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FIGURES 26–27 in Autodesk Sketchbook: An application that minimizes time and maximizes results of taxonomic drawing
No full textFIGURES 26–27. Editing of the plate in Autodesk SketchBook digital sketching program. (28) Plate in letter size and 800 megapixels, (29) quick transformation, (30) text edition, (31) final plate.Published as part of Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn, 2021, Autodesk Sketchbook: An application that minimizes time and maximizes results of taxonomic drawing, pp. 577-586 in Zootaxa 4963 (3) on page 583, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4963.3.10, http://zenodo.org/record/470419
FIGURES 1–10 in Autodesk Sketchbook: An application that minimizes time and maximizes results of taxonomic drawing
No full textFIGURES 1–10. Photo montage. (1 and 5) DSLR Canon EOS 50D camera, (2 and 7) NDPL 1(2x) microscope adapter with a canon EF EF-S mount, (3 and 8) ocular adapter ø23.2- ø30mm, (4 and 6) Extension tube set for canon EF/EF-S mount, (9) 180- watt Neewer light, (10) Leica MZ6 microscope.Published as part of Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn, 2021, Autodesk Sketchbook: An application that minimizes time and maximizes results of taxonomic drawing, pp. 577-586 in Zootaxa 4963 (3) on page 578, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4963.3.10, http://zenodo.org/record/470419
The genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe 1832 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in Colombia, with description of new cave-dwelling species
No full textCala-Riquelme, Franklyn, Gutiérrez-Estrada, Miguel A., Daza, Eduardo Flórez (2015): The genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe 1832 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in Colombia, with description of new cave-dwelling species. Zootaxa 4012 (2): 396-400, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4012.2.1
New species of Otiothopinae (Araneae: Palpimanidae) from Colombia
No full textCala-Riquelme, Franklyn, Quijano-Cuervo, Luis, Sabogal-González, Alexander, Agnarsson, Ingi (2018): New species of Otiothopinae (Araneae: Palpimanidae) from Colombia. Zootaxa 4442 (3): 413-426, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4442.3.
Fig. 15 in Description of a new species of Phaenonotum from eastern Cuba (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae)
No full textFig. 15. Known distribution of Phaenonotum delgadoi sp. nov. in Cuba.Published as part of Deler-Hernández, Albert, Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn & Fikáček, Martin, 2013, Description of a new species of Phaenonotum from eastern Cuba (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae), pp. 615-622 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53 (2) on page 620, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.574036
FIGURE 8 in The genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe 1832 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in Colombia, with description of new cave-dwelling species
No full textFIGURE 8 Map showing the geographical distribution of L. guajira sp. nov. (yellow circle) and the new records of L. rufipes (yellow squares) and L. lutea (red circles) in Colombia.Published as part of Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn, Gutiérrez-Estrada, Miguel A. & Daza, Eduardo Flórez, 2015, The genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe 1832 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in Colombia, with description of new cave-dwelling species, pp. 396-400 in Zootaxa 4012 (2) on page 398, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4012.2.12, http://zenodo.org/record/24331
Peckhamia wesolowskae Cala-Riquelme & Bustamante & Crews & Cutler 2020, sp. nov.
