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than metatarsi, and may lack lungs, but lack teeth on the posterior 
margin of the chelicerae. 
Wirada punctata Keyserling 
Figures 14-18 
tVirada punctata Keyserling, 1886, Die Spinnen Amerikas, Theridiidae, 
2(2) : 26, pi. 11, fig. 147, $. Male holotype from Montana di Nancho, 
[ ? Cajamarca], Peru, 8000 m elev., in the Polish Academy of Sciences, 
Warsaw, examined. 
Virada rugithorax Simon, 1894, Histoire Naturelle des Araignees, 1:585, 
nom. nudum; 1895, Ann. Soc. ent. France, 64:148. Male holotype from San 
Esteban, [Carabobo], Venezuela in the Museum National d’Histoire 
Naturelle, Paris, examined. New Synonymy 
Description. Male. Sclerotized areas dark, rich red-brown. Legs 
and lightly sclerotized portions lighter ; patellae and spinnerets lightest. 
Carapace and sternum heavily sclerotized with elongate dark tubercles 
(Fig. 18) that also cross clypeus. Eyes overhanging clypeus and 
clypeus receding above small chelicerae. Diameter of anterior median 
eyes more than twice that of posterior medians, one-third their diame- 
ter apart, almost touching laterals. Posterior medians slightly oval, 
more than three (longer) diameters apart, one diameter from laterals. 
Sternum wider than long. Chelicerae with one double tooth on an- 
terior margin. Entire dorsum of abdomen covered by a shiny shield ; 
venter by a smaller shield and a ring around spinnerets; abdomen of 
male flattened. Colulus with two setae. It is very possible that the 
specimen lacks lungs. Total length of male 1.4 mm. Carapace 0.58 
mm long, 0.57 mm wide. First patella and tibia, 0.47 mm; second, 
O.41 mm; third, 0.39 mm. Fourth femur, 0.57 mm; patella and tibia, 
0.52 mm ; metatarsus, 0.26 mm ; tarsus, 0.30 mm. 
Female. Carapace brown, area of anterior median eyes black. 
Sternum light brown, legs yellow-brown. Abdomen purplish brown, 
venter lighter; sclerotized areas red-brown. Carapace and sternum 
with elongate tubercles. Anterior median eyes larger than others, a 
little less than a diameter apart, their radius from laterals. Posterior 
median eyes two diameters apart, one diameter from laterals. Dorsum 
of abdomen with a circular scutum (Fig. 17). Venter with a semi- 
circular shield anterior around the pedicel, a sclerite on each side of 
Explanation of Plate 18 
Figs. 14-18. Wirada punctata Keyserling. 14. Left palpus. 15. Female 
genitalia, dorsal view. 16. Epigynum. 17. Female. 18. Male. 
Figs. 19-26. W. tovarensis Simon. 19. Male palpus, cleared. 20. Palpus. 
21. Female genitalia, dorsal view. 22. Epigynum. 23. Male left chelicera, 
posterior view. 24. Male. 25. Male sternum and abdomen. 26. Male. (Ab- 
breviations: E, embolus; M, medium apophysis; R, radix). 
