In addition to the genus diagnosis, the following features characterize the species:MALEBody: Markings: Opistosoma with dark or bright spots . basic colouring dark. Eyes: AER: dorsal edge recurve. Labium: Length: longer than wide. Palp: Tibia - retrolateral tibial apophysis - characteristics: dorsal serration indistinct but present. base of RTA not or not distinctly wider than distal section. RTA in ventral view very slim. RTA long. Tegulum: Width: tegulum as broad as cymbium. Shape of proximal half: proximal tegulum lobe as such absent. Proximal lobe - position: at retrolateral half of tegulum. Proximal lobe - size rel.: relatively narrow. Proximal lobe - shape: regularly rounded. Special structures: without special structures. Sperm duct - location: occupying more than retrolateral 3/4 of tegulum. Sperm duct - shape: double-stacked S-shaped, with proximal loop larger than others. 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. Arising point: 5 o´clock-position. 6 o´clock-position. 7 o´clock-position. General structure: with more than 3 longitudinal ridges. long. with less than 1/2 winding. without distinct embolic lamella over entire embolus length. without apophysis. in ventral view subdistally distinctly narrower than proximally. narrow to medium-sized and hose shaped. Special structure: subdistally broadened. sickle-shaped. distally pointed. tip bent proximo-ventrally. with membranous lamella subdistally or distally. Legs: Leg formula: 3-4-1-2. Colouration: completely or mainly with dark colour (e.g. dark red-brown) ((hardly with lighter sections, e.g. only tarsi lighter). Distribution: Geographical Distribution: North America. FEMALEBody: Markings: Opistosoma with dark or bright spots . basic colouring dark. Eyes: AER: dorsal edge recurve. Labium: Length: longer than wide. Legs: Leg formula: 3-4-1-2. Colouration: completely or mainly with dark colour (e.g. dark red-brown) ((hardly with lighter sections, e.g. only tarsi lighter). Epigyne: Field - presence: present. Field - width: broader than long. Window - shape: oval. Windows - septum - state: continuous. very narrow. separating more than only the posterior sections of epigynal windows. at anteriormost section rather converging than diverging. Window - posterior margin - distance to EpGF : short. Window - posterior margin - position: not reaching the epigastric furrow. Window - lateral margin - condition: continuous. Window - anterior margin - condition: margins of both epigynal windows anterio-medially not connected. Window - posterior half - shape: regularly rounded. Copulatory opening - location: located in anterior half of epigyne. Vulva: fertilization duct - width: initial section of fertilisation duct narrow. primary spermatheca - shape: round. secondary spermatheca - presence: present. secondary spermatheca - shape: drop-shaped. secondary spermatheca - visibility: visible through cuticle of the epigyne. secondary spermatheca - size rel. : medium-sized. secondary spermatheca - span: span over both secondary spermathecae shorter than span over both primary spermathecae. secondary spermatheca - orientation: transversally (medio-laterally; with spermathecal head orientated medio-posteriorly). connective duct - initial position: centro-medially. connective duct - width: very narrow. connective duct - final position: ventro-medially. connective duct - shape: mainly straight longitudinally, but initially curved. connective duct - length rel.: short. head of spermatheca - shape: flat. Distribution: Geographical Distribution: North America. |