No full textPeckhamia wesolowskae sp. nov. Figures 27–42 Etymology. The species epithet is a noun in apposition in honor of the Polish salticidologist Dr. Wanda Wesołowska, for her contributions to the study of salticids. Diagnosis. Male Peckhamia wesolowskae sp. nov. (Figs 31, 36) can be distinguished from other Peckhamia by the embolus with the rR reduced and the pbR truncated and developed. Female P. wesolowskae sp. nov. (Fig. 33) can be distinguished by lacking the abdominal white area (Fig. 28), which is present in P. areito sp. nov. (Fig. 2), P. espositoae sp. nov. (Fig. 9), P. surcaribensis sp. nov. (Fig. 21), P. formosa comb. nov. and P. magna comb. nov. (Fig. 52); the CD without an ovoid coil, which is present in P. espositoae sp. nov. (Fig. 14) and P. magna comb. nov. (Fig. 53); the SS that is longer than wide, while SS as long as wide in P. espositoae sp. nov. (Figs 14) and P. formosa comb. nov. (Fig. 51) and separated from the PS; and SS close to PS in P. formosa comb. nov. (Fig. 51). Description. Male (Holotype, ICN-Ar-12800). Coloration (Fig. 41, in alcohol): Carapace dark reddish, almost black in interocular region. Chelicerae reddish; endites and labium gray to pale yellow. Leg I yellow to reddish; legs II–IV, pale gray to dark brown. Abdomen ventrally gray to black; dorsally, reddish to black with sparse white scales. Total length 4.0. Carapace 1.8 long, 1.1 wide at position of PLE, 0.65 high, 0.59 times wider than high, flat from AME to PLE, then with a soft descent to an inconspicuous groove just behind PLE; carapace 0.56 times longer than OQ. AER 0.85 wide, PER 1.05 wide. OQ 1.0 long, slightly longer than wide. Clypeus 0.1 high and lacking decoration. Sternum longer than wide, 0.7 long, 0.32 wide. Abdomen 2.0 long, with very slight constriction of the anterior third. Legs 4213; leg I: femur 1.0 long, 0.55 wide; patella 0.65 long, 0.25 wide; patella somewhat flattened dorsally; femur wide dorsally. Palpal structure as in Figs 30–32, 35–36: femur straight, 0.56 times longer than wide, femur 0.5 times longer than patella+tibia; RTA dark, wide (Fig. 32); embolus, pdR very elongated and thin compared to rR, pbR truncated and developed. Female (Paratype, ICN-Ar-12801). Coloration as in male (Fig. 42, in alcohol). Total length 3.3. Carapace 1.6 long, 0.8 wide, 0.7 high; 0.53 times longer than OQ. Clypeus 0.1 high. AER 0.85 wide, PER 1.0 wide. OQ length 0.85. Sternum 0.75 long, 0.4 wide. Abdomen 1.55 long, longer than wide. Leg formula 4213; leg I: femur 0.85 long, 0.43 wide; patella 0.55 long, 0.2 wide. Genitalia (Fig. 33): WE occupying much more than 1/2 of epigynal plate; CD curved; SS developed, longer than wide; PS as wide as CD; FD distant from CD; BG depressed or superficial. Type material. Holotype ³ CUBA: Pinar del Río Province: Guanacahabibes, Maria La Gorda, 21.8199959°N, 84.4939488°W, leg. F. Cala-Riquelme, 14.XI.2012 (beating in dry forest) (ICN-Ar-12800). Paratypes: Same data as holotype, 1³ 1♀ (ICN-Ar-12801). Pinar del Río Province: Viñales National Park Maravillas de Viñales, 22.65346°N, 83.69967°W, leg. F. Cala-Riquelme & A. Deler-Hernández, 18.IV.2012 (beating in dry forest), 1³ (ICN-Ar-12802); Artemisa Province: San Antonio de los Baños, 22.899345°N, 82.496934°W, leg. L. De Armas, 1–30. V.1985 (manual collection in secondary forest), 1³ (ICN-Ar-12803); Matanzas Province: Cardenas, Laguna de Maya, 23.128917°N, 81.325195°W, leg. F. Cala-Riquelme, 23.III.2014 (beating in dry forest), 1♀ (ICN-Ar-12803). Distribution. Known only from Pinar del Río, Artemiza and Matanzas (Fig. 56).Published as part of Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn, Bustamante, Abel A., Crews, Sarah C. & Cutler, Bruce, 2020, New species of Peckhamia Simon, 1900 (Salticidae: Dendryphantini: Synagelina) from the Greater Antilles, pp. 141-160 in Zootaxa 4899 (1) on page 152, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/440083
Otiothops besotes Cala-Riquelme & Quijano-Cuervo & Sabogal-González & Agnarsson 2018, sp. n.
