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Anapis carmencita Dupérré & Tapia 2018, new species
No full textAnapis carmencita new species Figs 7–13, 48, 49, 62a. Material examined. Male holotype from Ecuador, Cotopaxi Province, OTONGA Biological Reserve (-00.4195 - 78.9961) 1,717m, 16.viii–5.ix.2014, pitfall, E. Tapia (QCAZ). Paratypes: Cotopaxi Province, OTONGA Biological Reserve (-00.41433 -79.00035) 1,888m, 8–21. vi.2014, 2 ♂ 2♀, 19.ix–2. x.2014, 3 ♂, pitfall, E. Tapia (ZMH). Additional material examined. ECUADOR: Cotopaxi: OTONGA Biological Reserve (-00.4195 -78.9961) 1,717m, 24–30.2014, 2♂, pitfall, E. Tapia (QCAZ); 24–30. v.2014, 1 ♂, beating epiphytes, E. Tapia (DTC); 3– 16. viii.2014, 1 ♂, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); 5–19. ix.2014, 2 ♂ 2♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (DTC); 13–25- xii.2014, 2 ♂, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); (-00.41433 -79.0035) 1,888m, 16.viii–5. ix.2014, 1 ♂ 2♀, 13–25. xi.2014, 2 ♂ 1♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); (-00.41994 - 79.00623) 1,997m, 24–30. v.2014, 1 ♂ 1♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); 21.vi–02. vii.2014, 1 ♂, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); 25.xi–08. xii.2014, 2 ♂, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); (-00.42180 -79.01325) 2,225m, 24.v–8. vi.2014, 1 ♂ 1♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); 7♂, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH). San Francisco de Las Pampas, Sector Rio Esmeraldas, Casa César Tapia (-00.42414 -78.95719) 1,485m, Dec. 2012, 1 ♂ 1♀, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH). Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: La UniÓn del Toachi, Centro de EducaciÓn Ambiental Otongachi (-00.32105 -78.95163) 900m, x–xii.2012, 7 ♂ 17♀, 27. xii.2012, 2 ♂ 1♀, 12–15. viii.2013, 4 ♂ 2♀, sifting litter, Berlese, N. Dupérré, E. Tapia (DTC, ZMH); 27.v.2016, sifting litter, 1♂ 1♀, E. Tapia, N. Dupérré (DTC); OTONGA Biological Reserve, Las Damas (- 0 0.3951 -78.9810) 1,209m, 24.v–12. vii.2014, 9 ♂ 7♀, 12–23. vii.2014, 4 ♂ 4♀, 23.vii–5. viii.2014, 7 ♂ 1♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (DTC, ZMH, QCAZ), 28.vi–12. vii.2014, 1 ♂ 2♀ sifting litter, E. Tapia, I. Tapia, N. Dupérré (DTC). Etymology. In honor of Carmen Caisaguano for her work in collecting spiders and preserving Ecuador remaining low evergeen forest. Diagnosis. Males can be distinguished from A. anchicaya by the presence of only two ventral cusps on tarsus II (Fig. 11), three in the latter species; from A. saladito by their non-swollen tarsus I (Fig. 10), swollen in the latter. Females can be distinguished from A. anchicaya and A. atuncela by the absence of a abdominal scutum (Fig. 49); from A. saladito by the presence of two to three ventral cusps on tarsi I–II, five cusps in the latter species; from A. meta by the ALE separated by their diameter and a rounded abdomen not pointed posteriorly (Fig. 49). Description. Male (holotype): Total length: 1.6; carapace length: 0.72; carapace width: 0.58; abdomen length: 0.88; abdomen width: 0.79; clypeus height: 0.18. Cephalothorax: Carapace reddish; pars cephalica punctated dorsally; cephalic groove deep, punctated; pars thoracica punctated laterally, slightly granulate dorsally (Fig. 48). Sternum orange, suffused with dark gray, deeply punctated, longer than wide, covered with setae. Labral spur present. Clypeus reddish, punctated. Chelicerae orange, punctated, excavated medially; with one basal tooth and an apical denticulate plate. Eyes: 6 eyes, rounded; AME absent, ALE separated by their diameter, ALE-PLE contiguous, LE-PME separated by half their diameter, PME contiguous. Abdomen: Rounded with orange dorsal scutum, dorsal soft portion with small, rounded setose sclerites; laterally suffused with three stripes of dark gray (Fig. 7), alternating with rows of elongated non-setose sclerites or stripes completely absent (Fig. 48); spinneret scutum complete. Legs: Orange; metatarsus I with one cusp; tarsus I with two to three cusps (Fig. 10); metatarsus II swollen with one prolateral and one ventral cusps; tarsus II with two cusps (Fig. 11). Genitalia: Palpal patella with triangular, ventrally curved retrolateral apophysis; palpal tibia with one retrolateral trichobothrium and a scoop- shaped retrolateral apophysis (Fig. 8). Cymbium cup-shaped with small cap-like extension (Fig. 9). Embolus almost reaching tip of conductor; conductor transparent, strongly ridged, small, pointed (Figs 8, 8a). Female (paratype): Total length: 1.82; carapace length: 0.73; carapace width: 0.62; abdomen length: 1.09; abdomen width: 0.95; clypeus height: 0.18. Cephalothorax: Same coloration and pattern of punctation as male (Fig. 49). Clypeus orange, punctated. Chelicerae and sternum as male. Labral spur present. Eyes: 6 eyes, rounded, smaller