Ohvida andros, Polotow, Daniele & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2009

Polotow, Daniele & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2009, Revision of the new wandering spider genus Ohvida and taxonomic remarks on Celaetycheus Simon, 1897 (Araneae: Ctenidae), Zootaxa 2115, pp. 1-20 : 11-12

Ohvida andros sp. nov.

Figures 8 A–B

Type material. Male holotype from Fresh Creek, Andros Island, The Bahamas, 23.IV.1953, L. Giovannoli, deposited in AMNH.

Etymology. The species name is a toponym in apposition referring to the type locality.

Diagnosis. The male of Ohvida andros sp. nov. resemble those of O. brevitarsus by the elongated retrodorsal apophysis of the cymbium, but can be distinguished by a inward projecting median apophysis ( Fig. 8 A).

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 9.40. Carapace 5.20 long, 4.20 wide. Clypeus 0.16 high. Eye diameter: AME 0.18, ALE 0.16, PME 0.22, PLE 0.22. Leg measurements: I: femur 4.80/ patella 2.10/ tibia 4.60/ metatarsus 4.10/ tarsus 1.70/ total; II: 4.20/ 2.10/ 3.90/ 3.60/ 1.50/; III: 4.00/ 1.70/ 3.50/ 3.10/ 1.10/; IV: 4.70/ 1.70/ 4.60/ 6.00/ 1.60/. Leg spination: tibia I and II v2-2 -2-2-2, r1-1-0, p1-1-0, III and IV v2-2 -2, r1-1, p1-1; metatarsus I, II v2-2 -2, p1-1-1, r1-1-1; III v2-2 -2, r1-1-1, p-1-1-1, IV v1-1 -1-1-1-2, r1-1-1, p1-1-1. Palp: short and large embolus; straight retrodorsal apophysis of cymbium ( Figs 8 A–B).

Distribution. Andros Island, The Bahamas ( Fig. 15 C).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Ohvida andros sp. nov., male holotype (AMNH). A – B, left palp: A, ventral view; B, retrolateral view. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 15. Distribution records of Ohvida species. A, world map; B, Central America: Cuba; C, Central America: Cuba and The Bahamas.