Amynthas burchardi Michaelsen, 1899

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Amynthas burchardi Michaelsen, 1899

( Fig. 5 ; Table 1)

Amyntas burchardi Michaelsen, 1899b: 88 , fig. 14. Type locality: Bindjey Estate , Sumatra.

Amynthas burchardi: Sims & Easton, 1972: 237 .

Material examined. Syntype from ZMH ( V 3864 . Fig. 5 ): One adult in ethanol, which was dissected by Michaelsen .

Remarks. Amynthas burchardi differs from A. arenulus , new species, and A. longicaeca , new species, by the having a mid-ventral group of 40 small circular papillae present in XVIII, which are related to the stalked genital marking glands. The spermathecal diverticulum is long and slender with an ovate sperm chamber ( Table 1).

Figures

Fig. 5. External and internal morphology of syntype (ZMH V3864) of Amynthas burchardi: A, external ventral view; B, internal dorsal view; C, spermathecae. Dark arrow indicates the connection of the spermathecae and spermathecal pore.