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Tapinesthis inermis Simon, 1914a: 88, 90 (Dm). Tapinesthis inermis Kaston, 1948: 61, f. 4-6 (m). Tapinesthis inermis Kraus, 1967a: 382, f. 1-10 (mf). Tapinesthis inermis Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 52, f. 110 (mf). Tapinesthis inermis Lazarov, Deltshev & Blagoev, 2001: 8, f. 5-6 (m). Tapinesthis inermis Trotta, 2005: 170, f. 369-370 (mf). Tapinesthis inermis Van Keer et al., 2006: 36, f. 3 (mf).             Male (PBI_OON 33564). Total length 2.02. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace yellowish white, with net-shaped pattern, ovoid in dorsal view, pars cephalica strongly 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 smooth, thorax without depressions, fovea absent, in vivo, coloration pale orange to pinkish, with radiating patches of smooth platelets, without radiating rows of pits; lateral margin undulate, smooth, without denticles; non-marginal pars cephalica setae needle-like, present in three rows; non-marginal pars thoracica setae absent; marginal setae needle-like. Clypeus margin unmodified, curved downwards 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, needle-like. Chilum absent. Eyes six, well developed, aLE-PME separated by less than PME radius, all subequal, ALE oval, PME circular, PLE circular; posterior eye row recurved from both above and front; ALE separated by their radius to diameter, ALE-PLE separated by less than ALE radius, PME touching, PLE-PME separated by less than PME radius. Sternum longer than wide, yellowish white, not fused to carapace, 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 with semicircular depression in the middle half, 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 approximately equal, extensions of pre-coxal triangles absent, lateral margins unmodified, without posterior hump, color pattern with faint radiating stripes; setae abundant, needle-like, evenly scattered, without hair tufts. Mouthparts: Chelicerae, endites and labium yellowish white. 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 needle-like, evenly scattered; paturon inner margin with scattered setae, distal region unmodified, inner margin unmodified. Labium rectangular, fused to sternum, anterior margin indented at middle, same as sternum in sclerotization, basal corners with small circular depression; with 6 or more setae on anterior margin, subdistal portion with unmodified setae. Endites distally not excavated, serrula present in single row, anteromedian tip unmodified, posteromedian part unmodified, same as sternum in sclerotization, anterior margin with ventral row of spatulate setae, dorsal row of distally pectinate setae, median margin with finely barbed setae. ABDOMEN: ovoid, without long posterior extension, rounded posteriorly, inter-scutal membrane rows of small sclerotized platelets absent posteriorly; dorsum soft portions yellow-brown, without color pattern. Book lung covers not visible. Pedicel scuto-pedicel region unmodified, scutum absent, but abdomen extending anteriad of pedicel, with meshed texture. Dorsal scutum absent. Epigastric scutum absent. Postepigastric scutum absent. Spinneret scutum absent. Dorsum setae present, needle-like. Epigastric area setae uniform, needle-like. Postepigastric area setae present, needle-like. Colulus present, slit-like, with rebordered lip like margins. Spinnerets: ALS: with one major ampullate gland spigot emerging from cylindrical tubercle and two piriform gland spigots emerging from shallow tubercle; PMS: with one minor ampullate gland spigot emerging from cylindrical tubercle; PLS: with two aciniform gland spigots emerging from cylindrical tubercle. LEGS: white, without color pattern; femur IV not thickened, same size as femora I-III, patella plus tibia I longer 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, metatarsi at least leg II in the middle and IV at basal quarter, with eye-shaped smooth gland outlet with single pore, tarsi claws unipectinate; claw tuft with three carpeted setae. Leg spines absent. Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth examined in detail; tarsal proclaws and retroclaws inner face smooth; tarsus I-IV superior claws with six teeth on lateral surface of proclaw, six teeth on lateral surface of retroclaw. Tarsi I to IV without inferior claw. Trichobothria examined with SEM; base rounded, aperture internal texture not grate-like, hood covered by numerous low, closely spaced ridges. Tarsal organ pear shaped, margin raised above surroundings, with 4 sensilla on leg I and II, with 3 sensilla on leg III and IV. GENITALIA: Epigastric region with sperm pore small, narrow, slit-like, situated at level of anterior spiracles; furrow without omega-shaped insertions. Palp normal size, not strongly sclerotized, right and left palps symmetrical, proximal segments white; embolus dark, simple, tube-shaped, flattened apically, tip blunt, grooved, appearing pale; 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 ventral margin swollen, trichobothria not examined; cymbium white, 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 white, 1 to 1.5 times as long as cymbium, stout, tapering apically, bulb pear-shaped with long, medially bent embolus, distal part sclerotized part of seminal duct short, restricted to distal part, abruptly interrupted. Tapinesthis inermis, male carapace, anterior view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMmpcara06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male endites, anterior view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMmpenda06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male habitus, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMmphabd06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male habitus, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06263) TAPININERMmphabd06263BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male habitus, lateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMmphabl06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male habitus, lateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06263) TAPININERMmphabl06263BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male habitus, ventral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMmphabv06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male habitus, ventral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06263) TAPININERMmphabv06263BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male