Corythalia electa (♂,♀) (PECKHAM & PECKHAM, 1901)

MALE

Body: Habitus: normal jumping spider-like. Markings: Opistosoma with dark or bright spots . basic coloring dark. integument constitution: covered by clavate setae. Carapace: Height: relative high. Length: longer than wide. Cephalic area: ratio length : thoracic area = 1 : 1. basic colouring dark. Ocular area: basic coloring dark. Thoracic area: basic coloring dark. Thoracic fovea: short. Clypeus: Ø AME - height Clypeus:  Ø AME : height Clypeus : > 2:1. Chelicera: Base furrow teeth number retromarginal: unidentat. Base furrow teeth number promarginal: unidentat. Base anterio-medio-distal lobe presence: present. Base furrow teeth shape-size promarginal: very small. Base furrow teeth shape-size retromarginal: very small. Claw length: short. Eyes: Number eye rows: three. AER: dorsal edge recurve. PER: equidistant between anterior and posterior margin of carapace. PER - AER width: PER < AER. AME: separated of each other. touch each other. ALE: separated from AME. PME: small, < 1/3 as ALE. equidistant between ALE & PLE. PLE: PLE = ALE. Labium: Length: longer than wide. Sternum: Length : width ratio: < 2 : 1. Anterior border: wider than Labium. Shape: shield-shaped. Palp: Gnathocoxa: Serrula present. Tibia - retrolateral tibial apophysis - characteristics: retrolateral process - RTA. dorsal serration indistinct but present. base of RTA not or not distinctly wider than distal section. 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 more or less parallel with longitudinal axis of palp. RTA in retrolateral view without bent (or just indistinct bent). Tibia - ventral bump - size: medium-sized (as long or about as long as width of sperm duct). Tibia - ventral bump - characteristics: present. moderately conspicuous. Cymbium: General shape: elongated. Scopula length: moderate or short (covering less than distal 1/2 of dorsal cymbium). Presence of prominent ridges or extensions ventrally : absent. Tegulum: Width: tegulum narrower than cymbium. General shape: elongated. Shape of proximal half: proximal tegulum lobe present. Proximal lobe - position: at retrolateral half of tegulum. Proximal lobe - size rel.: relatively narrow. medium-sized. Proximal lobe - shape: regularly rounded. Special structures: with (fine) transversal ridge (often at distal half at the area of the border between embolic division and tegulum). Sperm duct - location: occupying clearly more than retrolateral half and at most 3/4. Sperm duct - shape: double-stacked S-shaped, with proximal loop larger than others. Median hematodocha - presence: present. Terminal hematodocha - presence: present. Embolus: Base position: in 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 size: medium-sized. Base - special structures: Special structures at/ on embolus base absent (except for indistinct ridges or flat bulges that are often recognisable). Arising point: 5 o´clock-position. Direction of distalmost section: prolatero-distally (with between 11° and 50° angle from longitudinal axis of cymbium). width relation - at arising point - subdistally: at most 2x broader. width relation - subdistally - centrally: from > 3/4 to < 1x the width of central section. General structure: without or with 1-3 (at most) longitudinal ridges. medium-sized, between 1/2 and 1x the 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. narrow to medium-sized and hose shaped. Special structure: S-shaped. without apohysis (apophyses). Legs: Leg formula: 3-4-1-2. 3-4-2-1. Tarsal Claws: I: present. II: present. III: present. IV: present. Peculiarities: with fringe hairs on tibiae and metatarsi of leg III (and legs I-II; but there maybe less distinct). Colouration: dark red-brown or brown with few lighter annulations, mainly at proximal articles and tarsi. Opisthosoma: Colouration: three bands; AM broadest; C second broadest, with dark chevron; PM narrowest. three bands; AM broadest; C second broadest (but only slightly narrower than AM), without dark chevron; PM narrowest. Spination pattern: Femur I: 1-5-0-0. Femur II: 1-6-0-0. Femur III: 1-6-0-0. Femur IV: 1-6-0-0. Patella II: 1-0-0-0. Patella III: 1-0-1-0. Patella IV: 1-0-1-0. Tibia I: 2-0-0-5. Tibia II: 3-0-2-4. Tibia III: 3-1-3-4. Tibia IV: 3-1-3-4. Metatarsus I: 2-0-1-4. 2-0-2-4. Metatarsus II: 2-0-2-4. Metatarsus III: 3-0-3-4. Metatarsus IV: 4-1-4-4.

Dimensions

Dimensions Body: Total length: 6.6 mm. Carapace length: 3.0 mm. Carapace width: 2.3 mm. Fovea length: 0.28 mm. Opisthosoma length: 3.1 mm. Opisthosoma width: 2.1 mm. Dimensions Clypeus : Height at AME: 0.31 mm. Height at ALE: 0.68 mm. Dimensions Eyes : Ocular area width: 1.7 mm. AME Ø: 0.55 mm. ALE Ø: 0.34 mm. PME Ø: 0.11 mm. PLE Ø: 0.32 mm. AME<=>ALE : 0.04 mm. AME<=>AME : PME<=>PME : 1.46 mm. PME<=>PLE : 0.29 mm. ALE<=>PLE : 0.69 mm. PLE<=>PLE : 1.19 mm. Dimensions Palp : total length: 2.4 mm. Femur length: 0.9 mm. Patella length: 0.4 mm. Tibia length: 0.3 mm. Tarsus length: 0.8 mm. Dimensions Legs: Femur I: 1.8 mm. Femur II: 1.8 mm. Femur III: 2.2 mm. Femur IV: 2.0 mm. Patella I: 1.0 mm. Patella II: 1.0 mm. Patella III: 1.0 mm. Patella IV: 0.9 mm. Tibia I: 1.1 mm. Tibia II: 1.1 mm. Tibia III: 1.4 mm. Tibia IV: 1.4 mm. Metatarsus I: 1.0 mm. Metatarsus II: 1.0 mm. Metatarsus III: 1.5 mm. Metatarsus IV: 1.6 mm. Tarsus I : 0.6 mm. Tarsus II: 0.6 mm. Tarsus III: 0.7 mm. Tarsus IV: 0.8 mm. Leg I: 5.5 mm. Leg II: 5.5 mm. Leg III: 6.8 mm. Leg IV: 6.7 mm.

FEMALE

Body: Habitus: normal jumping spider-like. Markings: Opistosoma with dark or bright spots . basic coloring dark. integument constitution: covered by clavate setae. Carapace: Height: relative high. Length: longer than wide. Cephalic area: ratio length : thoracic area = 1 : 1. basic colouring dark. Ocular area: basic coloring dark. Thoracic area: basic coloring dark. Thoracic fovea: short. Clypeus: Ø AME - height Clypeus:  Ø AME : height Clypeus : > 2:1. Chelicera: Base furrow teeth number retromarginal: unidentat. Base anterio-medio-distal lobe presence: present. Base furrow teeth shape-size promarginal: very small. Base furrow teeth shape-size retromarginal: very small. Claw length: short. Eyes: Number eye rows: three. AER: dorsal edge recurve. PER: equidistant between anterior and posterior margin of carapace. PER - AER width: PER < AER. AME: separated of each other. touch each other. ALE: separated from AME. PME: small, < 1/3 as ALE. equidistant between ALE & PLE. PLE: PLE = ALE. Labium: Length: longer than wide. Sternum: Length : width ratio: < 2 : 1. Anterior border: wider than Labium. Shape: shield-shaped. Palp: Gnathocoxa: Serrula present. Spination pattern: Metatarsus III: 3 spine rows. Metatarsus IV: 4 Spine rows.