Patrera hatunkiru, sp. nov.

Patrera hatunkiru sp. nov.

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Figs 54–59

Diagnosis

Males are easily distinguished from all species in the genus by their short and strongly curved median apophysis (Fig. 55). Females are diagnosed by the lateral epigynal grooves producing very deep cavities (Fig. 58).

Etymology

The speciFc name is a noun in apposition is taken from the Kichwa language meaning ‘large teeth’.

Type material

Holotype

ECUADOR: ♂, Cotopaxi Province, Otonga Biological Reserve, 00.41994♂ S, 79.00623♂ W, night collecting, 1997 m, 4–7 Sep. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (QCAZ).

Other material examined

ECUADOR: Cotopaxi Province, Otonga Biological Reserve: 1 ♂, night collecting, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, beating trees, 1 ♀, sifting moss, 24–30 May 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 1 ♀, hand collecting, 24 May 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, beating trees, 00.41564♂ S, 79.00425♂ W, 2105 m, 4–7 Sep. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (QCAZ); 1 ♀, night collecting, 00.42261º S, 79.5107º W, 2225 m, 4–7 Sep. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, moss, Berlese, 13–15 Nov. 2014, E. Tapia, C. Tapia and N. Dupérré leg. (DTC).

Description

Male (holotype)

MEASUREMENTS. Total length: 6.4; carapace length: 2.5 carapace width: 2.2; abdomen length: 3.9.

CEPHALOTHORAX. Carapace yellow-orange with two wide dusky bands (Fig. 54). Fovea dark. Sternum light yellow, margin slightly darker. Labium and endites orange-brown.

CHELICERAE. Chelicerae light orange-brown. Large projection antero-apically; posterior side with large tooth, rounded and wide; promargin with 4, retromargin with 6 teeth (Fig. 57).

LEGS. Femora light yellow, tip with orange band, tibiae and metatarsi light yellow witha basal and apical orange band, tarsi light yellow-orange. Total length: I: 20.9; II: 18.2; III: 10.5; IV: 14.7; leg articles length (femur/patella/tibia/metatarsus/tarsus): leg I 5.3/1.4/6.1/5.6/2.5; leg II 4.8/1.2/5.1/5.0/2.1; leg III 2.8/0.9/2.5/3.2/1.1; leg IV 3.8/1.2/3.5/4.8/1.4.

LEGS SPINATION. Tibia I d0-1-0; metatarsus I v2-1 -0. Tibia II d0-1-0; metatarsus II v2-1 -0. Tibia III d1-0-1, v2-2 -0; metatarsus III d0-1-0, v2-2 -0. Tibia IV d1-0-1, v2-2 -2; metatarsus IV d0-1-0, v2-2 -0. Tarsal claws unipectinate; retrolateral claws I–IV with 5–6 teeth, prolateral claws I–II with 11–13 teeth, prolateral claws III–IV with 7–9 teeth.

ABDOMEN. Oval. Dorsally yellowish with faint lateral dark dusky bands (Fig. 54).

GENITALIA. Palpal patella without apophysis. Palpal tibia longer than cymbium (Fig. 56); anterior part of retrolateral tibial apophysis plate-like, posterior part thin and triangular (Fig. 56). Subtegulum rounded apically; tegulum compress; ventral projection of subtegulum well sclerotized, wide and pointed apically; median apophysis very short, curved; embolus wider basally, laminar, slighlty curving (Fig. 55).

Female

MEASUREMENTS. Total length: 7.1; carapace length: 2.5; carapace width: 2.1; abdomen length: 4.6.

CEPHALOTHORAX AND ABDOMEN. As in male.

CHELICERAE. Cheliceral promargin with 3, retromargin with 6 teeth.

LEGS. As in male. Total length: I: 15.0; II: 13.3; III: 8.7; IV: 12.0; leg articles length (femur/patella/tibia/ metatarsus/tarsus): leg I 4.1/1.2/4.2/3.8/1.7; leg II 3.8/1.1/3.8/3.1/1.5; leg III 2.5/0.9/1.9/2.5/0.9; leg IV 3.2/1.0/2.8/3.7/1.3.

LEGS SPINATION. Femur I p1-1-1, r1-1-1; tibia I v2-2 -0; metatarsus I v2-2 -0. Femur II p1-1-1, r1-1-1; tibia II v2-2 -0; metatarsus II v2-2 -0. Femur III p0-1-1, r0-1-1; tibia III d0-1-1, v2-2 -0; metatarsus III d1-0-1, v2-2 -0. Femur IV p0-1-1, r0-0-1; tibia IV d0-1-1, v2-2 -2; metatarsus IV d0-0-1, v2-2 -0. Tarsal claws unipectinate; retrolateral claws I–IV with 5–6 teeth, prolateral claws I–II with 12–13 teeth, prolateral claws III–IV with 8–9 teeth. Palpal claws with 4 teeth.

GENITALIA. Epigynum with oval, elongated median protuberance; atrium large; lateral epigynal grooves deep, pocket-like (Fig. 58). Internal genitalia; copulatory ducts long and curved; spermathecae oval; fertilization ducts long, directed outwardly (Fig. 59).

Natural history

Most specimens were collected at night or by beating trees.

Distribution

Ecuador: known only from the type locality.