The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level Rix, Michael Harvey, Mark ZooKeys 2010 2010-02-22 36 36 1 321 Rix & Harvey Rix & Harvey 2010 [140,497,1187,1214] Arachnida Micropholcommatidae Taliniella Animalia Araneae 72 73 Arthropoda species vinki sp. nov.  Figs 129–130    Typematerial.  Holotypemale: Mount Thomas Conservation Area, Canterbury, New Zealand, track to summit from Wooded Gully Picnic Area, sifting moss, 43°11'31"S, 172°20'10"E,  3.iv.2006, M. Rix( MNZ).  Paratypes: 1 male, same data as holotype( WAMT80032 DNA-MPE).    Etymology.The specific epithet is a patronym in honour of Cor Vink, of AgResearch (Lincoln Science Centre, New Zealand), for his contributions to New ZealandArachnology, and his hospitality during field work around Christchurch.    Diagnosis.Males of  Taliniella vinkican be distinguished from  T. nigraby the presence of a dorsal scute on the male abdomen (Fig. 129A) and the presence of a longer embolus (Fig. 130). Females are unknown.    Description.  Holotypemale: Total length 0.80. Carapace 0.44 long, 0.35 wide. Abdomen 0.59 long, 0.45 wide. Leg I femur 0.27. Cephalothorax, abdomen brown; legs dark tan-yellow. Carapace raised anteriorly, not fused to sternum except around petiole; dorsal surface of pars cephalica slightly convex, with declining profile in lateral view. Eight eyes present on anterior margin of pars cephalica; AME 0.6x diameter of ALE; PME separated by their own diameter. Chelicerae each with bulging anterior projection; promargin with two peg teeth. Legs relatively short (leg I femur-carapace ratio 0.61); macrosetae absent. Abdomen oval, slightly shrunken, covered with hairlike setae; dorsal scute large, covering most of dorsal surface of abdomen; lateral sclerotic strips absent. Pedipalpal patella with retrolaterally-directed, hooked lRPA bearing dorsal flange, broad, flange-like distal apophysis and ornate, ridged cuticular microstructure; tegulum smooth, with rounded basal embolic bulge, excavate ETR and curved, sclerotised marginal rim; embolus very long (length >> 5× width), coiling 1.5x around margin of tegulum (Fig. 130).    Distribution.Known only from the Mount Thomas Conservation Area, north of Christchurch.    Remarks.  Taliniella vinkiis an enigmatic species, similar to  Taliniella nigrafrom the North Island. This species was included in the molecular phylogenetic analysis of Rix et al. (2008)as “  Textricellasp. NZ”, where it was inferred as a basal taxon, sister to all other species now placed in the genera  Eterosonycha,  Epigastrina,  Normplatnicka,  Raveniellaand  Rayforstia(see Fig. 1). 2608825989 2006-04-03 MNZ M. Rix New Zealand -43.191944 Mount Thomas Conservation Area 19 172.3361 Wooded Gully Picnic Area 72 73 1 Canterbury holotype