than males; AME absent, ALE separated by their diameter, ALE-PLE contiguous, LE-PME separated by half their diameter, PME contiguous. Abdomen: Light to dark gray, rounded without dorsal scutum; dorsal soft portion with small, rounded setose sclerites; eight large non setose sclerites; dorso-laterally with six large non setose sclerites; laterally with three stripes of dark gray, alternating with rows of elongated non-setose sclerites or stripes completely absent; spinneret scutum complete (Fig. 49). Legs: Orange; metatarsus I with one cusp, tarsus I with three cusps; metatarsus II with one cusp and tarsus II with two to three cusps. Genitalia: Ventral scutum bright orange, visible through the scutum: pair of large oval spermathecae; short copulatory ducts (Fig. 12). Internal genitalia with large oval spermathecae; copulatory ducst short, semi-transparent (Fig. 12); fertilization ducts short, directed apically (Fig. 13). Natural History. Specimens were collected by pitfall trap between 900–2,225m. Distribution. Ecuador: Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas provinces. Remark. This is the only species where males and females have the same clypeus height.Published as part of Dupérré, Nadine & Tapia, Elicio, 2018, Further discoveries on the minuscule spiders from the Chocó region of Ecuador with the description of seven new species of Anapis (Araneae: Anapidae), pp. 482-506 in Zootaxa 4459 (3) on pages 485-488, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.145881
Mysmenopsis onorei Dupérré & Tapia, 2015, new species
No full textMysmenopsis onorei new species Figs. 1–7 Material examined. Male holotype from Ecuador, Cotopaxi Province, San Francisco de Las Pampas, Casa César Tapia (00.42415°S 78.95719 °W), 1426m, hand collecting, August 2013, César and Carmen Tapia (QCAZ). Female paratype same data. Additional material examined. Ecuador: Cotopaxi Province: Parroquia San Francisco de Las Pampas, Casa César Tapia (00.42415°S 78.95719 °W), 1426m, 08.xii.2014, 1♂ 1 ♀, hand collected in web of Linothele yanachanka, E. Tapia and C. Tapia, specimens kept with the host holotype (QCAZ); 25.xii.2014, 1♀ 3 juveniles, hand collected from web at 6m from ground, E. Tapia, I. Tapia and C. Tapia, specimens kept with the host paratypes (QCAZ); 1 ♂ 1 ♀, hand collected from web, E. Tapia, A. Tapia, specimens kept with the host specimen (AMNH); 1 ♂ 5 ♀, hand collected from web in palm tree, E. Tapia, A. Tapia and C. Tapia, specimens kept with the host specimen (MECN); 1 ♂, hand collected from web, E. Tapia, A. Tapia and C. Tapia, specimens kept with the host specimen (DTC); 1 ♂ 1 ♀, hand collected from web, E. Tapia, A. Tapia and C. Tapia, specimens kept with the host specimen (AMNH); 1 ♂ 1 ♀, E. Tapia, A. Tapia and C. Tapia (DTC). Etymology. The specific epithet is in honour of Dr. Giovanni Onore, pioneer in Ecuadorian entomology and biodiversity, for his work in conservation and education through Otonga Foundation. Diagnosis. Males can be distinguished from all species by their palpal tibia bearing a large retrolateral protuberance with four cusps (Fig. 3). Females can be distinguished from most species by their apically pointed epigynal margin (Fig. 6); from M. ischnamigo by their rounded spermathecae and from M. otonga by the straight margin of the dorsal plate of the epigynum (visible ventrally, see Fig. 7). Description. Male: Total length: 1.9; carapace length: 1.0; carapace width: 0.8; abdomen length: 0.9. Cephalothorax: Carapace light olive brown, pear-shaped; suffused with black along pars cephalica and radiating lines. Sternum light olive brown, suffused with black; as long as wide; densely covered with long setae. Clypeus light olive brown; high (4 x AME). Chelicerae light olive brown; promargin with 3 teeth; retromargin not observed. Eyes: eight, rounded, all approximately equal size; ocular region on protuberance; AME separated by half their diameter, AME-LE slightly separated; ALE-PLE contiguous, LE-PME separated by their diameter; PME separated by their diameter. Abdomen: Rounded, light grey, with dark gray pattern and white patches. Legs: Yellow-brown with black markings; coxae I–IV yellow-brown. Leg I: femur enlarged and brown, tibia yellow-brown; tarsus light yellow. Leg II–IV: femora with proximal, median and distal black rings, tibiae and metatarsi with distal black ring, tarsi light yellow. Legs spination: patellae I–IV with macroseta dorso-distally; tibia I with two prolateral clasping spurs and one macroseta; metatarsus I curved, row of nine large macrosetae prolateral- ventral and two spurs apically (Fig. 2); tibiae I–IV with one macroseta dorso-proximally; tibia II with four macrosetae ventrally. Genitalia: Palpal tibia globular; retrolateral ledge with one large projection bearing four cusps and three smaller triangular projections bearing cusps; ventral projection with two