Paratropis tuxtlensis anatomy 29649

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Description: English: Figures 38–45. Paratropis tuxtlensis. Male. 38 Left leg, trichobothria of metatarsus I, dorsal view 39 Left leg, setae on tibia I, retrolateral view 40 Detail of setae on tibiae I (arrows indicate the glandular pores) 41 Detail of the glandular pores on tibia I (arrow indicates pore with secretion) 42 Left leg, tarsus I, retrolateral view 43 Detail of the scopular setae on tarsus I 44 Claws of tarsus I, retrolateral view (arrow indicates the single long tooth on left claw) 45 Detail of the paired claws of tarsus I (arrow indicates the unpaired ventral claw). Scales: 40 µm (Figure 41), 100 µm (Figure 43), 200 µm (Figures 40, 45), 300 µm (Figure 44), 400 µm (Figure 38), 500 µm (Figures 39, 42). Date: 16 June 2014. Source: Valdez Mondragon A, Mendoza J, Francke O (2014) First record of the mygalomorph spider family Paratropididae (Arachnida, Araneae) in North America with the description of a new species of Paratropis Simon from Mexico, and with new ultramorphological data for the family. ZooKeys 416: 1-21. doi:10.3897/zookeys.416.7253. Author: Alejandro Valdez-Mondragón, Jorge I. Mendoza, Oscar F. Francke.