(Female redundant descriptions removed)
Aposphragisma stannum
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Male (PBI_OON00012551). Total length 1.21. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace yellow-brown, without any pattern, ovoid 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 without extension or projections, posterolateral surface without spikes, surface of elevated portion of pars cephalica smooth, sides finely reticulate, thorax without depressions, fovea absent, sluice restricted to posterior margin, without radiating rows of pits; lateral margin straight, rebordered, with sharply pointed denticles; plumose setae near posterior margin of pars thoracica absent; non-marginal pars cephalica setae light, needle-like, present in u-shaped row, setae arranged in a long u-shaped row reaching posterior edge of pars cephalica; each setae originating from the middle of a pitlike structure; non-marginal pars thoracica setae light, needle-like, very scattered; marginal setae light, needle-like, denticles at carapace margin represent modified hair bases; setae originating from anterior base of denticles, pointing anteriorly. Clypeus sinuous 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, a pair of long, needle-like setae on each half of the clypeus, with the inner ones being longer than the outer ones, pointing inwards. Chilum absent. Eyes six, well developed, pLE and PME tiny, ALE largest, all eyes oval; posterior eye row straight 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, yellow-brown, uniform, not fused to carapace, median concavity absent, with radial furrows between coxae I-II, II-III, III-IV, radial furrow opposite coxae III absent, surface finely reticulate, without pits, microsculpture covering entire surface, sickle-shaped structures absent, anterior margin with continuous transverse groove, posterior margin extending posteriorly beyond anterior edges of coxae IV as single extension, anterior corner unmodified, distance between coxae approximately equal, lateral margins unmodified, without posterior hump, infracoxal grooves present, but not possible to assess whether or not openings are present; sternum ornamentation appears reticulated, but at least few lobed / blossom-shaped microsculptures recognizable; radial furrows between coxae I-II, II-III and III-IV only very weakly developed, rather appearing as indentions of sternum margin; setae on sternum surface very faint (hardly visible, best seen in lateral view with darkish background), setae on sternum margin slightly thicker; setae abundant, light, needle-like, evenly scattered, originating from surface, without hair tufts. Mouthparts: Chelicerae, endites and labium yellow-brown. Chelicerae distal end of inner margin of anterior face of paturon with pointed toothlike projection (outgrowth of paturon promargin), pointing inwards; promargin without teeth; fangs without tooth-like projections, directed posteriorly, shape normal, without prominent basal process, tip unmodified; setae light, needle-like, evenly scattered; paturon distal region unmodified, promargin with row of flattened setae, inner margin unmodified. Labium triangular, fused to sternum, anterior margin deeply incised, same as sternum in sclerotization; subdistal portion with unmodified setae, ventral surface with 4 needle-like setae: two subdistal setae (one on each side of labium incision) and a transverse line of 2 more proximal setae (the third, middle setae probably broken -> c.f. congeners, all with typical 2:3 setae pattern on labium). Endites distally not excavated, anteromedian tip unmodified, posteromedian part unmodified, same as sternum in sclerotization, outer margin subdistally with a pair of long setae, with tips bent inwards. 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. Book lung covers large, elliptical, without setae, anterolateral edge unmodified, rather pear-shaped, about 3-4x as long as wide. Posterior spiracles connected by groove. Pedicel tube short, ribbed, scuto-pedicel region with widely oval scutal ridge, scutum not extending far dorsal of pedicel, plumose hairs absent, matted setae on anterior ventral abdomen in pedicel area absent, dorsal part of epigastric scutum with subterminal ridge (=widely oval scutal ridge), medially concave in front view. Dorsal scutum strongly sclerotized, yellow-brown, without color pattern, covering full length of abdomen, no soft tissue visible from above, not fused to epigastric scutum, middle surface smooth, sides smooth, anterior half without projecting denticles, surface smooth, but bases of setae appearing pitlike, giving a punctate impression. Epigastric scutum strongly sclerotized, surrounding pedicel, not protruding, small lateral sclerites absent. Postepigastric scutum strongly sclerotized, yellow-brown, long, semicircular, 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 needle-like setae. Dense patch of setae anterior to spinnerets absent. Interscutal membrane with setae. Colulus present. 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 ventral scopula absent, metatarsi I and II meso-apical comb absent , metatarsi III and IV weak ventral scopula absent, femora in dorsal view: femora I-II procurved, femur III more or less straight, femur IV recurved, tibiae tibia III & IV each with specialized hairs on ventral apex, metatarsi metatarsi III & IV each with a cluster of dagger like hairs on ventral apex with serrated lateral margins; dorsal apex of metatarsi I-IV each with short shieldlike appendage. Leg spines absent. Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Tarsi I to IV without inferior claw. Trichobothria examined with Compound microscope; tibia: each with three; metatarsus: each with one. GENITALIA: Epigastric region with sperm pore small, oval, situated between anterior and posterior spiracles, rebordered; furrow without omega-shaped insertions, without setae. Palp normal size, not strongly sclerotized, right and left palps symmetrical, proximal segments pale orange; embolus dark, prolateral excavation absent; trochanter 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 with 3 trichobothria; cymbium pale orange, ovoid in dorsal view, not fused with bulb, not extending beyond distal tip of bulb, plumose setae absent, without stout setae, with distal patch of setae; bulb pale orange, 1 to 1.5 times as long as cymbium, stout, tapering apically, distal part male palp "gamasomorphic"; bulb apically bearing two processes (embolus and conductor): embolus and conductor both laminar and tapering, being closely associated over most of their length.
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DISTRIBUTION
SINGAPORE
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MATERIAL EXAMINED
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SINGAPORE |
Singapore |
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Bukit Timah Nat. Res. |
1 Adult Male |
Holotype |
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1.35470; 103.77605 |
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19 Dec 1968 |
D. H. Murphy |
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