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Pseudanapis domingo Platnick & Shadab, 1979, new species
No full textPseudanapis domingo,new species Figure 53 Type: Male holotype from Berlese sample of forest litter taken 16 km. southeast of Santo Domingo Tinalandia, Pichincha,Ecuador (June 15, 1975; S. B. Peck), deposited in FMNH. Etymology: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality. Diagnosis: Males of P. domingo may be recognized by the medially situated embolus and uninvaginated tegulum (fig. 53). Male: Total length 0.67. Carapace 0.43 long,0.29 wide, 0.22 high. Abdomen 0.47 long, 0.40 wide. Patellae lighter than other leg segments. Palpal patella with small ventral apophysis; tegulum not invaginateci distally (fig. 53). Female: Unknown. Material Examined: Only the holotype.Published as part of Platnick, N. I & M. U. Shadab, 1979, A review of the spider genera Anapisona and Psudanapis, pp. 1-20 in American Museum Novitates 2672 on page 1
Pseudanapis gertschi Platnick & Shadab, 1979, new combination
No full textPseudanapis gertschi (Forster), new combination Figures 52, 58, 59 Anapisona gertschi Forster, 1958, p. 9,figs. 8,10, 11, 13, 20, 23 (male holotype from Tenejapa, Chiapas,Mexico, in AMNH, examined); not fig. 26 (=Anapisona kethleyi). Diagnosis: Males of P. gertschi may be recognized by the medially situated embolus and invaginateci tegulum (fig. 52), females by the small spermathecae on long stalks (figs. 58, 59). Male: Described by Forster (1958). Female: Described by Forster (1958); the abdomen (missing in specimens available to Forster) is as in P. paroculus females. Material Examined: Costa Rica: Cartago: Rio Grande de Orosi, 10 km. S Tapanti,elevation 1500 m., Berlese of mixed forest floor litter, Apr. 14,1973 (J. Wagner, J. Kethley, FMNH), 39. Mexico: Chiapas: Palenque,July 6,1949 (C. and M. Goodnight, AMNH), lc?, 22; Berlese of rotten wood from cacao grove, Jan. 29,1976 (C. Alteri, AMNH), lc?; Berlese of leaves and humus from cacao grove, Jan. 29,1976 (C. Alteri, AMNH), IS, 19. Tenejapa ,July 22,1950 (C. Goodnight, AMNH), lc? (holotype). Veracruz'. Cueva Macinga, Tlilapan,Jan. 9,1977 (J. Reddell, A. Grubbs, S. McKenzie, C. Soileau, AMNH), lc?,12. Panama: Canal Zone: Barro Colorado Island, June, 1950 (A. M. Chickering,MCZ), 1.Published as part of Platnick, N. I & M. U. Shadab, 1979, A review of the spider genera Anapisona and Psudanapis, pp. 1-20 in American Museum Novitates 2672 on page 1
Anapisona schuhi Platnick & Shadab, 1979, new species
No full textAnapisona schuhi, new species Figures 42, 43 Type: Female holotype from an elevation of 120 m. at the Reserva Ducke, 25 km. northnortheast of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (July 21,1973; R. T. Schuh),deposited in the Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Etymology: Named with great pleasure for my good friend and colleague, Dr. R. T. Schuh, collector of the holotype. Diagnosis: Females of A. schuhi may be recognized by the presence of anterior median eyes. Male: Unknown. Female: Total length 1.48. Carapace 0.79 long,0.58 wide, 0.47 high. Abdomen 0.76 long, 0.68 wide. Carapace and sternum orange, legs yellow. Anterior median eyes present, contiguous, about one-fourth the diameter of other eyes; from above, both eye rows slightly procurved. Metatarsus I with or without median cusp, with distal prolateroventral cusp. Epigynum with triangular wings (fig. 42); ducts basally expanded (fig. 43). Material Examined: Only the holotype.Published as part of Platnick, N. I & M. U. Shadab, 1979, A review of the spider genera Anapisona and Psudanapis, pp. 1-20 in American Museum Novitates 2672 on pages 13-1
Anapisona bordeaux Platnick & Shadab, 1979, new species
