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Toxoniella rogoae Warui & Jocque, 2002, new species
No full textToxoniella rogoae new species Figs. 9-12 Type material.— Holotype: Male: Kenya, Taita Hills, Ngangao Forest, 3°22'S 38°20'E, 1750 m, mountain forest, pitfall trap, 15 July 1998, L. Rogo (MRAC 209914, now in NMK). Paratypes: 1 ♂, 1 ♀: Ngangao Forest, 3°22'S 38°20'E, 1720 m, mountain forest, pitfall trap, 24-26 March 2000, Jocque & Warui (NMK); 1 ♀: same data as holotype (MRAC 209661); 2 ♂: Ngangao Forest, 24-26 March 2000, 1720 m, pitfalls, Jocque & Warui (NMK). Etymology. — The species’ name is a patronym in honor of Lucy Rogo (ICIPE) who carried out a pitfall trapping program in the Taita Hills and collected the first Gallieniellidae there. Diagnosis. —The male o f th is sp e cies is recognized by the short, blunt, dorsolateral tibial apophysis and the embolus with a translucent appendage; the female is characterized by the short epigyne in which the cul de sac expansions of the copulatory ducts do not reach the anterior margin. Male (holotype). —Total length 2.20. Carapace: 1.63 long, 1.18 wide; brownish yellow. Abdomen: gray, slightly brownish in front, with dense cover of brownish golden setae. Eyes: AME: 0.06; ALE: 0.10; PME: 0.06; PLE: 0.10; AME-AME: 0.03; AME-ALE: 0.02; PM E-PM E: 0.06; PM E-PLE: 0.07; MOQ: AW: 0.16; PW: 0.19; L: 0.17. Clypeus: low, less than half diameter of ALE. Chilum: triangular, 0.06 high, 0.16 wide. Legs: Spination: I: F d2* P-T -M t v1; II: F d2* P-T v1 Mt v2-1; III: F pl2d2*rl1 P-T pl2*d1rl2* v 1- 2-2 Mt 9disp dw5; IV: F pl2d2*rl1 P-T pl2*d1rl2* v 1-2-2 Mt 10disp dw5.TI with two, TII with one, ventral rows of three to five long curved setae. Palp (Figs. 9, 10): palpal tibia with dorsolateral apophysis which is a blunt, short extension. Tegulum with small posterior extension, not containing sperm duct. Embolus short, sinuous, with hyaline re trolateral appendage; median apophysis short, curved. Female (other female in parentheses).— Total length 3.21 (5.11). Carapace: 1.63 (2.20) long, 1.21 (1.59) wide. Carapace and remainder of prosoma brownish yellow. Abdomen: oval; gray with dense cover of brownish golden setae. Eyes: AME: 0.06; ALE: 0.08; PME: 0.05; PLE: 0.10 AME-AME: 0.02; AME-ALE: 0.02; PME-PME: 0.08; PME-PLE: 0.06; MOQ: AW: 0.14; PW: 0.18; L: 0.14. Clypeus: low, 0.6 times the diameter of ALE. Chilum: triangular, very poorly delimited. Legs: Spination:I: F d2*—2)-T v l; H: F d 2 * -P -T v1; III: F pl2*d2*rl1 P -T pl2*d1rl2* v 2-2-2 Mt 8disp dw5; IV: F pl2*d2*rl1 P-T pl2*d1rl2* v 2-2-2 Mt8disp dw5. Epigyne (Figs. 11, 12): with wide, strongly recurved, frontal ledge, widely separated oval entrance openings. Entrance ducts short, running towards the front, with wide cul de sac tubes, strongly curved outward, not reaching anterior margin of epigyne; two well separated globular spermathecae. Distribution.—Taita Hills, Kenya.Published as part of Warui, C. & Jocque, R., 2002, THE FIRST GALLIENIELLIDAE (ARANEAE) FROM EASTERN AFRICA, pp. 307-315 in The Journal of Arachnology 30 (1) on pages 312-315, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.81991
Toxoniella taitensis Warui & Jocque, 2002, new species
No full textToxoniella taitensis new species Figs. 1-8, 15-17, 20, 21 Type material. — Holotype male, Kenya, Taita Hills, Mwachora Forest, 3°24'S 38°22'E, March-April 1999, 1600 m, mountain forest, pitfall, L. Rogo (MRAC 208858, now in NMK). Paratypes: 2 females, Taita Hills, Ronge Forest, 3°21'S 38°25'E, 28 October-13 No vember 1998, 1350 m, mountain forest, pitfall, L. Rogo (MRAC 208794); 1 ♀ 1 juvenile: Taita Hills, Ngangao Forest, 3°22'S 38°20'E, 1720 m, mountain forest, pitfall trap, 24 March 2000, R. Jocque & C. Warui ( MRAC 209662); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, as previous (MRAC 209.523); 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Taita Hills, Egangao Forest, 3°22'S 38°20'E, 1750 m, mountain forest, pitfall trap, 15 July 1998, L. Rogo (MRAC 208887 1 ♂, 1 ♀ in NMK); 4 ♂, 1 ♀, 4 March 1999, further as previous (MRAC 210047, 2 ♂ in AMNH); 1 ♂, 1 juvenile, Tsavo West, Kasigau, 3°49'S 38°40'E, 2-9 December 2000, 1102 m, mountain forest, sieved litter, R. Jocque (MRAC 209956); 2 ♀, Taita Hills, Vuria Forest, 3°24'S 38°17'E, 28 March 2000, 2100 m, mountain forest, sieved litter, R. Jocque (MRAC 209552); 1 ♀, Taita Hills, Chawia Forest, 3°22'S 38°20'E, pitfall trap, 13-18 May 1998, L. Rogo (MRAC 208804); 1 ♀, Taita Hills, Yale Forest, 3°39'S 38°33'E, 6 December 1999, 1800 m, mountain forest, winkler extraction of litter, VandenSpiegel & Michiels (NMK). Etymology.— The species’ name refers to the type locality. Diagnosis. —The male of this species is recognized by the presence of a frontal, tapered tegular extension between the embolus and the MA and the ridge-shaped frontal apophysis on the tibia. The females are characterized by the epigyne which is as wide as long, has a pronounced anterior ledge with sinuous rim and long cul de sac extension of the copulatory ducts which reach the anterior margin of the epigyne. Male (holotype MRAC 208858; range of other males in parentheses). —Total length 6.39 (4.54-7.38). Carapace. 