Auyantepuia kelleri

Auyantepuia kelleri (Lourenço, 1997) Diagnosis (Ythier & Chevalier 2020) Species of small size when compared with the average size of the other species of the genus, with a total length ranging from 14–18 mm in males and 17–22 mm in females. General coloration brownish to reddish brown. Carapace reddish brown to reddish yellow, intensely marked with brownish variegated spots around the ocular tubercle and on the anterior edge of the carapace; posterior part and furrows lighter; ocular tubercle darker. Tergites brownish with confluent yellowish spots. Venter yellowish to yellowish brown. Metasomal segments reddish brown, marked with variegated brownish spots on lateral and dorsal sides of segments I to V; ventral side of all segments reddish brown, without spots. Vesicle reddish brown with basis of aculeus reddish brown and tip of aculeus reddish black. Chelicerae yellowish with variegated dark brown spots anteriorly, at the base of fingers; fingers yellowish with reddish teeth. Pedipalps reddish brown with longitudinal dark brown spots, chela reddish. Legs yellowish with brownish spots. Carapace lustrous and acarinate, with some minute punctations; furrows shallow; anterior edge emarginated. Tergites acarinate, almost smooth and shiny. Pectinal tooth count ranging 6–8 in males and 5–6 in females. Sternites smooth with spiracles rounded in shape. Metasomal tegument almost lustrous, without granulation, and with a few punctations; segment V with spinoid granulation ventrally, moderately marked; carinae on segments I to V vestigial or absent; only lateral supramedian carinae are weakly marked on segments I to IV. Pedipalp femur with dorsal internal, dorsal external and ventral internal carinae well-marked; internal face weakly granular, other faces smooth; patella and chela with all carinae vestigial; chela weakly granulated dorsally, almost smooth, with few scattered granules internally, dorso-internal carina weakly marked; dentate margins on fixed and movable fingers with 6 rows of granules. Material examined FRENCH GUIANA • 1 ♂; Matoury, Désirée path; 2 Oct. 2018; J. Chevalier, E. Dewynter and M. Dewynter leg.; EYPC, EY0165 • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Kaw mountain, Regional Natural Reserve Trésor, between camp Favard and camp Savane; 22 Nov. 2018; J. Chevalier and J.-F. Szpigel leg.; JCPC • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 23 Nov. 2018; EYPC, EY0166 • 14 ♂♂; Kaw mountain, Regional Natural Reserve Trésor, on the path of the reserve; 21 Nov. 2018; J. Chevalier and J.-F. Szpigel leg.; JCPC • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, 1 juvenile ♀; Mount Grand Matoury, Antenna; 3 Mar. 2021; J. Chevalier leg.; JCAUGRA22; EYCP, EY0407. Distribution Auyantepuia kelleri is distributed in northeastern French Guiana and has been reported from Cacao (type locality), Kaw mountain and Mount Grand Matoury (Fig. 4).