Novalena valdezi, Maya-Morales, Julieta & Jiménez, María Luisa, 2017

Maya-Morales, Julieta & Jiménez, María Luisa, 2017, Revision of the funnel-web spider genus Novalena (Araneae: Agelenidae), Zootaxa 4262 (1), pp. 1-88 : 79-80

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.571683

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6031640

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scientific name

Novalena valdezi
status

sp. nov.

Novalena valdezi View in CoL new species

Figure 43 View FIGURE 43 d–h; Map 7

Type. Holotype male: MEXICO: Oaxaca : Municipality of Santiago Comaltepec , 10 km NE Mirador Santiago Comaltepec , 17°35′17.58″N, 96°27′9.72″W, 2188 m, 16. VI.2007, A. Valdez and C. Santibáñez (CNAN-T0967), deposited at CNAN GoogleMaps .

Etymology. The specific name is a patronym in honor of Alejandro Valdez Mondragón, one of the collectors of the holotype, for his contribution to taxonomy of arachnids in Mexico.

Diagnosis. The males of this species differ from all species in having the RTA with a spine-shaped subprocess on ventral projection ( Fig. 43 View FIGURE 43 e). The females differ from N. comaltepec and N. punta in having the atrium occupying half the plate length, and from N. perote in having the atrium strongly procurved ( Fig. 43 View FIGURE 43 f).

Description. Male (holotype): Carapace yellow, white feathery scales present. Chelicerae reddish, condyles orange. Endites light brown with white tips. Labium dark brown with white tip. Sternum orange. Legs orange with three rings on femur. Opisthosoma dark brown with anterior light brown spot. Spinnerets dark brown. Total length 8.75. Carapace length 4, width 2.75, cephalic region width 1.38, ocular region width 0.88. Eye diameter: AME 0.19, ALE 0.23, PME and PLE 0.21. Distance between eyes: AME-AME 0.08, AME-ALE 0.06, AME-PME 0.15, ALE-PLE 0.06, ALE-ALE 0.38, PME-PME 0.12, PME-PLE 0.15. Clypeus height 0.21. Chelicerae with three retromarginal teeth; basal segment length 1.52, fang length 0.67. Labium wider than long (0.58/0.48). Endites slightly convergent (distance at their base compared at their tips 0.61/0.27). Sternum longer than wide (1.71/1.52). Opisthosoma longer than wide (4.13/2.38). ALS separated by half their basal diameter (0.19/0.38), PLS with distal segment shorter than basal segment (0.39/0.52). Leg lengths: I—femur 4.13/ patella-tibia 5.38/ metatarsus 4/ tarsus 2.5; II—4.13/ 4.88/ 3.75/ 2.25; III—4 / 4.25/ 3.88/ 2; IV—4.75/ 5.63/ 5.5/ 2.25. Spination: femur dorsal I—1-2 -3/ II—1-3 -3/ III—1-3 -3/ IV—1-2 -3; patella I—dorsal 1-1/ prolateral 1/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 / 1/ 0; III—1-1 / 1/ 1; IV—1-1 / 1/ 1; tibia I—dorsal 1-1-0/ ventral 2-2-2/ prolateral 1-1-0/ retrolateral 1-1-0; II—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1- 0; III—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; IV—0-1-0/ 1-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; metatarsus I—0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; II—0/ 2-2- 2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; III—3-2 -2/ 2-1-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-1-1; IV—3-2 -2/ 2-1-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-0-1. Number of trichobothria on tarsus: I—6, II—6, III—6, IV—6. Number of dorsal spines on pedipalp: femur 4, tibia 2. Cymbium length 1.67, width 0.91. Embolus curved; conductor with ventral projection slightly longer than dorsal one; tegular median process wide and weakly sclerotized; dorsal projection of RTA large and flattened, ventral projection directed dorsally and with a spine-shaped subprocess on base ( Fig. 43 View FIGURE 43 d, e).

Female (paratype) (CNAN-T0964): Carapace yellow, white feathery scales present. Chelicerae and condyles dark brown. Endites orange with white tips. Labium dark brown with white tip. Sternum dark brown with a central orange line. Legs orange with three black rings on femur. Opisthosoma dark brown with light brown foliage. ALS orange, PLS dark brown. Total length 8.25. Carapace length 3.75, width 2.63, cephalic region width 1.52, ocular region width 0.95. Eye diameter: AME 0.17, ALE 0.23, PME 0.19, PLE 0.21. Distance between eyes: AME-AME 0.08, AME-ALE 0.1, AME-PME 0.21, ALE-PLE 0.06, ALE-ALE 0.4, PME-PME 0.1, PME-PLE 0.15. Clypeus height 0.19. Chelicerae with three to four retromarginal teeth; basal segment length 1.57, fang length 0.71. Labium wider than long (0.55/0.45). Endites almost convergent (distance at their base compared at their tips 0.55/0.3). Sternum longer than wide (1.67/1.52). Opisthosoma longer than wide (4.88/2.88). ALS separated by half their basal diameter (0.19/0.38), PLS with distal segment shorter than basal segment (0.35/0.48). Leg lengths: I—femur 3.38/ patella-tibia 4.38/ metatarsus 3.13/ tarsus 1.88; II—3.25/ 3.75/ 3/ 1.63; III—3.13/ 3.5/ 3/ 1.5; IV—3.88/ 4.38/ 4.25/ 2. Spination: femur dorsal I—1-3 -3/ II—1-3 -3/ III—1-3 -3/ IV—1-2 -3; patella I—dorsal 1-1/ prolateral 1/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 / 1/ 0; III—1-1 / 1/ 1; IV—1-1 / 1/ 1; tibia I—dorsal 1-1-0/ ventral 2-2-2/ prolateral 1-1-0/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 0; III—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; IV—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; metatarsus I—1 -0-0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; II—1 -0-0/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-1-1; III—2-1 -2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-1-1; IV—3-2 - 2/ 2-1-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-0-1. Number of trichobothria: I—5, II—5, III—5, IV—6. Dorsal spines on pedipalp femur: 4. Prolateral spines on tibia: 1-2. Epigynal plate wider than long (1.24/0.82); atrium in shallow depression and strongly procurved; spurs separated by more their basal width ( Fig. 43 View FIGURE 43 f, h). Internal genitalia: copulatory ducts curved in longitudinal direction, primary spermathecae separated by less their width and with a dorsal transverse mark ( Fig. 43 View FIGURE 43 g).

Additional material examined. Paratype: MEXICO : Oaxaca : same data as holotype, 1 ♀ (CNAN-T0964). GoogleMaps

Habitat. Tropical montane cloud forest.

Distribution. MEXICO: Oaxaca (Map 7).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Agelenidae

Genus

Novalena

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