2.70 (2.13-2.98) long, 1.92 (1.49-2.13) wide. Carapace yellowish brown, with very faint darker pattern, paler in front of fovea. Abdomen: gray, slightly reddish in front, with dense cover of brownish golden setae. Eyes: AME: 0.10; ALE: 0.11; PME: 0.10; PLE: 0.11; AME-AME: 0.05; AME-ALE: 0.02; PME-PME: 0.10; PME-PLE: 0.11; MOQ: AW: 0.22; PW: 0.29; L: 0.26. Clypeus low, slightly less than diameter of ALE. Chilum triangular, 0.11 high, 0.19 wide. Legs: Spination: I: F pl1d3* P-T v1-1-2 Mt v2-2-1; II: F pl 1d3* P-T v1-1-2 Mt v2-2; III: F pl1d2*rl1 P -T pl2*d2*rl2* v 2-2-2 Mt 10disp dw6; IV: F pl1d2*rl1 P v1 T pl2*d1rl2* v 2-2-2 Mt 10disp dw6. T, P and F of anterior leg pairs with ventral rows of long curved setae. Palp (Figs. 4-6): palpal tibia with dorsolateral apophysis as curved ridge; tegulum with posterior protrusion, not containing sperm duct, with frontal tapered extension between short, curved embolus and elongate, spoon-shaped median apophysis. Female (paratype MRAC 209522, range of other females in parentheses). —Total length 7.81 (6.60-8.38). Carapace: 3.05 (2.49-3.83) long, 2.34 (1.92-2.41) wide. Carapace (Figs. 1-3): as in male. Abdomen gray, with dense cover of brownish golden setae. Eyes: AME: 0.18; ALE: 0.14; PME: 0.11; PLE: 0.16 AME-AME: 0.05; AME-ALE: 0.04; PM E-PM E: 0.14; PM E-PLE: 0.14; MOQ: AW: 0.34; PW: 0.37; L: 0.34. Clypeus: low, half the diameter of ALE. Chilum: triangular, much wider than in male and less well delimited. 0.10 high, 0.51 wide. Legs: Spination:I: F pl1d2* P - T - M tv 2 -1; II: F pl1d2* P-T v1 Mt v2-1; III: F pl2*d2*rl2* P-T pl2*d2*rl2* v 2-2-2 Mt 10disp dw6; IV: F pl2*d2*rl2* P-T pl2*d2*rl2*v2— 2-2 Mt 10disp dw6. Epigyne (Figs. 7, 8): with wide sinuous, frontal ledge, central longitudinal groove and widely separated longitudinal entrance openings. Entrance ducts short and parallel, running towards the front, with wide slightly curved cul de sac tubes, reaching anterior margin of epigyne; two well separated globular spermathecae. Distribution.— Taita Hills, Kenya.Published as part of Warui, C. & Jocque, R., 2002, THE FIRST GALLIENIELLIDAE (ARANEAE) FROM EASTERN AFRICA, pp. 307-315 in The Journal of Arachnology 30 (1) on pages 309-312, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.81991
Cyrioctea sawadee Jocque, 2013, sp. nov.
No full textCyrioctea sawadee sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8C7A2AA2-79C5-4EDA-BC0F-29FF40058A66 Figs 1 A-C, 2 A-B, 3 A-C, 4 Diagnosis The male of C. sawadee sp. nov. can be recognized by the modiFed third leg with dense spination and very short tibia, and by the characters of the palp, of which the tooth on the ventral margin of the RTA is the most conspicuous. That character is shared with C. griswoldorum, which has a shorter dorsal tibial apophysis, the shape of the RTA is triangular rather than rectangular and the abdominal pattern consists of one pale spot on a dark background. Etymology The species name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality. Type material Holotype SOUTH AFRICA: Ƌ, Western Cape Province, Sawadee, 32°20.316’ S – 18° 49.405’ E, Oct. 2007, pittrap, 359 m alt., Nortje E. & Kritzinger-Klopper (NCA). Paratypes 2 ƋƋ, same data as holotype. Other material examined None. Description Male (holotype, Fig. 1 A-C) MEASUREMENTS. Total length 4.32; carapace 2.14 long, 1.22 wide; TI+PI: 1.95. COLOUR. Carapace brownish yellow with black fovea and dark margin; palp, chelicerae, mouthparts and sternum pale brown; legs yellow, femora suffused with dark grey; abdomen pale grey with dark pattern of central spot followed by four transverse bands; venter medium grey, darkened towards yellow spinnerets. CEPHALOTHORAX. Clypeus centredevoid of setaebut with dense clusterof inward curved thicksetaeon either side. Eye region with a row of six slightly curved spines (Figs 1 B, 3 A), on right side with one short thick extra seta.Chilum poorly developed, inconspicuous. Sternum subcircular, with rather long, thin, posterior extension. EYES. AME: 0.04; ALE: 006; AME-AME: 0.08; AME-ALE: 0.01; PME: 0.06: PLE: 0.06; PME-PME: 0.05; PME-PLE: 0.07. Clypeus 0.17 or 2.9 times width of ALE. LEGS. Legs III modiFed, provided with numerous spines; femora slightly swollen, spineless, tibiae short, as long as patella. MALE PALP. (Figs 2 A-B, 3 B-C) Tibia with short, triangular dorsal apophysis; RTA broad with dorsal margin smoothly curved down, ventral margin straight, with small tooth at base; cymbium oval, with sclerotized rim, slightly bulging near RTA. Tegulum strongly bulging and complex; embolus prolateral, broad and with semitransparent proximal Fange, smoothly curved outwards; median apophysis near retrolateral margin, curved downward, ventrally concave; central apophysis (CA) with digitiform sclerotized tip; distal apophysis (DA) with three short prongs. Female Unknown Distribution Only known from type locality in the Western Cape Province (Fig. 4).Published as part of Rudy C. A. M. Jocque, 2013, Cyrioctea (Araneae, Zodariidae) in Africa: temperate Gondwanaland relict, recent radiation, or both?, pp. 1-12 in European Journal of Taxonomy 47 on pages 3-7, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2013.47, http://zenodo.org/record/83077
Paraphlebia itzamna Ortega-Salas, Jocque & Gonzalez-Soriano 2022, sp. nov.
