Corythalia noda (♀) (CHAMBERLIN, 1916)

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

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: Leg formula4-3-1-2. Colourationdark red-brown or brown with several lighter annulations, mainly at proximal articles and tarsi, but also at distal sections of tibiae and/or metatarsi. dark 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 - presenceabsent. Window - shapeoval. without transversal division. anterior 1/3 of epigynal window narrower than posterior 1/3. Windows - septum - stateuncontinuous. medium-sized (> 1/6, < 1/3 the width of epigynal window). separating more than only the posterior sections of epigynal windows. at anteriormost section clearly diverging. Window - posterior margin - distance to EpGF very short (< 1/10 the length of epigynal window). Window - posterior margin - positiondistinctly extending beyond epigastric furrow. Window - lateral margin - conditioncontinuous. Window - anterior margin - conditionmargins of both epigynal windows anterio-medially not connected. Window - posterior half - shaperegularly rounded. Copulatory opening - locationlocated in anterior half of epigyne. Vulva: blind sac - lengthblind sac absent. fertilization duct - arising pointanterio-medially. fertilization duct - widthinitial section of fertilisation duct medium-sized (not narrower or at most 3/4 as narrow as connective duct). primary spermatheca - shapetransversal oval. diagonal oval. primary spermatheca - size rel.medium-sized (diameter of primary spermatheca more than 1/2 the length of epigynal window, but less than 2/3). 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 - shapelongitudinally oval. 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 - orientationlongitudinal (posterio-anteriorly; with spermathecal head orientated latero-posteriorly). connective duct - initial positionanterio-medially. connective duct - widthmedium-sized (width of secondary spermatheca / width of connective duct < 3, but > 2.5). connective duct - final positionmedially. connective duct - shapemainly straight longitudinally, but initially curved. connective duct - length rel.medium-sized (length of connective duct / width of primary spermatheca > or equal 1.25, but < 1.5). head of spermatheca - shapeflat. round (or at least spherical) (length > or equal 1 x width, but < 1.25x). head of spermatheca - orientationposterio-laterally. Distribution: Geographical DistributionSouth America.

Dimensions

Dimensions Body: Total length6.1 mm. Carapace length2.4 mm. Carapace width1.7 mm. Fovea length0.23 mm. Opisthosoma length3.1 mm. Opisthosoma width2.1 mm. Dimensions Clypeus : Height at AME0.16 mm. Height at ALE0.44 mm. Dimensions Eyes : Ocular area width1.3 mm. AME Ø0.4 mm. ALE Ø0.25 mm. PME Ø0.07 mm. PLE Ø0.19 mm. AME<=>ALE 0.06 mm. AME<=>AME PME<=>PME 1.17 mm. PME<=>PLE 0.21 mm. ALE<=>PLE 0.55 mm. PLE<=>PLE 0.99 mm. Dimensions Palp : total length2.1 mm. Femur length0.8 mm. Patella length0.4 mm. Tibia length0.3 mm. Tarsus length0.6 mm. Dimensions Legs: Femur I1.3 mm. Femur II1.3 mm. Femur III1.4 mm. Femur IV1.5 mm. Patella I0.8 mm. Patella II0.7 mm. Patella III0.8 mm. Patella IV0.7 mm. Tibia I0.8 mm. Tibia II0.8 mm. Tibia III0.9 mm. Tibia IV0.9 mm. Metatarsus I0.7 mm. Metatarsus II0.6 mm. Metatarsus III0.9 mm. Metatarsus IV1.0 mm. Tarsus I 0.4 mm. Tarsus II0.4 mm. Tarsus III0.5 mm. Tarsus IV0.5 mm. Leg I4.0 mm. Leg II3.8 mm. Leg III4.5 mm. Leg IV4.6 mm.