(Female redundant descriptions removed)
Scaphioides phonetus
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Male (PBI_OON 21021). Total length 1.16. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace pale orange, without any pattern, elongated hexagonal in dorsal view, pars cephalica flat 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 granulate, thorax without depressions, fovea absent, without radiating rows of pits; lateral margin straight, smooth, with blunt denticles; plumose setae near posterior margin of pars thoracica absent; non-marginal pars cephalica setae dark, needle-like, present in u-shaped row; non-marginal pars thoracica setae dark, needle-like; marginal setae dark, needle-like. Clypeus margin strongly 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, dark, needle-like. Chilum absent. Eyes six, well developed, all subequal, ALE circular, PME squared, PLE circular; posterior eye row recurved from above, procurved from front; ALE separated by less than their radius, ALE-PLE separated by less than ALE radius, PME separated by less than their radius, PLE-PME separated by less than PME radius. Sternum longer than wide, pale orange, uniform, not 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, covered with small round pits, microsculpture only in furrows, sickle-shaped structures absent, anterior margin with interrupted transverse groove, posterior margin extending posteriorly beyond anterior edges of coxae IV as single extension, 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 with 3 pairs of lateral projections, without posterior hump; setae sparse, dark, needle-like, densest laterally, originating from surface, without hair tufts. Mouthparts: Chelicerae, endites and labium yellow. 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 with row of flattened setae, 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, tip with tiny rounded protrusions. ABDOMEN: ovoid, without long posterior extension, rounded posteriorly, inter-scutal membrane rows of small sclerotized platelets absent posteriorly; dorsum soft portions white, without color pattern, cuticle iridescent. Book lung covers large, ovoid, without setae, anterolateral edge unmodified. Posterior spiracles connected by groove. Pedicel tube short, unmodified, scuto-pedicel region unmodified, 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. Dorsal scutum absent. Epigastric scutum weakly sclerotized, 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, with short 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 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 not visible; 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, dorsal portion with basal grooves on both prolateral and retrolateral sides; 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, fused with bulb but with clearly defined seam between, not 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, spherical.
Scaphioides phonetus, male carapace, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21021)
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| Scaphioides phonetus, male palp, prolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21021)
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| Scaphioides phonetus, male palp, retrolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21021)
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| Scaphioides phonetus, male carapace, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21021)
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| Scaphioides phonetus, male embolus, prolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21021)
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| Scaphioides phonetus, male embolus, retrolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21021)
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| Scaphioides phonetus, male sternum, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21021)
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Female (PBI_OON 21021). Total length 1.35. As in male except as noted. CEPHALOTHORAX: Female palp claws absent; spines absent; tarsus unmodified, patella without prolateral row of ridges. ABDOMEN: dorsum soft portions cuticle iridescent. Epigastric scutum without lateral joints. LEGS: Leg spines absent. Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Trichobothria not examined. GENITALIA: Dorsal view: anterior genitalic process long, narrow, situated on triangular base.
Scaphioides phonetus, female epigynum, epigynal area, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21020)
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| Scaphioides phonetus, female internal female genitalia, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21020)
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| Scaphioides phonetus, female internal female genitalia, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21020)
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| Scaphioides phonetus, female sternum, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---21020)
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DISTRIBUTION
PUERTO RICO
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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 00043637 |
PUERTO RICO |
Guanica |
unknown |
Ranger Station, Guanica Dry Forest |
1 Adult Male |
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17.97147; -66.86796 |
litter |
19 Jul 2011 |
I. Agnarsson et al. |
USNM |
| PBI_OON 00043636 |
PUERTO RICO |
Guanica |
unknown |
Ranger Station, Guanica Dry Forest |
1 Adult Male |
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17.97147; -66.86796 |
litter |
19 Jul 2011 |
I. Agnarsson et al. |
USNM |
| PBI_OON 00021027 |
PUERTO RICO |
Humacao |
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Rio Piedras |
2 Adult Male |
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18.15000; -65.82743 |
litter |
02 Mar 1955 |
A. Nadler |
AMNH |
| PBI_OON 00026490 |
PUERTO RICO |
Mayaguez |
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Mayaguez, University farm, E of Nuclear Center |
1 Adult Female |
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litter |
18 Jan 1964 |
A. Chickering |
MCZ |
| PBI_OON 00000373 |
PUERTO RICO |
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Cidra, Treasure Island |
1 Adult Male |
Holotype |
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18.17577; -66.16121 |
litter |
26 Feb 1955 |
A. Nadler |
AMNH |
| PBI_OON 00021021 |
PUERTO RICO |
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Mayaguez |
1 Adult Female |
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18.20146; -67.13950 |
litter |
19 Jan 1955 |
A. Nadler |
AMNH |
| PBI_OON 00026444 |
PUERTO RICO |
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5 km from Mayaguez on Rt. 106 |
1 Adult Female |
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18.21226; -67.11260 |
litter |
30 Jan 1964 |
A. Chickering |
MCZ |
| PBI_OON 00021028 |
PUERTO RICO |
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Maricao Bosque National |
1 Adult Male |
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18.17185; -66.94527 |
litter |
10 Sept 1959 |
A. Nadler |
AMNH |
| PBI_OON 00021020 |
PUERTO RICO |
San Juan |
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Rio Piedras |
1 Adult Female |
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29 |
18.39940; -66.05030 |
litter |
14 Mar 1959 |
A. Nadler |
AMNH |
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