No full textParaphlebia itzamna Ortega-Salas, Jocque & González-Soriano sp. nov. Figs. 10 (head ♂ Bw), 23–24 (thorax ♂ Bw ♀), 45 (wings ♂ Bw), 80, 87 (appendages ♂ Bw), 114, 128 (posterior lobe of prothorax ♂ Bw ♀), 132 (S8– 10 ♀), 151 (map), 159 (habitus ♂ Bw). urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: CE8B1547-C58A-46B9-999C-AD647EC6B588 Holotype. HONDURAS • 1 ♂; Cortés, San Pedro Sula, Parque Nacional Cusuco (2); 15.4844°N, 88.2294°W; 1250 m; 29 Jun 2012; M. Jocque leg.; IBUNAM; IBUNAM:CNIN:OD22988. Paratypes. HONDURAS • 1 ♂; Atlántida, Tela, Jardín Botánico Lancetilla; [15.73°N, 87.44°W]; 100 m; V. Hellebuyck leg.; IBUNAM; IBUNAM:CNIN:OD22719 • same data but 2 ♂♂; Cortés, San Pedro Sula, Guanales camp, CNP; 15.4888°N, 88.2359°W; 1191 m; 29 Jun 2012; M. Jocque leg.; RG; BINCO_HON_12_036 • same data but 1 ♂; MJ; BINCO_HON_12_041 • same data but 4 ♂♂; RBINS; BINCO_HON_12_042 BINCO_HON_12_043 • same data but 32 ♂♂; 15.4888°N, 88.2368°W; 1174 m; MJ; BINCO_HON_12_044 to 045 • same data but 2 ♂♂; Santo Tomas, Tr 3, CNP; 15.5219°N, 88.2901°W; 1319 m; 26 Jul 2012; I. Argueta leg.; BINCO_HON_12_046 • same data but 1 ♂; Parque Nacional Cusuco (2); 15.4844°N, 88.2294°W; 1250 m; 29 Jun 2012; M. Jocque leg.; IBUNAM; IBUNAM:CNIN:OD22989 • same data but 1 ♀; Parque Nacional Cusuco (6); 1300 m; IBUNAM:CNIN: OD22993 • same data but 2 ♂; Parque Nacional Cusuco, Río Guanales (1); 1250 m; I. Argueta leg.; IBUNAM: CNIN:OD22986 to 22987. Etymology. Named itzamna /ɪtˈsɑmnɑ/ (L. noun in apposition), after Itzamna (also Itzamnaaj) the Mayan creator god. God of writing and esoteric knowledge. Description of holotype Head. Chiefly black, labrum dark glossy blue, anteclypeus with medial and lateral brown spots; postclypeus with pale lateral spots, frons with paired pale spots between eye and antennae, vertex with two pale spots anterolateral to lateral ocelli, occiput with complete pale occipital bar, eyes brown; antennal scape with pale distal margin, pedicel and flagellum light brown. Thorax. Prothorax: chiefly black; medial and posterior lobe with pale lateral edges; see Fig. 114 (paratype) for morphology. Pterothorax: chiefly black with diffuse green metallic reflections on mesepisternum and mesepimeron; see Fig. 23 for colour pattern; legs pale with dark markings; coxa pale with dark spots, pruinose anteriorly; trochanter pale; femora with pale flexor surfaces; tibiae and tarsi light brown; joints of femora and tibia black, dorsal ridge on femora mostly black; claws reddish. Wings. Black tip covering one-fifth of wing length and including pterostigma; FW with one post-quadrangular cell, vein that descend from subnodus at the first post-quadrangular Vx; CuA in HW forked, field between CuA and posterior margin with one extra sector and one supplementary vein. Px: FW 44/39, HW 37/36. Abdomen. Black with pale areas as follow: S2 with ventrolateral horizontal lines; S3–7 with diffuse basolateral spots; S9–10 and cerci pruinose on dorsum. Caudal appendages. Cerci: see Fig. 80 for morphology. Paraprocts:superior lobe rudimentary, only distinguished by a transverse groove; inferior lobe in lateral view smoothly rounded. Measurements. Abdomen: 43, FW: 38.2, HW: 37. Variation in males. In back-tipped males, variation was found in the extension of the black colouration on the pterothorax. A male from Lancetilla has a mostly pale sternum with black markings restricted to the area next to the ventral carina and a hint of a pale line at the mesopleural suture. Pale colouration on hyaline wing males more extensive: complete second pterothorax line turquoise in life, metepimeron with a wider contour line, the upper segment widening posteriorly up to half of the thickness of the metepimeron, forming a triangular area. Black tip varies slightly in extent (covering 10–14 and 8–9 Px in FW and HW respectively). Vein that descends from the subnodus in FW proximal to the first post-quadrangular Vx by one to two-fifths of the underlying cell length, field between CuA and posterior margin sometimes with two extra sectors. In some individuals, FW with vein that descends from the subnodus can be slightly distal to the first Vx. Measurements. Abdomen: 40.0–46.0, FW: 35.0–39.5, HW: 33.5–39; Px: FW 38–48; Px: HW 34–42. Description of female paratype Head. As in male. Thorax. Prothorax: pale with blackish medial elongated mark on posterior half of posterior lobe, about one-third length of lobe; see Fig. 128 for morphology. Pterothorax: see Fig. 24 for colour pattern; black markings on sternum diffuse; depression mesad to mesostigmal lobe in mesostigmal plate rounded. Wings. Hyaline, with a slightly amber tint; Px: FW 39/39; Px: FW 31/35. S1–7 as in male but pale markings more extensive; S8 dorsal pale spot present; S9 pale dorsal spot mushroom shaped, widened posteriorly. Ovipositor ending beyond tip of cerci. Diagnosis. Paraphlebia itzamna belongs in the group of species with the mediodorsal flange of the cerci poorly developed; that is, the maximum width of the flange is less than 1.5x the maximum width of the distal lobe. This species is unique in having the mesal margin of the mediodorsal flange convex, in dorsal view its greatest width at its proximal end, then it narrows towards the middle and finally widens again towards its distal end (Fig. 80a). In most other species of the group this margin is either slightly and smoothly curved or straight and the widest section is always at the distal end (Figs. 73–79). Distribution. Northwest Honduras: Cusuco National Park and the Lancetilla Botanical Garden in Cortés and Atlántida departments, respectively, from 100–1300 m.a.s.l.Published as part of Ortega-Salas, Héctor, González-Soriano, Enrique & Jocque, Merlijn, 2022, Untangling the waterfall damsels: a review of the Mesoamerican genus Paraphlebia Selys in Hagen, 1861 (Odonata: Thaumatoneuridae) with descriptions of 11 new species, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 5089 (1) on pages 18-19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5089.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/583606