cusps; two retrolateral trichobothria (Fig. 3). Cymbium pointed apically, tip truncated, with paracymbium (Fig. 4). Tegulum elongated-oval (Fig. 3). Embolus spine-liked, short, base wide; embolic base apophysis absent (Fig. 3). Female: Total length: 2.1; carapace length: 1.0; carapace width: 0.8; abdomen length: 1.1. Cephalothorax: Dark olive brown, pear-shaped; suffused with black along pars cephalica and radiating lines (Fig. 1). Clypeus dark olive brown, punctate; low (2.5 x AME). Chelicerae and sternum as in male. Eyes: eight, rounded, all approximately of equal size; ocular region on lower protuberance; AME separated by half their diameter, AME-LE touching; ALE-PLE contiguous, LE-PME separated by their diameter; PME separated by half their diameter (Fig. 1). Abdomen: Rounded, light gray, with pattern of dark gray laterally and white patches dorsally (Fig. 1). Legs: Yellow-brown with black markings. Coxae I–IV yellow-brown. Leg I: femur enlarged with ventral distal tubercle (Fig. 5); brown with proximal, median and distal black rings; distal black rings on tibiae and metatarsi; tarsus light yellow. Leg II–IV: femora with proximal, median and distal black rings, tibiae and metatarsi with distal black ring; tarsi light yellow (Fig. 1). Legs spination: As in male. Genitalia: Epigynum protruding, anterior epigynal margin with two tips, posterior epigynal margin pointed (Fig. 6). Dorsal epigynal plate with straight ventral margin (Fig. 7). Internal genitalia with large and rounded spermathecae with wide base; copulatory ducts not observed; fertilization ducts small positioned baso-internally (Fig. 7). Distribution. Ecuador, Cotopaxi Province. Natural history. Specimens of M. onorei were only collected in the web of Linothele yanachanka in a secondary subtropical forest.Published as part of Dupérré, Nadine & Tapia, Elicio, 2015, Descriptions of four kleptoparasitic spiders of the genus Mysmenopsis (Araneae, Mysmenidae) and their potential host spider species in the genus Linothele (Araneae, Dipluridae) from Ecuador, pp. 343-368 in Zootaxa 3972 (3) on pages 345-348, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/23493
Delfinio Tapia Oral History Interview
No full textDel Tapia reflects on his 25 + years working for the Solid Waste Department at the City of Santa Fe NM where he was a laborer and a heavy equipment operator. Tapia provides a history of waste collection in the City prior to curbside pick up. The institution of his union, AFSCME 3999, lead to long overdue raises as well as attention to the health and safety issues in the City’s most dangerous job.https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wphnm/1028/thumbnail.jp
Patrera philipi Duperre & Tapia, 2016, sp. nov.
No full textPatrera philipi sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B7CB3487-98D1-4CA5-AB34-A453A68A8CB2 Figs 41–45 Diagnosis Males are distinguished from all other species of the genus by their massive ventral tegular projection and thin, elongated embolus (Fig. 41). Females are distinguished by the lateral epigynal grooves curving inwardly (Fig. 44). Etymology The speciFc name is in honour of Philip Bertkau. Type material Holotype ECUADOR: Ƌ, Cotopaxi Province, Otonga Biological Reserve, 4–7 Sep. 2014, hand collected in moss, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (QCAZ). Other material examined ECUADOR: Cotopaxi Province, Otonga Biological Reserve: 1 Ƌ, 1 ♀, sifting moss, 1 Ƌ, general collecting, 6 ƋƋ, 2 ♀♀, beating trees, 1 ♀, hand collecting, 24–30 May 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 6 ƋƋ, night collecting, 00.41941° S, 78.99607° W, 1717 m, 24–30 May 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 7 ƋƋ, 1 ♀, night collecting, 00.41564° S, 79.00425° W, 2105 m, 24–30 May 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (AMNH); 4 ƋƋ, 2 ♀♀, night collecting, 00.41994° S, 79.00623° W, 1997 m, 4–7 Sep. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (QCAZ); 3 ƋƋ, 2 ♀♀, beating, 00.41564° S, 79.00425° W, 2105 m, 4–7 Sep. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 4 ƋƋ, general collecting, 5–7 Sep. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 1 Ƌ, 1 ♀, beating, 3 ♀♀, sifting moss, 4–7 Sep. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 1 Ƌ, beating, 00.42261° S, 79.5107° W, 2225 m, 12 Nov. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 2 ♀♀, sifting moss, 12 Nov. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 7 ƋƋ, 6♀♀, beating, 01.66015° S, 78.66199° W, 1845 m, 13 Nov. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 5 ♀♀, Berlese, moss, 13–15 Nov. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC). Description Male (holotype) MEASUREMENTS. Total length: 3.9; carapace length: 1.7 carapace width: 1.5; abdomen length: 2.1. CEPHALOTHORAX. Pars cephalica orange-brown, with pale dusk lines behind PLE; pars thoracica light orange-brown. Fovea dark. Sternum light yellow, margin slightly darker. Labium and endites yellow. CHELICERAE. Orange-brown. Posterior side with large tooth, narrow and triangular; promargin with 3, retromargin with 6 teeth (Fig. 43). LEGS. Femora yellow, tibiae, metatarsi and tarsi light yellow-orange. Total length: I: 11.0; II: 8.9; III: 5.3; IV: 7.7; leg articles length (femur/patella/tibia/metatarsus/tarsus): leg I 2.7/0.8/3.3/3.0/1.2; leg II 2.3/0.7/2.6/2.4/0.9; leg III 1.5/0.6/1.2/1.5/0.5; leg IV 2.2/0.7/1.7/2.0/0.7. LEGS SPINATION. Metatarsus I v1-1 -0. Metatarsus II v1-1 -0. Tibia III d1-0-0, v1-1 -0; metatarsus III d0-1- 0, v2-2 -0. Tibia IV d1-0-0, v2-2 -2; metatarsus IV d0-1-0, v2-2 -1. Tarsal claws unipectinate; retrolateral claws I–IV with 4 teeth, prolateral claws I–IV with 7–8 teeth. ABDOMEN. Oval. Dorsally yellowish with faint dark dusky chevrons. GENITALIA. Palpal patella without apophysis. Palpal tibia shorter than cymbium (Fig. 42); anterior part of retrolateral tibial apophysis plate-like, posterior part distally acute (Fig. 42). Subtegulum pointed apically; tegulum oval basally; ventral projection of subtegulum well sclerotized; median apophysis short, hook-shaped; embolus wider basally, Fliform and curved apically (Fig. 41). Female MEASUREMENTS. Total length: 3.7; carapace length: 1.4; carapace width: 1.1; abdomen length: 2.3. CEPHALOTHORAX AND ABDOMEN. As in male. CHELICERAE. Cheliceral promargin with 3, retromargin with 7 teeth. LEGS. As in male. Total length: I: 6.2; II: 4.9; III: 3.3; IV: 4.9; leg articles length (femur/patella/tibia/ metatarsus/tarsus): leg I 1.6/0.5/1.7/1.6/0.8; leg II 1.3/0.5/1.2/1.3/0.6; leg III 0.9/0.4/0.7/0.9/0.4; leg IV 1.4/0.5/0.9/1.5/0.6. Tarsal claws unipectinate, retrolateral claws I–IV with 6 teeth, prolateral claws I–II with 12 teeth, prolateral claws III–IV with 8-9 teeth. Palpal claws with 4 teeth. LEGS SPINATION. Femur I p0-1-1, r0-0-1; tibia I v2-2 -0; metatarsus I v2 -0-0. Femur II p0-0-1, r0-0-1; tibia II v2-2 -2; metatarsus II v2 -0-0. Femur III p0-0-1, r0-0-1; tibia III d0-0-1, v1-1 -0; metatarsus III d0-0- 1, v2-2 -0. Femur IV p0-0-1, r0-0-1; tibia IV d0-0-1, v1-1 -2; metatarsus IV d0-0-1, v2-1 -1. GENITALIA. Epigynum with oval, elongated median protuberance; atrium small; lateral epigynal grooves curved inwardly (Fig. 44). Internal genitalia; short and curved copulatory ducts; spermathecae oval; fertilization ducts short, directed outwardly (Fig. 45). Natural history Most specimens were collected by beating trees and during night collecting, a few were collected in moss hanging from trees. Distribution Ecuador: known only from the type locality.Published as part of Nadine Duperre & Elicio Tapia, 2016, Overview of the Anyphaenids (Araneae, Anyphaeninae, Anyphaenidae) spider fauna from the Chocó forest of Ecuador, with the description of thirteen new species, pp. 1-50 in European Jornal of Taxonomy 255 on pages 30-33, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2016.255, http://zenodo.org/record/83109
Anapis mariebertheae Dupérré & Tapia 2018, new species
No full textAnapis mariebertheae new species Figs 20–23, 51, 62a. Material examined. Male holotype from Ecuador, Cotopaxi Province, OTONGA Biological Reserve (-00.41433 - 79.00035) 1888m, 3–16.viii.2014, pitfall trap, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (QCAZ). Male paratype OTONGA Biological Reserve Reserve (-00.41433 -79.00035) 1888m, 3–16.viii.2014, in Dipluridae web, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (QCAZ). Etymology. The specific name is in honor of the first author mother Marie-Berthe Girard for her support. Diagnosis. Males are distiguished from all species by their very short clypeus (Fig. 51). Males most resemble A. anabelleae due to the lack of cusps on metatarsus and tarsus I but can be distinguished by their long and pointed conductor (Figs 20, 21, 21a), shorter and angular in the latter species (Figs 1, 2). Description. Male (holotype): Total length: 0.94; carapace length: 0.37; carapace width: 0.44; abdomen length: 0.57; abdomen width: 0.49; clypeus height: 0.08. Cephalothorax: Carapace orange; pars cephalica puntated, with Y-shaped punctation reaching lateral eyes; cephalic groove shallow, slightly punctated; pars thoracica dorsally rugose, margin slightly punctated (Fig. 51). Sternum orange, suffused with dark gray, punctated, longer than wide and covered with setae. Clypeus orange, punctated. Chelicerae orange, excavated medially; with one basal tooth and denticulate plate apically. Eyes: 6 eyes, rounded; AME absent, ALE separated by their radius, ALE-PLE contiguous, LE-PME separated by their radius, PME contiguous. Abdomen: rounded, with dorsal orange scutum; soft portion whitish without sclerites, laterally suffused with stripes of dark gray; spinneret scutum complete. Legs: Orange; metatarsus I and tarsus I without cusp (Fig. 