Novalena valdezi Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2017, new species
Creators: name: Maya-Morales, Julieta
name: Jiménez, María Luisa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Agelenidae
Novalena
Novalena valdezi

description: Novalena valdezi new species
Figure 43 d–h; Map 7
Type. Holotype male: MEXICO: Oaxaca: Municipality of Santiago Comaltepec, 10 km NE Mirador Santiago Comaltepec, 17°35′17.58″N, 96°27′9.72″W, 2188 m, 16. VI.2007, A. Valdez and C. Santibáñez (CNAN-T0967), deposited at CNAN.
Etymology. The specific name is a patronym in honor of Alejandro Valdez Mondragón, one of the collectors of the holotype, for his contribution to taxonomy of arachnids in Mexico.
Diagnosis. The males of this species differ from all species in having the RTA with a spine-shaped subprocess on ventral projection (Fig. 43 e). The females differ from N. comaltepec and N. punta in having the atrium occupying half the plate length, and from N. perote in having the atrium strongly procurved (Fig. 43 f).
Description. Male (holotype): Carapace yellow, white feathery scales present. Chelicerae reddish, condyles orange. Endites light brown with white tips. Labium dark brown with white tip. Sternum orange. Legs orange with three rings on femur. Opisthosoma dark brown with anterior light brown spot. Spinnerets dark brown. Total length 8.75. Carapace length 4, width 2.75, cephalic region width 1.38, ocular region width 0.88. Eye diameter: AME 0.19, ALE 0.23, PME and PLE 0.21. Distance between eyes: AME-AME 0.08, AME-ALE 0.06, AME-PME 0.15, ALE-PLE 0.06, ALE-ALE 0.38, PME-PME 0.12, PME-PLE 0.15. Clypeus height 0.21. Chelicerae with three retromarginal teeth; basal segment length 1.52, fang length 0.67. Labium wider than long (0.58/0.48). Endites slightly convergent (distance at their base compared at their tips 0.61/0.27). Sternum longer than wide (1.71/1.52). Opisthosoma longer than wide (4.13/2.38). ALS separated by half their basal diameter (0.19/0.38), PLS with distal segment shorter than basal segment (0.39/0.52). Leg lengths: I—femur 4.13/ patella-tibia 5.38/ metatarsus 4/ tarsus 2.5; II—4.13/ 4.88/ 3.75/ 2.25; III—4 / 4.25/ 3.88/ 2; IV—4.75/ 5.63/ 5.5/ 2.25. Spination: femur dorsal I—1-2 -3/ II—1-3 -3/ III—1-3 -3/ IV—1-2 -3; patella I—dorsal 1-1/ prolateral 1/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 / 1/ 0; III—1-1 / 1/ 1; IV—1-1 / 1/ 1; tibia I—dorsal 1-1-0/ ventral 2-2-2/ prolateral 1-1-0/ retrolateral 1-1-0; II—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1- 0; III—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; IV—0-1-0/ 1-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; metatarsus I—0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; II—0/ 2-2- 2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; III—3-2 -2/ 2-1-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-1-1; IV—3-2 -2/ 2-1-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-0-1. Number of trichobothria on tarsus: I—6, II—6, III—6, IV—6. Number of dorsal spines on pedipalp: femur 4, tibia 2. Cymbium length 1.67, width 0.91. Embolus curved; conductor with ventral projection slightly longer than dorsal one; tegular median process wide and weakly sclerotized; dorsal projection of RTA large and flattened, ventral projection directed dorsally and with a spine-shaped subprocess on base (Fig. 43 d, e).
Female (paratype) (CNAN-T0964): Carapace yellow, white feathery scales present. Chelicerae and condyles dark brown. Endites orange with white tips. Labium dark brown with white tip. Sternum dark brown with a central orange line. Legs orange with three black rings on femur. Opisthosoma dark brown with light brown foliage. ALS orange, PLS dark brown. Total length 8.25. Carapace length 3.75, width 2.63, cephalic region width 1.52, ocular region width 0.95. Eye diameter: AME 0.17, ALE 0.23, PME 0.19, PLE 0.21. Distance between eyes: AME-AME 0.08, AME-ALE 0.1, AME-PME 0.21, ALE-PLE 0.06, ALE-ALE 0.4, PME-PME 0.1, PME-PLE 0.15. Clypeus height 0.19. Chelicerae with three to four retromarginal teeth; basal segment length 1.57, fang length 0.71. Labium wider than long (0.55/0.45). Endites almost convergent (distance at their base compared at their tips 0.55/0.3). Sternum longer than wide (1.67/1.52). Opisthosoma longer than wide (4.88/2.88). ALS separated by half their basal diameter (0.19/0.38), PLS with distal segment shorter than basal segment (0.35/0.48). Leg lengths: I—femur 3.38/ patella-tibia 4.38/ metatarsus 3.13/ tarsus 1.88; II—3.25/ 3.75/ 3/ 1.63; III—3.13/ 3.5/ 3/ 1.5; IV—3.88/ 4.38/ 4.25/ 2. Spination: femur dorsal I—1-3 -3/ II—1-3 -3/ III—1-3 -3/ IV—1-2 -3; patella I—dorsal 1-1/ prolateral 1/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 / 1/ 0; III—1-1 / 1/ 1; IV—1-1 / 1/ 1; tibia I—dorsal 1-1-0/ ventral 2-2-2/ prolateral 1-1-0/ retrolateral 0; II—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 0; III—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; IV—1-1 -0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; metatarsus I—1 -0-0/ 2-2-2/ 1-1-0/ 1-1-0; II—1 -0-0/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-1-1; III—2-1 -2/ 2-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-1-1; IV—3-2 - 2/ 2-1-2-2/ 0-1-1/ 0-0-1. Number of trichobothria: I—5, II—5, III—5, IV—6. Dorsal spines on pedipalp femur: 4. Prolateral spines on tibia: 1-2. Epigynal plate wider than long (1.24/0.82); atrium in shallow depression and strongly procurved; spurs separated by more their basal width (Fig. 43 f, h). Internal genitalia: copulatory ducts curved in longitudinal direction, primary spermathecae separated by less their width and with a dorsal transverse mark (Fig. 43 g).
Additional material examined. Paratype: MEXICO: Oaxaca: same data as holotype, 1 ♀ (CNAN-T0964).
Habitat. Tropical montane cloud forest.
Distribution. MEXICO: Oaxaca (Map 7).
description: Published as part of Maya-Morales, Julieta & Jiménez, María Luisa, 2017, Revision of the funnel-web spider genus Novalena (Araneae: Agelenidae), pp. 1-88 in Zootaxa 4262 (1) on pages 79-80, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.571683