Selenops micropalpus Muma, 1953: 39
Selenops micropalpus Crews, 2011: 27
Gliding canopy flatties and relatives from the Selenops banksi group (Araneae: Selenopidae)
Crews, Sarah C.
Galvis, William
Esposito, Lauren A.
Journal of Natural History
2021
2021-03-11
54
35 - 36
2343
2365
6YDPG
Muma, 1953
Muma
1953
[447,867,402,428]
Arachnida
Selenopidae
Selenops
Animalia
Araneae
16
2358
Arthropoda
species
micropalpus
( Figures 1(f), 2(s–v), 3(e), 5(f), 6(c, j–k) and 7(d))
Selenops micropalpus Muma, 1953: 39, Figs 66–68 ( ♂ holotypeand ♀ paratypefrom Laudat, Dominica, in AMNH, examined). Selenops micropalpus Crews, 2011: 27, Figs 17–20, 180.
Diagnosis.Females of S. micropalpusdiffer from females of S. duckeand S. curruganja sp. nov.by the epigynal plate being longer than wide ( Figure 6(c–d, f–g)). Females of this species differ from females of S. banksiby being grey in life and brown when preserved, whereas S. banksiis green in life and yellow-orange when preserved ( Figures 1(a–d, f) and 2(a–i, s–v)). Additionally, the copulatory ducts of S. micropalpusturn multiple times, in contrast to the copulatory ducts of S. banksi( Figure 6(a–c)). Males of S. micropalpuscan be separated from males of S. duckeby the palpal tibia being longer than the cymbium, and the embolus and embolic process are completely separate, whereas in S. ducke, the palpal tibia is of similar size to the cymbium, and the embolus and embolic process are connected by a weakly sclerotised area ( Figures 3(e–h) and 5(d–f)). S. micropalpuscan be separated from males of S. banksiby having fewer, more dispersed chemosensory setae on the tip of the cymbium and by the embolar process and embolus originating from the sides of the embolar base, gradually nearing one another distally ( Figures 3(a–d, e) and 5(a–c, f)). See Crews et al. (2008)and Crews (2011)for full descriptions and natural history information.
Distribution.Southern Lesser Antilles: Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. For detailed locality data, see Crews (2011)and Crews (2018).
[412,602,489,514]
AMNH
Dominica
Laudat
16
2358
2
1
1
holotype