Corythalia argentinensis (♂,♀) GALIANO, 1962

In addition to the genus diagnosis, the following features characterize the species:

MALE

Body: MarkingsOpistosoma with dark or bright spots . basic colouring dark. Carapace: ColourationLaterally with light bands. Eyes: AERdorsal edge recurve. Labium: Lengthlonger than wide. Palp: GnathocoxaCorner present. Tibia - retrolateral tibial apophysis - characteristicsdorsal serration indistinct but present. base of RTA distinctly wider than distal section (consider also retrolateral view). RTA in ventral view medium-sized in width (between 3x longer than broad and 4.5x). RTA medium-sized in length. RTA in retrolateral view with slight ventral orientation (less than 10° angle). Tibia - ventral bump - sizeabsent or at least not recognisable as such. Cymbium: Presence of prominent ridges or extensions ventrally absent. Tegulum: Widthtegulum as broad as cymbium. Shape of proximal halfproximal tegulum lobe absent. Special structureswithout special structures. Sperm duct - locationoccupying clearly more than retrolateral half and at most 3/4. Sperm duct - shapeshape not recognisable, as only parts of sperm duct visible through tegulum surface. Embolus: Base positionin prolateral half (or, depending on the size, prolateral 2/3, 3/4, etc.) of tegulum, but not reaching the prolateral margin; at distal section. Base circle sizeextremely small (width less than 1/4 the width of tegulum). Base - special structuresSpecial structures at/ on embolus base absent (except for indistinct ridges or flat bulges that are often recognisable). Arising point6 o´clock-position. Direction of distalmost sectionprolatero-distally (with between 11° and 50° angle from longitudinal axis of cymbium). width relation - at arising point - subdistallyat most 2x broader. width relation - subdistally - centrallyfrom > 3/4 to < 1x the width of central section. General structurewithout or with 1-3 (at most) longitudinal ridges. very short, shorter than 1/3 width of tegulum. with less than 1/2 winding. without distinct embolic lamella over entire embolus length. without apophysis. in ventral view subdistally not narrower or narrower, but not distinctly narrower than proximally (more than 1/7 as broad. Special structuresickle-shaped. distally pointed. without apohysis (apophyses). Legs: Colourationdark red-brown or brown with few lighter annulations, mainly at proximal articles and tarsi. Opisthosoma: Colourationthree bands; AM broadest; C second broadest (but only slightly narrower than AM), without dark chevron; PM narrowest. Distribution: Geographical DistributionSouth America.

FEMALE

Body: MarkingsOpistosoma with dark or bright spots . basic colouring dark. Carapace: ColourationLaterally with light bands. Eyes: AERdorsal edge recurve. Labium: Lengthlonger than wide. Palp: GnathocoxaCorner absent. Legs: Colourationdark red-brown or brown with few lighter annulations, mainly at proximal articles and tarsi. Opisthosoma: Colourationthree bands; AM broadest; C second broadest (but only slightly narrower than AM), without dark chevron; PM narrowest. Epigyne: Field - presencepresent. Field - widthclearly broader than long. Window - shape(approximately) round (length / width < 1.1). without transversal division. anterior 1/3 of epigynal window narrower than posterior 1/3. Windows - septum - statecontinuous. narrow (> 1/8, < 1/6 the width of epigynal window). Window - posterior margin - distance to EpGF long (> 1/2 the length of epigynal window; < 1). Window - posterior margin - positionnot reaching the epigastric furrow. Window - lateral margin - conditioncontinuous. Window - anterior margin - conditionmargins of both epigynal windows anterio-medially regularly connected. Window - posterior half - shaperegularly rounded. Copulatory opening - locationlocated in anterior half of epigyne. Vulva: blind sac - lengthblind sac absent. fertilization duct - arising pointcentro-anteriorly. fertilization duct - widthinitial section of fertilisation duct narrow. primary spermatheca - shaperound. primary spermatheca - size rel.very large (diameter of primary spermatheca more than 3/4 the length of epigynal window). primary spermatheca - position(all parts) clearly posterior of secondary spermatheca (in dorsal view with [clearly recognisable] gap between the two). secondary spermatheca - presencepresent. secondary spermatheca - shape(approximately) round. secondary spermatheca - visibilityvisible through cuticle of the epigyne. secondary spermatheca - size rel. very small (ratio "diameter primary spermatheca / diameter secondary spermatheca" > 2.5). secondary spermatheca - spanspan over both secondary spermathecae shorter than span over both primary spermathecae. secondary spermatheca - orientationtransversally (medio-laterally; with spermathecal head orientated latero-posteriorly). transversally (medio-laterally; with spermathecal head orientated medio-posteriorly). connective duct - initial positioncentro-medially. connective duct - widthnarrow (width of secondary spermatheca / width of connective duct < 4, but > 3). connective duct - final positionmedially. connective duct - shapeslightly curved and converging. connective duct - length rel.short. head of spermatheca - shapeno statement possible, because heads of spermathecae absent. Distribution: Geographical DistributionSouth America.