22); metatarsus II slightly enlarged with one ventral cusp; tarsus II without cusp (Fig. 23). Genitalia: Palpal patella with small anvil-shaped, ventrally curved retrolateral apophysis; palpal tibia with one retrolateral trichobothrium; small scoop-shaped retrolateral apophysis (Fig. 21). Cymbium cup-shaped, without extension (Figs 20, 21). Embolus short not reaching tip of conductor; conductor transparent, faintly ridged, sinuous, pointed (Figs 20, 21, 21a). Female: Unknown. Distribution. Ecuador: Known only from the type locality. Natural History. The only two males known were collected at 1,888m. Remark. One specimen was collected while collecting a Dipluridae web. It is not possible to determine if this species is a kleptoparasite since the specimen was not observed in the web. The specimen could have been collected while collecting debris surrounding the web.Published as part of Dupérré, Nadine & Tapia, Elicio, 2018, Further discoveries on the minuscule spiders from the Chocó region of Ecuador with the description of seven new species of Anapis (Araneae: Anapidae), pp. 482-506 in Zootaxa 4459 (3) on page 490, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.145881
Mysmenopsis fernandoi Duperre & Tapia 2015
No full textMysmenopsis fernandoi Dupérré & Tapia, 2015 Figs 230, 231, Map 1 (inverse green triangle). Material examined. Ecuador: Pichincha Province: Communidad de Junin (-00.28879 -7855665) 1285m, 8♂ 10♀, in Linothele sp. web., 4 Apr. 2016, E.E. Tapia (ZMH-A0001551, ZMH-A0001578, ZMH-A0001580). Distribution. Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Pichincha and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Provinces. Natural history. The specimens were collected in a Linothele sp. web at 1285m in an evergreen low mountain forest of the western Andes (BsBn04) (Iglesis, Santiana & Chinchero, 2013). The species inhabit the Andean ecoregion, it lives in sympatry with M. junin n. sp. in Imbabura Province, and in sympatry with M. chiquita in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and with M. onorei in the Cotopaxi Province (Dupérré & Tapia 2015).Published as part of Dupérré, Nadine & Tapia, Elicio, 2020, Megadiverse Ecuador: a review of Mysmenopsis (Araneae, Mysmenidae) of Ecuador, with the description of twenty-one new kleptoparasitic spider species, pp. 1-81 in Zootaxa 4761 (1) on page 69, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4761.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/374350
Anapis nawchi Dupérré & Tapia 2018, new species
No full textAnapis nawchi new species Figs 30–37, 54, 55, 62a. Material examined. Male holotype from Ecuador, Cotopaxi Province, OTONGA Biological Reserve (-00.41564 - 79.00425) 2,105m, 24.v–08.vi.2014, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (QCAZ). Paratypes: Ecuador, Cotopaxi Province, OTONGA Biological Reserve (-00.41564 -79.00425) 2,105m, 03–16. viii.2014, 1 ♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (QCAZ). Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, OTONGA Biological Reserve, Las Damas (-00.3951 -78.9810) 1,209m, 16.viii–03. ix.2014, 14 ♂ 2♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH). Additional material examined. ECUADOR: Cotopaxi: OTONGA Biological Reserve (-00.41994 - 79.00623) 1,997m, 20–30. v.2014, 4 ♀, 24.v–08. vi. 2014, 2 ♀, 12. xi.2014, 2 ♀, 13. xi.2014, 2 ♀, general collecting, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (DTC, ZMH); 03–16. viii.2014, 5 ♀, beating, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH). San Francisco de las Pampas, Sector Rio Esmeraldas, Casa César Tapia (-00.42414 -78.95719) 1,485m 13. ix.2013, 1 ♂ 2♀, sifting litter (DTC); 08. v.2017, 2 ♀, general collecting, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH). Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: OTONGA Biological Reserve, Las Damas (-00.39506 -78.98100) 1,209m, 28.vi– 12. vii.2014, 14 ♂ 6♀, 12–23. vii.2014, 7 ♂ 1♀, 23.vii–05. viii.2014, 7 ♂ 1♀, 05–16. viii.2014, 5 ♂ 1♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (QCAZ, DTC, ZMH); La UniÓn del Toachi, Otongachi Reserve (-00.321295 -78.95163) 900m, 12–15.viii.2013, sifting litter, 4♂ 2♀, E. