(Female redundant descriptions removed)
Pelicinus raveni
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Male (PBI_OON 38478). Total length 1.92. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace dark red-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 rounded posterolateral corners, posterolateral edge without pits, posterior margin not bulging below posterior rim, anterolateral corners with slightly sclerotized triangular projections, posterolateral surface without spikes, surface of elevated portion of pars cephalica smooth, sides finely reticulate, thorax without depressions, fovea absent, without radiating rows of pits; lateral margin straight, rebordered, without denticles; plumose setae near posterior margin of pars thoracica absent; non-marginal pars cephalica setae light, needle-like, present, scattered; non-marginal pars thoracica setae light, needle-like; marginal setae light, needle-like. Clypeus margin slightly rebordered, straight in front view, vertical 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, PME largest, ALE oval, PME squared, PLE oval; posterior eye row recurved from above, straight from front; ALE separated by more than their 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 wider than long, dark red-brown, 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 coarsely reticulate, without pits, microsculpture everywhere but front, sickle-shaped structures absent, anterior margin with continuous transverse groove, 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 sparse, dark, needle-like, densest laterally, originating from surface, without hair tufts. Mouthparts: Chelicerae, endites and labium dark red-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 dark, needle-like, densest medially; paturon inner margin with short inter-digitating setae, distal region unmodified, posterior surface unmodified, promargin unmodified, inner margin unmodified, laminate groove absent. Labium triangular, not fused to sternum, anterior margin indented at middle, same as sternum in sclerotization; with 6 or more setae on anterior margin, subdistal portion with unmodified setae. Endites distally not excavated, serrula present in single row, posteromedian part unmodified, same as sternum in sclerotization, distally narrowed into white, rectangular projections with laterally directed tips. ABDOMEN: cylindrical, without long posterior extension, rounded posteriorly, inter-scutal membrane rows of small sclerotized platelets absent posteriorly; dorsum soft portions yellow, without color pattern. Book lung covers large, ovoid, without setae, anterolateral edge unmodified. Posterior spiracles connected by groove. Pedicel tube short, ribbed, scutum extending far dorsal of pedicel, plumose hairs absent, matted setae on anterior ventral abdomen in pedicel area absent, cuticular outgrowths near pedicel absent, scuto-pedicel region with four irregular, thick transverse ridges. Dorsal scutum strongly sclerotized, dark red-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, slightly protuding, small lateral sclerites absent. Postepigastric scutum strongly sclerotized, dark red-brown, long, almost rectangular, covering nearly full length of abdominal length, fused to epigastric scutum, anterior margin unmodified, without posteriorly directed lateral apodemes. Spinneret scutum present, incomplete ring. Dorsum setae present, dark, needle-like. Epigastric area setae uniform, dark, needle-like. Postepigastric area setae present, dark, needle-like. Spinneret scutum with fringe of stout setae. Dense patch of setae anterior to spinnerets absent. Interscutal membrane with setae. Colulus present. LEGS: orange-brown, 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 in front of anterior spiracles, unmodified; furrow without omega-shaped insertions, without setae. Palp normal size, not strongly sclerotized, right and left palps symmetrical, proximal segments yellow; embolus light, prolateral excavation absent, deeply bifid, well separated from sinuous conductor; 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, narrow in dorsal view, not fused with bulb, extending beyond distal tip of bulb, plumose setae absent, without stout setae, without distal patch of setae; bulb yellow, 1 to 1.5 times as long as cymbium, stout, tapering apically.
Pelicinus raveni, male abdomen, anterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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| Pelicinus raveni, male habitus, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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| Pelicinus raveni, male habitus, lateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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| Pelicinus raveni, male palp, prolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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| Pelicinus raveni, male palp, retrolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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| Pelicinus raveni, male palp, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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| Pelicinus raveni, male sternum, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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| Pelicinus raveni, male embolus, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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| Pelicinus raveni, male embolus, retrolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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| Pelicinus raveni, male bulb, prolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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| Pelicinus raveni, male bulb, retrolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---38478)
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DISTRIBUTION
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MATERIAL EXAMINED
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State |
Division |
Locality |
Sex |
Type Status |
Elevation(m) |
GPS Coordinate |
Habitat |
Collection_Date |
Collector |
Inst. Code |
| PBI_OON 00022773 |
FIJI |
Kadavu |
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Kadavu: 2km SE of Vunisea |
1 Adult Male |
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20 |
-19.06667; 178.16670 |
on hill, logs and trees |
28 Jun 1987 |
G. Monteith |
QM |
| PBI_OON 00006556 |
FIJI |
Ovalau |
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Levuka |
1 Adult Male |
Holotype |
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-17.68039; 178.82994 |
on hill, forest litter |
14 Nov 1988 |
R. Raven |
QM |
| PBI_OON 00038478 |
FIJI |
Vanua Mbalavu |
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Nausori Highlands Forest Preserve, Leweitoka Block |
1 Adult Male |
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457 |
-17.79316; 177.63303 |
litter |
27 May 1987 |
J., E. Berry |
BPBM |
| PBI_OON 00038337 |
FIJI |
Viti Levu |
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10mi E Nadi in Nausori Highlands |
1 Adult Male |
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457 |
-17.81341; 177.55894 |
litter |
27 May 1987 |
J., E. Berry |
AMNH |
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