No full text<p>Anapisona bordeaux, new species</p> <p>Figures 22,23</p> <p>Type: Male holotype from Bordeaux Mountain, St. John, United States Virgin Islands (December 17,1965), deposited in AMNH.</p> <p>Etymology: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.</p> <p>Diagnosis: Males of A. bordeaux may be recognized by the narrow, terminal embolus (fig. 22).</p> <p>Male: Total length 2.27. Carapace 1.10 long, 0.81 wide, 0.68 high. Abdomen 1.09 long, 1.18 wide. Dorsal abdominal scutum invaginated at top. Clypeal height almost three times the anterior lateral eye diameter. Posterior median eyes separated by almost twice their diameter from posterior laterals. Tibia I with one prolateral and one retrolateral cusp at middle.</p> <p>Cymbium with dorsal projection at base and two strong bristles at apex (figs. 22,23).</p> <p>Female: Unknown.</p> <p>Material Examined: Only the holotype.</p>Published as part of <i>Platnick, N. I & M. U. Shadab, 1979, A review of the spider genera Anapisona and Psudanapis, pp. 1-20 in American Museum Novitates 2672</i> on page 1
Apopyllus ivieorum Platnick & Shadab 1984
No full textApopyllus ivieorum Platnick & Shadab, 1984 Figs 3 D, 4D, 5D, 6D, 7D, 8D, 14A Apopyllus ivieorum Platnick & Shadab, 1984: 8, figs 15–16. Male holotype from 8 mi west of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico (16º57’19”N 96º28’15”W), 29.VIII.1966. J. and W. Ivie coll., deposited in AMNH (examined). Diagnosis. Males can be distinguished by the cymbial incision distally situated, by the absence of a cymbial retrolateral projection, and the characteristic shape of RTA (Figs 3 D, 4D, 5D, 6D, 7D, 8D). Description. See Platnick & Shadab (1984). Females unknown. Material examined. Only the type material. Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Oaxaca, Mexico (Fig. 14 A).Published as part of Azevedo, Guilherme H. F., Ott, Ricardo, Griswold, Charles E. & Santos, Adalberto J., 2016, A taxonomic revision of the ground spiders of the genus Apopyllus (Araneae: Gnaphosidae), pp. 301-327 in Zootaxa 4178 (3) on pages 310-311, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4178.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26107
Anapisona aragua Platnick & Shadab, 1979, new species
No full textAnapisona aragua, new species Figures 6-9,24, 25,40,41 Types: Male holotype and female paratype from Berlese sample of litter taken in a wet montane forest at an elevation of 1000-1400 m. at Rancho Grande, 15 km. north of Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela (February 9-27, 1971; S. B. Peck), deposited in MCZ. Etymology: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality. Diagnosis: Males of A. aragua may be recognized by the broad embolus (figs. 8,9,25), females by the basal epigynal ridge (figs. 40, 41). Male: Total length 0.72. Carapace 0.36 long, 0.36 wide, 0.37 high. Abdomen 0.47 long, 0.42 wide. Sternum with median dark patch. Chelicerae and clypeus without knobs. Tibia I without cusps. Metatarsus I with pair of distal cusps. Embolus forming a figure-8,greatly expanded, with translucent rim (figs. 8, 9,40,41). Female: Total length 1.00. Carapace 0.40 long, 0.40 wide, 0.28 high. Abdomen 0.79 long, 0.65 wide. Sternum and chelicerae as in male. Legs without cusps. Epigynum with basal ridge (fig. 41); ducts long, curved, bifid distally (fig. 41). Material Examined; Five males and two females taken with the types,and one male and three females taken in a Berlese sample of forest litter at an elevation of 1000 m. at Quebrada Susumuco, 23 km. northwest of Villavicencio ,Meta, Colombia on March 5, 1972, by S. and J. Peck (FMNH).Published as part of Platnick, N. I & M. U. Shadab, 1979, A review of the spider genera Anapisona and Psudanapis, pp. 1-20 in American Museum Novitates 2672 on pages 14-1
