taxonID	type	description	language	source
03DF879D1864FFE4FEBEFE3FBB7DF8E4.taxon	description	Description. Male. Total length: 2.8; prosoma length: 1.6, width: 1.0. Legs I: femur 0.6, patella 0.3, tibia 0.8, metatarsus 0.5, tarsus 0.2. Markings as in Fig 1 B. The male specimens examined were darker than M crassipes, but are much lighter than males of M. rattotensis. Prosoma dark brown, sides darker, with dark patches in front just behind the AME and white patches just below the PLE (Fig 1 B). Opisthosoma relatively rounded, red brown, no visible markings. Legs I – IV laterally with dark markings. Eyes in three rows, first recurved, second and third straight and surrounded by dark rings (Fig 1 B). Chelicera, labium and dorsal parts lighter in colour. Leg formula 1432. Tibia I with 2 / 2 / 0 / 2 spines, metatarsus I with 2 / 1 spines. Palp: tibia short, RTA short, stout (Figs 2 A, B, 3 B, D, C). Cymbium oval, tip excavated (Fig 3 D), bulb bilobed, embolus short, coils 1.5 times (Figs 2 A, B, 3 A – C). Female. Total length: 3.0; prosoma length: 1.5, width: 0.6. Legs I: femur 0.5, patella 0.2, tibia 0.5, metatarsus 0.3, tarsus 0.2. Markings as in Fig 1 A. Prosoma dark brown, sides darker, with dark patches in front just behind the AME and white patches just below the PLE (Fig 1 A). Opisthosoma round, light brown, dorsally with very characteristic markings. Legs I – IV laterally with dark markings. Eyes in three rows, first recurved, second and third straight and surrounded by dark rings (Fig 1 A). Chelicera, labium and dorsal parts lighter in colour. Leg formula 1432. Tibia I with 2 / 2 / 0 / 2 spines, metatarsus I with 2 / 1 spines. Epigynum and vulva as in Figs 2 C – E.	en	Benjamin, Suresh P. (2006): The male of Marengo nitida with the description of M. rattotensis new species from Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1326: 25-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174116
03DF879D1864FFE4FEBEFE3FBB7DF8E4.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Simon (1900) gives the type locality as Kandy but the museum labels give the type locality as Galle (original labels give no details of the exact locality). Simon (1901: fig 574 a) illustrates a specimen that has a rounded opisthosoma similar to the material from Galle and material examined for this study. I have no doubt that the current specimens examined by me are conspecific with type material.	en	Benjamin, Suresh P. (2006): The male of Marengo nitida with the description of M. rattotensis new species from Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1326: 25-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174116
03DF879D1864FFE4FEBEFE3FBB7DF8E4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka.	en	Benjamin, Suresh P. (2006): The male of Marengo nitida with the description of M. rattotensis new species from Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1326: 25-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174116
03DF879D1864FFE4FEBEFE3FBB7DF8E4.taxon	materials_examined	Other material examined. SRI LANKA: Ratnapura district, Gilimale, Induruwa Jungle, 25 February 1979, leg. KV Krombein, PB Karunaratne, T Wijesinghe, S Siriwardana, T Gunaawardana, 1 Ψ; same locality, 13 – 15 March 1979, leg. KV Krombein, T Wijesinghe, S Siriwardana, L Jayawickrama, 1 ♂; Kegalle district, Kitulgala, Makande mukalara, 3 – 4 February 1979, leg. KV Krombein, 1 ♂ 1 Ψ. All specimens have been deposited in the USNM.	en	Benjamin, Suresh P. (2006): The male of Marengo nitida with the description of M. rattotensis new species from Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1326: 25-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174116
03DF879D1862FFEEFEBEF92FBD1EF8C8.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: ♂, SRI LANKA, Central province, Rattota, Knuckles Range, along Rattota­Illukkumbura road, 3 – 4 June 2003, leg. SP Benjamin. Deposited in MHNG. Paratypes: 2 ♂ 2 &, label data as above. Deposited in MHNG. Etymology. Named after the type locality.	en	Benjamin, Suresh P. (2006): The male of Marengo nitida with the description of M. rattotensis new species from Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1326: 25-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174116
03DF879D1862FFEEFEBEF92FBD1EF8C8.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The males of Marengo rattotensis can be distinguished from all other Marengo spp. by the RTA, which is rather backward tilted (Figs 5 A, B, 7 C, E). Further, they can be separated by the very characteristic opisthosomal markings. Females are separated by marking of the opisthosoma (Fig 1 D).	en	Benjamin, Suresh P. (2006): The male of Marengo nitida with the description of M. rattotensis new species from Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1326: 25-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174116
03DF879D1862FFEEFEBEF92FBD1EF8C8.taxon	description	Description. Male. Total length: 3.5; prosoma length: 1.7, width: 1.2. Legs I: femur 1.0, patella 0.4, tibia 0.8, metatarsus 0.6, tarsus 0.3. Markings as in Fig 1 C. The male specimens examined were darker than M. crassipes and M. nitida. Prosoma dark brown, sides darker, with dark patches in front just behind the AME and white patches just below the PLE (Fig 1 C). Opisthosoma oval, elongated, dark red / brown, dorsally with conspicuous white markings as in Fig 1 C, laterally lighter as in Fig 1 F. Legs I – IV laterally with dark markings. Eyes in three rows, first recurved, second and third straight and surrounded by dark rings (Fig 1 C). Chelicera, labium and dorsal parts lighter in colour. Leg formula 1432. Tibia I with 2 / 2 / 0 / 2 spines, metatarsus I with 2 / 1 spines. Palp: tibia short, RTA short, stout (Figs 3 A, B). Cymbium oval, tip excavated, bulb bilobed, embolus short, coils 1.5 times (Figs 5 A – F). Female. Total length: 3.2; prosoma length: 1.5, width: 0.9. Legs I: femur 0.6, patella 0.3, tibia 0.5, metatarsus 0.3, tarsus 0.2. Markings as in Fig 1 A. Prosoma dark brown, sides darker, with dark patches in front just behind the AME and white patches just below the PLE (Fig 1 D). Opisthosoma round, light brown, dorsally with very characteristic markings. Legs I – IV laterally with dark markings. Eyes in three rows, first recurved, second and third straight and surrounded by dark rings (Fig 1 D). Chelicera, labium and dorsal parts lighter in colour. Leg formula 1432. Tibia I with 2 / 2 / 0 / 2 spines, metatarsus I with 2 / 1 spines. Epigynum and vulva as in Figs 5 C – E.	en	Benjamin, Suresh P. (2006): The male of Marengo nitida with the description of M. rattotensis new species from Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1326: 25-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174116
03DF879D1862FFEEFEBEF92FBD1EF8C8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the Knuckles Range in Sri Lanka.	en	Benjamin, Suresh P. (2006): The male of Marengo nitida with the description of M. rattotensis new species from Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1326: 25-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174116
