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7B0B8780417FFFE62FD21A95FA34FCB6.text	7B0B8780417FFFE62FD21A95FA34FCB6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xestaspis	<div><p>Key to Xestaspis of Sri Lanka ( X. sublaevis is excluded, see discussion)</p><p>1 Posterolateral spikes absent on either posterior sides of carapace............................................... 2</p><p>- Two pairs of tiny posterolateral spikes present on either posterior sides of carapace (Figs. 11 A, B), male embolus-conductor complex, darker than rest of palp (Fig. 12 A), female receptaculum (re) rectangular shaped with longer globular appendix (Fig. 12 B)............................................................................... .. X. pophami sp. nov.</p><p>2 Sternum furnish with well pronounced channel like radial furrows between coxa I–II, II–III, III–IV or absent between III–IV (Figs. 3 E, 4E, 7E).....................................................................................3</p><p>- Sternum furnish with less pronounced radial furrows consist with small rounded pits between coxa I–II, II–III, III–IV (Fig. 9 E), carapace surface sides granulated (Fig. 9 A), elongated and flat abdomen, male embolus tip sharply narrowed anteriorly, membranous like structure attached to end of embolic accessory appendage (Fig. 10 A), postepigastric lateral apodemes (lap) visible, female receptaculum (re) roughly elongated oval shaped, narrowed anteriorly in a bottle necked shaped with short globular appendix (Fig. 10 B)............................................................. X. padaviya sp. nov.</p><p>3 Carapace gradually narrowed to a pear shape (Fig. 7 A), sides decorated with black serrations (Fig. 7 D), male palp embolus divided in to two parts by indent curved at middle (Fig. 8 A), female receptaculum triangular shaped, posterior with a blunt pointed end (Fig. 8 B)................................................................ X. nuwaraeliya sp. nov.</p><p>- Carapace anteriorly narrowed (Fig. 3 A), surface sides smooth (Fig. 3 B), male palp embolus long, slender with slightly shorter mesal embolic accessory appendage (Fig. 5 A), female receptaculum (re) ovoid and elongated (Fig. 5 B), Sternum furnish with well pronounced channel like radial furrows between coxa I–II, II–III and III–IV (Fig. 3 E) or less visible radial furrow between III–IV (Fig. 4 E)................................................................................4</p><p>4 Male palp, conductor, with dorsal tooth-like projection (fig. 40C in Eichenberger et al. 2012).................. X. paulina</p><p>- Male palp, conductor, without dorsal tooth-like projection (Fig. 5 A)....................................... X. kandy</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7B0B8780417FFFE62FD21A95FA34FCB6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L.;Benjamin, Sh. P.	Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L., Benjamin, Sh. P. (2016): The Goblin spider genus Xestaspis in Sri Lanka (Araneae: Oonopidae). Zootaxa 4189 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.1.2
7B0B8780416BFFF12FD21864FD87FE8B.text	7B0B8780416BFFF12FD21864FD87FE8B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xestaspis kandy Eichenberger 2012	<div><p>Xestaspis kandy Eichenberger, 2012</p><p>(Figs. 2–6)</p><p>Type material. Not examined; see Eichenberger et al. 2012.</p><p>Other material examined. Sri Lanka: 2 ♀ (IFS_Oon_001, 021), Central Province, Kandy District, Deltota, Loolcondera FR, 1480m, 0 7°0 8’4”N 80°41’53”E, 11 May 2010, leg. S. Batuwita, N. Athukorala ; 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_025), Dunumadalawa FR, 0 7°17’00” N 80°37’49” E, 600m, 22 April 2010, leg. S. P. Benjamin, S. Batuwita; 2 Ƌ and 2 ♀ (IFS_Oon_091–094), Udawattakelle FR, 580m, 0 7°17’57” N 80°38’29” E, 21 August 2012, leg. S. P. Benjamin; 3 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_150,188,192), Hantane FR, 0 7°14’57” N 80°36’50” E, 200m, 19 November 2013, M. Rathnayake, I. Sandunika; 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_026), Matale District, Knuckles range, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.73805&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.528333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.73805/lat 7.528333)">Riverston</a>, 0 7°31’42” N 80°44’17” E, 1100m, 0 2 December 2009, leg. S. P. Benjamin, S. Batuwita ; 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_041), Knuckles range, Gammaduwa, 900m, 18 September 2009, leg. S. P. Benjamin, S. Batuwita ; 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_096), North Central Province, Anuradhapura District, Wilpattu NP, Maradanmaduwa, 0 8°22’30” N 80°0 5’0 0”E, 200m, 0 6 April 