Pseudanapis benoiti Platnick & Shadab, 1979, new species
No full textPseudanapis benoiti, new species Figures 51,56,57 Types: Male holotype and female paratype from Vallèe de Kiharo, Kambaila, Kivu, Zaire (June, 1973; M. Lejeune), deposited in MR AC. Etymology: Named for Dr. P. L. G. Benoit, who made these and other African anapids available for study. Diagnosis: Males of P. benoiti may be recognized by the large proximal apophysis on the palpal patella (fig. 51),females by the large, round spermathecae (figs. 56, 57). Male: Total length 0.81. Carapace 0.47 long, 0.41 wide, 0.26 high. Abdomen 0.48 long, 0.46 wide. Patellae lighter than other leg segments. Ratio of eyes, anterior lateral: posterior median: posterior lateral, 3:2:3. From above, posterior eye row slightly recurved. Posterior median eyes separated by twice their diameter from posterior laterals. Palpal patella with large proximal and small distal apophyses; embolus long, arising on prolateral side of bulb at about one-third its length, extending across and beyond tip of tegulum (fig. 51). Female: Total length 0.86. Carapace 0.47 long, 0.43 wide, 0.27 high. Abdomen 0.58 long, 0.58 high. Legs and eyes as in male, except posterior eye row slightly procurved. All palpal segments present but tibia and tarsus fused. Abdomen as in P. paroculus females. Spermathecae relatively large, rounded (figs. 56,57). Material Examined: Thirteen males and 19 females taken with the types (MRAC, AMNH, Otago Museum), plus the following: Zaire: Kivu: Forêt de Kasuo, Lubero, elevation 1600 m., Dec. 27-31,1966 (R. P. M. Y. Celis, MRAC), lc?, 3?; Ruiss. Musumusubu, Lubero, elevation 1420 m., Dec. 30,1966 (R. P. M. Y. Celis, MRAC), 12; Forêt de Visiki, Dec. 22, 1971 (M. Lejeune, MRAC), 12; Vallèe de Kalingolingo, Kambaila, June, 1973 (M. Lejeune,MRAC),1 c?,29; Vallèe de Vukaika,Kambaila, June, 1973 (M. Lejeune, MRAC), lcí.Published as part of Platnick, N. I & M. U. Shadab, 1979, A review of the spider genera Anapisona and Psudanapis, pp. 1-20 in American Museum Novitates 2672 on pages 18-1
Anapis castilla Platnick & Shadab
No full textAnapis castilla Platnick & Shadab Figs. 1 - 6 Anapis castilla Platnick & Shadab 1978:22, fig. 20 (male holotype from Berlese sample of forest litter collected at the edge of the Amazon River at RamoÂn Castilla (5 km NW. of Leticia, Colombia), Loreto, Peru, 23 February 1972, S. & J. Peck, deposited in Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, not examined). Material examined.- BRAZIL: Amazonas: 27 males, 31 females, Manaus, Rio Solimões, Canal Janauari (03° 20' S, 60° 17' W, " âgua mista"), 1988, J. Adis et al. (MCN 23687; IBSP 34436-34440; SMNK; INPA); 7 ♂, 2 ♀, with same locality data, 1 March 1988 (MCN 23686). Diagnosis. ÐFemales of A. castilla are distinguished from other Anapis females by strong sclerotizations around the opening of the copulatory ducts (Figs. 5 - 6). Description. - ÐMale: Described by Platnick & Shadab (1978). Body and palp are here presented in Figs. 1 - 3. Female: Carapace, sternum and abdominal scutum brownish orange. Legs orange. Tibia I with one very short distal prolateral cusp. Anterior portion of carapace not projecting, as in male (Fig 4). Anterior lateral eyes separated by about one third of their diameter. Scutum of abdomen smooth, covering the dorsum entirely, with very small and abundant lateral punctuations (Fig 4). Surface of ventral scutum covered with irregularly dispersed and very slightly sclerotized depressions. Measurements. Total length 1.27. Carapace 0.62 long, 0.50 wide, 0.40 high. Abdomen 1.18 long, 1.04 wide. Legs: I, femur 0.48, patella 0.20, tibia 0.30, metatarsus 0.14, tarsus 0.38, total 1.50; II, 0.42, 0.18, 0.28, 0.12, 0.34, 1.34; III, 0.30, 0.14, 0.22, 0.12, 0.30, 1.08; IV, 0.40, 0.14, 0.28, 0.14, 0.32, 1.28. Epigynal plate with very dark portions surrounding the genital openings and sinuous posterior margin. Spermathecae small, ducts "S" shaped. (Figs. 5 - 6).Published as part of Ott, R. & A. D. Brescovit, 2003, Description of the females of Anapis castilla and Anapisona bordeaux (Araneae, Anapidae)., pp. 340-343 in J. Arachnol. 31 on page 34
