Eucteniza coylei
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Ordo: Araneae
Familia: Euctenizidae
Genus: Eucteniza
Name
Eucteniza coylei Bond & Godwin, 2013 sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Type material
Male holotype (EU009), from Morelos, Mexico, 0.8km W Tepozitlán, Rt 1150 on rd to Ocotepec, 18.9889, -99.11168, 1822m, coll. F. Coyle 10.vi.1982. Male holotype deposited in AMNH.
Etymology
The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of arachnologist Fred Coyle who collected the type specimen.
Diagnosis
Eucteniza is similar in appearance to Eucteniza mexicana but has thinner tarsi and short tibia I (Figs 19, 22) prolateral spines that are concentrated distally whereas Eucteniza mexicana lacks short distal spines on tibia I.
Description of male holotype
Specimen preparation and condition. Specimen preserved in 70% EtOH. Pedipalp, legs I, II removed and stored in vial with specimen. Color faded. General coloration. Carapace dark red 2.5YR 3/6. Abdomen reddish black 2.5YR 2.5/1. Cephalothorax. Carapace 4.75 long, 4.00 wide, glabrous, pars cephalica moderately elevated. Fringe of sparse black setae. Foveal groove deep, procurved. AER slightly procurved, PER straight. AME and PME subequal. Sternum moderately setose, STRl 2.83, STRw 2.76. Posterior sternal sigilla large, not contiguous, anterior sigilla pairs small and marginal. Chelicerae with anterior row comprising 6 large teeth, posterior margin with a patch of approximately 12 small teeth. Palpal endites and labium without cuspules, LBw 0.79, LBl 0.58. Rastellum consists of 8 spines. Abdomen. Setose, thin, fine black setae. Legs. Leg I 4.20, 2.20, 2.88, 2.56, 1.84; leg IV: 4.30, 2.00, 3.75, 3.80, 2.25. Light scopulae on legs I, II. Tarsus I with 10 widely spaced trichobothria. Leg I spination pattern (Figs 19, 20, 22); TSp 14, TSr 0, TSrd 0. Pedipalp. PTw 1.58, PTl 2.00, Bl 1.45. Embolus relatively short, flared at tip (Fig. 21).
Variation
Known only from the type specimen.
Description of female
Known only from the male holotype specimen.
Distribution
Known from the type locality in Morelos, Mexico (Fig. 1).
Original Description
- Bond, J; Godwin, R; 2013: Taxonomic revision of the Trapdoor spider genus Eucteniza Ausserer (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Euctenizidae) ZooKeys, 356: 31-67. doi
Images
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![Figures 18–22. Eucteniza coylei sp. n. male holotype specimen from Morelos, Mexico. 18 retrolateral aspect, leg I [831990] 19 prolateral aspect, leg I [831986] 20 retrolateral aspect, leg II [831992] 21 retrolateral aspect, pedipalp [831994] 22 line drawings, leg I retrolateral and prolateral (tibia) aspects.](/wiki/File:ZooKeys-356-031-g005.jpg)
