–228). 214. Habitus, dorsal view. 215. Carapace, anterior view. 216. Sternum, ventral view. 217. Abdomen, anterior view. 218. Same, ventral view. 219. Embolus and conductor, dorsal view. 220. Palp, prolateral view. 221. Same, dorsal view. 222. Same, retrolateral view. 223. Embolus and conductor, prolateral view. 224. Habitus, dorsal view. 225. Abdomen, lateral view. 226. Epigastric area, ventral view. 227, 228. Genitalia, ventral view.

FIGURES 229–243. Ponsoonops lerida, new species, female. 229. Carapace, dorsal view. 230. Same, anterior view (with detached chelicerae). 231. Same, lateral view. 232. Sternum, ventral view. 233. Chelicera, anterior view. 234. Same, posterior view. 235. Field of small teeth on cheliceral retromargin, posterior view. 236. Labium, ventral view. 237. Endite tip, ventral view. 238. Mouthparts, dorsal view. 239. Labrum, dorsal view. 240. Palp, lateral view. 241. Genitalia, dorsal view. 242. Anterior genitalic sclerite, dorsoanterior view. 243. Posterior genitalic sclerite, dorsal view.

FIGURES 244–258. Ponsoonops lerida, new species, female. 244. Spinnerets, posterior view. 245. Anterior lateral spinneret, same. 246. Posterior median spinnerets, same. 247. Posterior lateral spinnerets, same. 248. Leg I, prolateral view. 249. Leg II, same. 250. Leg III, lateral view. 251. Metatarsus tip, dorsal view. 252. Same, prolateral view. 253. Claws, leg I, dorsal view. 254. Same, leg III, anterior view. 255. Tarsal organ, leg I, dorsal view. 256. Same, leg III. 257. Same, leg IV. 258. Same, palp.