Novalena garnica Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2017, new species

Novalena garnica new species

Figure 26; Map 5

Type. Holotype male: MEXICO: Michoacán: Municipality of Queréndaro, Parque Nacional Cerro de Garnica, 2835 m, 8.V.1963, W.J. Gertsch and W. Ivie, deposited at AMNH.

Etymology. The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

Diagnosis. The males of N. garnica differ from N. leonensis in having the tegular median process with one projection (Fig. 26 a) and the RTA with ventral and dorsal projections of similar size (Fig. 26 b). The females differ from all other species by the absence of spurs or hoods (Fig. 26 c).

Description. Male (holotype): Carapace reddish. Chelicerae and condyles dark orange. Endites and labium light brown with white tips. Sternum yellow. Legs yellow, tibia and metatarsus orange. Three weak rings on femur. Opisthosoma light brown with an anterior reddish spot, four pairs of posterior black spots, and posterior foliage. Spinnerets light brown. Total length 5.38. Carapace length 3.13, width 2.13, cephalic region width 1.19, ocular region width 0.67. Eye diameter: AME 0.08, ALE and PME 0.13, PLE 0.12. Distance between eyes: AME-AME 0.08, AME-ALE 0.08, AME-PME 0.17, ALE-PLE 0.04, ALE-ALE 0.29, PME-PME 0.1, PME-PLE 0.1. Clypeus height 0.15. Chelicerae with three retromarginal teeth; basal segment length 1.3, fang length 0.58. Labium wider than long (0.39/0.3). Endites slightly convergent (distance at their base compared at their tips 0.39/0.3). Sternum longer than wide (1.57/1.19). Opisthosoma longer than wide (2.76/1.67). ALS separated by less their basal diameter (0.19/0.23), PLS with distal segment shorter than basal segment (0.23/0.38). Leg lengths: I—femur 2.05/ patella-tibia 2.48/ metatarsus 1.67/ tarsus 1.19; II—1.9/ 2.29/ 1.71/ 1.19; III—2 / 2.24/ 1.95/ 1.1; IV—2.52/ 2.95/ 2.9/ 1.43. Spination: femur dorsal I—1-1 -2/ II—1-1 -3/ III—1-2 -3/ IV—1-1 -3; patella I—dorsal 1-1/ prolateral 1/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 / 1/ 0; III—1-1 / 1/ 1; IV—1-1 / 1/ 1; tibia I—dorsal 0/ ventral 2-2-2/ prolateral 1-1-0/ retrolateral 0; II—0/ 1-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 0; III—1-1 -0/ 1-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; IV—1-1 -0/ 1-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; metatarsus I— 0/ 2-2-2/ 0-0-1/ 0-0-1; II—0/ 2-2-2/ 1-0-1/ 0-0-1; III—2-2 -2/ 2-2-2/ 1-0-1/ 0-0-1; IV—2-2 -2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-0-1. Number of trichobothria on tarsus: I—6, II—7, III—7, IV—7. Number of dorsal spines on pedipalp: femur 3, tibia 2. Cymbium length 1.1, width 0.61. Embolus curved; conductor distally notched; tegular median process with rounded tip; dorsal projection of RTA pointed, ventral projection slightly flattened (Fig. 26 a, b).

Female (paratype) (AMNH): Carapace dark brown. Chelicerae reddish, condyles yellow. Endites and labium dark brown with white tips. Sternum yellow with border dark brown. Legs orange, coxa with diffuse black spots and metatarsus I and II dark brown. Three black rings on femur, one on patella, and two on tibia. Opisthosoma with anterior reddish spot, several lateral brown spots, and posterior foliage. ALS orange, PLS with basal segment dark brown and distal segment yellow. Total length 8.13. Carapace length 3.88, width 2.75, cephalic region width 1.67, ocular region width 0.9. Eye diameter: AME 0.15, ALE and PLE 0.21, PME 0.17. Distance between eyes: AME- AME 0.06, AME-ALE 0.1, AME-PME 0.19, ALE-PLE 0.06, ALE-ALE 0.38, PME-PME 0.13, PME-PLE 0.13. Clypeus height 0.21. Chelicerae with three retromarginal teeth; basal segment length 1.58, fang length 0.7. Labium as long as wide (0.55/0.55). Endites almost straight (distance at their base compared at their tips 0.55/0.42). Sternum longer than wide (1.95/1.57). Opisthosoma longer than wide (4.63/2.88). ALS separated by less their basal diameter (0.25/0.38); PLS with distal segment as long as basal segment (0.38/0.38). Leg lengths: I—femur 2.75/ patella-tibia 3.63/ metatarsus 2.13/ tarsus 1.88; II—2.75/ 3.38/ 2.25/ 1.5; III—2.75/ 3.5/ 2.63/ 1.5; IV—3.38/ 4.13/ 3.38/ 1.63. Spination: femur dorsal I—1-1 -3/ II—1-3 -3/ III—1-3 -3/ IV—1-2 -3; patella I—dorsal 1-1/ prolateral 1/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 / 1/ 0; III—1-1 / 1/ 1; IV—1-1 / 1/ 1; tibia I—dorsal 0/ ventral 2-2-2/ prolateral 1- 1-0/ retrolateral 0; II—0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 0; III—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; IV—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; metatarsus I—0/ 2-2-1/ 0-0-1/ 0-0-1; II—0/ 2-2-1/ 1-1-1/ 0; III—2-2 -2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-1-1; IV—2-2 -2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1- 1/ 0-0-1. Number of trichobothria: I—6, II—6, III—6, IV—6. Dorsal spines on pedipalp femur: 3. Prolateral spines on tibia: 1-2. Epigynal plate wider than long (1.15/0.61); atrium superficial with two vertical sclerotized lines; spurs absent (Fig. 26 c, e). Internal genitalia: copulatory ducts straight, primary spermathecae separated by less their width (Fig. 26 d).

Additional material examined. Paratype: MEXICO: Michoacán: same data as holotype, 1 ♀ (AMNH). Distribution. MEXICO: Michoacán (Map 5).