palp, prolateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMmppalp06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male palp, retrolateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMmppalr06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male palp, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMmppald06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male proclaw, ventral view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMmsprcv08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male carapace, lateral view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMmscarl08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male tarsus III, dorsal view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMmsta3d08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male tarsal organ, leg III, dorsal view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TapininermmsTO3d08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male habitus, anterior view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMmphaba08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male habitus, dorsal view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMmphabd08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male habitus, lateral view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMmphabl08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male habitus, ventral view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMmphabv08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male palp, prolateral view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMmppalp08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male palp, prolateral view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---09021) TAPININERMmppalp09021RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male claws, leg I, lateral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmscl1l33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male claws, leg II, lateral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmscl2l33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male claws, leg III, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmscl3d33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male claws, leg IV, lateral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmscl4l33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male colulus, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmscolv33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male cymbium, anterior view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmscyma33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male endites, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmsendv33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male labium, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmslabv33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male PLS, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) TapininermmsPLSv33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male PMS, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) TapininermmsPMSv33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male trichobothrium, metatarsus III, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33882) Tapininermmstm3d33882AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male tarsal organ, leg II, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33882) TapininermmsTO2d33882AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male tarsal organ, leg III, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33882) TapininermmsTO3d33882AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male tarsal organ, leg IV, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33882) TapininermmsTO4d33882AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male tarsal organ, leg I, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33882) TapininermmsTO1d33882AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male tarsal organ, palp, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) TapininermmsTOpd33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male trichobothrium, metatarsus IV, dorsal view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TapininermmsTM4d08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male trichobothrium, tibia IV, dorsal view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TapininermmsTT4d08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male metatarsus II, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmsme2d33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male metatarsus IV, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmsme4d33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male carapace, lateral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmscarl33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male sternum, lateral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmsstel33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male epigynum, epigynal area, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmsepiv33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male abdomen, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmsabdv33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male fang, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33564) Tapininermmsfanv33564AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, male claws, leg III, anterior view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) Tapininermmscl3a08123RJ.tif             Female (PBI_OON 6262). Total length 2.21. As in male except as noted. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace in vivo, coloration pale orange to pinkish, with radiating patches of smooth platelets; non-marginal pars cephalica setae present in three rows. Eyes aLE-PME separated by less than PME radius. Sternum color pattern with faint radiating stripes. Labium basal corners with small circular depression. Endites anterior margin with ventral row of spatulate setae, dorsal row of distally pectinate setae, median margin with finely barbed setae. Female palp claws absent; spines absent; tarsus unmodified. ABDOMEN: Book lung covers not visible. Pedicel with meshed texture. Spinnerets: ALS: with one major ampullate gland spigot emerging from cylindrical tubercle and three piriform gland spigots emerging from shallow tubercle; PMS: with minor ampullate gland spigot and three aciniform gland spigots; PLS: with six aciniform gland spigots. LEGS: Leg spines absent. Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Trichobothria examined with SEM. Tarsal organ pear shaped, margin raised above surroundings, with 4 sensilla on leg I and II, with 3 sensilla on leg III and IV. GENITALIA: Shape: anterior epigastric margin strongly sclerotized, preceded by T shaped structure visible in transparency (AS), with larger, square part (ARE)in between, the latter provided at base with fine transverse bar (T) ending in two faint procurved lobes (FA) extending as far as lateral protrusions(Pr)of frontal T shape (AS). Dorsal view: anterior sclerite (AS) short, T shaped, with lateral protrusions (Pr) well developed and provided with ramified ridges on anterior side and dorsally near extremities; As connected with anterior receptaculum (ARe) antero-ventrally; ARe about half as wide as AS including Pr, square, provided dorsally and apically with rows of gland ducts (GD) confined in frontal groove; ARe adjacent to transverse bar (T) ending laterally in well developed bilobed flattened apodeme (FA), its dorsal extremity anchoring to the posterior receptaculum (PRe); PRe well developped, egg shaped, emerging from base of ARe. Uterus exterus apparently (UE) not visible. Tapinesthis inermis, female carapace, anterior view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06263) TAPININERMfpcara06263BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female habitus, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMfphabd06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female habitus, dorsal view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06263) TAPININERMfphabd06263BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female habitus, lateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMfphabl06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female habitus, lateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06263) TAPININERMfphabl06263BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female habitus, ventral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06262) TAPININERMfphabv06262BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female habitus, ventral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06263) TAPININERMfphabv06263BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female sternum, ventral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06263) TAPININERMfpstev06263BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female tarsus I, prolateral view (image by BB, specimen ID: ---06263) TAPININERMfpta1p06263BB.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female habitus, ventral view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) tapininermfphabv08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female carapace, anterior view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMfpcara08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female carapace, lateral view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMfpcarl08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female epigynum, epigynal area, ventral view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMfpepiv08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female habitus, dorsal view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMfphabd08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female habitus, lateral view (image by RJ, specimen ID: ---08123) TAPININERMfphabl08123RJ.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female epigynum, epigynal area, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33267) tapininermfsepid33267AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female epigynum, epigynal area, anterior view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33267) tapininermfsepia33267AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female ALS, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33267) TapininermfsALSv33267AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female PLS, lateral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33267) TapininermfsPLSl33267AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female PLS, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33267) TapininermfsPLSv33267AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female PMS, ventral view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33267) TapininermfsPMSv33267AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female tarsal organ, leg I, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33883) TapininermfsTO1d33883AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female tarsal organ, leg II, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33883) TapininermfsTO2d33883AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female tarsal organ, leg III, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33883) TapininermfsTO3d33883AH.tif Tapinesthis inermis, female tarsal organ, leg IV, dorsal view (image by AH, specimen ID: ---33883) TapininermfsTO4d33883AH.tif   DISTRIBUTION BELGIUM ; CZECH REPUBLIC Click the following link for a map from Discover Life which displays the records below. You can click anywhere on that map to zoom in, and clicking on any point will display the full data for that locality Tapinesthis inermis, Discover Life Map   MATERIAL EXAMINED Order by: Country State/Province County/Divisoin Locality PBIUSI Sex Type Status Institute Code Collect date Collector Elevation Habitat     PBI USI Country State Division Locality Sex Type Status Elevation(m) GPS Coordinate Habitat Collection_Date Collector Inst. Code PBI_OON 00008123  BELGIUM  Antwerpen    Turnhout  5 Adult Male    27  51.31666; 4.93333  Forest Remnant, under liana  19 Oct 2006  H. De Coninck  KBIN  PBI_OON 00008123  BELGIUM  Antwerpen    Turnhout  3 Adult Female    27  51.31666; 4.93333  Forest Remnant, under liana  19 Oct 2006  H. De Coninck  KBIN  PBI_OON 00033564  BELGIUM  Namur    Marche-les-Dames  1 Adult Male      50.48250; 4.94917  understory, Litter among ivy  25 May 2010  Henrard A.  MRAC  PBI_OON 00033267  BELGIUM  Namur    Marche-les-Dames  1 Adult Female      50.48250; 4.94917  understory, Litter among ivy  25 May 2010  Henrard A.  MRAC  PBI_OON 00032902  CZECH REPUBLIC  Zlínský kraj  Lhota u Vsetina  Lhotské Paseky Sklep 49°19'28.3"N 17°56'10.6"E  1 Adult Male    545  49.32444; 17.93639  Building  08 Aug 2010  Andrěj Mácháč  1111

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