2011, leg. S. Batuwita ; 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_122), Ritigala SNR, Kodigala Sumt, 0 8°0 6’33” N 80°39’16”E, 716m, 28 June 2011, leg. S. P. Benjamin, S. Batuwita et al.; 2 Ƌ and 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_033,056–057), North Western Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.375&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.471389" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.375/lat 7.471389)">Kurunagala District</a>, Ethagala FR, 0 7°28’17” N 80°22’30” E, 190m, 20 August 2010, leg. S. Batuwita ; 2 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_231, 254), Kankaniyamulla FR, 7°21’32” N 80°0 2’0 7” E, 24 September 2014, leg. N. Athukorala; 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_231, 214), Uva Province, Badulla District, Rawana Ella, forest around cave, 990m , 6°51’52.4” N 81°03’01.3” E, 31 December 2011, S. P. Benjamin et al.; 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_130), 189th mp post, between <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=81.05036&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.8645554" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 81.05036/lat 6.8645554)">Koslanda</a> and Beragala, 1370m , 6°44’48.4” N 80°57’56.3” E, 0 1 January 2012, S. P. Benjamin et al.; 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_205) and 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_262), Namunukulla FR, along Passara/ Ella road, 6°52’ N 81°7’ E, 1838m, 22 January 2014, leg. S. P. Benjamin, N. Athukorala; 27 February 2015, leg. S. P. Benjamin, N. Athukorala; 1 Ƌ (IFS_Oon_194), Western Province, Kalutara District, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.24777&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4430556" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.24777/lat 6.4430556)">Gurulu Bedda</a>, Kalugala FR, 0 6°26’35” N 80°14’52” E, 40 m, 10 January 2014, leg. S. P. Benjamin, N. Athukorala .</p><p>Diagnosis. X. kandy can be recognized by the sternum with pronounced deep rows of large channel-like narrow pits between coxae I–II, II–III and III–IV (Fig. 3 E). See Eichenberger et al. (2012) for a detailed diagnosis. Description. See Eichenberger et al. (2012) for a detailed description.</p><p>Distribution. (see Fig. 6). Sri Lanka. Previous records: Kandy District: Kandy, Hortain plains; Nuwara Eliya District: Piduruthalagala. New records: Dunumadalawa FR (L 1), Loolcondura FR (L 16), Udawattakele FR (L 27), Hantane FR (L 43); Gammaduwa FR (L 6); Ethagala FR (L 10), Kankaniyamulla FR (L 46); Wanathavilluwa (L 22); Anuradhapura District: Ritigala SNR (L 40); Forest between Koslanda-Beragala (L 52), Rawana cave (L 50), Namunukula FR (L 51).</p><p>Intraspecific variation. Body size: male, 1.46–2.46, female, 2.18–2.72; Body color orange brown to red brown (Fig. 2). Sternum furnished with either channel-like radial furrows (Fig. 3 E) or drop like furrows. In addition, those radial furrows between coxae III and IV are well pronounced. Radial furrow between III–IV are less visible in some specimens (Fig. 4 E).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7B0B8780416BFFF12FD21864FD87FE8B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L.;Benjamin, Sh. P.	Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L., Benjamin, Sh. P. (2016): The Goblin spider genus Xestaspis in Sri Lanka (Araneae: Oonopidae). Zootaxa 4189 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.1.2
7B0B87804168FFFC2FD21F75FE8AFA1C.text	7B0B87804168FFFC2FD21F75FE8AFA1C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xestaspis nuwaraeliya	<div><p>Xestaspis nuwaraeliya sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs. 7–8)</p><p>Type material. Holotype 1 ♂ (IFS_Oon_046): Sri Lanka: Central Province, Nuwara Eliya District, Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, 22 February 2007, leg. S. P. Benjamin and Z. Jaleel . 1 ♀ paratype (IFS_ Oon_123), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.6&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.7666664" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.6/lat 6.7666664)">Nuwara Eliya</a>, 0 6°46’N 80°36’ E, 14 February 2012, leg. S. P. Benjamin and N. Athukorala .</p><p>Other material examined. 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_255), Sri Lanka: Central Province, Nuwara Eliya District, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.81278&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.931111" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.81278/lat 6.931111)">Hakgala</a> SNR, 6°55’52” N 80°48’46” E, 20 January 2015, N. Athukorala et al.</p><p>Etymology. The species name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.