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Neotrops kopuchianae
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Male (PBI_OON 43124). Total length 1.69. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace yellow, without any pattern, broadly oval in dorsal view, pars cephalica strongly elevated in lateral view, anteriorly narrowed to 0.49 times its maximum width or less, with rounded posterolateral corners, posterolateral edge without pits, posterior margin not bulging below posterior rim, anterolateral corners without extension or projections, posterolateral surface without spikes, surface of elevated portion of pars cephalica smooth, sides smooth, thorax without depressions, fovea absent, without radiating rows of pits; lateral margin straight, smooth, without denticles; plumose setae near posterior margin of pars thoracica absent; non-marginal pars cephalica setae absent, seem to be lost in the type specimen; non-marginal pars thoracica setae dark, needle-like; marginal setae dark, needle-like. Clypeus margin unmodified, curved downwards in front view, vertical in lateral view, low, ALE separated from edge of carapace by less than their radius, median projection absent; setae present, dark, needle-like. Chilum absent. Eyes six, well developed, on a darkened pigmented area, all subequal, all eyes oval; posterior eye row recurved from above, straight from front; ALE separated by their radius to diameter, ALE-PLE separated by less than ALE radius, PME touching throughout most of their length, PLE-PME separated by less than PME radius. Sternum longer than wide, yellowish white, uniform, not fused to carapace, median concavity absent, without radial furrows between coxae I-II, II-III, III-IV, radial furrow opposite coxae III absent, surface smooth, without pits, microsculpture absent, sickle-shaped structures absent, anterior margin unmodified, posterior margin not extending posteriorly of coxae IV, anterior corner unmodified, lateral margin without infra-coxal grooves, distance between coxae approximately equal, extensions of pre-coxal triangles present, lateral margins unmodified, without posterior hump; setae sparse, dark, needle-like, evenly scattered, originating from surface, without hair tufts. Mouthparts: Chelicerae, endites and labium yellowish white. Chelicerae straight, anterior face unmodified; fangs without tooth-like projections, directed medially, shape normal, without prominent basal process, tip unmodified; setae light, needle-like, evenly scattered; paturon inner margin with pairs of enlarged setae, distal region unmodified, posterior surface unmodified, promargin unmodified, inner margin unmodified. Labium elongated hexagon, not fused to sternum, anterior margin indented at middle, same as sternum in sclerotization; with 1 or 2 setae on anterior margin. Endites distally excavated, serrula present in single row, same as sternum in sclerotization, with a subdistal unsclerotized ring that separate an apical segment, with a rolled and excavated tip. ABDOMEN: ovoid, without long posterior extension, rounded posteriorly, inter-scutal membrane rows of small sclerotized platelets absent posteriorly; dorsum soft portions pale white, without color pattern. Book lung covers large, elliptical, without setae, anterolateral edge unmodified. Posterior spiracles connected by groove. Pedicel tube short, unmodified, scuto-pedicel region unmodified, scutum absent, but abdomen not extending anterior of pedicel, matted setae on anterior ventral abdomen in pedicel area absent, cuticular outgrowths near pedicel absent. Dorsal scutum absent. Epigastric scutum weakly sclerotized, not surrounding pedicel, not protruding, small lateral sclerites absent. Postepigastric scutum weakly sclerotized, yellow, short, only around epigastric furrow, not fused to epigastric scutum, anterior margin unmodified, without posteriorly directed lateral apodemes. Spinneret scutum absent. Dorsum setae present, dark, needle-like. Epigastric area setae uniform, dark, needle-like. Postepigastric area setae present, dark, needle-like. Dense patch of setae anterior to spinnerets absent. Colulus represented only by setae. LEGS: yellow, without color pattern; femur IV thickened, much larger than femora I-III, patella plus tibia I near as long as carapace, tibia I unmodified, tibia IV ventral scopula absent, metatarsi I and II meso-apical comb absent. Leg spination (only surfaces bearing spines listed, all spines longer than segment width): (leg I: femur: d1-0;
tibia: v2-2-2-2-2-0;
metatarsus: v2-2-2-2, leg II: femur: d1-0;
tibia: v2-2-2-2-2-0;
metatarsus: v2-2-2-2, leg III: femur: d1-1;
tibia: d1, p1-1, r1-1, v1-2ap;
metatarsus: d0-0-1, p1-1, r1-1, v2ap, leg IV: femur: d1-1;
tibia: d1, p1-1, r1-1, v1-2ap;
metatarsus: d0-0-1, p1-1, r1-1, v1-0-2ap. ). Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Tarsi I to IV without inferior claw. Trichobothria not examined. GENITALIA: Epigastric region with sperm pore not visible. Palp normal size, not strongly sclerotized, right and left palps symmetrical, proximal segments yellow; embolus dark, prolateral excavation absent, thick and gently curved in the proximal half, abruptely narrowed, almost thread-shaped, in the distal half.; trochanter normal size, unmodified; femur normal size, two or more times as long as trochanter, without posteriorly rounded lateral dilation, attaching to patella basally; patella shorter than femur, not enlarged, without prolateral row of ridges, setae unmodified; tibia trichobothria not examined; cymbium yellow, ovoid in dorsal view, not fused with bulb, not extending beyond distal tip of bulb, plumose setae absent, without stout setae; bulb white, 1 to 1.5 times as long as cymbium, slender, tapering apically, distal part conductor straight and acute.
