Camptoscaphiella panchthar Baehr & Harvey & Smith 2010, new species

Camptoscaphiella panchthar Baehr, new species Figures 194–195, 291–300; map 3

TYPE: Female holotype, from Nepal, Panchthar District, Dhorpar Kharka, mature Rhododendron-Lithocarpus forest, 2700 m, 27°08′N, 87°54′E (13–16 Apr 1988, J. Martens, W. Schawaller) deposited in SMF (PBI_OON 15771).

ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the district of the type locality.

DIAGNOSIS: Females can be separated from all other species by the short, triangular lateral apodemes, a large inverted pear-shaped median plate, a circular anterior sclerite and a long, narrow copulatory duct extending posterior groove, with widened triangular tip (figs. 194–195).

MALE: Unknown.

FEMALE (PBI_OON 15771, figs. 291–300): Total length 1.82. Carapace yellow-brown, lateral margin undulate. Eyes: ALE 0.073; PLE 0.071; PME 0.088; PME largest, ALE circular, PME squared, PLE oval; ALE-PLE separated by less than ALE radius, PME touching throughout most of their length, PLE-PME touching. Sternum, chelicerae, endites, and labium yellow. Abdomen oval, dorsal scutum weakly sclerotized, yellow-brown, covering 1 ⁄ 2 to 3 ⁄ 4 of abdomen, between 1 ⁄ 4 and 1 ⁄ 2 abdomen width, not fused to epigastric scutum. Epigastric scutum and postepigastric scutum weakly sclerotized, yellow-brown. Leg femur I with two prolateral spines. Epigastric area with large pear-shaped median plate and circular thornlike anterior sclerite; copulatory duct narrow, long, extending posterior groove, with widened triangular tip, apodemes short, triangular, not reaching posterior groove (figs. 194–195, 300).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: East Nepal (map 3).