(Female redundant descriptions removed)
Reductoonops hedlite
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Male (PBI_OON 10793). Total length 1.06. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace pale orange, without any pattern, pyriform 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 finely reticulate, thorax without depressions, fovea absent, without radiating rows of pits; lateral margin undulate, rebordered, without denticles; plumose setae near posterior margin of pars thoracica absent; non-marginal pars cephalica setae dark, needle-like, present, scattered; non-marginal pars thoracica setae dark, needle-like; marginal setae dark, needle-like. Clypeus margin strongly rebordered, sinuous 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 two, well developed, ALE oval; ALE separated by less than their radius. Sternum longer than wide, pale orange, uniform, median concavity absent, with radial furrows between coxae I-II, II-III, III-IV, furrow smooth, radial furrow opposite coxae III absent, surface smooth, without pits, microsculpture absent, sickle-shaped structures absent, anterior margin unmodified, posterior margin extending posteriorly beyond anterior edges of coxae IV as single extension, anterior corner unmodified, lateral margin without infra-coxal grooves, distance between coxae II and III greater than distance between coxae I and II, and coxae III and IV, extensions of pre-coxal triangles absent, lateral margins with 3 pairs of lateral projections, without posterior hump, with anterior pair of channels extending inward from between coxae of leg I and coxae of endites; setae sparse, dark, needle-like, evenly scattered, originating from surface, without hair tufts. Mouthparts: Chelicerae, endites and labium pale orange. 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, evenly scattered; paturon inner margin with short inter-digitating setae, distal region abruptly narrowed, 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 absent, posteromedian part unmodified, same as sternum in sclerotization, tip with small lobe bearing modified seta, two other modified setae situated more proximally, one of those jutting out to side of endite. ABDOMEN: cylindrical, without long posterior extension, rounded posteriorly, inter-scutal membrane rows of small sclerotized platelets absent posteriorly; dorsum soft portions white, without color pattern. 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, 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 present. 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 minute, not strongly sclerotized, right and left palps symmetrical, proximal segments yellow; embolus light, prolateral excavation absent, base of embolus with distal protrusion, conductor very narrow; 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, without distal patch of setae; bulb yellow, 1 to 1.5 times as long as cymbium, slender, elongated.
Reductoonops hedlite, male endites, ventral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male endites, modified setae, ventral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male palp, retrolateral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male bulb, retrolateral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male embolus, retrolateral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male palp, dorsal view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male embolus, dorsal view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male embolus, ventral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male palp, ventral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male embolus, prolateral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male bulb, prolateral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male palp, prolateral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male sternum, ventral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male spinnerets, posterior view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male carapace, anterior view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, male eye group, anterior view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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Female (PBI_OON 10793). Total length 1.36. As in male except as noted. CEPHALOTHORAX: Sternum with anterior pair of channels extending inward from between coxae of leg I and coxae of endites. Endites serrula present in single row, anteromedian tip unmodified. Female palp claws absent; spines absent; tarsus unmodified, patella without prolateral row of ridges. ABDOMEN: Epigastric scutum without lateral joints. LEGS: Leg spines absent. Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Trichobothria not examined. GENITALIA: Shape: anterior genitalic process long, with abruptly narrowed tip.
Reductoonops hedlite, female sternum, ventral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, female abdomen, ventral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, female epigynum, epigynal area, ventral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, female internal female genitalia, ventral view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, female internal female genitalia, dorsal view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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| Reductoonops hedlite, female carapace, anterior view (image by LE, specimen ID: ---10793)
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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 00049609 |
ECUADOR |
Azuay |
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Luz Maria, Molleturo, Cuenca |
1 Adult Male |
Paratype |
1910 |
-2.68918; -79.41537 |
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25 Jan 2010 |
E. Tapia |
AMNH |
| PBI_OON 00010791 |
ECUADOR |
Azuay |
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Yumate, via Pan de Azucar, Molleturo |
1 Adult Female |
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2450 |
-2.76757; -79.43222 |
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23 Jan 2010 |
E. Tapia |
QCAZ |
| PBI_OON 00010793 |
ECUADOR |
Azuay |
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Luz Maria, Molleturo, Cuenca |
2 Adult Female |
Allotype |
1910 |
-2.68918; -79.41537 |
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25 Jan 2010 |
E. Tapia |
QCAZ |
| PBI_OON 00010793 |
ECUADOR |
Azuay |
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Luz Maria, Molleturo, Cuenca |
2 Adult Male |
Holotype |
1910 |
-2.68918; -79.41537 |
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25 Jan 2010 |
E. Tapia |
QCAZ |
| PBI_OON 00049609 |
ECUADOR |
Azuay |
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Luz Maria, Molleturo, Cuenca |
1 Adult Female |
Paratype |
1910 |
-2.68918; -79.41537 |
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25 Jan 2010 |
E. Tapia |
AMNH |
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