Teutamus apiculatus Dankittipakul, Tavano &amp; Singtripop, 2012, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Dankittipakul, Pakawin
name: Tavano, Maria
name: Singtripop, Tippawan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Liocranidae
Teutamus
Teutamus apiculatus

description: <i>Teutamus apiculatus</i> sp. nov. (Figures 3 D,F, 8 A–F) <i>Diagnosis</i> Males of <i>T. apiculatus</i> sp. nov. closely resemble those of <i>T. fertilis</i> but can be distinguished by the peculiar shape of conductor (Figure 8 A,D); females can be recognized by the zigzagged insemination ducts and the apical glandular pore on the spermathecae (Figures 3 D, 8 F). <i>Type material</i> <i>Holotype.</i> &amp;male;, Malaysia: Pahang State: Cameron Highlands, Orang Asil, village near Mt Perdah, 1575 m, sifting leaf litter in shallow ravine, 2–14 May 2009, leg. P. Banar (MHNG, MAL-PB5). <i>Paratypes.</i> Data as holotype, 1&amp;male;, 2&amp;female; (MHNG, MAL-PB5). Fraser Hill, south side, 1300 m, 26 August 2004, 2&amp;female; (MHNG, MAL-04 <i>/</i> 10). <i>Etymology</i> The specific epithet is a nominative form of an adjective (Latin: <i>apiculatus</i>, - <i>a</i>, <i>um</i>), referring to the large glandular pore locating on the apex of spermathecae. <i>Description</i> <i>Male</i> (holotype). Total length 5.06; prosoma 2.42 long, 1.62 wide; opisthosoma 2.64 long, 1.30 wide. Leg formula: 1423; I 11.06 (2.52, 0.98, 3.48, 2.42, 1.66); II 8.76 (2.02, 0.98, 2.72, 1.88, 1.16); III 7.42 (1.66, 0.92, 2.16, 1.64, 1.04); IV 10.78 (2.62, 1.04, 3.06, 2.62, 1.44). Carapace reddish brown; submarginal lobes triangular, their apices bluntly pointed. Sternum reddish brown. Legs hairless, orange-brown. Opisthosoma elongate-ovoid. Dorsal scutum covering two-thirds of length of opisthosoma. Palp (Figure 8 A–C): RTA triangular, strongly excavated medially, its apex blunt, anterior margin with colourless and transparent lamina. DTA short and stout. Tegulum ovoid, slightly excavated on baso-retrolateral side. Conductor parallel-sided, abruptly narrowing towards apex. Embolic base clearly visible. <i>Female</i> (paratype, MHNG, MAL-PB5). Total length 5.02; prosoma 2.38 long, 1.62 wide; opisthosoma 2.64 long, 1.30 wide. Leg formula: 1423; I 11.08 (2.48, 1.04, 3.52, 2.38, 1.66); II 8.78 (2.02, 1.02, 2.68, 1.88, 1.18); III 7.40 (1.68, 0.92, 2.14, 1.62, 1.04); IV 10.66 (2.58, 1.04, 3.06, 2.60, 1.38). General appearance as in male except submarginal lobes on carapace broader at base, their apices blunt; dorsum of opisthosoma pale, posteriorly with a series of faint chevrons. Genitalia (Figures 3 D,F, 8 E,F): Epigyne with shallow median depression situated between crescent-shaped copulatory orifices. Insemination ducts zigzagged, connected to anterior lateral portion of spermathecae on ventral surface. Spermathecae elongate-ovoid, widest subapically, glandular pore situated apically. Fertilization ducts lanceolated. <i>Distribution</i> Known only from the type localities on the Malay Peninsula.
description: Published as part of <i>Dankittipakul, Pakawin, Tavano, Maria &amp; Singtripop, Tippawan, 2012, Seventeen new species of the spider genus Teutamus Thorell, 1890 from Southeast Asia (Araneae: Liocranidae), pp. 1689-1730 in Journal of Natural History 46</i> on pages 1705-1707, DOI: 10.110.1080/00222933.2012.681314, http://zenodo.org/record/574642