A revision of the Neotropical spider genus Nops MacLeay (Araneae: Caponiidae) with the first phylogenetic hypothesis for the Nopinae genera Author Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander Author Brescovit, Antonio D. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-06-01 4427 1 1 121 journal article 29978 10.11646/zootaxa.4427.1.1 c87fedef-eea4-42c6-998a-2a01b2c5839d 1175-5326 1271779 A13A4AB4-0E53-463B-A835-72C193728BB5 Nops itapetinga new species Figures 53A‒G ; 54A‒L Types . Male holotype and female paratype from Itapetinga ( 15°15′12.48″S , 40°15′19.78″W ), Bahia , Brazil , C.M.P. Leite, deposited in IBSP 212754. Five male and two female paratypes , same data as holotype , deposited in IBSP 212755. Additional material examined . BRAZIL : Bahia : Itapetinga ( 15°15′12.48″S , 40°15′19.78″W ), 30.xi.2011 13.xii.2011 , C.M.P. Leite , 41♂ 9♀ ( IBSP 212756−212768 ) ; Jaguaripe ( 13°6′46″S , 38°53′45″W ), 18.ii.2011 02.iii.2011 , C.M.P. Leite ( IBSP 212748−212753 ) ; Salvador , Campus do 19 Batalhão de Caçadores de Pirajá ( 12°57'49"S , 38°27'17"W ), K. Benati , 1♂ ( IBSP 56714 ) . Ipiaú 14°8′13″S , 39°44′2″W ), i.2007 , C. Máximo , 1♂ ( IBSP 87614 ) . Ditto , 1♂ ( IBSP 87615 ) . Salvador , Area de Proteção Ambiental Lagoas e Dunas do Abaeté ( 12°59′S , 38°30′W ), 2.ii.1996 , 1♂ 1♀ ( IBSP 91493 ) . Porto Seguro, Estação Ecolόgica Pau Brasil ( 16°23’S 39°10’W ), 20.iv.1998 , A.D. Brescovit , 1♀ ( IBSP 17954 ) . Ditto , 23.iv.1998 , A.D. Brescovit , 1♂ ( IBSP 17980 ) . Itacaré ( 14°16′40″S , 38°59′49″W ), Fazenda Patizeiros , 15‒22.iv.2006 , J.P. Souza Alves , 1♂ ( IBSP 70574 ) . Ilhéus, Campus CEPLAC (14°47’S 39°13’W), 13.ix.2007 , P.P. Santos, 1♀ (IBSP 98036); 1 immature (IBSP 98037); 1♂ 1♀ (IBSP 98039). Ditto , 30.v.2007 , P.P. Santos , 1♀ 1 immature ( IBSP 98031 ) ; 1♂ 1♀ (IBSP 98030). Ditto , 18.iv.2007 , P.P. Santos 1♂ (palp for SEM ), 1 immature ( IBSP 97993 ) ; 1♂ (IBSP 98007). Ditto , 4.v.2007 , P.P. Santos , 1♂ ( IBSP 98029 ) . Ditto , 12.iv.1998 , A.D. Brescovit , 1 immature ( IBSP 18963 ) . Ditto , 14.ix.2007 , P.P. Santos , 1♂ ( IBSP 98038 ) . Porto Seguro , Estaçao Veracel Celulose , 2006, J.P. Souza Alves , 1♂ ( IBSP 70198 ) . FIGURE 53 . Nops itapetinga n. sp. ; A–D male (holotype); E–G female (paratype). A habitus, dorsal view. B left palp, prolateral view. C left palp, ventral view. D left palp, retrolateral view. E habitus, dorsal view. F external genital area, ventral view. G internal genitalia, dorsal view. Abbreviations: ap—anterior plate, ess—sclerotization around spiracles, lep—lateral extensions of posterior plate, pp—posterior plate, re—receptaculum, ue—uterus externus. Scale bars: 2 mm ( A , E ), 0.5 mm ( B–D , F–G ). Etymology . The specific name is a noun in apposition, derived from the type locality. Diagnosis . Both sexes resemble the similar congener N. bahia n. sp. by having the posterior unpaired claws elongated and dorsally reflexed ( Fig. 5B ) and the PLS longer than PMS; but can be distinguished by lacking the chevron lines at distal dorsal part of abdomen, males with embolus longer and slightly curved ( Fig. 53B‒D ) and females with narrow invagination and strongly sclerotized distal margin of lobes ( Fig. 53G ). FIGURE 54 . Nops itapetinga n. sp. ; A–F female (IBSP 98030); G–L male (IBSP 97993). A pretarsal claws on left leg IV, anterior view. B detail of claw lever on left leg IV, anterior view. C same, prolateral view. D internal genitalia, dorsal view. E detail of receptaculum, dorsal view. F internal genitalia, anterior view. G left palp, prolateral view. H left palpal tibia, ventral oblique view. I embolar tip, retrolateral view. J same, prolateral view. K detail of embolar tip, prolateral view. L detail of small spines on the embolus, prolateral view. Abbreviations: ete—embolar tip extensions, re—posterior receptaculum, ue—uterus externus. FIGURE 55 . Distribution maps. A Nops itapetinga n. sp. ; B Nops sublaevis Simon. Description . Male ( holotype ): Carapace and legs orange ( Fig. 53A ); chelicerae, labium, endites and sternum yellowish orange; coxae lighter. Abdomen light gray, dorsal pattern with two light gray irregular spots on the first dorsal anterior third of the abdomen and a median thin light gray line similar as in Fig. 6I , lighter ventrally. Anal tubercle and spinnerets light gray. Total length 8.9. Carapace 5.15 long, 3.7 wide. Sternum 4.2 long, 3.9 wide. Leg measurements: I: 4.0; II: 3.8; III: 3.5; IV: 4.15. Posterior unpaired claws elongated and dorsally reflexed. PLS longer than PMS. Palp with embolus longer than palpal tibia, curved to prolateral side ( Figs 53B‒D ; 54G); wide embolar tip, with five long extensions: two ventral and three dorsal, and a row of small spicules on the ventral margin ( Fig. 54I ‒L ). Female ( paratype ): Carapace, chelicerae, labium, coxae, legs, endites and sternum as in male. Abdomen as in male ( Fig. 53E ). Anal tubercle and spinnerets whitish yellow. Total length 9.5. Carapace 5.4 long, 4.0 wide. Sternum 4.9 long, 4.0 wide. Leg measurements: I: 4.1; II: 4.0; III: 3.7; IV: 4.15. Posterior unpaired claws ( Fig. 54A ), and PLS as in male. External genital area with strongly sclerotized anterior plate and lep, remarkable ess ( Fig. 53F ). Internal genitalia with narrow invagination on receptaculum and strongly sclerotized distal margin of lobes, uterus externus with narrow base ( Figs 53G ; 54D‒F). Distribution . Known from the Brazilian State of Bahia ( Fig. 55A ).