Taintnops paposo
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Ordo: Araneae
Familia: Caponiidae
Genus: Taintnops
Name
Taintnops paposo Brescovit & Sánchez-Ruiz, 2016 sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Types
Holotype and paratype females from Reserva Nacional Paposo (24°57,82'S, 70°27,961'W), 52m asl, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Chile, 16/VII/2012, A.D. Brescovit, A.J. Santos & A. Taucare-Rios col., deposited in IBSP 166983 and 166984, respectively.
Etymology
The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.
Diagnosis
Females differ from those of Taintnops goloboffi Platnick (see Platnick 1994b[1]: fig. 25) by the oval anteromedian receptaculum lacking posterior extensions (Fig. 16E)
Description
Male. Unknown.
Female (holotype). Total length 3.9. Carapace 1.3 long, 0.8 wide. Carapace, mouthparts and sternum reddish. Border of eyes black. Legs and pedipalp orange. Abdomen uniformly creamy white, with epyginal area orange (Fig. 6H). Leg measurements: I: femur 0.85/ patella 0.4/ tibia 0.55/ metatarsus 0.45/ tarsus 0.3/ total 2.55; II: 0.75/ 0.4/ 0.55/ 0.45/ 0.25/ 2.40; III: 0.6/ 0.3/ 0.4/ 0.35/ 0.3/ 1.95; IV: 0.9/ 0.4/ 0.7/ 0.6/ 0.35/ 2.45. External female genitalia with weakly sclerotized anterior plate, and posterior border of genital opening strongly sclerotized (Fig. 6H). Internal genitalia with oval and elongate membranous anteromedian receptaculum not extending posteriorly, lacking sclerotized posterior extensions (Fig. 16E).
Other material examined
None.
Distribution
Known only from Taltal area, in the Antofagasta Region.
Natural history
Both specimens were collected under rocks during the day. Silk retreats were not observed in the area.
Original Description
- Brescovit, A; Sánchez-Ruiz, A; 2016: Descriptions of two new genera of the spider family Caponiidae (Arachnida, Araneae) and an update of Tisentnops and Taintnops from Brazil and Chile ZooKeys, (622): 47-84. doi
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Other References
- ↑ Platnick N (1994b) A review of the Chilean spiders of the family Caponiidae (Araneae, Haplogynae). American Museum Novitates 3113: 1–10.