Nemesia ripolli Rafael & Molero-Baltanás, 2026, n. sp.

Nemesia ripolli n. sp. (Figs 4D; 5D; 6G, H; 7G, H; 8C) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: C9E3F746-DF16-4098-97AE-9B94FBE902FF TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype. Spain • ♂; Parque Arroyo, Cártama, Málaga; 36°42’13”N, 4°42’29”W; Alt.: 126 m; 21.XI.2022; MNCN 20.02/41860. Paratype. Spain • ♀; Parque Arroyo, Cártama, Málaga; 36°42’13”N, 4°42’29”W; Alt.: 126 m; 3.XII.2022; MNCN 20.02/41861. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Spain • ♂; Parque Arroyo, Cártama, Málaga; 36°42’13”N, 4°42’29”W; Alt.: 126 m; 25.XI.2022; Coll. CPP- 0407 • ♂; Parque Arroyo, Cártama, Málaga; 36°42’13”N, 4°42’29”W; Alt.: 126 m; 3.XII.2022; Coll. CPP- 0403 • ♀; Parque Arroyo, Cártama, Málaga; 36°42’13”N, 4°42’29”W; Alt.: 126 m; 3.XII.2022; Coll. CPP- 0408. ETYMOLOGY. — The species epithet is a patronym for Javier Ripoll who discovered and collected the mature male specimens of this species with pitfalls in his private property. DIAGNOSIS. — The distal section of the embolus in N. ripolli n. sp. closely resembles that of N. gajui n. sp. although it is slightly more slender and narrower. The spermathecae of N. ripolli n. sp. are similar to those of N. uncinata (Bacelar, 1933), when observed exclusively in ventral view (Fig. 5D), however, the spermathecae of this new species has the end curved (Fig. 5E). The burrow of N. ripolli n. sp. is very similar to that of N. eira n. sp., but specimens of these two species are easily distinguishable. Morphologically, the bulb of N. ripolli n. sp. is wider and shorter in the distal section of the embolus compared to N. eira n. sp., and its middle section is more conical, whereas in N. eira n. sp, it is more cylindrical. The spermathecae also differ: in N. eira n. sp. the receptacles are wider, longer and flat with a rounded tip, while in N. ripolli n. sp., they are bent with more acutely end. The live colouration is usually grey in N. ripolli n. sp. and usually yellowish or orange in N. eira n.sp. DESCRIPTION Holotype: MNCN 20.02 /41860 Male General appearance. Live specimen grey with dark medal-shaped mark on prosoma opisthosoma cream-coloured with brown cardiac mark and six chevrons (Fig. 7G). In alcohol, brownish-orange with dark marking in central area of prosoma and whitish pubescence. Opisthosoma brownish-yellow. Prosoma. Clypeus black with light orange line, five bristles, and white pubescence. POP compact. Caput slightly elevated. Crest zone brownish with seven bristles.Chelicerae dark brown, covered by white pubescence distributed in three stripes. Cheliceral rastellum with five strong bristles (other specimens have four or six bristles). Fang ridge smooth. Cheliceral furrow with six promarginal denticles. Sternum yellow with oval brown sigillae. Maxillae dark brown with three spine-shaped cuspules. Labium and coxae dark brown. Palp and legs