Mallinella brachiata Dankittipakul &amp; Jocqué &amp; Singtripop 2012, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Dankittipakul, Pakawin
name: Jocqué, Rudy
name: Singtripop, Tippawan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Zodariidae
Mallinella
Mallinella brachiata

description: <i>Mallinella brachiata</i> sp. nov. (Figs 108–109, 116, 147–155) Material examined. <b>Holotype:</b> &amp;male;, <b>THAILAND: <i>Lampang Province</i>:</b> Wiang Ko-Sai NP, mixed deciduous dipterocarp forest along a waterfall, 280 m, 21 February 2002, leg. P. Dankittipakul (MHNG, TH–11). <b>Paratypes:</b> 1&amp;female;, same data as holotype (MHNG, TH–11). <b>THAILAND</b> <b>:</b> <b> <i>Sakon Nakhon Province</i>:</b> 1&amp;male;, Phu Phan Palace, dry secondary forest, leaf litter, 8 January 1989, killed 29 March 1989, leg. C.L. &amp; P.R. Deeleman (RMHN); 1&amp;male;, 2 juveniles, Phu Phan NP, dry dipterocarp forest (17º09.921'N, 103º54.485'E), 200 m, pan traps, 8 October 2006, leg. P. Dankittipakul (TNHM). <b> <i>Chaiyaphum Province</i>:</b> 2 juveniles, Pa Hin Ngam NP, ecotone between mixed deciduous and dry dipterocarp forests (15º38.1'N, 101º23.9'E), 700 m, pan traps, 11–12 August 2006, leg. P. Dankittipakul (TNHM). <b> <i>Khon Kaen Province</i>:</b> 1 juvenile, Phu Pha Man NP, dipterocarp forest (16º42.854'N, 101º59.035'E), 250 m, Malaise trap, 13–20 June 2006, leg. P. Dankittipakul (TNHM). <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Mallinella brachiata</i> sp. nov. can be recognized by the reduced dorsal pattern on the opisthosoma (Figs 108–109). Males are distinguishable by the lack of an oblique mesal ridge and of an apico-prolateral process on the TA; a mesal tooth on the TA being largest among all males of the <i>tuberculata</i> -group. Females can be easily recognized by the W-shaped epigynal plate. <b>Etymology.</b> The specific epithet is a latinized adjective of the Greek noun (βραχƖων = arm) and refers to an apico-retrolateral arm on the TA. <b>Description. Male</b> (holotype). Total length 7.53; prosoma 3.74 long, 3.08 wide; opisthosoma 3.79 long, 2.86 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.16, PME 0.15, PLE 0.16, AME–AME 0.12, AME–ALE 0.14, PME–PME 0.14, PME–PLE 0.26; MOQ: 0.52 long, 0.38 anterior width, 0.40 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 10.46 (2.87, 3.22, 2.30, 2.07), II 10.23 (2.64, 3.22, 2.53, 1.84), III 10.35 (2.76, 3.10, 2.76, 1.72), IV 12.00 (2.80, 3.92, 3.69, 1.59). <i>Coloration</i> (Fig. 108). Carapace reddish brown anteriorly, orange-brown posteriorly. Chelicerae dark brown. Sternum yellowish orange. Legs yellowish. Dorsum of opisthosoma sepia. Dorsal pattern: first and second pairs represented by two short, transverse bands; third pair by triangular patch; from fourth pair onwards fused, forming pale anal ring. Dorsal scutum yellowish brown, narrowed, edge vaguely defined. <i>Palp</i> (Figs 147–151). RTA digitiform in ventral view, gently curved in lateral view, apex sharply pointed; dorsal tubercle triangular, apex blunt. Cymbial fold approximately 1/3 length of cymbium. Tegular spine relatively large, broad at base, apex sharply pointed, directed anteriad. Membranous area on tegulum with inflated median hump, clearly visible in lateral view. TA elongated, terminally with broad and sharply pointed apico-prolateral fold; apico-prolateral process indistinct; apico-retrolateral arm curved in ventral view, pointed dorsad in lateral view; mesal tooth triangular, indented in prolateral view. Embolus originating at 270°, with shallow longitudinal groove over entire length; mesal ridge with triangular subapical flange; lateral ridge longer than mesal one, apex truncated. <b>Female</b> (paratype, MHNG TH–11). Total length 8.96; prosoma 4.25 long, 2.80 wide; opisthosoma 4.07 long, 3.09 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.17, ALE 0.15, PME 0.15, PLE 0.15, AME–AME 0.14, AME–ALE 0.28, PME–PME 0.20, PME–PLE 0.37; MOQ: 0.56 long, 0.46 anterior width, 0.48 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 9.29 (2.68, 2.80, 2.35, 1.45), II 8.25 (2.64, 2.80, 1.68, 1.13), III 9.34 (2.71, 2.97, 2.19, 1.45), IV 10.01 (2.80, 2.88, 2.68, 1.63). <i>Coloration</i> (Fig. 109). Carapace brown, distinctly darker anteriorly, lateral margin orange-brown. Chelicerae dark brown. Sternum yellowish. Legs yellowish, femora distally and proximally with dark brown annulation. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark sepia. Dorsal pattern reduced, represented by three small triangular patches and large anal ring. <i>Genitalia</i> (Figs 116, 152–155). Epigynal plate W-shaped, with deep and broad anterior median incision. Spermathecae digitiform, abruptly curved backwards. <b>Natural history.</b> The type specimens were collected in mixed deciduous and dry deciduous forests. <b>Distribution.</b> Northern and northeastern Thailand.
description: Published as part of <i>Dankittipakul, Pakawin, Jocqué, Rudy &amp; Singtripop, Tippawan, 2012, Systematics and biogeography of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906, with descriptions of new species and new genera from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Zodariidae) 3369, pp. 1-327 in Zootaxa 3369 (1)</i> on pages 41-43, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5252563