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH). Etymology. The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the Kichwa language meaning “pointed”. Diagnosis. Males and females can be distinguished by their pointed abdomen (Figs 35, 54, 55). Furthermore, males are easily distinguished from all species by their long embolus (Fig. 30); from Anapis chiriboga males are distinguished by their shorter embolus (± 2x the length of palpal bulb) and with one basal loop (Fig. 30, 54), whereas the embolus is ḵ 2x the length of the palpal bulb and with two loops in A. chiriboga (Platnick & Shadab, 1978; fig. 24; Fig. 58). Females can be distinguished from A. calima with similar triangular abdomen, by their wide and transparent copulatory ducts with two loops (Fig. 36), narrow and with one loop in the latter species (Platnick & Shadab, 1978; fig. 52). Description. Male (holotype): Total length: 1.46; carapace length: 0.51; carapace width: 0.46; abdomen length: 0.95; abdomen width: 0.78; clypeus height: 0 19. Cephalothorax: Carapace orange; pars cephalica punctated with gray markings on dorsal surface and about the eye; cephalic groove punctated; pars thoracica punctated laterally, granulated dorsally (Fig. 54). Sternum orange-brown, suffused with dark gray, deeply punctated, longer than wide, covered with setae. Labral spur present. Clypeus orange-brown and punctated. Chelicerae orangebrown, punctated, excavated medially with one basal, one apical tooth and denticulate plate apically (Fig. 32). Eyes: 6 eyes, rounded; AME absent, ALE contiguous, ALE-PLE contiguous, LE-PME contiguous, PME contiguous. Abdomen: Pointed apically with orange dorsal scutum; dorsal soft portion with small, rounded setose sclerites; laterally suffused with 5–6 stripes of dark gray, alternating with rows of elongated non-setose sclerites (Fig. 54); spinneret scutum complete. Legs: Orange; metatarsus I without cusps, tarsus I with one prolateral cusp (Fig. 33); metatarsus II and tarsus II without cusp (Fig. 34). Genitalia: Palpal patella with small ventrally curved retrolateral apophysis; tibia without trichobothrium, elongated, pointed retrolateral apophysis (Fig. 30). Cymbium cup-shaped, excavated prolaterally (Fig. 31). Embolus and conductor long and sinuous with one basal loop, conductor very faintly ridged apically (Figs 30, 31, 31a). Female (paratype): Total length: 1.86; carapace length: 0.65; carapace width: 0.55; abdomen length: 1.21; abdomen width: 0.92; clypeus height: 0.11. Cephalothorax: Same coloration and pattern of punctation as male (Figs 35, 55). Chelicerae and sternum as male. Labral spur present. Eyes: 6 eyes, rounded; AME absent, ALE separated by 1/4 their diameter, ALE-PLE contiguous, LE-PME separated by their diameter, PME contiguous. Abdomen: Pointed apically, uniformly light to dark gray without scutum, with white mark dorsally; numerous setose sclerites dorsally; laterally with rows of non-setose sclerites (Figs 35, 55); spinneret scutum complete. Legs: Orange; metatarsus and tarsus I with one cusp; metatarsus and tarsus II without cusps. Genitalia: Ventral scutum bright orange, visible through the scutum: a pair of rounded spermathecae and rounded copulatory openings separated by their diameter (Fig. 36). Internal genitalia with large and transparent copulatory ducts, narrowing gradually, ending with two loops; spermathecae rounded; fertilization ducts long, directed basally (Fig. 37). Distribution. Ecuador: Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Provinces. Natural history. Most specimens were collected by pitfall trap between 1,209–1,800m, from May to August.Published as part of Dupérré, Nadine & Tapia, Elicio, 2018, Further discoveries on the minuscule spiders from the Chocó region of Ecuador with the description of seven new species of Anapis (Araneae: Anapidae), pp. 482-506 in Zootaxa 4459 (3) on pages 492-496, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.145881
Mysmenopsis fernandoi Dupérré & Tapia, 2015, new species
No full textMysmenopsis fernandoi new species Figs. 13–17 Material examined. Male holotype from Ecuador, Santo Domingo de Las Tsáchilas, Parroquia San José de Alluriquín, La Florida (00.25254°S 79.03043 °W) 884m, 28.x. 2014, hand collected in diplurid web in foothill forest, E. Tapia (QCAZ). Female paratype same data. Additional material examined. Ecuador: Santo Domingo de Las Tsáchilas: Parroquia San José de Alluriquín, La Florida (00.25254°S 79.03043 °W), 884m, 28.x.2014, 3♂ 3 ♀, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, hand collected in diplurid webs, foothill forest, E. Tapia (DTC); 30.x.2014, 6♂ 2 ♀, hand collected in large diplurid web, foothill forest, E. Tapia, I. Tapia, A. Tapia and N. Dupérré (MECN); 1 ♂ 2 ♀, hand collected in diplurid web, foothill forest, E. Tapia (MECN); 17.xii.2014, 1♂ 2 ♀, hand collected in diplurid web beneath tree trunk, E. Tapia (AMNH); 17.xii.2014, 1♀, hand collected in web of Linothele zaia from dirt talus, E. Tapia (QCAZ). Cotopaxi: Parroquia San Francisco de Las Pampas, Casa César Tapia (00.42415°S 78.95719 °W), 1426m, 25.xii.2014, 2♀, hand collected from two webs of L. quori juveniles, E. Tapia, A. Tapia and C. Tapia (DTC); 8 ♀, hand collected from web L. yanachanka, E.Tapia, A. Tapia and C. Tapia (DTC). Etymology. The specific name is in honour of Fernando Coloma Román, Ecuadorian nature photographer, currently supporting the biorestoration and conversion of pasture to natural forest at the site where this species was first found. Additionally, he has dedicated his life to promote Ecuadorian biodiversity