I-IV. Cymbium dorsal patch with 14-13 spines. Bulb globular with slender, short, duckbill-shaped embolus (Fig. 4D). Palp tibia ratio 2.27±0.03. Apical dorsal patch of tibia of palp with 15-16 spines. Clasper hook slightly curved. Clasper field with scopula. Metatarsus I slightly curved. Palp dark brown on femora and brown on remaining segments. Legs dark brown on femora and brown on rest of segments, with scopulae on ventral area of all segments, retrolateral maculae on patellae and femora I and II, ventrally almost black, more conspicuous on tibiae III and IV. MTF4 ratio: tibia> metatarsus> femur. Spines, Palp. Cym= 14:13 (19-21:16-19), Patch= 15:16 (12-13:13-14); prolateral side Pa= 1:1 (2:2), Ti= 1:1; Leg I: prolateral side, Pa= 2:2, Ti= 4:4 (3:3), Met= 3:3 (2-3:3); retrolateral side, Pa= 1:1 (2:1), Ti= 3:4 (3:3), Met= 3:3 (2:3-4); Leg II: prolateral side, Pa= 2:2, Ti= 3:3, Met= 3:3; retrolateral side, Pa= 1:1, Ti= 3:3, Met= 3:3 (2:2); Leg III: prolateral side, Pa= 2:2, Ti= 3:3, Met= 3:3; retrolateral side, Pa= 1:1 (1:2), Ti= 3:5 (3:3-4), Met= 3:3; Leg IV: prolateral side, Pa= 4:4 (2-3:2-3), Ti= 7:6 (3-4:3-4), Met= 5:4 (3:3); retrolateral side, Pa= 1:1, Ti= 4:4, Met= 5:4 (3:3). Opisthosoma. Epiandrous fusillae: 43 triangular; epiandric area: 0.38 mm 2; density: 113 epiandrous fusillae/mm2. In remaining males, epiandrous fusillae: 40±3; epiandric area: 0.39± 0.01 mm 2; density: 101.13±11.49 epiandrous fusillae/ mm 2. Spinnerets: PLS: proximal segment as long as middle and distal segments together. PMS cone-shaped. Measurements (n = 3). Bl= 11.07 (11.01-12.41); Prosoma. Ca= 3.56 (3.56-3.61); CL= 5.77 (5.7-5.97); CW= 4.78 (4.68-4.78); Ch= 1.82 (1.82-1.95); Th= 1.49 (1.49-1.66); Cly= 0.15 (0.15-0.19); AER= 0.95 (0.89-1.03); PER= 0.97 (0.92-1.12); ALE= 0.25 (0.23-0.28); PLE= 0.19 (0.19- 0.23); AME= 0.21 (0.2-0.21); PME= 0.17 (0.17-0.19); w= 0.52 (0.47-0.58); mal= 1.78 (1.78-1.88); maw= 1.12 (0.97-1.12); lal= 0.4 (0.4-0.51); law= 0.91 (0.91-0.98); stl= 2.85 (2.8-2.98); stw= 2.22 (2.22-2.24); Palp: E1= 0.41 (0.41-0.47); E2= 0.14 (0.14-0.16); E3= 0.39 (0.36-0.43); Bu= 1.41 (1.27-1.41); Em= 0.72 (0.64-0.72); Tiw= 1.06 (1.06-1.13); Cyl= 1.1 (1.06-1.23); Til= 2.41 (2.41-2.61); Pal= 1.57 (1.45-1.66); Fel= 2.96 (2.96-3.11); TOTAL= 8.04 (7.99-8.61); Leg I: Tal= 2.44 (2.44-2.66); Mel= 3.64 (3.63-3.98); Til= 3.79 (3.74-3.82); Pal= 2.87 (2.82-3.17); Fel= 5.07 (5.07-5.29); TOTAL= 17.81 (17.81-18.92); Leg II: Tal= 2.34 (2.3-2.44); Mel= 3.62 (3.62-4.01); Til= 3.54 (3.54-3.67); Pal= 2.64 (2.41-2.64); Fel= 4.88 (4.66-4.92); TOTAL= 17.02 (16.74-17.56); Leg III:Tal= 2.55 (2.55-2.85); Mel= 4.35 (3.92-4.35); Til= 3.24 (3.24-3.38); Pal= 2.4 (2.05- 2.4); Fel= 4.29 (3.87-4.3); TOTAL= 16.83 (16.07-16.83); Leg IV: Tal= 2.66 (2.66-2.74); Mel= 5.47 (5.46-5.95); Til= 5.63 (5.63-6.12); Pal= 3.02 (3.02-3.22); Fel= 5.46 (5.32- 5.46); TOTAL= 22.24 (22.24-23.26). Paratype: MNCN 20.02/41861 Female General