Trichopelma fidelcastroi, Ríos-Tamayo, 2024

Trichopelma fidelcastroi View in CoL sp. nov. ( Figs 10A–G, 11A–H, 12A–F, 26)

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Type material. Holotype ♂, Cuba, Holguín Province, Mayarí, Río Cabonico [ 20°41'N 75°28'W], 3.XI.1996, coll. N. Navarro ( ZMB 50605 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; Paratypes. 1♀, Cuba, Holguín Province, Báguanos, El Manguito , [ 20°45'N 76°4'W], 12.VIII.1997, coll. R GoogleMaps . Teruel, [collected under stone] (ZMB 50615); 1♀, Mayarí, Río Cabonico , [ 20°41'N 75°28'W], 3.XII.1996, coll. N. Navarro ( ZMB 50616 View Materials ) GoogleMaps .

Additional material. 1♂, Cuba, Holguín Province, Salida a Las Tunas, Reparto El 71 [20°52'"N 76°17'W], IV.1997, coll. Roberto M, [collected under stone] ( ZMB 50622 View Materials ) .

Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronym in honour of Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, the historical leader of the Cuban revolution who was born in Holguín province.

Diagnosis. Males of T. fidelcastroi sp. nov. resemble those of T. baracoense sp. nov. and T. rudloffi sp. nov., by the bulb with a piriform tegulum ( Fig. 11E–G) but can be differentiated by the highest number of prolateral spines on pedipalp tibia ( Fig. 11H). It differs from T. rudloffi sp. nov. by the proventral branch of the tibia I apophysis with a sharper apical megaspine and the prolateral branch with the associated spine slightly longer than the small branch ( Fig. 11B, C). It differs from T. cheguevarai sp. nov.; T. soroense sp. nov.; T. cubanum ( Simon 1903) and T. granmense sp. nov., by their bulb shape (with keels in T. cheguevarai sp. nov.; rounded tegulum with a recurved embolus in T. soroense sp. nov., fovea procurved in T. granmense sp. nov. and T. cubanum ( Simon 1903) . Females can be distinguished from all other species by the shape of their spermathecae ( Fig. 12F). The female has similarities to T. citma sp. nov., but differs by its subequal spermathecae lobes.

Description. Male ( holotype, ZMB 50605, Figs 10, 11). Total length: 14.43. Carapace ( Fig. 10A): 6.48 long, 5.81 wide. Cephalic region 4.43 long, thoracic striae very shallow, hirsute; caput almost flat. Fovea recurved and deep, 0.98 wide. Ocular region ( Fig. 10C) slightly raised, 0.60 long, 1.01 wide. Anterior ocular row procurved with 12 anterior setae; posterior straight with eight posterior setae.

Ocular measurements: AME 0.19, ALE 0.28, PME 0.13, PLE 0.22; AME–ALE 0.13, PME–PLE 0.04, AME– PME 0.10, ALE–PLE 0.19, AME–AME 0.15, PME–PME 0.44. Chelicerae ( Fig. 10E): elongate and slender, hirsute, 3.52 long; 1.64 wide. Furrow promargin with 10 teeth, retromargin with eight tiny teeth on outer edge and four denticles near the apex. Intercheliceral tumescence basal, pallid with small bristles. Rastellum composed of thick long setae. Labium ( Fig. 10D): 0.55 long; 0.74 wide; with 15 rounded cuspules and abundant apical bristles. Labio-sternal suture narrow with two lateral sigilla well separated. Maxillae ( Fig. 10D): promargin 1.79 long, retromargin 2.30 long, 0.91 wide, with ~53/50 cuspules in inner angle, developed angular heel. Sternum ( Fig. 10B): 3.17 long, 2.85 wide; sigilla small and marginal, oval. Abdomen, dorsal ( Fig. 10F): 6.06 long, anterior edge of the booklung opening with combs present. Spinnerets ( Fig. 10G): posterior median: 0.31 long; posterior lateral with basal: medial: apical lengths 0.41:0.35:0.20.

