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Table 4 in Phylogenetic analyses and description of a new species of black widow spider of the genus Latrodectus Walckenaer (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Mexico; one or more species?

  • 1. Colección de Aracnología (CARCIB), Programa Académico de Planeación Ambiental y Conservación (PLAYCO), Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), S. C. Km 1 Carretera a San Juan de La Costa ́ El Comitán », La Paz, Baja California Sur, C. P. 23205, Mexico

Description

Table 4. Average linear measurements (mm) analyzed of male specimens from the putative species of Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 in Mexico recorded in this study. Values in parentheses represent minimum and maximum. “T” = length/width of carapace. “TT” = Tibia-Patella length of legs I or IV.

Males
L. mactansL. occidentalis sp. nov.Latrodectus sp. 1Latrodectus. sp. 2L. hesperus
Carapace length2.282.11 (1.82–2.53)2.5–3.032.01 (1.46–2.5)1.8 (1.34–2.62)
Carapace width1.851.78 (1.5–2.075)2.2–2.6561.68 (1.28–1.94)1.43 (1.1–2.02)
T coefficient1.2321.19 (1.08–1.25)1.136–1.1411.19 (1.06–1.3)1.25 (1.19–1.29)
Sternum length1.121.11 (1–1.2)1.4–1.681.1 (0.96–1.18)0.93 (0.78–1.16)
Sternum width1.121 (0.8–1.24)1.28–1.5071 (0.6–1.28)0.89 (0.7–1.16)
Coefficient sternum11.23 (1.16–1.35)1.093–1.1141 (0.75–1.09)1.13 (1.11–1.16)
Tibia-Patella I length5.6255.77 (5.31–6.8)6.125–7.684.54 (3.56–5.68)4.64 (3.32–7.04)
Tibia-Patella I width0.360.34 (0.3–0.4)0.437–0.550.3 (0.22–0.36)0.29 (0.22–0.42)
Tibia-Patella I coefficient15.62516.73 (15.8–18.01)13.963–1413.86 (11–16.18)15.5 (15.09–15.83)
Femur I length55.34 (4.8–6.16)5.437–6.963.99 (3.12–5.12)4.24 (3.12–6.4)
Femur I width0.420.38 (0.36–0.46)0.562–0.6750.4 (0.28–0.5)0.34 (0.24–0.54)
Femur I coefficient11.90413.88 (13.21–15.45)9.666–10.3119.91 (8.36–11.42)11.99 (11.19–12.85)
TT1 coefficient2.4672.76 (2.56–2.95)2.45–2.5332.26 (2.02–2.52)2.58 (2.37–2.68)
Tibia–Patella IV length4.354.20 (3.75–5)4.8–6.1873.59 (2.65–4.56)3.46 (2.27–5.31)
Tibia–Patella IV width0.240.365 (0.3–0.44)0.487–0.5620.33 (0.22–0.44)0.23 (0.22–0.26)
Tibia–Patella IV coefficient18.12511.53 (10.93–12.5)9.846–1110.22 (9.7–10.65)11.21 (10.34–12.07)
Femur IV length4.554.49 (4.05–5.37)4.95–6.163.8 (3.52–4.05)3.68 (2.45–5.68)
Femur IV width0.380.34 (0.24–0.44)0.475–0.5750.36 (0.24–0.44)0.27 (0.22–0.42)
Femur IV coefficient11.97313.35 (11.31–17.29)10.421–10.7139.96 (8.85–11.45)12.64 (9.42–16.66)
TT4 coefficient1.9072 (1.9–2.16)1.92–2.0411.78 (1.63–1.95)1.89 (1.67–2.02)

Notes

Published as part of Valdez-Mondragón, Alejandro & Cabrera-Espinosa, Luis A., 2023, Phylogenetic analyses and description of a new species of black widow spider of the genus Latrodectus Walckenaer (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Mexico; one or more species?, pp. 22 in European Journal of Taxonomy 897 on page 22, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.897.2293, http://zenodo.org/record/8405868

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