Paraphlebia kukulkan Jocque & Ortega-Salas 2022, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Paraphlebia kukulkan</i> Jocque & Ortega-Salas sp. nov. <p>Figs. 13 (head ♂), 31 (thorax ♂), 48, 61 (wings ♂), 66, 93 (appendages ♂), 112 (posterior lobe of prothorax ♂), 151 (map).</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 4144AAF9-0AB3-44B7-B464-92F8EC014FDE</p> <p> Holotype. HONDURAS • 1 ♂; <b>Cortés</b>, San Pedro Sula, Parque Nacional Cusuco (4); 15.4844°N, 88.2294°W; 1250 m; 19 Jun 2011; M. Jocque leg.; IBUNAM; IBUNAM:CNIN:OD22991.</p> <p> Paratypes. HONDURAS • 1 ♂; <b>Cortés</b>, San Pedro Sula, Base camp, Tr 1, CNP; 15.5043°N, 88.2136°W; 1638 m; 29 Jun 2013; RBINS; BINCO_HON_13_034 • same data but 1 ♂; Base camp, Tr 3, CNP; 15.4848°N, 88.2096°W; 1398 m; BINCO_HON_13_033 • same data but 1 ♂; Basecamp, TR 1, CNP; 15.4939°N, 88.2137°W; 1619 m; 11 Jun 2014; BINCO_HON_14_067 • same data but 1 ♀ • same data but 1 ♂; 15.5021°N, 88.2123°W; 1382 m; 20 Jun 2014; BINCO_HON_14_068 • same data but 1 ♂; 15.497°N, 88.2133°W; 1464 m; BINCO_HON_14_069 • same data but 1 ♂; 15.4971°N, 88.2122°W; 1601 m; 29 Jun 2014; M. Van Roie leg.; BINCO_HON_14_083 • same data but 1 ♂; 24 Jul 2014; BINCO_HON_14_089 • same data but 1 ♂; Basecamp, Tr 1, CNP; 15.4997°N, 88.2146°W; 1621 m; 6 Jun 2017; M. Jocque leg.; BINCO_HON_17_006 • same data but 1 ♂; Cantiles camp, Tr 4, CNP; 15.5124°N, 88.2396°W; 1860 m; 7 Jul 2013; W. Stock leg.; BINCO_HON_13_035 • same data but 2 ♂♂; Cantiles camp, Tr 5, CNP; 15.521°N, 88.2457°W; 1907 m; 20 Jun 2013; M. Jocque leg.; BINCO_HON_13_ 030 • same data but 5 ♂♂ 1 ♀; 15.5109°N, 88.2418°W; 1774 m; BINCO_HON_13_032 • same data but 5 ♂♂; 15.504°N, 88.2105°W; 1811 m; 21 Jun 2014; BINCO_HON_14_070- BINCO_HON_14_074 • same data but 2 ♂♂; 27 Jun 2014; BINCO_HON_14_075 • same data but 2 ♂♂; 15.5133°N, 88.2417°W; 1724 m; 9 Jun 2017; BINCO_HON_17_004- BINCO_HON_17_005 • same data but 1 ♂; Cantilles camp, CNP; 15.5134°N, 88.2417°W; 1846 m; 10 Jul 2009; RG; BINCO_HON_09_020 • same data but 2 ♂♂; 15 Jul 2009; BINCO_HON_09_027- BINCO_HON_09_028 • same data but 2 ♀♀ • same data but 1 ♂; 18 Jun 2013; RBINS; BINCO_HON_13_029 • same data but 1 ♂; Cantilles camp, Tr 5, CNP; 15.5206°N, 88.2452°W; 1916 m; 23 Jun 2012; BINCO_HON_12_ 040 • same data but 5 ♂♂; 15.521°N, 88.2457°W; 1907 m; 20 Jun 2013; BINCO_HON_13_031 • same data but 1 ♂; 15.5133°N, 88.2417°W; 1724 m; 4 Aug 2013; BINCO_HON_13_037 • same data but 6 ♂♂; Capuca camp, Tr 2, CNP; 15.5089°N, 88.2169°W; 1781 m; 17 Jun 2016; BINCO_HON_16_007- BINCO_HON_16_009 • same data but 1 ♂; Cortecito camp, CNP; 15.5218°N, 88.2884°W; 1363 m; 30 Jul 2009; RG; BINCO_HON_09_021 • same data but 1 ♂; Cortecito camp, Tr 3, CNP; 15.5198°N, 88.2858°W; 1516 m; 17 Jul 2012; I. Argueta leg.; RBINS; BINCO_HON_12_039 • same data but 1 ♂; Cortecito camp, Tr 4, CNP; 15.5119°N, 88.2859°W; 1605 m; 14 Jul 2013; W. Stock leg.; BINCO_HON_13_036 • same data but 1 ♂; Cortecito camp, Tr 5, CNP; 15.521°N, 88.2457°W; 1907 m; 16 Jul 2012; I. Argueta leg.; BINCO_HON_12_038 • same data but 7 ♂♂; Cortecito, CNP; 15.5219°N, 88.2935°W; 1282 m; 16 Jul 2015; S. Jones, L. Geeraert & M. Jocque leg.; BINCO_HON_15_037, BINCO_HON_15_039 BINCO_HON_15_041 • same data but 2 ♂♂; 15.5221°N, 88.2911°W; 1297 m; BINCO_ HON_15_038 • same data but 5 ♂♂; 15.5223°N, 88.2845°W; 1419 m; 19 Jul 2015; L. Geeraert & M. Jocque leg.; BINCO_HON_15_042 to 045 • same data but 1 ♂; Cortecito, Tr 2, CNP; 15.524°N, 88.2874°W; 1394 m; 20 Jul 2014; M. Van Roie leg.; BINCO_HON_14_085 • same data but 1 ♂; 15.5239°N, 88.2833°W; 1466 m; BINCO_ HON_14_086 • same data but 1 ♀; 15.5239°N, 88.2891°W; 1386 m; BINCO_HON_14_087 • same data but 1 ♂; 15.5239°N, 88.2833°W; 1466 m; BINCO_HON_14_088 • same data but 1 ♀; 4 Jul 2015; S. Jones leg.; BINCO_ HON_15_030 • same data but 2 ♂♂; 15.5225°N, 88.2815°W; 1322 m; 14 Jul 2015; L. Geeraert & M. Jocque leg.; BINCO_HON_15_032 • same data but 1 ♂; 15.5233°N, 88.2811°W; 1309 m; BINCO_HON_15_033 • same data but 2 ♂♂; 15.5225°N, 88.2815°W; 1322 m; BINCO_HON_15_034 • same data but 4 ♂♂; Cortecito, Tr 3, CNP; 15.5158°N, 88.2865°W; 1570 m; 11 Jul 2015; BINCO_HON_15_031 BINCO_HON_15_032 • same data but 1 ♂ 4 ♀♀; 15.5219°N, 88.2901°W; 1319 m; 15 Jul 2015; BINCO_HON_15_035 BINCO_HON_15_036 • same data but 1 ♀; El Danto camp, CNP; 15.5282°N, 88.2777°W; 1566 m; 3 Jul 2009; M. Jocque leg.; RG; BINCO_HON_09_ 025 • same data but 1 ♂; El Danto camp, Tr 1, CNP; 15.5301°N, 88.2765°W; 1549 m; 2 Jul 2009; M. Jocque leg.; BINCO_HON_09_026 • same data but 1 ♀; 3 Jul 2009; BINCO_HON_09_023- BINCO_HON_09_024 • same data but larvae, exuviae • same data but 1 ♀; 7 Jul 2009; BINCO_HON_09_022 • same data but 1 ♂; El Danto, CNP; 15.504°N, 88.2105°W; 1461 m; 27 Jun 2014; RBINS; BINCO_HON_14_076 • same data but 2 ♀♀; El Danto, Tr 1, CNP; 15.5296°N, 88.2766°W; 1456 m; 31 