Type Material

 

            Holotype: “Male holotype from Mount Palomar State Park, San Diego County, California, in AMNH” (Muma & Brookhart, 1988, p. 42). 

 

            Measurements: “Male holotype with CP of 8.8; A/CP of 7.0” (Muma & Brookhart, 1988, p. 42).

“Females (3) moderate to large in size with CP varying from 9.0-12.5 (mean 10.4). Legs moderately long, A/CP varying from 5.5-6.3 (mean 5.8)” (Muma & Brookhart, 1988, p. 43).

 

            Palpal Description: “minimum number of 83-91 (mean 87.5) papillae in [basal] scopula [of palpal metatarsus]” (Muma & Brookhart, 1988, p. 42).

 

            Ctenidia Description: “6 long abdominal ctenidia (fig. 172)” (Muma & Brookhart, 1988, p. 42).

            

            Operculum Description: “Females distinguished by opercula 1.7 times wider than long, with short wide anterior opercular lobes, moderate sized opercular notches [occupying 24-32% (mean 27) of opercular area] with strongly convex lateral margins, and wide, bowed, vulvular openings occurring near distal end of opercula (fig. 173)” (Muma & Brookhart, 1988, p. 42-43).

            

            Chelicerae Description: “Males distinguished by moderate sized, blade-like dorsal process on fixed cheliceral finger; fondal notch much narrower than base of fixed cheliceral finger and as deep as wide; low rounded anterior process of movable cheliceral finger; laterally distinct ventral notch of movable cheliceral finger (fig. 171)” (Muma & Brookhart, 1988, p. 42).

 

Diagnosis: “This species and the following 2 have somewhat similar coloration and markings, indicating a close relationship but additional males and females must be collected before the relationships can be determined. Muma’s (1951) records of villosus under purpusi represent 3 species; his San Diego County records are almost certainly this species” (Muma & Brookhart, 1988, p. 43).

 

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