Makdiops nilgirensis
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Ordo: Araneae
Familia: Selenopidae
Genus: Makdiops
Name
Makdiops nilgirensis (Reimoser, 1934) comb. n. – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Selenops nilgirensis Reimoser 1934[1]: 486, Fig. 10.
Type material
Holotype female (MHNG): Karteri Valley, Tamil Nadu, India [11°18'N, 76°48'E], Voy. Carl et Escher.
Diagnosis
The species can be separated from other species by the raised epigynal plate and very large posterodorsal fold (Figs 87–88). Males unknown.
Description
Holotype:Color: carapace uniformly yellow-brown; sternum pale yellow; chelicerae pale yellow with darker infuscations anteriorly; maxillae pale yellow; labium pale yellow-brown; abdomen dorsally yellow brown with darker flecks medially and laterally, festoon prominent; ventrally pale yellow-brown; legs with femora, patellae and tibiae I-IV clearly annulated, yellow-brown, darkening distally; annulations not encircling legs entirely. Cephalothorax:setae long and thin; 0.81 times longer than broad; fovea longitudinal, broad, somewhat shallow. Eyes:AER nearly straight; PER recurved; PME larger than AME, PLE largest, ALE smallest; eye group width 1.53; eye diameters, AME 0.17, ALE 0.10, PME 0.25, PLE 0.29; PME-PLE 0.34, ALE-PLE 0.33, AME-PME 0.08; ocular quadrangle AME-AME 0.21, PME-PME 0.63; clypeus 0.06 high. Mouthparts:chelicerae with a few stout setae medially and anteriorly; lateral boss present, smooth; promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth; maxillae longer than broad, with tuft of conspicuous setae distally; labium distally rounded. Sternum:0.94 times longer than broad, posteriorly indented. Pedipalp:claw present with c. 6 teeth. Legs:leg I much shorter than legs II, III and IV; leg formula 32=41; scopulae absent on all legs; tarsus I–IV with strong claw tufts; pr claws with c. 10 teeth, rl claw with none; spination: leg I, Fm pr 1–1–0, d 1–1–1, rl 0; Ti v 2–2–2; Mt 2–2; Ti and Mt I and II with strong spines; leg II, Fm pr 0, d 1–1–1, rl 0; Ti 2–2–2; Mt 2–2; leg III, Fm pr 0, d 1–1–1, rl 0; Ti 1–0–0; Mt 1–0; leg IV, Fm pr 0, d 1–1–1, rl 0; Ti v 1–0 L, 0 R; Mt 0. Abdomen:terminal setal tufts present. Epigyne:lateral lobes not distinct, medial arch anterior to w-shaped area, median area in between this raised, small quadrangular area in center of plate, epigynal pockets present; internally, large posterodorsal fold present, and as this is the type of a rare specimen, we chose not to dissect it, spermathecae seen through integument are oblong and narrow, fertilization ducts located posterolaterally (Figs 87–88). Dimensions: Total length 6.65. Cephalothorax length 2.95, width 3.62. Sternum length 1.74, width 1.86. Pedipalp: Fm 0.96, Pt 0.48, Ti 0.63, Ta 0.96, (total) 3.03. Leg I: Fm 3.34, Pt 1.38, Ti 2.73, Mt 2.30, Ta 1.13, (total) 10.88. Leg II: Fm 4.25, Pt 1.55, Mt 2.57, Ta 1.17, (total) 12.53. Leg III: Fm 4.59, Pt 1.43, Ti 3.40, Mt 2.64, Ta 1.26, (total) 13.32. Leg IV: Fm 4.40, Pt 1.32, Ti 3.14, Mt 2.52, Ta 1.15, (total) 12.53.
Natural history
No data.
Distribution
The type locality only (Map 3).
Taxon Treatment
- Crews, S; Harvey, M; 2011: The spider family Selenopidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Australasia and the Oriental Region ZooKeys, 99: 1-104. doi
Other References
- ↑ Reimoser E (1934) Araneae aus Süd-Indien. Revue Suisse Zoologie 41:465-511.
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