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Diminutella

Scientific classification edit
Kingdom:

Animalia
Phylum:

Arthropoda
Subphylum:

Chelicerata
Class:

Arachnida
Order:

Araneae
Infraorder:

Araneomorphae
Family:

Sparassidae
Genus:

Diminutella
Rheims & Alayón, 2018[1]
Species:

D. cortina


Binomial name

Diminutella cortina
Rheims & Alayón, 2018[1]

Diminutella is a genus of spiders in the Sparassidae family. It was first described in 2018 by Rheims & Alayón.[1]
It is a monotypoic genus with one described species, Diminutella cortina. It is endemic to Pinar del Rio, Cuba.[2]



Etymology


The generic name Diminutella is from Brazilian adjective “diminuto” and the suffix “ella” meaning minute size of the species. The specific name cortina is from Hacienda Cortina, where the species was found.[2]



Description


It is one of the smallest Sparianthinae known to date with a body length of 4.2–4.4 mm in male. Male has prosoma orange with pale brown margins. There are thin dark brown line along lateral margins of cephalic region. Chelicerae, legs and palps are orange in color. Labium and sternum pale yellow. Opisthosoma creamy. Six spinnerets yellowish cream colored. Eight eyes are arranged in two rows. Chelicerae with three promarginal teeth. Legs laterigrade.[2]


Body length of female is 3.5–4.4. Female is similar in coloration to male with darker variations. Prosoma brown with dark brown. Chelicerae brown. Legs and palps pale brown. Labium pale orange, whereas sternum orange. Opisthosoma yellowish cream. Six spinnerets yellowish cream colored.



References




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  2. ^ abc Rheims, Cristina; Alayón, Giraldo (2018). "A new genus of minute Sparianthinae spiders from the Caribbean (Araneae, Sparassidae)". ZooKeys. 742: 13–22. doi:10.3897/zookeys.742.21819. ISSN 1313-2970.










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