Apopyllus now Platnick & Shadab 1984
No full textApopyllus now Platnick & Shadab, 1984 Figs 3 C, 4C, 5C, 6C, 7C, 8C, 10E, 11E, 12E, 13E, 14A Apopyllus now Platnick & Shadab, 1984: 7, figs 19–22. Male holotype and female paratype from the south slope of Veeris Berg, Curaçao (12º10’7”N, 68º59’25”W), 20.XII.1962, H.W. Levi coll., deposited in MCZ (examined). Diagnosis. Females can be distinguished by the anterior ridge arched and thick on the sides (Figs 10 E, 11E). Males can be diagnosed by the retrolateral cymbial projection shorter than the RTA in dorsal and ventral view, by the shorter embolus, with a more distally situated embolus loop, and by the shape of the robust RTA (Figs 3 C, 4C, 5C, 6C, 7C, 8C). Description. See Platnick & Shadab (1984). Material examined. Only the holotype and paratype. Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Curaçao (Fig. 14 A).Published as part of Azevedo, Guilherme H. F., Ott, Ricardo, Griswold, Charles E. & Santos, Adalberto J., 2016, A taxonomic revision of the ground spiders of the genus Apopyllus (Araneae: Gnaphosidae), pp. 301-327 in Zootaxa 4178 (3) on page 310, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4178.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26107
Anapisona ashmolei Platnick & Shadab, 1979, new species
No full textAnapisona ashmolei, new species Figures 19,32, 33 Types: Male holotype and female paratype taken on a rock in the terminal sump of the main cave at Los Tayos, latitude 3°10' S, longitude 78°12' W, Morona-Santiago,Ecuador (July 12,1976; N. P. Ashmole), deposited in AMNH courtesy of Dr. Ashmole. Etymology: Named for the collector of the type specimens. Diagnosis: Males of A. ashmolei may be recognized by the three bristles on the cymbial extension (fig. 19),females by the long epigynal openings and moderately coiled ducts (figs. 32,33). Male: Total length 1.98. Carapace 0.90 long, 0.79 wide, 0.43 high. Abdomen 1.15 long, 1.12 wide. Pars cephalica and margins of pars thoracica brownish orange, remainder of pars thoracica dark brown. Sternum uniformly orange. Clypeal height more than three times the anterior lateral eye diameter. Posterior median eyes separated by twice their diameter from posterior laterals. Legs, setae, and tarsal claws elongated. Tibia I with one or two prolateroventral cusps at middle. Embolus with three coils; cymbial extension with one thin subterminal and two thick terminal bristles (fig. 19). Female: Total Length 1.94. Carapace 0.86 long, 0.61 wide, 0.46 high. Abdomen 1.22 long, 1.26 wide. Sternum with pale margins. Clypeal height more than twice the anterior lateral eye diameter. Posterior median eyes separated by 1.5 times their diameter from posterior laterals. Tibia I with or without prolateroventral cusp at middle; metatarsus I with median and two distal, median and one distal, or only distal cusps. Epigynal openings long (fig. 32); posterior portion of ducts transverse (fig. 33). Material Examined: Ecuador: Morona-Santiago: Los Tayos, on wet wall of main cave, July 12,1976 (N. P. Ashmole, NPA), 1S; bottom of second (80,) pitch of Commando Cave, July 10,1976 (N. P. Ashmole, NPA), IS, 1; July 10,1976 (G. T. Jefferson, NPA), 2$.Published as part of Platnick, N. I & M. U. Shadab, 1979, A review of the spider genera Anapisona and Psudanapis, pp. 1-20 in American Museum Novitates 2672 on pages 9-1
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