Jun 2015; BINCO_HON_15_046 to 049 • same data but 5 ♂♂ • same data but 1 ♂; 15.5304°N, 88.2764°W; 1507 m; BINCO_HON_15_050 • same data but 1 ♀; El Danto, Tr4, CNP; 15.5279°N, 88.2774°W; 1543 m; 28 Jun 2014; BINCO_HON_14_077 • same data but 1 ♂; 15.5359°N, 88.2854°W; 1481 m; BINCO_HON_14_078 • same data but 1 ♂ 1 ♀; BINCO_HON_14_079 • same data but 2 ♂♂; BINCO_ HON_14_080 • same data but 1 ♂; 15.5366°N, 88.2846°W; 1463 m; BINCO_HON_14_081 • same data but 1 ♂; BINCO_HON_14_082 • same data but 1 ♂; Guanales camp, CNP; 15.4885°N, 88.2341°W; 1316 m; 29 Jun 2012; BINCO_HON_12_037 • same data but 1 ♂; Las Torres, CNP; 0°N, 0°E; m; 3 Aug 2014; BINCO_HON_14_090 • same data but 2 ♂♂; CNP; 15.5243°N, 88.2661°W; 1444 m; 29 Jun 2014; BINCO_HON_14_084 • same data but 1 ♂; Parque Nacional Cusuco (3); 15.4844°N, 88.2294°W; 1250 m; 29 Jun 2012; IBUNAM; IBUNAM:CNIN: OD22990 • same data but 1 ♂; Parque Nacional Cusuco (5); 23 Jun 2012; IBUNAM:CNIN:OD22992</p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>. Named <i>kukulkan</i> /kukulˈkɑn/ (L. noun in apposition), after K’uk’ulkan (also Kukulkán or Kukulcan), the Mayan version of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec feathered serpent deity.</p> <p> <b>Description of holotype</b></p> <p> <i>Head</i>. Chiefly black, labrum dark glossy blue, anteclypeus pale medially, becoming black laterally, postclypeus pale with a black medial spot of about one-third the clypeus length, maxillae with pale spots on ventral margin, frons pale laterally and on ventral margin, vertex with two pale spots anterolateral to lateral ocelli, eyes brown; antennal scape with pale distal margin, pedicel pale on distal third, flagellum pale.</p> <p> <i>Thorax</i>. Prothorax: with diffuse black markings on dorsum; anterior lobe pale; middle lobe pale over notopleural suture; posterior lobe pale on lateral lobes and posterior margin, see Fig. 112 (paratype) for morphology; propleuron with pale ventral corners. Pterothorax: chiefly black with diffuse green metallic reflections over dark colouration on mesepisternum and mesepimeron; see Fig. 31 (paratype) for colour pattern; sternum pale; legs pale but femora with black rings on distal joints; claws reddish.</p> <p> <i>Wings</i>. Hyaline, slightly amber tinted, vein that descends from subnodus in FW proximal to the first postquadrangular Vx by a distance of one-fifth of the underlying cell; CuA in HW not forked, field between CuA and posterior margin with one supplementary sector. Px: FW 35/42, HW 33/41.</p> <p> <i>Abdomen</i>. Black with pale areas as follow: S1 with ventrolateral spots; S2 with ventrolateral horizontal lines; S3–7 with laterobasal spots; S9–10 and cerci pruinose on dorsum.</p> <p> <i>Caudal appendages</i>. Cerci: see Fig. 66 (paratype) for structure. Paraprocts: superior lobe rudimentary, only distinguished by a transverse groove; inferior lobe in lateral view with an acute projection.</p> <p>Measurements. Abdomen: 42–46, FW: 38–39, HW: 37–38.</p> <p> <b>Variation in males</b>.</p> <p>In some specimens the frons varies from light blue to dark. Also, the first narrow pale line on pterothorax sometimes is briefly interrupted. The vein that descends from the subnodus in FW can be proximal to the first Vx up to three-fifths of the underlying cell and the field between CuA and posterior margin can be with none to two supplementary sectors.</p> <p>Measurements. Abdomen: 42–49, FW: 34–41, HW: 33–40.5; Px: FW 34–45; Px: HW 29–41.</p> <p> <b>Description of female paratype</b></p> <p> <i>Head</i>. As in male but, labrum black, occipital bar pale; frons pale or black.</p> <p> <i>Thorax</i>. Prothorax: posterior lobe rectangular, as wide as middle lobe, with gently rounded corners, shallow medial notch; lateral edges of posterior lobe more erect than in males. Pterothorax. As in male, triangular dark metepimeron stripe less clearly delineated.</p> <p> <i>Wings</i>. Hyaline; Px: FW 41/40; Px: HW 34/34. Vein that descends from the subnodus in FW proximal to first post-quadrangle Vx by three-fifths of the underlying cell length.</p> <p> <i>Abdomen</i>. S1–7 as in male but pale markings more extensive, especially for S5–8; S9 with pale mushroom shaped widened to the rear dorsal spot. Ovipositor ending at same length of tip of cerci.</p> <p>Measurements. Abdomen: 38.0, FW: 34.5, HW: 34.0.</p> <p> <b>Variation in females</b></p> <p>Measurements. Abdomen: 38–42, FW: 34.5–37.5, HW: 34–36.5; Px: FW 34–41; Px: HW 29–39.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>. This species is similar to <i>P. hyalina</i>, <i>P. chiarae</i> and <i>P. akan</i> and is diagnosed under the latter.</p> <p> <b>Natural history.</b> Abundant along small shaded forest streams and creeks.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. Northwest Honduras: it is known only from Cusuco National Park in Cortés Department at elevations from 1250 to over 1900 m.a.s.l.</p>Published as part of <i>Ortega-Salas, Héctor, González-Soriano, Enrique & Jocque, Merlijn, 2022, Untangling the waterfall damsels: a review of the Mesoamerican genus Paraphlebia Selys in Hagen, 1861 (Odonata: Thaumatoneuridae) with descriptions of 11 new species, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 5089 (1)</i> on pages 23-24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5089.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5836060">http://zenodo.org/record/5836060</a>
Ocyale ghost Jocque M. & Jocque R. 2017, sp. nov.
