Arachnids

Spinose Ear Ticks (Otobius megnini)From Bugwood-University of Georgia

[Spiders and Opiliones from the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand].

Figures 1–6.Copulatory organs of Selenops arikok sp. n. female holotype from Arikok National Park, Aruba (EME sel_068) 1–2 Selenops curazao Alayón-García male holotype from CarMaBI, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (MCZ) 3–4 female paratype from Piscadera Baai building, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (MCZ) 5–6, 1, 5 epigyne, ventral view 2, 6 spermathecae, dorsal view 3 male pedipalp, ventral view 4 male pedipalp, retrolateral view. Scale bar = 0.40 mm (1–2), 0.30 mm (3–6). Abbreviations: S = septum, MF = median field, EP = epigynal pockets, FD = fertilization duct, SP = spermathecae, PF = posterodorsal fold, C = conductor, CY = cymbium, MA = median apophysis, E = embolus, RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis, VRTA = ventral retrolateral tibial apophysis, DRTA = dorsal retrolateral tibial apophysis.

Figure 1. Damaeus (Paradamaeus) yushuensis sp. n.– dorsal view (100μm)

Figure 78.A–F Seothyra henscheli from Gobabeb Station, Namibia (SMN 40828, NMN), scanning electron micrographs of male spinnerets. A overview B right ALS C left PMS D left PLS E vestigial cribellum F detail of vestigial cribellum. AC aciniform gland spigot ALS anterior lateral spinneret mAP minor ampullate gland spigot MS modified spigot PI piriform gland spigot PLS posterior lateral spinneret PMS posterior median spinneret.

Figures 1–7.1–5 Typhochlaena seladonia C. L. Koch, 1841 1–3 male (IBSP 4551) left palpal bulb 1 prolateral 2 retrolateral 3 frontal 4–5 females, spermathecae 4 exuvium (IBSP 4551) 5 female (IBSP 109718) 6 Typhochlaena curumin sp. n. holotype female (IBSP 8701) spermathecae 7 Typhochlaena paschoali sp. n., paratype female (MNRJ 12928), spermathecae. Scale bar = 1mm.

Figure 4.Pantopsalis cheliferoides, specimen collected in 1975. A Dorsal view B lateral view C fingers of left chelicera, anterior view D patella and tibia of right pedipalp, dorsal view E glans, ventral view F glans, left lateral view.

Figures 1–6.General habitus photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 (1–4) and Copa kei sp. n. (5, 6): 1 female from Lesideng Research Camp, Botswana 2 female from Livingtone, Zambia 3 male and 4 female from Wildlives Game Farm, Zambia 5 female from Hogsback, South Africa 6 male from Cwebe Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Figures 1–6.Mallinella sphaerica sp. n., 1 male habitus, dorsal view 2 female habitus, dorsal view 3 male ocular area, frontal view 4 female, ocular area, frontal view 5 male, posterior ventral spines, ventral view 6 female, posterior ventral spines, ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm (1–2); 0.5 mm (3–4); 0.2 mm (5–6).

Figures 1–3.Fortuynia smiti sp. n., adult: 1 dorsal view 2 ventral view (gnathosoma and legs not illustrated) 3 lateral view (gnathosoma and legs except femur II and trochanters II–IV not illustrated). Scale bar 100 μm.

Figure 3.Somatic characters of the female of Progradungula otwayensis. A Lateral view of prosoma and opisthosoma (ZIMG II/28128) B Dorsal view of prosoma (MV) C Ventral view of Prosoma (MV) D Frontal view of ocular area (ZIMG II/28128) E Ventral view of opisthosoma F Tarsus of leg I G Tarsus of leg IV H Calamistrum. I Ventral view of spinnerets. Scale bar in F–H is 500 µm.

Figure 5.Trachyoribates (Rostrozetes) glaber (Beck, 1965), adult: A body dorsally B body ventrally (gnathosoma and legs not illustrated) C prodorsum and anterior part of notogaster laterally D left pteromorph. Scale bar (A–C) 50 μm, scale bar (D) 20 μm.

Figure 1.Distribution of known Eucteniza species.

Figures 1–4.Chactas moreti sp. n., male holotype and female paratype. Dorsal and ventral aspects.

Figure 1.Sinamma oxycera gen. n. & sp. n., male holotype (A–B, E, G) and female paratype (C–D, F, H). A–F Habitus G, H Prosoma. A, C dorsal view B, D ventral view E, F lateral view G, H anterior view.

Figures 1–2.Ctenobelba (Berndamerus) bugiamapensis sp. n.: 1 dorsal view (legs not shown) 2 lateral view (legs except trochanter III not shown). Scale bar 100 μm.

Figures 2–6.Melloleitaoina crassifemur. 2 male holotype, dorsal view 3–5 left palpal bulb, 3 prolateral view 4 retrolateral view 5 detail of apex widened 6 left tibial apophysis (subapical spine on retrolateral branch RB lost). Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figure 1.Diplocentrus franckei sp. n., A Carapace, dorsal aspect B sternum, genital operculum and pectines, ventral aspect.

Figures 1–2.Pseudoeupodes porosus Khaustov, gen. n., sp. n., female: 1 idiosomal dorsum 2 idiosomal venter.

Figures 1–4.Tityus kuryi. Male (MZUFBA 2569 - Palmeiras, Bahia, Brasil): dorsal (1) and ventral (3) views. Mature female (MZUFBA 2451 - Ibicoara, Bahia, Brazil): dorsal (2) and ventral (4) views.

Figures 1–8.Dorsal habitus of Afrotropical Calommata species 1 Calommata megae sp. n., male (Harare, Zimbabwe) 2 Calommata meridionalis sp. n., male (Erfenis Dam, South Africa) 3 Calommata namibica sp. n., male (Etosha, Namibia) 4 Calommata simoni Pocock, female (Galim, Cameroon) 5 same, male (Dja Reserve, Cameroon) 6 Calommata tibialis sp. n., male (Bassari–Sokodé, Togo) 7 Calommata transvaalica Hewitt, female (Blouberg, South Africa) 8 same, male (Groenkloof, South Africa). Scale bars: 5mm.

[Spiders and Opiliones from the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand].

Figures 177–182.Habitats and natural history of some Selenops species. 177 Selenops arikok sp. n. from Aruba guarding egg sac with several spiderlings inside 178 Selenops geraldinae Corronca eating a fly and guarding her egg sac on a bromeliad, Gaspar Grande Island, Trinidad and Tobago 179 Selenops willinki Corronca on a tree trunk, Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago. Terminal setal tufts and festoon pattern are visible 180 Selenops micropalpus Muma on the trunk of Bursera simaruba, in a dry forest, St. Lucia. Terminal setal tufts and festoon pattern are visible 181 Selenops mexicanus Keyserling on a large tree trunk outside of Cueva Actun Kan, Guatemala. Note the alternating light and dark leg annulations 182 Egg sacs of Selenops bifurcatus Banks on rocks in a wash in dry forest and thornscrub, Zacatan, Guatemala. Selenops bifurcatus sometimes guards the yellowish egg sacs, and other times does not.

Figure 2. Damaeus (Paradamaeus) yushuensis sp. n. – Ventral view (100μm)