with photography. Diagnosis. Males are distinguished from all species by the retrolateral projection of the palpal tibia bearing six cusps (Fig. 14). Females are diagnosed by the W-shaped posterior margin of the epigynum (Fig. 16). Description. Male: Total length: 1.3; carapace length: 0.6; carapace width: 0.5; abdomen length: 0.7. Cephalothorax: Carapace dark brown, pear-shaped; suffused with black along pars cephalica and radiating lines. Sternum dark brown, suffused with black; as long as wide; densely covered with long setae. Clypeus dark brown; high (4 x AME). Chelicerae dark brown; promargin with three teeth or four teeth (specimen asymmetric) and ~ 10 denticles; retromargin with one tooth. Eyes: eight, rounded, all approximately equal in size; ocular region on protuberance; AME separated by half their diameter, AME-LE slightly separated; ALE-PLE contiguous, LE-PME separated by their diameter; PME separated by half their diameter. Abdomen: Oval, mostly blackish with dark gray pattern and a few white patches (Fig. 13). Legs: Yellow-brown with black markings; coxae I–III yellow-brown, coxa IV yellow-brown with black spot. Leg I: femur enlarged and dark brown, tibia dark brown with ventral black mark, metatarsus with dark ring apically; tarsus light yellow. Leg II–IV: femora with proximal, median and distal black rings, tibiae with medial and distal black ring, metatarsi with distal black ring, tarsi light yellow. Legs spination: Patellae I–IV with macroseta dorso-distally; tibia I with two prolateral clasping spurs; metatarsus I slightly curved, row of six large macrosetae prolateral-ventral and two spurs apically; tibiae I–IV with one macroseta dorso-proximally; tibia II with three macrosetae ventrally. Genitalia: Palpal tibia globular; retrolateral ledge with wide projection bearing six cusps; ventral projection with three cusps; two retrolateral trichobothria (Fig. 14). Cymbium pointed apically, tip rounded, with large paracymbium (Fig. 15). Tegulum elongated-oval (Fig. 14). Embolus hook-shaped; embolic base apophysis absent (Fig. 14). Female: Total length: 1.5; carapace length: 0.7; carapace width: 0.6; abdomen length: 0.8. Cephalothorax: Carapace and sternum as in male. Clypeus dark brown; high (3 x AME). Chelicerae dark brown, promargin with three teeth and ~ 10 denticles; retromargin without teeth. EYES: Same as in male, ocular region on lower protuberance. Abdomen: Same as in male. Legs: Coloration same as in male, femur I enlarged with ventral distal tubercle. LEG SPINATION: Same as in male. Genitalia: Epigynum with anterior epigynal margin straight, posterior epigynal margin W-shaped (Fig. 16). Dorsal epigynal plate with straight ventral margin (Fig. 17). Internal genitalia with rounded spermathecae; copulatory ducts not observed; fertilization ducts small, situated apicointernally (Fig. 17). Distribution. Ecuador, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de Las Tsáchilas Provinces. Natural history. M. fernandoi is found in the foothill forest where it lives in sympatry with M. chiquita, but was never collected in the same web. Most specimens were collected in large webs of an unknown diplurid, probably Linothele tsachilas, but the host was never collected. One female specimen was collected in the web of Linothele zaia. M. fernandoi was also collected at a second locality in a secondary subtropical forest in the web of L. yanachanka and L. quori but never collected in the same webs as M. onorei.Published as part of Dupérré, Nadine & Tapia, Elicio, 2015, Descriptions of four kleptoparasitic spiders of the genus Mysmenopsis (Araneae, Mysmenidae) and their potential host spider species in the genus Linothele (Araneae, Dipluridae) from Ecuador, pp. 343-368 in Zootaxa 3972 (3) on pages 349-351, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/23493
Mr. Tapia
No full textThese pieces represent each side of my family, all who have made me who I am and inspire me to continue a legacy. Mr. Tapia (Manuel Tapia) and Ramona are my grandparents from my father\u27s side. Both migrated from Chihuahua, Mexico and brought our family here to pursue a better life and new opportunities. The Newton\u27s (Don & Betty Anne) are my great-grandparents from my mother\u27s side, who inspire genuine kindness and care to the family. Mr. Gutierrez (Pedro Beltran Gutierrez) is my grandfather from my mother\u27s side who served in the army and the Korean War. Whether we realize it or not, we all come from a line of sacrifices, growth, and love. In everything I do with my life, I like to reflect back and look forward. Sadly each of them is no longer with us, but I know are looking down and watching if they can. While keeping family in mind, anything I do, represents more than just Alonso Ramon Tapia.https://digscholarship.unco.edu/rblf/1002/thumbnail.jp
Katissa kurusiki Duperre & Tapia, 2016, sp. nov.