</p><p>Diagnosis. X. nuwaraeliya sp. nov. can be recognized by the black colored granulations on the sides of the carapace (Figs. 7 A, D). Further, males are also recognized by the bifurcated embolus (Fig. 8 A). Female can be recognized by the triangular shaped receptaculum (Fig. 8 B).</p><p>Description. Description based on one male and two females.</p><p>MALE: Body Length: 2.42, uniformly red brown. Carapace: ovoid in dorsal view (Fig. 7 A), gradually narrowes anteriorly 0.5 times its maximum width (Prosoma: length: 0.84, width: 0.34), pars cephalica strongly elevated in lateral view (Fig. 7 B), top surface smooth, sides granulated (visible as black colored line-like markings), posterolateral spikes absence (Fig. 7 A), lateral margin straight in lateral view (Fig. 7 B), posterior margin rounded (Fig. 7 D). Clypeus: margin unmodified (Fig. 7 C), chelicera inner margin with enlarged setae (ceh) not prominent as in X. pophami sp. nov. Eyes: six, well developed, all oval, subequal, ALE separated from their each other by their radius, posterior median eyes almost touching, separated from edge of carapace by about their radius. Sternum: longer than wide (length: 0.70, width: 0.60), surface smooth, few hairs present, well pronounced narrowed channel-like pits between coxa I–II, II–III and III–IV, symmetrical in both sides, distance between coxae equal, anterior margin with dark continuous transverse groove (ctg), posterior margin extending beyond anterior edges of coxae IV (Fig. 7 E). Abdomen: oval (Fig. 7 G), elongated (length:1.44, width: 0.98), scuta surface with scattered light setae, margins of scuta, but not in the middle, inter-scutal membrane with less scattered setae, booklung covers quite large, elliptical, slightly elevated from the surface (Fig. 7 F). Abdomen scuto-pedicel region with almost contiguous suprapedicelar main ridge and with second upper downwards curved scutal ridge (Fig. 7 H) as in Gamasomorpha taprobania Simon 1893 (fig. 33F in Eichenberger et al. 2012). Spinnerets scutum incomplete ring, with hairs. Male genitalia: Palp not strongly sclerotized, embolic accessory appendage (ma) sharp and pointed, embolus (em) slightly longer than embolic accessory appendage (ma), bifurcated, curved inside at midpoint, conductor shorter than embolus (em) and embolic accessory appendage (ma), without a tooth like projection, cymbium extends beyond bulb (Fig. 8 A).</p><p>FEMALE: Body length: 2.74, somatic morphology as male, except for, continuous transverse groove (ctg) lighter than male. Female genitalia: Dorsal view: receptaculum (re) triangular shaped, posterior with blunt pointed end, secretory sac (ssa) oval and elongated but not clearly visible, globular appendix (gap) narrow, elongated, clearly more than 0.5 times the length of receptaculum, pore field of receptaculum (pof) distributed widely along the globular appendix, with an anterior paddle like sclerite (psc) and a nail like process (na), lateral sclerites functioning as muscle attachments, lateral apodemes (lap) originating from the posterior spiracles (Fig. 8 B).</p><p>Distribution. (see Fig. 13) Sri Lanka, Peak Wilderness Sanctuary (L 53), Nuwara Eliya town (L 54), Hakgala SNR (L 55).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7B0B87804168FFFC2FD21F75FE8AFA1C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L.;Benjamin, Sh. P.	Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L., Benjamin, Sh. P. (2016): The Goblin spider genus Xestaspis in Sri Lanka (Araneae: Oonopidae). Zootaxa 4189 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.1.2
7B0B87804165FFFA2FD21FC3FB48FC33.text	7B0B87804165FFFA2FD21FC3FB48FC33.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xestaspis padaviya	<div><p>Xestaspis padaviya sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs. 9–10)</p><p>Type material. Holotype 1 ♂ (IFS_Oon_084): Sri Lanka: North Central Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.8" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.75/lat 8.8)">Anuradhapura District</a>, Padaviya, 8°48’ N 80°45’ E, 51m, litter, 10 January 2012, leg. N. Athukorala ; paratypes 2Ƌ, 4♀ (IFS_Oon_082– 088): collected with the holotype.</p><p>Other material examined. 