Epicratinus ehonda Gonçalves & Brescovit 2020
- Dataset
- Taxonomic review and cladistic analysis of Neotropical spider genus Epicratinus Jocqué & Baert, 2005 (Araneae: Zodariidae) with description of eleven new species
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Gonçalves, Ricardo Antonio, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2020): Taxonomic review and cladistic analysis of Neotropical spider genus Epicratinus Jocqué & Baert, 2005 (Araneae: Zodariidae) with description of eleven new species. Zootaxa 4886 (1): 1-77, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4886.1.1
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Araneae
- family
- Zodariidae
- genus
- Epicratinus
- species
- Epicratinus ehonda
description
Description. Male (IBSP 64527). Color: carapace brown uniform, dark orange sternum, orange-brown chelicerae, pale yellow coxae, dark yellow legs; dorsal abdomen predominantly dark brown with 5 spots (2 - 2 - 1) and small dorsal shield (less than half of the abdomen) brown, short bristles throughout the abdomen; ventral abdomen with two dark brown spots and a pale stripe between them, two pale white spots on each side, little sclerotinized, dark yellow and orange above the epigastric furrow. Total length 3.65; carapace length 2.05; width 1.4; abdomen length 1.45; maximum length of spinnerets 0.25; chelicerae length 0.64; clypeus height 0.54. Eyes: diameters AME 0.09, ALE 0.09, PME 0.11, PLE 0.1. Interdistances AME-AME 0.02, AME-ALE 0.09, PME-PME 0.08, PME-PLE 0.2, ALE-PLE 0.06. Spinulation: I: Fe d 1 - 1 - 1, p 0 - 0 - 1, r 0, v 0; Pa d 0, p 0, r 0, v 0; Ti d 0, p 0, r 0, v 1 - 1 - 2; Me d 0, p 0 - 0 - 1, r 0, v 2 - 1 - 2. II: Fe d 1 - 2 - 1, p 0 - 1 - 1, r 0 - 0 - 1, v 0; Pa d 0, p 0, r 0, v 0; Ti d 0, p 1 - 1 - 0, r 0, v 1 - 1 - 2; Me d 0 - 0 - 1, p 0 - 1 - 1, r 0, v 2 - 1 - 3. III: Fe d 1 - 2 - 1, p 1 - 0 - 1, r 0 - 1 - 1, v 0; Pa d 0 - 0 - 1, p 0 - 1 - 0, r 0 - 1 - 0, v 0; Ti d 1 - 1 - 0, p 1 - 1 - 0, r 1 - 1 - 0, v 2 - 2 - 2; Me d 1 - 1 - 2, p 0 - 1 - 1, r 0 - 1 - 1, v 2 - 2 - 2. IV: Fe d 1 - 2 - 1, p 1 - 0 - 1, r 0 - 0 - 1, v 0; Pa d 0 - 0 - 1, p 0 - 1 - 0, r 0 - 1 - 0, v 0; Ti d 1 - 0 - 1, p 1 - 0 - 1, r 1 - 0 - 1, v 2 - 2 - 2; Me d 1 - 3 - 3, p 0 - 2 - 2, r 2 - 0 - 1, v 2 - 2 - 2. Formula: 4132. Measurements of legs: Palp. Femur with 2 dorsal spines (0 - 1 - 1); patella with a distal constricted apophysis in a dark brown inverted comma format; tibia with a row of median bristles on the proximal / medial portion of the retrolateral margin; Hyaline RTA directed retrolaterally and bifid in the distal portion without separation; cymbium with basal lateral projection at the front of the RTA, two distal spines; subtegulum with curved ridge; tegulum large and spermatic duct visible, conductor also visible dorsally and covering the embolus only in the distal portion; tegular apophysis short and ventral in spoon format; embolus totally conspicuous. Female (IBSP 64499). Color: carapace