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Opopaea fiji
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Male (PBI_OON 27962). CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace orange-brown, without any pattern, broadly oval in dorsal view, pars cephalica slightly elevated in lateral view, anteriorly narrowed to 0.49 times its maximum width or less, with angular 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 striated, thorax without depressions, without radiating rows of pits, striation up until PLE; lateral margin straight, rebordered, with blunt denticles; plumose setae near posterior margin of pars thoracica absent; non-marginal pars cephalica setae light, needle-like, present in u-shaped row; non-marginal pars thoracica setae light, needle-like; marginal setae light, needle-like. Clypeus margin slightly rebordered, straight in front view, sloping forward in lateral view, high, ALE separated from edge of carapace by their radius or more, median projection absent; setae present, light, needle-like. Chilum absent. Eyes six, well developed, aLE:0.085; PME:0.074; PLE:0.062, ALE largest, ALE circular, PME squared, PLE circular; posterior eye row recurved from above, straight from front; ALE separated by less than their radius, ALE-PLE separated by less than ALE radius, PME touching throughout most of their length, PLE-PME touching. Sternum as long as wide, orange-brown, uniform, fused to carapace, median concavity absent, with radial furrows between coxae I-II, II-III, III-IV, furrow with rows of small pits, radial furrow opposite coxae III absent, surface smooth, without pits, microsculpture only in furrows, sickle-shaped structures absent, anterior margin unmodified, posterior margin not extending posteriorly of coxae IV, anterior corner unmodified, lateral margin with infra-coxal grooves and anterior and posterior openings, distance between coxae approximately equal, extensions of pre-coxal triangles absent, lateral margins unmodified, without posterior hump; setae abundant, light, needle-like, evenly scattered, originating from small pits, without hair tufts. Mouthparts: Chelicerae, endites and labium orange-brown. Chelicerae straight, anterior face unmodified; without teeth on both promargin and retromargin; fangs without tooth-like projections, directed medially, shape normal, without prominent basal process, tip unmodified; setae light, needle-like, densest medially; paturon distal region unmodified, posterior surface unmodified, promargin unmodified, inner margin unmodified, laminate groove absent. Labium triangular, fused to sternum, anterior margin indented at middle, same as sternum in sclerotization, labium 2 x as wide as long; with 1 or 2 setae on anterior margin, subdistal portion with unmodified setae. Endites distally not excavated, serrula present in single row, anteromedian tip with one strong, tooth-like projection, posteromedian part unmodified, same as sternum in sclerotization, endites 1.4 x as long as wide, directed medially. ABDOMEN: ovoid, without long posterior extension, pointed posteriorly, inter-scutal membrane rows of small sclerotized platelets absent posteriorly; dorsum soft portions white, without color pattern. Book lung covers small, ovoid, without setae, anterolateral edge unmodified. Posterior spiracles connected by groove. Pedicel tube short, with small, dorsolateral, triangular extensions, scuto-pedicel region with paired curved scutal ridges, scutum not extending far dorsal of pedicel, plumose hairs absent, matted setae on anterior ventral abdomen in pedicel area absent, cuticular outgrowths near pedicel absent, with strong w-shaoped scutal ridge and additional widely oval scutal ridge. Dorsal scutum strongly sclerotized, orange-brown, without color pattern, covering full length of abdomen, no soft tissue visible from above, not fused to epigastric scutum, middle surface punctate, sides punctate, anterior half without projecting denticles. Epigastric scutum strongly sclerotized, surrounding pedicel, not protruding, small lateral sclerites absent. Postepigastric scutum strongly sclerotized, orange-brown, long, almost rectangular, covering nearly full length of abdominal length, fused to epigastric scutum, anterior margin unmodified, with long posteriorly directed lateral apodemes. Spinneret scutum present, incomplete ring. Dorsum setae present, light, needle-like. Epigastric area setae uniform, light, needle-like. Postepigastric area setae present, light, needle-like. Spinneret scutum with fringe of stout setae. Dense patch of setae anterior to spinnerets absent. Interscutal membrane with setae. Colulus represented only by setae. LEGS: pale orange, without color pattern; femur IV not thickened, same size as femora I-III, patella plus tibia I shorter than carapace, tibia I unmodified, tibia IV specialized hairs on ventral apex absent, tibia IV ventral scopula absent, metatarsi I and II meso-apical comb absent, metatarsi III and IV weak ventral scopula absent. Leg spines absent. 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 small, oval, situated at level of anterior spiracles, rebordered; furrow without omega-shaped insertions, without setae. Palp normal size, not strongly sclerotized, right and left palps symmetrical, proximal segments orange-brown; embolus dark, prolateral excavation absent; trochanter normal size, with ventral projection; femur normal size, two or more times as long as trochanter, without posteriorly rounded lateral dilation, attaching to patella medially; patella longer than femur, much larger than femur, without prolateral row of ridges, setae unmodified, patella 0.286 long, 0.143 wide connection to femur 0.102; tibia trichobothria not examined; cymbium orange-brown, ovoid in dorsal view, completely fused with bulb, no seam visible, not extending beyond distal tip of bulb, plumose setae absent, without stout setae, with distal patch of setae; bulb orange-brown, 1 to 1.5 times as long as cymbium, stout, spherical, bulb ventrally strongly bulged with 2 extremely strong medially bent extensions building nealy a circle.
Opopaea fiji, male carapace, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male carapace, lateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male habitus, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male habitus, lateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male habitus, ventral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male abdomen, anterior view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male abdomen, ventral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male carapace, anterior view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male palp, anterior view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male palp, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male palp, prolateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male palp, retrolateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male sternum, ventral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male bulb, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male bulb, prolateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male embolus, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male palp, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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| Opopaea fiji, male tarsal organ, palp, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---27962)
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DISTRIBUTION
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MATERIAL EXAMINED
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Type Status |
Elevation(m) |
GPS Coordinate |
Habitat |
Collection_Date |
Collector |
Inst. Code |
| PBI_OON 00027962 |
FIJI |
Viti Levu |
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Nadarivatu |
1 Adult Male |
Holotype |
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-17.56000; 177.96600 |
on Eucalyptus tree |
14 May 1987 |
J. Berry |
JAB |
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