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_164), Sri Lanka, Central Province, Kandy <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.64139&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.2991667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.64139/lat 7.2991667)">District</a>, Udawattakelle FR, 580 m, 0 7°17’57” N 80°38’29” E, 29 December 2011, leg. S. P. Benjamin ; 2 Ƌ (IFS_ Oon_154–155), Gannoruwa FR, 575m, 0 7°16’ 56.85” N 80°35’57.25” E, 25 November 2013, leg. N. Athukorala et al.; 2 ♀ (IFS_Oon_037–038), Matale District, IFS <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.67444&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.859444" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.67444/lat 7.859444)">Arboretum</a>, 0 7°51’34” N 80°40’28” E, ca. 180 m, 27 April 2010, leg. S. P. Benjamin and S. Batuwita ; 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_265), North Central province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.504036&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.352944" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.504036/lat 8.352944)">Anuradahapura District</a>, Mihinthale FR, 8°21’10.60”N 80°30’14.54” E, 0 6 July 2014, N. Athukorala, C. I. Clayton ; 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_012); Polonnaruwa District, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.98722&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.8975" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.98722/lat 7.8975)">Parakrama Samudraya</a>, 0 7°53’51” N 80°59’14” E, 57m, 0 1 December 2009, leg. N. Athukorala ; 1 Ƌ and 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_005–006), North Western Province, Puttalam District, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=79.875&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.170834" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 79.875/lat 8.170834)">Wanathavilluwa</a>, 08°10’15” N 79°52’30”E, 30 m, 24 May 2010, leg. N. Athukorala .</p><p>Etymology. The species name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality. Diagnosis. X. padaviya sp. nov. are recognized by the carapace with slightly granulated sides (Fig. 9 A). Males are recognized by the embolus, which has an anteriorly sharply narrowed tip (Fig. 10 A). Females can be recognized by the roughly elongated, oval shaped receptaculum (re) which is narrowed anteriorly in to a bottlenecked shape (Fig. 10 B).</p><p>Description. Description based on six males and ten females.</p><p>MALE: Body length: 1.46–1.61, small, uniformly orange red colored species. Carapace: ovoid in dorsal view (Fig. 9 A), pars cephalica slightly elevated in lateral view (Fig. 9 B), surface sides slightly granulated, posterior lateral spikes absent, lateral margin straight from dorsal view, posterior margin rounded with triangular shaped lateral sclerotizions (Fig. 9 D). Clypeus: margin unmodified (Fig. 9 C), chelicerae inner margin with enlarged setae (ceh). Eyes: six, well developed, ALE largest, oval shaped and posterior eyes sub equal, roundish and slightly smaller than ALE, ALE separated from edge of carapace by about their diameter. Sternum: slightly longer than wide, surface smooth but with few hairs, sternum furnish with three pairs of radial furrows between coxa I–II,II–III and III–IV, consist with small rounded pits (Fig. 9 E), but not pronounced as in other species, anterior margin with slightly curved contiguous transverse groove, posterior margin extending beyond anterior edges of coxae IV. Abdomen: oval (Fig. 9 G), flat, quite elongated, covered with fine hairs, postepigastric lateral apodemes (lap) visible. booklung covers (boc) small, elliptical (Fig. 9 F). Abdomen scuto-pedicel region with paired curved to straight scutal ridge in addition with a second, upper, semicircular ridge (Fig. 9 H). Spinnerets scutum incomplete ring. Male genitalia: Palp not strongly sclerotized, embolus and embolic accessory appendage same in size, embolus (em) tip sharply narrowed anteriorly, membranous like structure attached to end of embolic accessory appendage (ma), conductor (co) slightly shorter than embolus, bulbus tapering towards end, extend beyond cymbium (Fig. 10 A).</p><p>FEMALE: Body length 1.74, somatic morphology as male except booklung covers (boc) slightly elevated from surface. Female genitalia: receptaculum (re) roughly elongated oval shaped, narrowed anteriorly in bottle necked shaped, secretory sac (ssa) elongated oval as receptaculum, globular appendix (gap) broad (Fig. 10 B), less than 0.5 times the length of receptaculum, with an anterior paddle like sclerite (psc) and a nail like process (na), with lateral sclerites, postepigastric lateral apodemes (lap) not visible as in males.</p><p>Distribution. (see Fig. 13) Sri Lanka, Padaviya (L 47), Mihinthale FR (L 48), Gannoruwa FR (L 2), Udawattakelle FR (L 27), Parakrama Samudraya (L 49), Matale District, NIFS Arboretum (L 17).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7B0B87804165FFFA2FD21FC3FB48FC33	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L.;Benjamin, Sh. P.	Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L., Benjamin, Sh. P. (2016): The Goblin spider genus Xestaspis in Sri Lanka (Araneae: Oonopidae). Zootaxa 4189 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4189.1.2
