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Total length 1.34. ABDOMEN: dorsum soft portions venter with pair of subcuticular slightly darkened spots anterior of spinnerets. LEGS: Leg spination (only surfaces bearing spines listed, all spines longer than segment width): femora: I d1-0-0; III d0-0-1; tibiae: III d0-1-0; p1-0-0; v0-1-1; r1-0-1; IV p1-0-0; v0-0-1; metatarsi: III v2-2-0; IV p1-0-1; v0-1-0; r1-0-1. Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Trichobothria not examined. GENITALIA: Palp embolus embolus long, narrow, evenly curved, conductor long, very narrow, spiniform. Heteroonops saba, male carapace, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9mpcard38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, male carapace, anterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9mpcara38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, male habitus, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9mphabd38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, male habitus, lateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9mphabl38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, male habitus, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9mphabv38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, male sternum, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9mpstev38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, male endites, posterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9mpendt38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, male endites, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9mpendv38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, male palp, prolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9mppalp38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, male palp, retrolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9mppalr38266ND.tif             Female (PBI_OON 38266). Total length 1.72. As in male except as noted. CEPHALOTHORAX: Female palp spines present, formula: femur v0-1-1; patella p1-1-0; tibia p1-1-1, v1-1-0; tarsus v1-1-0; patella elongated but not prolaterally dilated. ABDOMEN: dorsum soft portions venter with pair of subcuticular slightly darkened spots anterior of spinnerets. LEGS: Leg spination (only surfaces bearing spines listed, all spines longer than segment width): femora: II d1-0-0; IV d1-0-0; tibiae: I v4-2-0; II v3-2-0; III d0-1-0; v0-0-1; IV d0-0-1; p0-0-1; v0-1-0; metatarsi: I v2-2-0; II v1-0-1; III v2-0-0; r1-0-1; IV p1-0-0; v0-1-0; r1-0-0. Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Trichobothria not examined. GENITALIA: Dorsal view: anterior receptaculum greatly widened anteriorly, narrowd posteriorly, posterior receptaculum rectangular. Heteroonops saba, female carapace, anterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9fpcara38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, female carapace, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9fpcard38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, female epigynum, epigynal area, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9fpepiv38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, female habitus, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9fphabd38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, female habitus, lateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9fphabl38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, female habitus, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9fphabv38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, female sternum, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9fpstev38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, female internal female genitalia, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9fpifgd38266ND.tif Heteroonops saba, female internal female genitalia, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38266) Hetersaba9fpifgv38266ND.tif   DISTRIBUTION MONTSERRAT ; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Click the following link for a map from Discover Life which displays the records below. You can click anywhere on that map to zoom in, and clicking on any point will display the full data for that locality Heteroonops saba, Discover Life Map   MATERIAL EXAMINED Order by: Country State/Province County/Divisoin Locality PBIUSI Sex Type Status Institute Code Collect date Collector Elevation Habitat     PBI USI Country State Division Locality Sex Type Status Elevation(m) GPS Coordinate Habitat Collection_Date Collector Inst. Code PBI_OON 00037073  MONTSERRAT      Hope Gaut  1 Adult Female    335  16.75583; -62.20166  large kapok tree, Leaf Litter  24 May 2003  K. Marske  AMNH  PBI_OON 00038266  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES      Saba Island, trail to Spring Bay, ca. 2 km in  1 Adult Male  Holotype  191  17.63300; -63.22400  shrubs  10 Mar 2008  J. Slowik  UAM  PBI_OON 00001752  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES      Saba Island, Mt. Scenery  6 Adult Female    840  17.63447; -63.23745  rotten foliage  12 Dec 1968  B. Malkin  AMNH  PBI_OON 00036829  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES      Mt. Scenery and Bud’s Hill trail junction  1 Adult Female    671  17.63270; -63.23980  shrubs  14 Mar 2008  J. Slowik  UAM  PBI_OON 00001752  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES      Saba Island, Mt. Scenery  2 Adult Male  Holotype  840  17.63447; -63.23745  rotten foliage  12 Dec 1968  B. Malkin  AMNH  PBI_OON 00038266  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES      Saba Island, trail to Spring Bay, ca. 2 km in  1 Adult Female    191  17.63300; -63.22400  shrubs  10 Mar 2008  J. Slowik  UAM

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