identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03DF879D1864FFE4FEBEFE3FBB7DF8E4.text	03DF879D1864FFE4FEBEFE3FBB7DF8E4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Marengo nitida Simon 1900	<div><p>Marengo nitida Simon, 1900</p><p>Figs 1 A, B, E, 2 A–E, 3 A–E, 4 A–C Diagnosis. The males of Marengo nitida are distinguished from that of M. crassipes and M. rattotensis by the thick, stout RTA (Figs 2 A, B; Benjamin, 2004: fig 65 C). Further, males and females of M. nitida can be separated from all other Marengo spp. by the round opisthosoma. Separated from M. rattotensis by the gradually sloping posterior border of the prosoma (Figs 1 E–F). Distinguished from M. striatipes by the flat prosoma and enlarged femur I (Benjamin, 2004: fig 67 A; Wanless, 1978: figs 5 a, b).</p><p>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).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Distribution. Known only from lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka.</p><p>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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DF879D1864FFE4FEBEFE3FBB7DF8E4	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	Benjamin, Suresh P.	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.text	03DF879D1862FFEEFEBEF92FBD1EF8C8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Marengo rattotensis	<div><p>Marengo rattotensis, new species</p><p>Figs 1 C, D, F, 5 A–E, 6 A–F, 7 A–F</p><p>Type material. Holotype: ♂, SRI LANKA, Central province, Rattota, Knuckles Range, along Rattota­Illukkumbura road, 3–4 June 2003, leg. SP Benjamin. Deposited in MHNG.</p><p>Paratypes: 2 ♂ 2 &amp;, label data as above. Deposited in MHNG. Etymology. Named after the type locality.</p><p>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).</p><p>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).</p><p>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.</p><p>Distribution. Known only from the Knuckles Range in Sri Lanka.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DF879D1862FFEEFEBEF92FBD1EF8C8	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	Benjamin, Suresh P.	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
