In addition to the genus diagnosis, the following features characterize the species:MALEBody: Markings: Opistosoma with dark or bright spots . basic colouring dark. Carapace: Colouration: Laterally with light bands. Laterally without light bands. Eyes: AER: dorsal edge recurve. Labium: Length: longer than wide. Palp: Gnathocoxa: Corner present. Tibia - retrolateral tibial apophysis - characteristics: dorsal serration distinct. base of RTA not or not distinctly wider than distal section. RTA in ventral view slim. RTA medium-sized in length. Tibia - ventral bump - size: short (between 0.5x and 0.8x the width of sperm duct). Tibia - ventral bump - characteristics: moderately conspicuous. Cymbium: Presence of prominent ridges or extensions ventrally : present. absent. Tegulum: Width: tegulum narrower than cymbium. tegulum as broad as cymbium. Shape of proximal half: proximal tegulum lobe present. Proximal lobe - position: at retrolateral half of tegulum. Proximal lobe - size rel.: medium-sized. Proximal lobe - shape: prolaterally with very flat extension. 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, (very depressed). double-stacked S-shaped, with proximal loop larger than others. Embolus: Base position: centro-distally (or even retrolatero-distally). 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: 6 o´clock-position. 7 o´clock-position. 8 o´clock-position. Direction of distalmost section: disto-prolaterally to prolaterally (with at least 51° angle from longitudinal axis of cymbium). width relation - at arising point - subdistally: from 4.1x to 7.5x broader. width relation - subdistally - centrally: from > 1/4 to < 1/2 the width of central section. Shape: circular curved. bent counterclockwise. General structure: without or with 1-3 (at most) longitudinal ridges. medium-sized, between 1/2 and 1x the width of tegulum. with more than 1/2 winding but less than 3/4 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 (centrally between 1/4 and 1/3 the width of sperm duct). narrow to medium-sized and hose shaped. Special structure: sickle-shaped. distally pointed. without apohysis (apophyses). Legs: Leg formula: 3-4-1-2. 3-4-2-1. Colouration: dark 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: Colouration: three bands; AM broadest; C second broadest (but only slightly narrower than AM), without dark chevron; PM narrowest. Distribution: Geographical Distribution: South America. DimensionsDimensions Body: Total length: 4.9 mm - 5.6 mm. Carapace length: 2.5 mm - 2.6 mm. Carapace width: 1.7 mm - 1.8 mm. Fovea length: 1.7 mm - 1.8 mm. Opisthosoma length: 2.2 mm - 2.5 mm. Opisthosoma width: 1.7 mm - 1.8 mm. Dimensions Clypeus : Height at AME: 0.2 mm - 0.25 mm. Height at ALE: 0.54 mm - 0.6 mm. Dimensions Eyes : Ocular area width: 1.6 mm. AME Ø: 1.53 mm - 0.54 mm. ALE Ø: 0.34 mm. PME Ø: 0.08 mm - 0.09 mm. PLE Ø: 0.29 mm - 0.3 mm. AME<=>ALE : 0.03 mm - 0.06 mm. AME<=>AME : 0.03 mm - 0.04 mm. PME<=>PME : 1.28 mm - 1.34 mm. PME<=>PLE : 0.19 mm - 0.21 mm. ALE<=>PLE : 0.58 mm - 0.6 mm. PLE<=>PLE : 1.08 mm - 1.11 mm. Dimensions Palp : total length: 2.0 mm - 2.1 mm. Femur length: 0.7 mm - 0.8 mm. Patella length: 0.3 mm. Tibia length: 0.3 mm. Tarsus length: 0.7 mm. Dimensions Legs: Femur I: 1.3 mm. Femur II: 1.3 mm - 1.4 mm. Femur III: 1.7 mm - 1.8 mm. Femur IV: 1.6 mm - 1.7 mm. Patella I: 0.7 mm - 0.8 mm. Patella II: 0.7 mm - 0.8 mm. Patella III: 0.8 mm. Patella IV: 0.7 mm. Tibia I: 0.9 mm. Tibia II: 0.8 mm - 0.9 mm. Tibia III: 1.0 mm - 1.1 mm. Tibia IV: 1.0 mm - 1.1 mm. Metatarsus I: 0.7 mm. Metatarsus II: 0.7 mm. Metatarsus III: 1.0 mm - 1.1 mm. Metatarsus IV: 1.1 mm. Tarsus I : 0.4 mm - 0.5 mm. Tarsus II: 0.4 mm - 0.5 mm. Tarsus III: 0.5 mm - 0.6 mm. Tarsus IV: 0.5 mm - 0.6 mm. Leg I: 4.0 mm - 4.2 mm. Leg II: 4.0 mm - 4.3 mm. Leg III: 5.2 mm - 5.3 mm. Leg IV: 4.9 mm - 5.2 mm. FEMALEBody: Markings: Opistosoma with dark or bright spots . basic colouring dark. Carapace: Colouration: Laterally with light bands. Eyes: AER: dorsal edge recurve. Labium: Length: longer than wide. Palp: Gnathocoxa: Corner absent. Legs: Leg formula: 3-4-1-2. 