No full textOcyale ghost Jocque M. & Jocqué R. sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 37AAF237-A0C7-40D1-9BA8-6FF3D4864D79 Figs 1, 2, 3 A–F, 4A–D, 5A–F, 6A–C, 7A–C Diagnosis Males of O. ghost sp. nov. can be recognized by details of the male palp: the tegulum is restricted to the prolateral side of the bulbus, the distal prong of the palea appendage is much narrower than the proximal one and the MA with the perpendicular prong is rectangular. Females are characterized by the epigyne in which the T-shaped posterior sclerite is fully exposed and not covered with setae as in other species in the genus. Etymology The species name ‘ghost’ refers to the fully white appearance of this spider. Additional reference is made to the large white direwolf ‘Ghost’ in Game of Thrones, the first book in the series of fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Type material Holotype MADAGASCAR: ♂, Mahajanga Prov., Matsedroy, Lake 2, 15°29′33.9″ S, 046°39′04.1″ E, 5 Jul. 2016, 19:55–20:45, hand collected on sandy beach (Fig. 2), S. Wellens leg. (MRAC 245337). Paratypes MADAGASCAR: 1 ♀, 2 juvs, same data as holotype (MRAC 245338); 2 ♀♀, 2 juvs, same data as preceding (MRAC 245340); 2 ♀♀, 2 juvs, as preceding (MRAC 245341); 2 ♀♀, 2 juvs, as preceding (MRAC 245342); 1 ♀, as preceding (MRAC 245347); 1 ♂, 6 juvs, as preceding (MRAC 245348); 1 ♂, 3 juvs, as preceding (MRAC 245361); 2 ♀♀, 2 juvs, as preceding (MRAC 245350); 1 ♀, 5 juvs, as preceding except 12 Jul. 2016 (MRAC 245339); 1 ♀, 5 juvs, as preceding except 22 Jul. 2016 (MRAC 245351); 1 ♀, 4 juvs, as preceding except 24 Jun. 2016 (ZBA); 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, as preceding (ZBA); 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, 1 juv., as preceding (ZBA). Description Male (holotype) MEASUREMENTS. Total length 15.35; carapace 8.77 long, 2.27 high, 6.58 wide, narrowed to 3.95 in eye region; labium 1.14 wide, 0.79 long; sternum 3.68 long, 3.07 wide. COLOUR. Alive (Fig. 3 A–E): almost entirely white with slightly contrasting darker spots as in ethanol specimens; eyes surrounded by yellow rings; cheliceral condyle reddish brown. In ethanol (Fig. 4 A–B): fairly different from colouration of live specimens; carapace brownish cream with interrupted black radiating striae, black fovea, two pairs of spots in front of fovea and dispersed irregular spots along margins; PEQ covered with white setae, tegument dark in its anterior half; chelicerae brown with dark setae as seen in frontal view, dark brown with black setae in ventral view; labium dark brown with cream crescent shape along anterior concave margin; sternum with strongly sinuous lateral margins, ending in long, tapered point; with dispersed short dark setae; legs formula IV-III-I-II; uniform cream with dispersed short, dark setae and dark spines; pedipalp: femur, patella and tibia cream, cymbium and bulbus contrasting dark brown; abdomen: dorsum cream with dispersed small dark spots, two reddish apodemes in anterior half and dispersed dark setae, sides and venter uniform cream; spinnerets: ALS dark, PLS and PMS pale on dorsal side, dark on ventral side. EYES. AME: 0.35; ALE: 0.15; PME: 0.67: PLE: 0.61; eye rows: ALE: 1.51, PME: 1.51, PLE: 2.18. CHELICERAE. With three teeth on retromargin, one small proximal tooth and one larger distal tooth on promargin. LEGS. Spination of leg I (identical on both sides): femur pl4, d3, rl2; patella pl1, rl1; tibia pl2, d2, rl2, v2-2-2; metatarsus pl2, rl2, v2-2, dw5. Leg measurements: see Table 1. PALP (Figs 5 A–D, 6A–C, 7A–B). Tegulum ribbed, developed on prolateral basal part of bulbus; palea with two prongs, proximal one broad and slightly curved, distal one thin and strongly curved; embolus originating on retrolateral part of palea and curved ventrally around it; MA large, with prolateral part a short hook, ventral part subrectangular, perpendicular to the former. Female (paratype MRAC 245338) MEASUREMENTS. TL 16.24; carapace 7.95 long, 3.69 high, 6.31 wide, narrowed to 3.69 in eye region; labium 0.92 long, 1.08 wide; sternum 3.33 long, 2.83 wide. COLOUR. In ethanol (Fig. 4 C–D): dorsal surface of abdomen more uniform cream than in male but with similar dark spots and apodemes; pedipalp as in the male except for unmodified tarsus with dark tip. EYES. AME: 0.42; ALE: 0.21; PME: 0.67: PLE: 0.60; eye rows: ALE: 1.44, PME: 1.44, PLE: 2.14. LEGS. Spination of leg I, right (left): femur pl2(5), d3(4), rl3(3); patella pl1(1), rl1(1); tibia pl2(2), d1(1), rl2(2), v2-2-2 (3-2-2); metatarsus pl2(2), rl2(2), v2-2-2(2-2-2), dw5(5). Leg measurements: see Table 1. EPIGYNE (Figs 5 E–F, 7C). Roughly triangular area surrounded by dense mat of white setae; large and broad inverted T-shaped sclerite, 1.6 times wider than long; spermathecae large, globular; entrance ducts Z-shaped with basal portion slightly sinuous. Variation Males: TL 16.76–19.45 (n = 5); females: TL 16.47–22.01 (n = 19). Distribution Known only from the type locality (Fig. 1). Affinities We placed this species in the genus Ocyale based on the presence of the two elongate curved prongs on the palea (Figs 4B, 5 B–C, 6B), the epigyne surrounded with white hairs and with a wide inverted T-shaped sclerite (Figs 5E, 7C), the large globular spermathecae (Fig. 5F) and the conformation of the copulatory ducts (Alderweireldt 1996: fig. 27). The specimen illustrated by Siyam et al. (2015: figs 13–15) from Sudan is probably not an Ocyale, at least not O. pilosa because the palp does not fit the illustrations of Alderweireldt (1996: figs 12–13). The colour pattern described for the genus in both these papers may be inaccurate based on the observed differences between specimens in ethanol and photos of the living spiders for this new species. This indicates the value of including images of living animals in descriptions of new species. It is not clear to which species the representative of Madagascar is most closely related to. Biology Ocyale ghost sp. nov. was only found on the white sandy beaches (Fig. 3 A–B) of an inland lake in the study region. The surveys also included grassland and dry forest, but the species seems restricted to a white-sand habitat, as reflected in its habitus. Ocyale ghost sp. nov. is active at night and all specimens were caught with headlamps after sunset. Captured animals that were kept alive in large ziplock bags overnight constructed retreats in the sand, lined with silk (Fig. 3C). Possible prey include large insects such as grasshoppers (Fig. 3F) that also exhibit camouflage colours as an adaptation to the white beach they live on. Intraspecific predation is also likely to occur (Fig. 3E), a phenomenon which is not unusual among lycosids (Edgar 1969; Hallander 1970). We observed copulation and females with spiderlings (Fig. 3D) in the midst of the dry season (June–July). Juveniles of a complete range of size, from very small ones (6 mm TL) to subadults, were observed, indicating that this species might reproduce yearround. The permanent presence of water in its habitat might explain why this species is also active in the dry season when spider activity is on average very low.Published as part of Jocque, Merlijn, Wellens, Siel, Andrianarivosoa, J. D., Rakotondraparany, F., Seing, Sam The & Jocqué, Rudy, 2017, A new species of Ocyale (Araneae, Lycosidae) from Madagascar, with first observations on the biology of a representative in the genus, pp. 1-13 in European Journal of Taxonomy 355 on pages 5-11, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.355, http://zenodo.org/record/383631