7B0B87804162FFF92FD21A9AFBECFE63.text	7B0B87804162FFF92FD21A9AFBECFE63.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xestaspis pophami	<div><p>Xestaspis pophami sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs.11–12)</p><p>Type material. 1 ♂ Holotype (IFS_Oon_070): Sri Lanka: Central Province, Matale District, NIFS <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.67444&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.859444" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.67444/lat 7.859444)">Arboretum</a>, 0 7°51’34”N 80°40’28”E, ca. 180m, 27 April 2010, leg. S. P. Benjamin, S. Batuwita . 1 ♂, 1 ♀ paratype (IFS_Oon_070-071), collected with the holotype.</p><p>Other material examined. 1 ♀ (IFS_Oon_027), Sri Lanka: Central Province, Matale District, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.73805&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.528333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.73805/lat 7.528333)">Knuckles</a> range, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=80.73805&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.528333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 80.73805/lat 7.528333)">Riverston</a>, 0 7°31’42” N 80°44’17”E, 1100m, 0 2 December 2009, leg. S. P. Benjamin and S. Batuwita.</p><p>Etymology. Named after Mr. F. H. Popham, founder of the NIFS Arboretum.</p><p>Diagnosis. X. pophami sp. nov. can be recognized by the presence of two pairs of tiny posterolateral spikes on either posterior side of the carapace (Fig. 11 A). Further, males are recognized by the embolus which is blunt at the tip and females by the rectangular shaped receptaculum and secretory sac (Fig. 12 B).</p><p>Description. Description based on two males and two females.</p><p>MALE: Body Length: 1.80, uniformly orange brown or red brown colored species. Carapace: ovoid in dorsal view (Fig. 11 A), pars cephalica not strongly elevated in lateral view (Fig. 11 B), surface smooth and two pairs of tiny posterolateral spikes (cps) present on either posterior sides of carapace (Fig. 11 A), lateral margin straight from lateral view, posterior margin rounded (Fig. 11 D). Clypeus: margin unmodified (Fig. 11 C), chelicera inner margin with enlarged setae (ceh). Eyes: six, well developed, ALE largest, oval shaped and posterior eyes sub equal, roundish and slightly smaller than ALE, ALE separated from edge of carapace by about their diameter. Sternum: longer than wide (length: 0.90, width: 0.68), surface smooth but with few hairs, radial furrows well perceptible between coxae I–II, II–III and III–IV, furrows initiated like channels and ended up with roundish drop like pits (Fig. 11 E), distance between coxae equal, anterior margin with short straight transverse groove, posterior margin extending beyond anterior edges of coxae IV. Abdomen: oval (Fig. 11 G) (DSL:0.90, DSW: 0.84), light setae scattered in margins of scuta, but not in the middle, inter-scutal membrane white, unmodified, with scattered setae, booklung covers (boc) small (Fig. 11 F), postepigastric scutum, anterior margin unmodified, posterior spiracles connected by groove. Abdomen scuto-pedicel region with paired curved to straight scutal ridge in addition with a second, upper, semicircular ridge (Fig. 11 H). Spinnerets scutum incomplete ring. Male genitalia: Palp not strongly sclerotized, embolus-conductor complex darker than rest of palp, embolus (em) slightly shorter than embolic accessory appendage and blunt at the tip, embolic accessory appendage (ma) sharp and pointed, conductor (co) just below embolic accessory appendage (ma), without tooth like projection, cymbium not extending beyond bulb (Fig. 12 A).</p><p>FEMALE: Body length 2.06, somatic morphology as male. Female genitalia: Dorsal view: receptaculum (re) rectangular shaped, but posteriorly end up with rounded margin, consist with groove like modifications dorsally, secretory sac (ssa) rectangular, posterior margin undulated, pore field of receptaculum (pof) concentrated at posterior part of receptaculum, not at secretory sac, globular appendix (gap) narrow, elongated, clearly longer than 0.5 times the length of receptaculum, with an anterior paddle like sclerite (psc) and a nail like process (na), with lateral sclerites, with highly undulated lateral apodemes (lap) originating from the posterior spiracles (Fig. 12 B).</p><p>Distribution. (see Fig. 13) Sri Lanka, NIFS Arboretum (L 17), Riverston (L 9).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7B0B87804162FFF92FD21A9AFBECFE63	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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