No full textOtiothops besotes sp. n. Cala-Riquelme & Agnarsson, 2018 (Figs 1–5) Type material. Male holotype from Ecoparque “ Besotes ”, Cesar, Valledupar, Colombia, 10.5740523°N, 73.27216440°W, 18 July 2015, dry forest leaf litter, CarBio Team (ICN-Ar10652). Paratype: 1 female, same data as holotype (ICN-Ar10653). Other material examined. COLOMBIA: La Guajira: 1 male and 1 female, Monte de Oca, Bocatoma, 11.1728611°N, 72.3783611°W, 15 July 2015, dry forest leaf litter, CarBio Team (ICN-Ar 10654). Diagnosis. Males of Otiothops besotes sp. n. resemble those of O. brevis Simon, 1893 by size of the palpal tibia, which is wider than the bulb (Figs 2–4; see also Platnick 1975, figs 61–62), but can be distinguished by the globeshaped tibia and straight embolus (Figs 2–4). The female internal genitalia (Fig. 5) resemble those of O. birabeni Mello-Leitão, 1945 by the presence of latero-median poreplates (Fig. 5; see also Brescovit and Bonaldo 1993, fig. 4), but differ by the wider anterior portion of the median receptacles, and by the shorter poreplates with a ringed texture. Etymology. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition referring to the type locality at ‘Los Besostes’, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia. Description. Male (holotype, ICN-Ar10652): Total length 3.8. Carapace: 1.85 long, 1.35 wide (at leg II), 0.85 high (at leg II). Leg I: femur 1.24 long, 0.62 wide. Abdomen: 1.95 long, 1.45 wide. Posterior median eyes contiguous. Palp: femur 0.48 long, 0.16 wide; patella 0.24 long, 0.22 wide; tibia 0.26 long, 0.34 wide, cymbium 0.4 long, 0.1 wide; embolus 0.38 long. Sclerotized portions of body dark orange; abdominal scute dark orange, unsclerotized portion of dorsal abdomen grey with light spots. Palpal femur thickened; tibia globe-shaped, 2.0 x wider than bulb; embolus longer than bulb, slightly curved at tip (Figs 2–4). Female (paratype, ICN-Ar10653): Total length 5.2. Carapace: 2.25 long, 1.64 wide (at leg II), 1.05 high (at leg II). First leg: femur 1.42 long, 0.74 wide. Abdomen: 2.85 long, 1.5 wide, scute 0.85 long. Posterior median eyes contiguous. Sclerotized portions of body dark orange; abdominal scute dark orange, unsclerotized portion of dorsal abdomen grey with light spots. Genitalia (Fig. 5): anterior half of receptacles 2.0 x wider than posterior half, basally joined; pedicel with posterior apodemes; poreplates discoid shaped. Distribution. Known from Valledupar and La Guajira, Colombia. Natural history. The holotype and paratype were found in leaf litter in tropical dry forest.Published as part of Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn, Quijano-Cuervo, Luis, Sabogal-González, Alexander & Agnarsson, Ingi, 2018, New species of Otiothopinae (Araneae: Palpimanidae) from Colombia, pp. 413-426 in Zootaxa 4442 (3) on pages 415-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4442.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/130373
Fernandezina andersoni Cala-Riquelme & Quijano-Cuervo & Sabogal-González & Agnarsson 2018, sp. n.
