Paradonea Presleyi

Paradonea presleyi is a species of araneomorph spiders in the family Eresidae.

Paradonea presleyi
Dorsal view of Paradonea presleyi (Miller et al., 2012)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Eresidae
Genus:	Paradonea
Species:	P. presleyi
Binomial name
Paradonea presleyi Miller, Griswold, Scharff, Rezác, Szüts, & Marhabaie, 2012

This species is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

 

The male holotype has white setae concentrated in the thoracic and eye regions. The cephalic region is semicircular, wider than it is long, and moderately raised. The chelicerae are contiguous mesally, with a lateral boss. The legs have patches and longitudinal bands of white setae. Femur I is slightly thickened with a thick brush of dark setae; there are rows of distal ventral macrosetae on metatarsus I–IV, and a few scattered ventral macrosetae on tarsus I–IV and metatarsus II–IV. The dorsum of the abdomen has two longitudinal stripes of white hairs which are parallel anteriorly, diverge posteriorly, before connecting by transverse portion. The median part is medium brown, with the ectal and posterior parts being dark brown.

The male palp have proximal-distal axis. The tegulum is subrectangular, and the conductor and embolus together form an apical complex moving distally. The conductor is moderately sclerotized and broad with a helical ridge fringed with distinct papillae, and hooked distally. Tegular division is slightly longer than the embolic division. The cymbium has several prolateral macrosetae.

No information has been published about the female of the species.

A patronymic in honor of Elvis Presley, described by Miller et al. as the "king of rock and roll and subject of innumerable black velvet paintings”

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