The spider subfamily Castianeirinae of North and Central America ...

The spider subfamily Castianeirinae of North and Central America ... The spider subfamily Castianeirinae of North and Central America ...

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Bursa copulatrix Epigynal opening (intromittent orifice) Tube to oviduct Epigastric furrow Fig. 3. Internal epigynum, dorsal view. posterior ends of the spermathecae and are not sclerotized (Fig. 3). The shape, size, and direction of the in- tromittent orifices, the shape of the sperma- thecae, and the simple convolutions of the bursae copulatrices are often useful specific characteristics. MORPHOLOGY AND DESCRIPTIONS The descriptions include the qualitative characteristics (color, general shape, dis- tribution of hair, genital structures, etc.), discontinuous quantitative characteristics (spination, cheliceral teeth, abdominal setae), and some other quantitative char-

acteristics (cephalic width index). Color. The following range of color is used to describe the spiders: (from lightest to darkest) white, creamy white, yellow- white, yellow, yellow-brown, yellow-orange, orange, orange-brown, red-brown, brown, purple-brown (usually non-sclerotized sur- faces), maroon, maroon-brown, brown- black, black. Most of these are modified by using "light," "dark," or "deep." But more important than the precise color is the relative color of different parts — i.e., the pattern. A leg may be described as orange- brown, and vary in the species from yellow- brown to red-brown, but if the tibia or leg I is described as lighter than the tibia of leg IV, it is usually a constant relationship. Hair and setae. The hairs on the cara- pace are usually simple, short hairs, al- though they are often somewhat longer in the cephalic region. Often there are plu- mose, feather-like hairs ( usually making up any longitudinal band of white hairs ) . The [Begin Page: Figs. 4-5, Page 177]

Bursa copulatrix<br />

Epigynal opening (intromittent<br />

orifice)<br />

Tube to oviduct<br />

Epigastric furrow<br />

Fig. 3. Internal epigynum, dorsal view.<br />

posterior ends <strong>of</strong> the spermathecae <strong>and</strong> are<br />

not sclerotized (Fig. 3).<br />

<strong>The</strong> shape, size, <strong>and</strong> direction <strong>of</strong> the in-<br />

tromittent orifices, the shape <strong>of</strong> the sperma-<br />

thecae, <strong>and</strong> the simple convolutions <strong>of</strong> the<br />

bursae copulatrices are <strong>of</strong>ten useful specific<br />

characteristics.<br />

MORPHOLOGY AND DESCRIPTIONS<br />

<strong>The</strong> descriptions include the qualitative<br />

characteristics (color, general shape, dis-<br />

tribution <strong>of</strong> hair, genital structures, etc.),<br />

discontinuous quantitative characteristics<br />

(spination, cheliceral teeth, abdominal<br />

setae), <strong>and</strong> some other quantitative char-

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