. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Castianeirinae of North and Central America ⢠Rciskind 199. MAP 2 â Castianeira tlialia ⢠C. variata ^ C. crocata bordered in black. Thoracic groove moder- ate. Abdomen oval, with small, light red- brown dorsal sclerite and dorsal black and white hair patternâmedian white hair band from anterior end, one-quarter way pos- teriorly; then from midpoint posteriorly, three horizontal chevrons and a posterior white hair band (Fig. 74). White hair spot on each side of abdomen. Ventrum light yellow with no markings. Abdomin
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Castianeirinae of North and Central America ⢠Rciskind 199. MAP 2 â Castianeira tlialia ⢠C. variata ^ C. crocata bordered in black. Thoracic groove moder- ate. Abdomen oval, with small, light red- brown dorsal sclerite and dorsal black and white hair patternâmedian white hair band from anterior end, one-quarter way pos- teriorly; then from midpoint posteriorly, three horizontal chevrons and a posterior white hair band (Fig. 74). White hair spot on each side of abdomen. Ventrum light yellow with no markings. Abdominal setae very thin, anterior pair thinner. Sternum red-brown with long setae, es- pecially at edges. Pedicel very short. Chelicerae light brown, with t\\'o moder- ate retromargin teeth and two promargin teeth; the distal larger and the proximal much smaller than the retromargin teeth, with a small denticle just distal to the larger promargin tooth. Coxae all light brown. Trochanter IV notch moderate. Femora medium brown; rest of legs I and II light yellow; rest of leg III dark yellow; rest of leg IV yellow-brown, with ends of tibia and the tarsus slightly lighter. Legs moderately hirsute with some black and white hairs on the femora. External epigynum with heavily scle- rotized, flared openings (Fig. 39). Internal stmctiire of basic inverted pear-shape with thick necks (Fig. 38). Diagnosis. Castianeira fJchilis differs from other members of the longipalpus group species in its abdominal pattern and extremely thick spennathecal necks. Remarks. Part of the Mexican fauna, C. f I chilis is very different from other species collected in Amula. Natural history. Nothing is known of the habits and habitat of this Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparativ
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