Acanthogonatus juncal explained
Acanthogonatus juncal is a mygalomorph spider of Argentina and Chile, named after its type locality: Juncal, Los.
Andes.[1] A. juncal is the smallest two-clawed Acanthogonatus (most similar species: A. huaquen and A. quilocura, have a cephalothorax length of over 8mm, compared to less than 4mm in A. juncal.
Description
- Female: total length 9.47mm; cephalothorax length 3.77mm, width 3.09mm; cephalic region length 2.44mm, width 1.98mm; fovea width 0.45mm; medial ocular quadrangle length 0.42mm, width 0.76mm; labium length 0.32mm, width 0.84mm: sternum length 2.01mm, width 1.74mm. Its cephalic region is slightly convex, with a recurved fovea with a posterior median notch. Its labium possesses no cuspules. A serrula is present. Its sternal sigilla is small and oval; its sternum rebordered weakly. Chelicerae: rastellum is absent. Its cephalothorax, legs and palpi are a uniform yellowish brown colour; its venter is more pallid, while its dorsal abdomen is mottled.
Distribution
Juncal, Los Andes, Chile, a dry shrubland. Specimens were collected from small burrows at stone edges.
External links
Notes and References
- Goloboff, Pablo A. "A revision of the South American spiders of the family Nemesiidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae). Part 1, Species from Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Bulletin of the AMNH; no. 224." (1995).