No full textKatissa kurusiki sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1997B8DA-325A-42F4-B1F5-AF30568A11D2 Figs 1–6 Diagnosis Males are easily distinguished from all other congeneric species by the elongated, sinuous projection of the abdomen, resembling a caterpillar (Fig. 1). Females are distinguished by their wing-shaped epigynal Fap (Fig. 5) and convoluted copulatory ducts, with three loops (Fig. 6). Etymology The speciFc name is a noun in apposition taken from the Kichwa language, the combination of the words ‘kuru’ and ‘siki’ meaning worm-bottom. Type material examined Holotype ECUADOR: Ƌ, Cotopaxi Province, Otonga Biological Reserve, sifting moss, 8–21 Jun. 2014, 1717 m, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (QCAZ). Other material examined ECUADOR: Cotopaxi Province, Otonga Biological Reserve: 2 ♀♀, sifting moss, 00.41941º S, 78.99607º W, 1717 m, 24–30 May 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 1 Ƌ, sifting moss near Rio Esmeraldas, 24 May–8 Jun. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 1 Ƌ, 4 ♀♀, sifting moss, 8–21 Jun. 2014, 1717 m, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 2 ƋƋ, 3 ♀♀, sifting moss, 2225 m, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (AMNH); 1 ♀, sifting litter, 4–7 Sep. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 1 Ƌ, sifting moss, -00.42261º S, -79.5107º W, 2225 m, 21 Jun. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC). Description Male (holotype) MEASUREMENTS. Total length: 5.6; carapace length: 2.1 carapace width: 1.6. CEPHALOTHORAX. Pars cephalica dark brown with black mesh pattern; pars thoracica with wide dark bands dorsally, apically and laterally light brown; margin dark brown (Fig. 1). Sternum, endites and labium light brown. CHELICERAE. Brown, excavated with antero-prolateral keel; promargin with 3, retromargin with 5 teeth. LEGS. Femora I, II light yellow with light brown band apically and dark spots at macrosetae base; femora III, IV light brown with medial and apical dark bands and dark spots at base of macrosetae. Tibiae I, II light yellow with dark bands basally and medially; tibiae II–IV light yellow with dark bands basally and apically. Metatarsi I, II brown; metatarsi III, IV yellow with dark apical band. Tarsi I–IV brown. Claws unipectinate, I, II with 6–7 teeth and III–IV with 4–5 teeth. Total length: I: 9.7; II: 7.7; III: 5.8; IV: 7.8; leg formula 1423; leg articles length (femur/patella/tibia/metatarsus/tarsus): leg I 2.5/0.8/2.7/2.6/1.1; leg II 2.0/0.7/1.9/2.2/0.9; leg III 1.6/0.6/1.3/1.7/0.6; leg IV 2.1/0.7/1.8/2.4/0.8. LEGS SPINATION. Femur I p1-1-1, r1-1-1; tibia I v2-1 -2, p0-1-1, r1-1-1; metatarsus I v2-2 -0, p0-1-0, r1-1- 1. Femur II p1-1-1, r1-1-1; tibia II v2-2 -0, p0-1-1, r0-1-1; metatarsus II v2-2 -0, p0-1-0, r1-1-1. Femur III p0-1-1, r0-1-1; tibia III d1-1-0, v2-2 -2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0; metatarsus III d0-1-1, v2-2 -1. Femur IV p0-1-1, r0-0-1; tibia IV d1-1-0, v2-2 -2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0; metatarsus IV d0-1-0, v2-2 -0. ABDOMEN. Elongated oval with whitish caterpillar-like extension of various size (Fig. 1). Dorsally light brown, with dark brown pattern composed of spots and two large pyramidal medial dark marks (Fig. 1). Covered with long, dark erected setae and short, none erected light coloured setae. Ventrally, light brown. Spinnerets positioned at the junction between the oval abdomen and the caterpillar-like extension. GENITALIA. Palpal tibia shorter than cymbium; retrolateral tibial apophysis wide and curved with rounded tips (Fig. 3). Subtegulum rounded apically without keel; tegulum rounded basally; ventral tegular process rounded apically not reaching median apophysis tip; median apophysis elongated, hook-shaped; embolic base protruding prolaterally; embolus ribbon-like, long with distal pale portion (Fig. 2). Female MEASUREMENTS. Total length: 4.2; carapace length: 1.7; carapace width: 1.3. CEPHALOTHORAX. As in male. CHELICERAE. Brown, not excavated without keel; cheliceral teeth as in male. LEGS. Colouration as in male. Claws as in male. Palpal claws with 5 teeth. Total length: I: 6.3; II: 5.1; III: 4.1; IV: 5.6; leg formula 1423; leg articles length (femur/patella/tibia/metatarsus/tarsus): leg I 1.6/0.6/1.5/1.4/1.2; leg II 1.4/0.6/1.3/1.1/0.7; leg III 1.2/0.5/0.8/1.1/0.5; leg IV 1.6/0.6/1.3/1.4/0.7. LEGS SPINATION. Femur I p0-1-1; tibia I v2-2 -0, p0-0-1; metatarsus I v2-2 -0, p0-1-0. Femur II p0-1-1; tibia II v2-2 -0, p0-1-1, r0-1-0; metatarsus II v2-2 -0, p0-1-0. Femur III p0-0-1-, r0-1-1; tibia III d0-1-0, v1-2 -2, p0-1-1, r0-1-1; metatarsus III d0-1-0, v2-2 -1. Femur IV p0-0-1, r0-0-1; tibia IV d0-0-1, v1-2 -2, p0-1-1, r0-1-1; metatarsus IV d0-1-0, v2-2 -1. ABDOMEN. Oval. Dorsally brownish, with pattern composed of dark pyramidal marks medially and chevrons basally (Fig. 4). Covered with long, dark erected setae and short, none erected light coloured setae. GENITALIA. Epigynum with wing-shaped epigynal Fap; lateral epigynal grooves curved (Fig. 5). Internal genitalia; copulatory ducts elongated with three loops; seminal receptacles positioned at the beginning of copulatory ducts course; spermathecae oval; fertilization ducts short (Fig. 6). Natural history Except for one female, all specimens were collected by sifting moss hanging from trees. Distribution Ecuador: known only from the type locality.Published as part of Nadine Duperre & Elicio Tapia, 2016, Overview of the Anyphaenids (Araneae, Anyphaeninae, Anyphaenidae) spider fauna from the Chocó forest of Ecuador, with the description of thirteen new species, pp. 1-50 in European Jornal of Taxonomy 255 on pages 6-9, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2016.255, http://zenodo.org/record/83109
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