No full textFernandezina andersoni sp. n. Cala-Riquelme & Agnarsson, 2018 (Figs 24–28) Type material. Male holotype from 2 km NE. of Santa María, Almarena, Boyacá, Colombia, 4.857988°N, 73.262355°W, 6 December 2016, Andean forest leaf litter, L. R. Anderson, M.G. Branstetter (ICN-Ar10689). Paratypes: 1 male, 2 females and 1 juvenile, same data as holotype (ICN-Ar10690). Diagnosis. Males of Fernandezina andersoni sp. n. can be distinguished from other congeners by presence of a thin embolus which is as long as the cymbium; and by the absence of a constricted neck on the palpal bulb (Figs 26–27). Females can be distinguished from other congeners by the longer and wider receptacles (Fig. 28). Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronym in honour of Dr. Robert Anderson, entomology research scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa. Description. Male (holotype, ICN-Ar10689): Total length 3.1. Carapace: reddish brown; 1.5 long, 1.05 wide (at leg II), 0.8 high (at leg II). Posterior median eyes separated by almost 3.0 x their own diameter. Legs: orangeyellow, first legs slightly darker; femur 1.13 long, 0.40 wide. Abdomen: reddish-grey; 1.6 long, 1.2 wide; abdominal scute covering ca. 22% of dorsum. Palpal femur not thickened, 2.0 x longer than wide; tibia almost as long as wide; embolus 0.48 long, slightly longer than cymbium, thin and slightly curved (Figs 26–27). Female (paratype, ICN-Ar10690): Total length 3.4. Carapace: reddish brown; 1.5 long, 1.1 wide (at leg II), 0.7 high (at leg II). Posterior median eyes separated by almost 3.0 x their own diameter. Legs: orange-brown, first legs slightly darker; femur 1.25 long, 0.5 wide. Abdomen: yellowish-brown; 1.65 long; scute covering ca. 12% of dorsum. Internal genitalia with two large receptacles, 4.0 x wider distally than proximally (Fig. 28). Distribution. Known only from the type locality north-east of Santa María, Boyacá, Colombia. Natural history. The holotype was found in leaf litter in Andean forest.Published as part of Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn, Quijano-Cuervo, Luis, Sabogal-González, Alexander & Agnarsson, Ingi, 2018, New species of Otiothopinae (Araneae: Palpimanidae) from Colombia, pp. 413-426 in Zootaxa 4442 (3) on pages 420-422, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4442.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/130373
Otiothops doctorstrange Cala-Riquelme & Quijano-Cuervo & Sabogal-González & Agnarsson 2018, sp. n.
No full textOtiothops doctorstrange sp. n. Cala-Riquelme & Quijano-Cuervo, 2018 (Figs 14–17) Type material. Male holotype from Reserva ‘ La Flecha’, San Jacinto, Bolivar, Colombia, 9.8498556°N, 75.1668972°W, 10 September 2015, dry forest leaf litter, L. Quijano (ICN-Ar10655). Paratypes: 1 male, Isla Barú, Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia, 10 October 2006, dry forest leaf litter, C. Pardo (ICN-Ar10691); 1 male, Reserva Primates, Colosó, Sucre, Colombia, 10.216111°N, 75.6002778°W 1 October 2016, dry forest leaf litter, E. Villarreal (ICN-Ar10691). Other material examined. COLOMBIA: Bolivar: 1 subadult female and 1 juvenile, same data as holotype (ICN-Ar10656). Diagnosis. Males of Otiothops doctorstrange sp. n. resemble those of O. kochalkai (Fig. 18; see also Platnick 1978, fig. 1), but can be distinguished by the shape of the cymbium, which is without a prolaterally bent tip, and by the shape of the embolus, which has a trajectory close to the bulb and a curved tip (Fig. 17). Females are unknown. Etymology. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition referring to the Marvel comics “Doctor Strange” created by artist Steve Ditko and writer Stan Lee in 1963. Description. Male (holotype, ICN-Ar10655): Total length 3.85. Carapace: 1.8 long; 1.25 wide (at leg II), 0.95 high (at leg II). Leg I: femur 1.13 long, 0.58 wide. Abdomen: 1.95 long, 1.5 wide, scute 0.63 long. Posterior median eyes contiguous. Palp: femur 0.48 long, 0.1 wide; patella 0.15 long, 0.18 wide; tibia 0.28 long, 0.28 wide; cymbium 0.55 long; embolus 0.52 long. Sclerotized portions of body dark orange; abdominal scute and unsclerotized portion of dorsal abdomen orange-brown. Palpal femur not thickened; tibia as long as wide; embolus almost as long as cymbium and 2.0 x longer than bulb, strongly curved in the apical third (figs. 15-17). Distribution. Known from the type locality at San Jacinto (Bolivar), and Isla Barú (Bolivar) and Colosó (Sucre), Colombia. Natural history. The holotype and paratypes was found in leaf litter in tropical dry forest.Published as part of Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn, Quijano-Cuervo, Luis, Sabogal-González, Alexander & Agnarsson, Ingi, 2018, New species of Otiothopinae (Araneae: Palpimanidae) from Colombia, pp. 413-426 in Zootaxa 4442 (3) on pages 416-419, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4442.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/130373
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