Toxoniella Warui & Jocque, 2002, new genus
No full textToxoniella new genus Type species. — Toxoniella taltensls new species. Diagnosis. —Specirnens of Toxoniella have far more spines than representatives of Madagascan Gallieniellidae. Male representatives of Toxonlella have an oval tegulum with a posterior extension but lack a tegular central ridge; the embolus as well as the median apophysis and the embolar membrane are short and simple; females are characterized by the epigyne with long cul de sac tubes in front of the spermathecae which are double, each pair consisting of two well separated spheres. Etymology. —The name is derived from the Greek τοξου which means arch, and refers to the presence of the taxon in the Eastern Arc mountains. The gender is feminine. Natural history. —All specimens were caught in mountain forest by pitfall traps, sieving litter or hand collecting. Some of these forests are tiny remnants not exceeding a few ha. The elevation distribution ranges from 400-1200 m. Affinities. — The position of Toxoniella is problematic in that the females fit the Gallieniellidae (absence of EPGS) whereas the males should be placed in the Gnaphosidae as they possess these typical spigots. However, the Gallieniellidae have thus far only been defined (Platnick 1990) by the absence of EPGS piriform gland spigots and the presence of a distal sclerotized ring on the ALS, both plesiomorphic characters. In the absence of a sound definition of the Gallieniellidae there are two possibilities for the placement of Toxoniella both of which imply that they are in fact intermediate between the Gallieniellidae and the Gnaphosidae. The genus can either be regard ed as a derived gallieniellid in which only the males have acquired EPGS or as an ancestral gnaphosid in which the females have not yet acquired EGPS and retained a distal sclerotized ring in females. A third possibility exists that would consider Toxonlella a derived gnaphosid in which the EGPS have reversed into a distal sclerotized ring in females. The latter possibility is difficult to maintain for two reasons. The reversal of the EPGS into a previously lost sclerite is a most unlikely evolutionary step and the genus is apparently related to the South African Drassodella in which both sexes lack EPGS. This relationship is the main argument to accommodate Toxoniella among the gallieniellids. These genera share the dense spination that is absent in the Madagascan members of the family, rows of lamelliform hairs under the tarsal claws (Figs. 18-21), a pair of prolateral abdominal sigilla (see figs. 32, 33 in Jocque 1999) and frontal cul de sac expansions in the epigyne (Figs. 8, 12). In Drassodella these are bladder-like whereas they are clearly longer than wide in Toxoniella. Both the genera further possess a posterior extension of the tegulum, not connected with the origin of the embolus as in Gallieniella. The main differences in the pair of African continental genera is the absence of a central tegular ridge in Toxoniella, present in Drassodella and pairs of well separated spermathecae present in the former, absent in the latter, where the spermathecae appear to be constricted. Description. —Small to medium -sized spi ders (3-9) with oval carapace, widest between coxae II and III; narrowed in front to about 0.65 times maximum width. In profile rather flat, thoracic area lower than cephalic one, highest point just behind posterior eyes. Cervical grooves poorly indicated. Color: prosoma, including chelicerae and legs yellowish brown, covered with short, brownish golden setae; abdomen gray with dense cover of brownish golden setae. Eyes in two recurved rows, subcircular and subequal, except PME smaller oval and flat. Clypeus low, slightly more than diameter of ALE, straight with few setae. Chilum single, triangular. Chelicerae only slightly prolonged, extending forward about one fifth of carapace length (the variable individual inclination makes this figure not very relevant). Endites fairly broad, smoothly constricted opposite insertion of trochanters. Sternum shield-shaped with dispersed setae; coxae IV narrowly separated. Labium slightly longer than broad; hardly widened at base. Legs: formula 4123. Spination: fewer spines on anterior leg pairs than on posterior pairs. TI and TII, sometimes PI and PII, in male with ventral rows of long recurved setae. Mt III and IV with poorly developed preening brush. Claws with about 3-7 teeth, more numerous on anterior legs. With two rows of up to 6 lamelliform setae under claws (Figs. 20, 21). No scopulae. Abdomen oval, without scutum in both sexes; frontal part of male abdomen slightly sclerotized. Four dorsal sigilla and one small lateral one on either side. Six spinnerets: ALS in females with sclerotized subdistal ring, slightly conical, closely set; piriform gland spigots well developed but not enlarged (Figs. 15, 16); males with some EPGS (Fig. 17), without sclerotized distal ring. Male palp: tibia with small dorsolateral apophysis. Tegulum with posterior extension, not containing the sperm duct and frontal tapered extension. Embolus, median apophysis and embolar membrane all short and simple. Epigyne with single, wide, frontal ledge and curved lateral grooves; entrance ducts short but with frontal cul de sac tubes in front of double spermathecae. Distribution. — Only known from the Taita Hills, southeastern Kenya.Published as part of Warui, C. & Jocque, R., 2002, THE FIRST GALLIENIELLIDAE (ARANEAE) FROM EASTERN AFRICA, pp. 307-315 in The Journal of Arachnology 30 (1) on pages 308-309, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.81991
Cteniogaster toxarchus Jan Bosselaers & Rudy Jocque 2013, sp. nov.
