Stenoterommata quena

Stenoterommata quena is a species of mygalomorph spiders of Argentina, named after its type locality: La Quena, Salta Province.[2] Females are recognized by the numerous (7 or more) spines on prolateral patella III. The rastellum is stronger, and the maxillae are shorter, than in other species of its genus. The presence of preening combs in metatarsi I is also unusual.

Stenoterommata quena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Pycnothelidae
Genus: Stenoterommata
Species:
S. quena
Binomial name
Stenoterommata quena
Goloboff, 1995[1]

Description
  • Female: total length 12.2 millimetres (0.48 in); cephalothorax length 4.55 millimetres (0.179 in), width 2.55 millimetres (0.100 in); cephalic region length 2.97 millimetres (0.117 in), width 3.15 millimetres (0.124 in); fovea width 0.75 millimetres (0.030 in); labium length 0.50 millimetres (0.020 in), width 0.95 millimetres (0.037 in); sternum length 2.55 millimetres (0.100 in), width 1.97 millimetres (0.078 in). Its cephalic region is convex with fovea procurved. The labium has no cuspules. Its maxillae are rather short, and serrula are absent. Its sternal sigilla is shallowand submarginal; it has a rebordered sternum. Chelicerae: rastellum strong, formed by thick blunt setae. Its cephalothorax, legs and palpi reddish brown; abdomen yellowish with brown chevron.[2]

Distribution

They are found in a thorn forest habitat in northeastern Salta Province, Argentina. Specimens were collected from burrows similar to those of other species in the genus, with an open entrance lined with a dense layer of silk.

See also

References
  1. "Taxon details Stenoterommata quena Goloboff, 1995". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  2. 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).
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