4-3-1-2. Colouration: dark red-brown or brown with few lighter annulations, mainly at proximal articles and tarsi. completely or mainly with dark colour (e.g. dark red-brown) ((hardly with lighter sections, e.g. only tarsi lighter). Opisthosoma: Colouration: three bands; AM broadest; C second broadest (but only slightly narrower than AM), without dark chevron; PM narrowest. Epigyne: Field - presence: present. Field - width: clearly broader than long. Window - shape: oval. without transversal division. anterior 1/3 of epigynal window narrower than posterior 1/3. Windows - septum - state: continuous. medium-sized (> 1/6, < 1/3 the width of epigynal window). 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 regularly connected. Window - posterior half - shape: regularly rounded. Copulatory opening - location: located in anterior half of epigyne. Vulva: blind sac - length: blind sac absent. fertilization duct - arising point: centro-anteriorly. centro-subanteriorly. fertilization duct - width: initial section of fertilisation duct medium-sized (not narrower or at most 3/4 as narrow as connective duct). primary spermatheca - shape: round. transversal 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 - presence: present. secondary spermatheca - shape: (approximately) round. secondary spermatheca - size rel. : medium-sized. secondary spermatheca - span: span over both secondary spermathecae longer than span over both primary spermathecae. secondary spermatheca - orientation: being round and thus orientation not recognisable; with spermathecal head orientated posteriorly). connective duct - initial position: (ventro)-anterio-laterally. ventro-anteriorly. connective duct - width: narrow (width of secondary spermatheca / width of connective duct < 4, but > 3). connective duct - final position: medially. posterio-medially. connective duct - shape: mainly straight (or at least approximately straight) longitudinally, but at initial half with 180° (re-)curve medially. connective duct - length rel.: long (length of connective duct / width of primary spermatheca > or equal 1.5, but < 2). head of spermatheca - shape: very flat (length < or equal 1/2 x width). flat. head of spermatheca - orientation: straight posterior. Distribution: Geographical Distribution: South America. DimensionsDimensions Body: Total length: 5.5 mm - 6.5 mm. Carapace length: 2.4 mm - 2.7 mm. Carapace width: 1.8 mm - 2.1 mm. Fovea length: 1.8 mm - 2.1 mm. Opisthosoma length: 2.6 mm - 3.0 mm. Opisthosoma width: 2.0 mm - 2.2 mm. Dimensions Clypeus : Height at AME: 0.22 mm - 0.3 mm. Height at ALE: 0.54 mm - 0.63 mm. Dimensions Eyes : Ocular area width: 1.6 mm - 1.8 mm. AME Ø: 0.53 mm - 0.55 mm. ALE Ø: 0.34 mm - 0.36 mm. PME Ø: 0.08 mm - 0.09 mm. PLE Ø: 0.27 mm - 0.28 mm. AME<=>ALE : 0.04 mm - 0.05 mm. AME<=>AME : 0.03 mm. PME<=>PME : 1.37 mm - 1.53 mm. PME<=>PLE : 0.21 mm - 0.26 mm. ALE<=>PLE : 0.63 mm - 0.68 mm. PLE<=>PLE : 1.11 mm - 1.21 mm. Dimensions Palp : total length: 2.0 mm - 2.2 mm. Femur length: 0.7 mm - 0.8 mm. Patella length: 0.4 mm. Tibia length: 0.3 mm - 0.4 mm. Tarsus length: 0.6 mm. Dimensions Legs: Femur I: 1.2 mm - 1.3 mm. Femur II: 1.2 mm - 1.3 mm. Femur III: 1.7 mm. Femur IV: 1.6 mm - 1.7 mm. Patella I: 0.7 mm - 0.8 mm. Patella II: 0.7 mm - 0.8 mm. Patella III: 0.7 mm - 0.8 mm. Patella IV: 0.7 mm - 0.8 mm. Tibia I: 0.8 mm - 0.9 mm. Tibia II: 0.7 mm - 0.9 mm. Tibia III: 0.9 mm - 1.1 mm. Tibia IV: 1.0 mm - 1.1 mm. Metatarsus I: 0.6 mm - 0.7 mm. Metatarsus II: 0.6 mm - 0.7 mm. Metatarsus III: 1.0 mm - 1.1 mm. Metatarsus IV: 1.1 mm - 1.2 mm. Tarsus I : 0.4 mm - 0.5 mm. Tarsus II: 0.4 mm. Tarsus III: 0.5 mm - 0.6 mm. Tarsus IV: 0.5 mm. Leg I: 3.7 mm - 4.2 mm. Leg II: 3.6 mm - 4.1 mm. Leg III: 4.8 mm - 5.3 mm. Leg IV: 4.9 mm - 5.3 mm. |