No full textCteniogaster toxarchus sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:CBA4D351-0360-4F20-A6ED-CF4CCB6E7BBB Figs 2E-H, 4A-B, 8D-F, 9, 11A, E, 14; Appendix 1C, F Diagnosis Cteniogaster toxarchus sp. nov. differs from all other Cteniogaster gen. nov. species by the male palp with a straight, blunt, subtrapezoidal RTA and a pointed subtriangular rl apical MA with a pl membranous border, and by the vulva with widely separated, kidney-shaped median ST1. Etymology The species name is a noun in apposition and is derived from the Greek ToξaRχoς, commander of the archers, referring to the array of arrow-like setae on the posterior ve part of the male abdomen in Cteniogaster gen. nov., and to the present species’ status as typus of the genus. Type material Holotype ♀: TANZANIA, E. Usambara Mts., Kwamkoro Forest Reserve, 5°10.9’S 38°35.8’E, 6 Nov. 1995, 950 m asl, Griswold C., Scharff N., Ubick D. (ZMUC). Paratypes 4 ♀♀ 3 j.: same data as holotype; 17 ƋƋ, 25 ♀♀, 5 j.: TANZANIA, E. Usambara Mts., Amani, 5°5.7’S 38°38’E, 28 Oct.-9 Nov. 1995, 950 m asl, sifting litter, Griswold C., Scharff N., Ubick D. (ZMUC); 3 ♀♀, 5 j.: as previous, 27 Oct.-9 Nov. 1995; 18 ƋƋ 1 ♀ 1 j.: as previous; 1 Ƌ 3 ♀♀ 1 j.: as previous, Mbomole Hill, 5°5.7’S 38°37’E, 5-8 Nov. 1995, sifting litter, 100 m asl.; 5 ƋƋ, 2 ♀♀: Tanga, W. Usambara Mts., Mazumbai Forest, 4°49’S 38°30’E, 11-19 Nov. 1995, pitfall traps, 1400-1600 m asl, Griswold C., Scharff N., Ubick D. (ZMUC);>100 ƋƋ & ♀♀: as previous, sifting litter, 1400-1800 m asl; 3 ƋƋ, 4 ♀♀, 15 j. Mazumbai Forest, 4°49’S 38°29.5’E, 12-20 Nov. 1995, 1800-1900 m asl, sifting litter, Griswold C., Scharff N., Ubick D. (ZMUC; 2 ƋƋ 2 ♀♀ in MRAC); 2 ƋƋ, 2 ♀♀: Tanga, W. Usambara Mts., Mazumbai Forest, 4°49’S 38°30’E, 11-20 Nov. 1995, sifting litter, 1400-1800 m asl, Griswold C., Scharff N., Ubick D. (CAS). Description Male From Mazumbai (CAS) TOTAL LENGTH. 2.47. Carapace length 1.10, width 0.88, yellow brown, somewhat iridescent, with a thin border and grey mottling on sides (Figs 2E, 9A). Fovea brown, pronounced, length 0.13, anterior end 0.66 from front end of carapace. MOQ length 0.13, anterior width 0.11, posterior width 0.16, AER width 0.24, PER width 0.32. All eyes subcircular, LE equal in size, their diameter more than twice the diameter of ME, which are also equal in size. AME separated by less than their diameter, almost touching ALE. PME separated by 2.5 times their diameter, 1.5 diameters from PLE (Fig. 9A). Both eye rows recurved from above. Clypeus vertical, equal to diameter of AME. Chilum pale, about the size of the AME group. Chelicerae yellow brown. Labium slightly wider than long, half as long as endites. Sternum yellow, with a thin border, length 0.66, width 0.58. PCT weak and pointed. ABDOMEN. Grey dorsally, covered with long thin hairs, with brown, poorly deFned, subtriangular anterior do scutum covering less than 10 % of the do surface area. Ventral side of abdomen greyish white, with a brown sclerotised elliptic posterior patch carrying long, strong setae (Figs 2F, 9B). ALS separated by their diameter. Legs pale brown, somewhat iridescent. Retrocoxal hymen pronounced, subglobular. Tarsus IV bent. Leg spination as in Appendix 1C. LEG MEASUREMENTS: MALE PALP. As illustrated (Figs 9C-D, 11A), with a straight, blunt, subtrapezoidal RTA, a short, pointed, pl apical embolus, a median, fan shaped membranous apical conductor and a simple pointed subtriangular rl apical MA with a pl membranous border (Fig. 11A). [table omitted] Female (holotype) TOTAL LENGTH. 2.68. Carapace length 1.16, width 0.95, brown, laterally mottled as in male (Fig. 2G). Fovea pronounced, length 0.16, anterior end 0.66 from front end of carapace (Fig. 9H). MOQ length 0.11, anterior width 0.11, posterior width 0.15. AER width 0.27, PER width 0.36. Relative eye sizes, eye row curvatures and clypeus as in male. Chilum as in male, but wider. Sternum brown, with a thin border, length 0.71, width 0.66. PCT as in male. ABDOMEN. Coloured as in male, but without do scutum or ve modiFed setae. Legs pale brown, somewhat iridescent. Retrocoxal hymen large, oval, subglobular and pearly white. Leg spination as in Appendix 1F. LEG MEASUFREMENTS: EPIGYNE. With a small, narrow anterior hood, and two posterior lateral ridges, semitransparent and showing spermatecae in posterior half (Figs 2H, 9E). Vulva with widely separated, kidney-shaped median ST1 with thin internal spikes and posterior ST2 carrying a porous glandular structure (Figs 4A-B, 8D-F). [table omitted] Distribution Tanzania, East and West Usambara mountains, 950-1800 m asl.Published as part of Jan Bosselaers & Rudy Jocque, 2013, Studies in Liocranidae (Araneae): a new afrotropical genus featuring a synapomorphy for the Cybaeodinae, pp. 1-49 in European Journal of Taxonomy 40 on pages 13-16, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2013.40, http://zenodo.org/record/103667
Tenagomysis producta Tattersall 1923
No full text12. Tenagomysis producta Tattersall, 1923 Tenagomysis producta Tattersall 1923, 297, pl. III, figs. 13–18; Fukuoka & Bruce 2005, 11–12, 15, figs. 1E, F, 7 A–G. Type material: NHML, reference 1925.7.9.849–858, from “Terra Nova” expedition. Distribution: New Zealand Distribution in New Zealand: Sandy Pool, Bay of Islands (Tattersall W.M. 1923). Ecology: Estuarine.Published as part of Jocque, M. & Blom, W., 2009, Mysidae (Mysida) of New Zealand; a checklist, identification key to species and an overview of material in New Zealand collections, pp. 1-20 in Zootaxa 2304 (1) on pages 14-15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2304.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/530489
Hemienchytraeus Cernosvitov 1934
No full textGenus Hemienchytraeus Černosvitov, 1934 Type species: Enchytraeus stephensoni Cognetti, 1927 (nom. nov. pro Enchytraeus cavicola Stephenson, 1924 non E. cavicola Joseph, 1880)Published as part of Schmelz, Rüdiger M., Jocque, Merlijn & Collado, Rut, 2015, Microdrile Oligochaeta in bromeliad pools of a Honduran cloud forest, pp. 508-526 in Zootaxa 3947 (4) on page 513, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/24261
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