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Plazi
Description Male holotype MEASUREMENTS . Total length including chelicerae: 4.01. Carapace: 2.06 long, 1.56 wide. Ocular tubercle: 0.23 long, 0.78 wide. PLE distinctly projecting over outer edge of carapace, ALE distinctly projecting over front of ocular tubercle. Chelicerae with 8 peg teeth. Stridulatory ridges absent. Opisthosoma: 1.91 long, 1.78 wide. LEGS (femur + patella + tibia + metatarsus + tarsus). I 14.49 (4.13 + 1.05 + 4.31 + 3.37 + 1.63), II 8.51 (2.56 + 0.57 + 2.00 + 2.75 + 0.63), III 5.05 (1.97 + 0.43 + 1.00 + 0.85 + 0.80), IV 6.39 (2.29 + 0.64 + 1.74 + 0.93 + 0.79). Metatarsus I with 5 strong spines. OPISTHOSOMA . With two pairs of spike-like protuberances, anterior pair smaller than posterior pair, which are profoundly enlarged ( Fig. 2A–D ). PALP ( Figs 3 , 5A–B , 6F , 7 ). Tibia distally with retrolateral circular depression, cymbium medially with blunt retrolateral process (RP), paracymbium with two dorsal extensions and one ventral blade (VB), upper dorsal extension conical, tip rounded (UE), lower dorsal extension triangular (LE), ventral blade elongate (twice the length of dorsal extensions), rounded, embolus emergent proximally, twisted distally, conductor distally rounded ( Figs 3 , 5A–B ). COLOUR (in alcohol; Fig. 2 ). Carapace brown, with brown markings on lateral and posterior edges, brown blotches forming broken line medially behind ocular tubercle, and single, broken longitudinal brown line extending entire length of carapace medially; legs annulated; opisthosoma brown with black and cream blotches in posterior half; opisthosomal spike-like protuberances black on anterior faces and cream on posterior faces. Female paratype (specimen from same tube as holotype ) MEASUREMENTS . Total length including chelicerae: 5.68. Carapace: 2.44 long, 1.77 wide. Ocular tubercle: 0.40 long, 1.04 wide. PLE projecting over outer edge of carapace, ALE slightly projecting over front of ocular tubercle. Chelicerae with 8 peg teeth. Stridulatory ridges absent. Opisthosoma: 2.78 long, 2.63 wide. LEGS . I 14.75 (4.47 + 1.14 + 4.10 + 4.16 + 0.88), II 11.67 (3.00 + 0.92 + 2.63 + 3.41 + 1.71), III 6.55 (2.29 + 0.37 + 1.83 + 1.48 + 0.58), IV 7.78 (2.63 + 0.82 + 2.13 + 1.37 + 0.83). Metatarsus I with 5 strong spines. OPISTHOSOMA . With two pairs of spike-like protuberances, anterior pair smaller than posterior pair ( Fig. 4A–D ). EPIGYNE AND VULVA ( Figs 4E–F , 5C–D , 6C–E , 8 ). Epigyne with thin median septum, outer edges of septum sclerotised, longitudinally concave, anteriorly outstripping copulatory openings, copulatory openings circular, with thick and strongly sclerotized anterior margins; vulva with two globular spermathecal receptacles (SR), each dorsally with antero-medial groove ( Fig. 4E–F ). COLOUR (in alcohol; Fig. 4A–D ). Carapace brown, with brown markings on lateral and posterior edges, brown blotches forming broken line medially behind ocular tubercle, and single, broken longitudinal brown line extending entire length of carapace medially; legs annulated; opisthosoma brown with black and cream blotches in posterior half; opisthosomal spike-like protuberances black on anterior faces and cream on posterior faces. COLOUR IN VIVO ( Fig. 9A–C ). Carapace olive yellow, with black markings on lateral and posterior edges, two black blotches forming broken line medially behind ocular tubercle, and single, broken longitudinal black line extending entire length of carapace medially; legs annulated; opisthosoma olive yellow with black and white blotches in posterior half; opisthosomal spike-like protuberances black on anterior faces and white on posterior faces.