Lengths of legs and pedipalp (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus, total): I: 5.43, 3.33, 3.99, 3.97, 2.51, 19.23. II: 5.14, 3.12, 3.82, 4.20, 2.37, 18.63. III: 4.76, 2.53, 3.11, 4.78, 2.42, 17.59. IV: 6.39, 2.75, 4.99, 7.30, 3.02, 24.45. pedipalp: 3.10, 1.98, 2.45, —, 1.30, 8.83. Chaetotaxy: Leg I: fe d0-0-2ap, pa p0-0-1ap, ti p0-1-2-0, v2-2- 1ap, me v0-1-0-0, when folded touches the ventral branch, ta 0. Leg II: fe d0-0-1-2, pa p0-0-1, ti p0-1-1-0 v2-2-3ap, me v0-1-0-1, ta 0. Leg III: fe d0-0-2-2, pa p0-2-0, ti p1-2-1 v2-1-3ap r0-1-2-0, me d2-2-2ap v3-1-2- 3ap, ta 0. Leg IV: fe d0-0-2-2, pa p0-1-0, ti p1-0-1 v3-2-3ap r1-2-1, me d2-2-1-2ap v3-1-1-2-3ap, ta 0. Pedipalp: fe d0-0-1, pa p1, ti p0-2-2 v2-0-1 (with rigid setae, on the sides of the groove where the bulb rests) r0-0-1ap, ta 0. Metatarsi and tarsi I ventrally discoloured; tarsi IV cracked. Tibia I with twin apophysis ( Fig. 11A–C): positioned proventrally, ventral branch curved, long, with an apical megaspine half the length of the ventral branch, prolateral branch small with a contiguous spine (1:3 longer than the branch), prolateral and ventral branches well separated. Pedipalp ( Fig. 11D, H); cymbium triangular, elongate, with deep incision. Bulb ( Fig. 11E–G): 2.11 length, bulb piriform with duct tapering. Embolus long 1.49 long, apical portion slightly recurved in ventral view ( Fig. 11F); keels absent.

Scopulae : apical on cymbium. Legs: I: Me 1:2 A, Ta complete throughout the segment. II: Me 1:2 A, Ta complete throughout the segment. III: Me 3:4 A, divided by a band of setae, Ta complete throughout the segment, divided by a band of setae. IV: Me 1:2 A, scarce, divided by strong setae, Ta complete throughout the segment, divided by two central rows of setae and a line of bristles on each side. Trichobothria: (Filiform): Pedipalp: Met 7/7, 8/7 on tarsus (separated by a wide band of small rigid setae). Legs: I Ti 7/7, Me 10, Ta 8/8; II, Ti 8/6, Me 10, Ta 7/7; III Ti 5/5, Me 9, Ta 7/6; IV Ti 6/6, Me 10, Ta 9/10. Clavate trichobothria in two rows on distal half (separated by a wide band of small rigid setae): 7/9 on pedipalp; 8/5 on tarsus I; 7/7 on tarsus II; 7/6 on tarsus III; 6/7 on tarsus IV. STC two rows (double on each side of the paired claws): I 6/6, 6/6; II 6/5, 6/5; III 6/4, 6/4; VI 5/5, 5/5. Colour in alcohol: chelicerae and dorsal legs covered by whitish setae. Chelicerae brown, carapace and legs orange-brown. Abdomen dorsal pattern faint, symmetrical, with 5 spots in the middle, and on the side of each spot a lateral line.

Female ( paratype, ZMB 50615, Fig. 12A–F). Total length: 16.31. Carapace ( Fig. 12A): 7.57 long, 5.88 wide. Cephalic region 5.02 long, thoracic striae shallow; caput slightly raised. Fovea slightly recurved and deep, 1.09 wide. Ocular region ( Fig. 12E) slightly raised, 0.72 long, 1.18 wide. Anterior ocular row procurved with 10 anterior setae; posterior slightly recurved with three posterior setae.

