Arthur M. Chickering.
Notes on Heteroonops and Triaeris (Araneae; Oonopidae).
Psyche 80:227-229, 1973.

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NOTES ON I-IETEROONOPS AND TRIdERIS
(ARANEAE; OONOPIDAE)
BY ARTHUR &I. CHICKERING
Museum of Comparative Zoology
In this short note are some additions and corrections to my pye- viously p~~blished revisions.
Heternonofis s$ininzanus (Simon)
Figures 1-4
Oonops spinimanus Simon, 1891: 563, fig. 6. The female holotype fiom St. Vincent, B. W. I. is in the British Museum (Natural History). Simon, 1892: 445; 1893: 294; Petrunkevitch, 1911: 128; 1929: 67, figs. 53-57; Gertsch, 1936: 8.
Heferoono$s s$inimanus, - Dalmas, 1916: 203, 217 ; Bryant, 1940: 205 ; Roewer, 1942: 276; Bonnet, 1957: 2185; Chickering, 1969: 154, figs. 28-32.
I have been much interested in EIeteroonofis s$inimanus (Simon) for many years. Simon (1891) described the species from females collected on St. Vincent, B. W. I. In 1892 he reported the species from Venezuela. Dr. Petrunkevitch, in his study of Puerto Rican spiders, (1929)~ stated that he had males and females for study in the colIection of the American Museum of Natural History. These were collected in 1915 in San Juan, Cayey, Naranjito and Coamo Springs. He regarded the males, taken in these localities, as belong- ing with the females and described a male from San Juan as the male of Oonops sfiini~uanus Simon, This identification has been * .
widely accepted up to the present time. I have had the specimens that were apparently st~~died by Dr. Petrunkevitch also on loan from the American M~~seum of Natural History. It has been very dis- appointing to find almost a11 of the specimens, believed to be those studied bv Dr. Petr~~nkevitch, in a vel-17 dismembered and aln~ost useless condition. I think there is no question about the status of the females invohed but I am obliged to regard the identification of the males as open to serious doubts. Dr, Petrunkevitch noted a con- siderable degree of variation among the males in respect to the appearance of the palpal cond~~tor and embolus, indicating, perhaps, a mixture of species. 1 have spent much time in searching thro~~gh my extensive collection of Ovnofis for males which could be matched . ,
with
the well established females but without success. I am of the opinim tl~t t!7e males identified as Oonops stinimanr~s Simon by



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228 Psyche [Septem,ber
Figures 1-4. Heteroonop~ ~pinimanus (Simon). Fig. 1. Eyes of female from above. Fig. 2. Right palpal patella; nearly dorsal view. Fig. 3. Right palpal femur; retrolateral view. Fig. 4. Epig~nal area of female from St. Vincent; viewed from below.
Dr. Petrunkevitch really belong with Oonops casteZlus Chickering, now believed to be rather widely distributed among the West Indies. I readily concede, however, that there is no certainty at the present time.
Records.
In addition to the records cited above the following should now be added in order to bring the record up to date: Dr. Gertsch recognized the species from Florida. in 1936, where it is now known to be fairly common (Chickering, 1969). Miss Bryant (1940) reported the finding of females in Cuba. I have taken many females in the following localities during my collecting trips in 1954, 1957-1958, 1963-1964) 1965 and 1966: Jamaica, W. I. where the species seems to be abundant; St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico, W. I.; St. Lucia) St. Kitts, Nevis and St. Vincent, all in the British West Indies; Trinidad, W. I.; Panama Canal Zone and parts of Panama, particularly in the ~nountainous regions; and finally in Costa Rica. Triaeris pusiZZus (Bryant) , new combination Hytanis $msilla Bryant, 1942: 326, figs. 13-14. The female holotype from
St. Croixl V. I. is in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, examined. Triacris reticulatus Chickeringl 1968: 354, figs. 6-13. The male holotype from st. croixl v. 1, is in the Museum of Comparative zoology. NEW SYNONYMY.




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19731 Chickering - Heteroonops and Triaeris 229 The female, regarded by Miss Bryant as representing a new species of Hytanis, was completely oveslooked dui-ing my study of the genus Triaeris (1968). At that time I believed that I had a new species of the genus represented by a male from St. Croix, V. I. Because of the close similai-ity of structure and coloration, I believed that a female from Nevis, B. W. I., belonged with the male from St. Croix, V. I. As a result of my examination of the holotype of Hytanis pusiZZa Bryaqt I think it is logical to believe that this female belongs with my male from the same locality and that it represents a species of Triaeris. This leaves the status of the female from Nevis in some doubt. This species may be a new one but I am not yet certain about this. Further careful collecting among the numerous West Indian Islands is obviously needed. BONNET, PIERRE
1957. Bibliographia Araneorum. Toulouse. 2 (3). BRYANT, ELIZABETH
1940. Cuban Spiders in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zoo]. 86(7) : 249-532! 22 PIS. 1942. Notes on the spiders of the Virgin Islands. Bull. Mus. Comp. ZOO].^ 89: 317-363.
CHICKERING! A. M.
1968. The Genus Triacris Simon (Araneae, Oonopidae) in Central America and the West Indies. Psyche! 75 (1) : 351-359. 1969. The Family Oonopidae (Araneae) in Florida. Psyche, 76: 144- 162! 41 figs.
DALMAS, COMPTE DE
1916. Revision du Genre Orchestina E. Simon. Ann. SOC. Entom, France, 85: 203-258! 30 figs.
GERTSCH) W. J.
1936. Further Diagnoses of New American Spiders. Amer. MIIS. Novi- tates, No. 852: 1-27, 4 PIS,
PETRUNKEVITCH~ ALEXANDER
1911. A synonymic index-catalogue cf spiders of North! Central, South America, etc. Bull. Amer. Mus. Natur. Hist., 29: 1-809. 1929. The spiders of Porto Rico. Pt. 1. Trans. Connecticut Acad. Arts and Sci. 30: 7-158! 150 figs.
ROEWER! C. FR.
1942. Katalog der Araneae. 1: 1-1040.
SIMON, E.
1891. On the spiders of the island of St. Vincent. Pt. 1 Proc, 2001. SOC. of London! Nov. 17, 1891: 549-575.
1892.
Voyage de M. E. Simon au Venezuela. Ann. SOC. Entom. France! 61: 423-462, 1 PI.
1892-1895. Histoire naturelle des Araignkes. DeuxiGme Edition. 1 Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret, Paris.



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