Neotrops kopuchianae, male habitus, dorsal view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male habitus, lateral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male habitus, anterior view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male carapace, dorsal view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male carapace, ventral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male carapace, lateral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male palp, prolateral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male palp, dorsal view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male palp, retrolateral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male habitus, ventral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male embolus, retrolateral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, male palp, retrolateral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43124)
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Female (PBI_OON 43127). Total length 2.28. As in male except as noted. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace non-marginal pars cephalica setae needle-like, present in u-shaped row. Eyes on a darkened pigmented area. Labium subdistal portion with unmodified setae. Endites distally not excavated, anteromedian tip unmodified, posteromedian part unmodified. Female palp claws absent; spines absent; tarsus unmodified. ABDOMEN: Epigastric scutum without lateral joints. LEGS: Leg spination (only surfaces bearing spines listed, all spines longer than segment width): (leg I: femur: d1-0;
tibia: v2-2-2-2-2-0-0;
metatarsus: v2-2-2-2, leg II: femur: d1-0;
tibia: v2-2-2-2-2-0-0;
metatarsus: v2-2-2-2, leg III: femur: d1-1;
tibia: d1, p1-1, r1-1, v1-2ap;
metatarsus: d1-0-1, p1-1, r1-1, v1-0-2ap, leg IV: femur: d1-1;
tibia: d1, p1-1, r1-1, v1-2ap;
metatarsus: d1-0-1, p1-1, r1-1, v1-0-2ap. ). Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Trichobothria not examined. GENITALIA: Dorsal view: anterior receptacle T-shaped, without conspicuous lumen, with a wide and sclerotized basal section with a small, rounded opening. The dorsal plate is nearly rectangular, same length as the anterior receptacle.
Neotrops kopuchianae, female carapace, dorsal view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43127)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female habitus, dorsal view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43127)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female habitus, lateral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43127)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female habitus, anterior view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43127)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female carapace, lateral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43127)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female carapace, lateral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43136)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female carapace, ventral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43136)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female habitus, lateral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43136)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female epigynum, epigynal area, ventral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43127)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female epigynum, epigynal area, ventral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43136)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female internal female genitalia, dorsal view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43136)
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| Neotrops kopuchianae, female habitus, ventral view (image by XG, specimen ID: ---43127)
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MATERIAL EXAMINED
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Country |
State |
Division |
Locality |
Sex |
Type Status |
Elevation(m) |
GPS Coordinate |
Habitat |
Collection_Date |
Collector |
Inst. Code |
| PBI_OON 00043125 |
BOLIVIA |
Santa Cruz |
Guarayos |
Concesión Forestal La Chonta |
1 Adult Male |
Paratype |
330 |
-15.71166; -62.77222 |
Amazon forest with selective logging |
26 Oct 2010 |
Grismado, C., Vacaflores, M. R. & Pérez, M. |
MACN |
| PBI_OON 00043124 |
BOLIVIA |
Santa Cruz |
Guarayos |
Concesión Forestal La Chonta |
1 Adult Male |
Holotype |
330 |
-15.71166; -62.77222 |
Amazon forest with selective logging, understory |
26 Oct 2010 |
Grismado, C., Vacaflores, M. R. & Pérez, M. |
CBFC |
| PBI_OON 00043136 |
BOLIVIA |
Santa Cruz |
Guarayos |
Concesión Forestal La Chonta |
1 Adult Female |
Paratype |
330 |
-15.71166; -62.77222 |
Amazon forest with selective logging |
26 Oct 2010 |
Grismado, C., Vacaflores, M. R. & Pérez, M. |
MACN |
| PBI_OON 00043128 |
BOLIVIA |
Santa Cruz |
Guarayos |
Concesión Forestal La Chonta |
1 Adult Female |
Paratype |
330 |
-15.71166; -62.77222 |
Amazon forest with selective logging |
26 Oct 2010 |
Grismado, C., Vacaflores, M. R. & Pérez, M. |
CBFC |
| PBI_OON 00043127 |
BOLIVIA |
Santa Cruz |
Guarayos |
Concesión Forestal La Chonta |
1 Adult Female |
Paratype |
330 |
-15.71166; -62.77222 |
Amazon forest with selective logging |
26 Oct 2010 |
Grismado, C., Vacaflores, M. R. & Pérez, M. |
CBFC |
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