dark brown uniform, dark orange sternum, reddish brown chelicerae, pale yellow coxae, dark yellow legs; dorsal abdomen predominantly dark brown with five spots (2 - 2 - 1) and numerous small pale yellow dots, short bristles throughout the abdomen; ventral abdomen pale yellow with four light brown bands, a little sclerotinized, light yellow and dark orange above the epigastric furrow. Total length 5.1; carapace length 2.25; width 1.55; abdomen length 2.6; maximum length of spinnerets 0.5; chelicerae length 0.88; clypeus height 0.68. Eyes: diameters AME 0.07, ALE 0.1, PME 0.11, PLE 0.1. Interdistances AME-AME 0.03, AME-ALE 0.11, PME-PME 0.09, PME-PLE 0.3, ALE-PLE 0.05. Spinulation: I: Fe d 1 - 1 - 0, p 0 - 0 - 1, r 0, v 0; Pa d 0, p 0, r 0, v 0; Ti d 0, p 0, r 0, v 0; Me d 0, p 0, r 0, v 0 - 1 - 3. II: Fe d 1 - 1 - 0, p 0 - 0 - 1, r 0, v 0; Pa d 0, p 0, r 0, v 0; Ti d 0, p 0 - 1 - 0, r 0, v 0; Me d 0, p 0, r 0, v 1 - 1 - 3. III: Fe d 1 - 1 - 1, p 1 - 0 - 1, r 0 - 0 - 1, v 0; Pa d 0 - 0 - 1, p 0 - 1 - 0, r 0 - 1 - 0, v 0; Ti d 1 - 1 - 0, p 0 - 0 - 1, r 0 - 1 - 1, v 2 - 1 - 2; Me d 0 - 1 - 2, p 1 - 1 - 1, r 1 - 1 - 1, v 2 - 1 - 2. IV: Fe d 1 - 2 - 1, p 0 - 0 - 1, r 0 - 0 - 1, v 0; Pa d 0 - 0 - 1, p 0 - 1 - 0, r 0 - 1 - 0, v 0; Ti d 1 - 1 - 0, p 0 - 1 - 1, r 0 - 1 - 1, v 2 - 1 - 2; Me d 2 - 1 - 2, p 0 - 1 - 1, r 0 - 1 - 1, v 2 - 2 - 2. Formula: 4132. Measurements of legs: Epigynum. Epigynal plate almost hexagonal, with small atrium and without borders. Internally presents spermathecae that resembles the shadow of a crouching person in front the other with encapsulated copulatory ducts and a large chamber. Variation. Males (n = 3): total length 3.6 ‾ 3.65, carapace 2 ‾ 2.06, femur I 1 ‾ 1.2.
description
Figs 24 – 25.
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Males of E. ehonda sp. nov. are easily recognized by a dorsal distal constricted patellar apophysis, with inverted comma-shaped dark brown, hyaline RTA directed retrolaterally and bifid in the distal portion without separation. Females epigynum presents small atrium, spermathecae resembles the shadow of a crouching person which reveres the other, with a camera visible all over the spermathecae (Figs 24, 25).
distribution
Distribution. Only known from the type locality (Fig. 41).
etymology
Etymology. The specific epithet is a noun taken in apposition and is in reference to Edmond Honda, a fictional character in Street Fighter series game from CAPCOM. E. Honda is a Japanese sumo wrestler, and the epigynum resembles two sumo wrestlers in fighting position.
materials_examined
Type. Male holotype from Estaç „ o Ecológica do Una, 15 º 17 ’ 48 ’’ S, 39 º 03 ’ 28 ’’ W, Una, Bahia, Brazil, X / 1999 - IX / 2000, M. F. Dias, deposited in IBSP 64527. Paratype. 1 ♀, same data of holotype deposited in IBSP 64499. Additional material examined: BRAZIL, Bahia, Una, Estaç „ o Ecológica do Una, 15 º 17 ’ 48 ’’ S, 39 º 03 ’ 28 ’’ W, 1 ♁, 2003, M. F. Dias (IBSP 62505); 1 ♁ (IBSP 64546).