Ocular measurements: AME 0.19, ALE 0.31, PME 0.15, PLE 0.21; AME–ALE 0.22, PME–PLE 0.08, AME– PME 0.15, ALE–PLE 0.31, AME–AME 0.20, PME–PME 0.57. Chelicerae: elongate and slender, 4.48 long; 2.55 wide. Furrow promargin with 10 teeth, retromargin with seven tiny teeth on outer edge and 14 denticles near the apex. Rastellum composed of thick long setae. Labium ( Fig. 12B): 0.79 long; 1.14 wide; with 46 rounded cuspules and abundant apical bristles. Labio-sternal suture wide with two lateral sigilla well separated. Maxillae ( Fig. 12B): promargin 2.05 long, retromargin 2.70 long, 1.25 wide, with 106/108 cuspules in inner angle, developed angular heel. Sternum ( Fig. 12B): 3.70 long, 0.96 wide; sigilla small and marginal, oval. Abdomen, dorsal ( Fig. 12C): 6.60 long, anterior edge of the booklung opening with combs present. Spinnerets ( Fig. 12D): Posterior median: long 0.36; posterior lateral with basal: medial: apical lengths 0.55:0.36:0.23, apical segment domed. Spermathecae ( Fig. 12F): two, with a long base and two subequal lobes, one small and the other rounded.

Lengths of legs and pedipalp (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus, total): I: 4.49, 3.37, 2.89, 2.63, 1.52, 14.90. II: 4.10, 3.00, 2.68, 2.51, 1.60, 13.88. III: 3.67, 2.44, 2.12, 3.06, 1.82, 13.11. IV: 5.19, 2.90, 3.41, 5.18, 2.51, 19.19. pedipalp: 3.39, 2.17, 1.98, —, 1.96, 9.48. Chaetotaxy: Legs: I: fe d0-0-1, pa 0, ti 0, me v1-0-1ap, ta 0; II: fe d0-0-1, pa 0, ti v1 spiniform setae, me v1-1ap, ta 0; III: fe 0, pa p0-2 r1, ti p2-1 v2-1-3ap r1-0-1, me d2-2-2 v2-2-3ap, ta 0; IV: fe d0-0-1ap, pa p1 r1, ti v3-2-1-3ap r1-0-1, me d2-2-1-1 v3-1-2-2-3ap, ta 0; Pedipalp: fe 0, pa 0, ti p0-2 -1 all are spiniform setae v0-1 spiniform setae-3ap, ta 0.

Scopulae : Pedipalp: complete and divided by a wide band of setae. Legs: I: Me–Ta complete throughout the segments. II: Me complete throughout the segment, Ta complete throughout the segment, divided by a band of setae. III: Me 1:3 A, divided by a wide band of rigid setae, Ta complete throughout the segment, divided by a wide band of setae and a line of bristles on each side of the central band. IV: Me 1:2 A, scarce, divided by a band of rigid setae, Ta complete throughout the segment, divided by a wide central band of setae (more abundant apically), delimited by a line of bristles on each side. Trichobothria: (Filiform): Pedipalp: Tib 6/6, 7/7 on tarsus (separated by a wide band of small rigid setae). Legs: I Ti 7/6, Me 8, Ta 7/7; II, Ti 5/4, Me 6, Ta 5/4; III Ti 4/4, Me 9, Ta 8/9; IV Ti 4/5, Me 13, Ta 9/9. Clavate trichobothria in two rows on distal half (separated by a wide band of small rigid setae): 6/9 on pedipalp tarsus; 4/6 on tarsus I; 5/9 on tarsus II; 6/7 on tarsus III; 6/7 on tarsus IV. STC one row: pedipalp claw bare; Legs: I, 2/0; II, 1/3; III–IV bare. Tarsus IV cracked. Colour in alcohol: Chelicerae, carapace and legs brown-orange. Abdomen dorsal pattern faint, symmetrical, with 5 spots in the middle, and on the side of each spot a lateral line.

Distribution. Cuba, Holguín province, municipalities of Holguín, Báguanos and Mayarí ( Fig. 26).