Camptoscaphiella gunsa Baehr & Harvey & Smith 2010, new species
Description
TYPE: Female holotype, from India, Taplejung Distr., Gunsa, 3100 m, 27°40′ N, 87°56′ E (11 Sep 1983, Martens, Daams), deposited in SMF (PBI_OON 15715).
ETYMOLOGY: The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.
DIAGNOSIS: Females can be separated from all other Camptoscaphiella females by their tiny circular median plate and a copulatory duct that is long, narrow, straight, posteriorly directed, and internally convoluted.
MALE: Unknown.
FEMALE (PBI_OON 15715, figs. 228–237): Total length 2.82. Eyes: ALE 0.098, PME 0.081; PLE 0.093. Abdomen oval, dorsal scutum yellow-brown, covering less than 1 ⁄ 2 of abdomen and less than 1 ⁄ 4 abdomen width. Legs: femur I with 2 prolateral spines additionally. Postepigastric scutum, epigynal area wide oval; with small anterior sclerite and small oval median plate; copulatory duct long, narrow, straight, posteriorly directed, internally convoluted with sharp tip just reaching posterior groove; apodemes thin, not reaching posterior groove (figs. 184, 185).
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: INDIA: Himachal Pradesh, Dalhousie, 1950 m, 32°53′N, 75°59′E, 20 Oct 1988, S. Vit, 2♀ (MHNG PBI_OON 12766); 2♀ (MHNG PBI_OON 12863).
NEPAL: Gorkha Dist., Chuling Khola, Djinshi Kharka, 3400 m, 28°26′N, 84°48′E, 4–5 Aug 1983, Martens, Schawaller, 2♀ (SMF PBI_OON 15732); Gorkha Dist., Chuling Khola, Djongshi Kharka, mixed forest, 3050 m, 28°26′ N, 84°47′ E, 5 Aug 1983, Martens, Schawaller, 1♀ (SMF PBI_OON 15741).
DISTRIBUTION: Himalayan mountains in North India and Nepal (map 1).
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- MHNG , SMF
- Event date
- 1983-08-04 , 1983-09-11 , 1988-10-20
- Family
- Oonopidae
- Genus
- Camptoscaphiella
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Araneae
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Baehr & Harvey & Smith
- Species
- gunsa
- Taxonomic status
- sp. nov.
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Verbatim event date
- 1983-08-04/05 , 1983-09-11 , 1988-10-20
- Taxonomic concept label
- Camptoscaphiella gunsa Baehr, 2010