appearance. Grey due to white pubescence on prosoma, with poorly visible dorsal dark median shape mark opisthosoma cream-coloured with dark cardiac mark and five chevrons (Fig. 7G). Preserved specimens brownish with more visible dark areas, including edge of prosoma (Fig. 6G). Prosoma. Clypeus brown with seven bristles. POP covering whole eye group (Fig. 6G). Caput slightly elevated. Crest zone brown with nine bristles. Chelicerae black and covered by two stripes of low-density white pubescence. Cheliceral rastellum with five strong bristles. Fang ridge smooth. Cheliceral furrow teeth with six marginal denticles, five in some specimens. Sternum yellow, sigillae oval and brown. Maxillae brown with 7-12 cuspules in two irregular rows. Labium and coxae brown (Fig. 6H). Palp and legs, I-IV. Palp dark brown femora and brown on other segments, and dark brown legs femora and remaining segments brown. Scopulae from tarsi to femora. Retrolateral maculae on patellae and femora I and II, and prolateral maculae on patellae and femora III and IV. Dark ventral area, more conspicuous on tibiae IV. MTF4 ratio: tibia> femur> metatarsus. Spines. Palp: prolateral side, Pa= 2:2,Ti= 1:2 (2:2); retrolateral side, Ti= 1:2 (1:1); Leg I: prolateral side, Pa= 2:2, Ti= 2:2; Leg II: prolateral side, Pa= 2:2, Ti= 2:3, Met= 1:1; Leg III: prolateral side, Pa= 2:2, Ti= 2:2, Met= 3:3; retrolateral side, Ti= 2:2, Met= 3:3; Leg IV: prolateral side, Met= 2:1 (2:2); retrolateral side, Ti= 2:2, Met= 4:3 (3:3). Opisthosoma. Spinnerets: PLS: proximal segment as long as middle and distal segments together. PMS: digitiform. Spermatheca: short, mound-shaped with a division in middle and bent end (Fig. 4D, E). Measurements (n = 2). Bl= 18.83 (17.59); Prosoma. Ca= 4.74 (4.4); CL= 7.8 (7.07); CW= 6.01 (5.8); Ch= 3.25 (2.98); Th= 2.04 (2.18); Cly= 0.2 (0.22); AER= 1.34 (1.22); PER= 1.32 (1.24); ALE= 0.33 (0.33); PLE= 0.32 (0.3); AME= 0.2 (0.2); PME= 0.25 (0.19); w= 0.7 (0.62); mal= 2.95 (2.77); maw= 1.65 (1.56); lal= 0.78 (0.68); law= 1.52 (1.44); stl= 4.03 (3.72); stw= 3.22 (3.00); Palp: Tal= 2.68 (2.32); Til= 2.69 (2.45); Pal= 2.32 (1.97); Fel= 4.15 (3.23); TOTAL= 11.84 (9.97); Leg I: Tal= 2.09 (1.84); Mel= 3.15 (2.67); Til= 4.01 (3.45); Pal= 3.59 (3.22); Fel= 5.44 (4.98); TOTAL= 18.28 (16.16); Leg II: Tal= 1.96 (1.88); Mel= 3.08 (2.38); Til= 3.52 (3.19); Pal= 3.54 (2.81); Fel= 5.17 (4.18); Leg III: TOTAL= 17.27 (14.44); Tal= 2.23 (2.09); Mel= 3.38 (2.97); Til= 2.58 (2.34); Pal= 2.85 (3.37); Fel= 4.13 (3.7); TOTAL= 15.17 (14.47); Leg IV:Tal= 2.37 (1.97); Mel= 2.98 (4.25); Til= 6.47 (5.86); Pal= 3.91 (3.57); Fel= 5.62 (4.93); TOTAL= 21.35 (20.58). NATURAL HISTORY Specimens of this species were collected from a private property known as “Parque Arroyo” in Cártama (Málaga province). The burrow follows the same structure described for N. eira n. sp. Males were captured from the end of November to the beginning of December.