Welcome Locality Data Entry        | Links | About Oonopidae | Outreach | Sign In  Home | Project Description | Investigators | Species Pages | Home >> Species Pages >> OONOPIDAE SPECIES DESCRIPTION (1) List all species      OR       (2) Search by: Select the genus -- Amazoonops Antoonops Aposphragisma Aprusia Aschnaoonops Australoonops [Basibulbus] Bidysderina Bipoonops Birabenella Brignolia Camptoscaphiella Cavisternum Costarina Cousinea Coxapopha Dalmasula Dysderina Dysderoides Emboonops Epectris Escaphiella Gamasomorpha Gradunguloonops Guaraguaoonops Guatemoonops Heteroonops Hexapopha Himalayana Hortoonops Ischnothyreus Kapitia Khamiscar Khamisia Khamisina Khamisoides Longoonops Malagiella Melchisedec Molotra Neotrops Neoxyphinus Niarchos Noideattella Noonops Oonopoides Oonops Opopaea Orchestina Paradysderina Pelicinus Pescennina Ponsoonops Predatoroonops Prethopalpus Prodysderina Pseudodysderina Puan Reductoonops Scaphidysderina Scaphiella Scaphioides Scaphios Semidysderina Sicariomorpha Silhouettella Simlops Simonoonops Stenoonops Sulsula Tapinesthis Tinadysderina Tolegnaro Toloonops Triaeris Tridysderina Trilacuna Varioonops Volborattella Xestaspis Xyphinus Zyngoonops Select the species All species agocena almirante altamira antonio arima ayacucho barroana bocas bonda bopal bordoni buck campeche capim cata cayo ceiba chone cocona curlena cymbalaria etang gracia guatopo guiria hitoy hone icabaru incha irmaos kalunda kartabo lancetilla longkey manaus meta mico miranda muralla murici napo osa pago palenque palmillas penna pich saba scutiventris septella simla tena tigre tuxtla valencia vicencio virgen vito weberi williamsi (Female redundant descriptions removed) Scaphiella agocena Chickering, 1968       Get publication Scaphiella agocena Chickering, 1968d: 139, f. 1-2 (Df).             Female (PBI_OON 29556). Total length 1.53. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace pale orange, without any pattern, ovoid in dorsal view, pars cephalica flat in lateral view, anteriorly narrowed to between 0.5 and 0.75 times its maximum width, with rounded posterolateral corners, posterolateral edge without pits, posterior margin not bulging below posterior rim, posterolateral surface without spikes, surface of elevated portion of pars cephalica smooth, sides granulate, thorax without depressions, fovea absent, without radiating rows of pits, sides of pars thoracica with faint granulations; lateral margin straight, rebordered, with blunt 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 absent; marginal setae absent. Clypeus margin unmodified, 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, dark, needle-like. Chilum absent. Eyes six, well developed, ALE largest, ALE circular, PME squared, PLE oval; posterior eye row procurved from both above and front; ALE separated by less than their radius, ALE-PLE separated by less than ALE radius, PME touching throughout most of their length, PLE-PME separated by less than PME radius. Sternum longer than wide, pale orange, uniform, 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 continuous transverse groove, posterior margin not extending posteriorly of coxae IV, lateral margin without infra-coxal grooves, distance between coxae approximately equal, extensions of pre-coxal triangles absent, lateral margins unmodified, without posterior hump; setae abundant, dark, needle-like, evenly scattered, originating from surface. Mouthparts: Chelicerae, endites and labium pale orange. Chelicerae straight, anterior face unmodified, elaborate macroseta on their inner face; fangs directed medially, shape normal, without prominent basal process, tip unmodified; setae dark, needle-like, evenly scattered; paturon inner margin with scattered setae, distal region unmodified. Labium triangular, fused to sternum, anterior margin indented at middle; subdistal portion with unmodified setae. Endites distally excavated, anteromedian tip unmodified, posteromedian part unmodified. Female palp claws absent; spines absent; tarsus expanded, patella without prolateral row of ridges, palpal tarsus with black prolateral macrosetae basally and distal patch of setae. 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 not connected by groove. Pedicel tube short, ribbed, 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 strongly sclerotized, surrounding pedicel, not protruding, small lateral sclerites absent, without lateral joints. Postepigastric scutum strongly sclerotized, pale orange, long, semicircular, covering about 3/4 of abdominal length, fused to epigastric scutum, anterior margin unmodified, without posteriorly directed lateral apodemes, lateral sides of postepigastric scutum smooth. 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 needle-like setae. 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, tibia IV specialized hairs on ventral apex absent, tibia IV ventral scopula absent, metatarsi III and IV weak ventral scopula absent. Leg spines absent. Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Trichobothria examined with Stereo microscope; tibia: II three, III three, IV three; metatarsus: II one, III one, IV one; leg I missing. GENITALIA: Shape: epigynal atrium circular with long and narrow anterior sclerite and a pair of rounded posterior sclerotizations. Dorsal view: lateral apodems short and wide. Scaphiella agocena, female carapace, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---29556) Scaphagocefpcard29556ND.tif Scaphiella agocena, female carapace, lateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---29556) Scaphagocefpcarl29556ND.tif Scaphiella agocena, female epigynum, epigynal area, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---29556) Scaphagocefpepiv29556ND.tif Scaphiella agocena, female habitus, anterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---29556) Scaphagocefphaba29556ND.tif Scaphiella agocena, female habitus, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---29556) Scaphagocefphabd29556ND.tif Scaphiella agocena, female habitus, lateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---29556) Scaphagocefphabl29556ND.tif Scaphiella agocena, female habitus, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---29556) Scaphagocefphabv29556ND.tif Scaphiella agocena, female internal female genitalia, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---29556) Scaphagocefpifgd29556ND.tif Scaphiella agocena, female internal female genitalia, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---29556) Scaphagocefpifgv29556ND.tif   DISTRIBUTION NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 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 Scaphiella agocena, 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 00029556  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES  Curacao    3 km N Savonet  1 Adult Female  Holotype    12.33425; -69.13453  stones  28 Dec 1962  H., L. Levi  MCZ

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