Bioacoustics of Oaphantes

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description · Plazi

Description.— Moderately sized spiders ( ∼ 2.11–2.77), cephalothorax and appendages uniformly light yellow orange (130M), male carapace slightly to moderately elevated in the cephalic region. Eyes small or absent, when present, both eye rows straight, anterior median eyes (AME) smaller than others, contiguous ( Figs 2 , 10 ). Chelicerae light yellow orange (130M), promargin 0–5 teeth, retromargin 3–5 denticles, males with mastidion located anteromesally ( Figs 2 , 10 , 17 ), both sexes with setose tubercles on the cheliceral surface ( Figs 2 , 10 , 17, 18 ); cheliceral stridulatory organ present, in males with ∼ 20–22 striae, females ∼ 15–16 striae, associated with stridulatory pick set basally on the palpal femora. Male endites with single setose tubercle ( Figs 1 , 9 ). Legs long and slender, formula 1-4-2-3; tibia I–IV with 2 dorsal macrosetae; metatarsus I with a dorsal macroseta, patella with 1 dorsal macroseta; trichobothrium, Tm I 0.24–0.52, Tm IV absent; palpal tarsus of female with reduced terminal claw. Abdomen offwhite, sub-cylindrical and pointed apically, ventral surface of abdomen with oval striated epigastric plates located at antero-ventral margin and associated with stridulatory pick on coxae IV. Trachea unbranched and confined to the abdomen. Male palps rather complex and characterized by a large paracymbium (P) ( Figs 3 , 11 , 19 ), a long, thick embolus (E) extending beyond the cymbium ( Figs 4 , 12 , 20 ), a long and large embolic membrane (EM) ( Figs 3 , 11 , 19 ), the terminal apophysis (TA) and lamella characteristica (LC) of variable size and shape ( Figs 4 , 12 , 20 ). Palpal tibia with retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA) ( Figs 3 , 11 , 19 ). Epigynum with broad margin extending to form an elongated scape (S) of variable length and width ( Figs 6 , 14 , 22 ); copulatory openings (CO) located on the underside of scape near the apex and associated with terminal pockets (TP) ( Figs 7 , 15 , 23 ); spermathecae (S) at anterior margin of the posterior median plate, secondary spermathecae (SS) present ( Figs 7 , 15 , 23 ). Composition.— Oaphantes pallidulus (Banks) , Oaphantes cryophilus n. sp. , Oaphantes prometheus n. sp.

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