Mallinella oscari Dankittipakul & Jocqué & Singtripop 2012, sp. nov.

Mallinella oscari sp. nov.

(Figs 1268–1270)

Material examined. Holotype: ♀, THAILAND, Sumatra, Nara Thiwat Province: Bala Hala Wildlife Sanctuary, 8 January 1999, leg. P.J. Schwendinger (MHNG).

Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronym dedicated to Oscar Alan Paull.

Diagnosis. Mallinella oscari sp. nov. is recognized by the elongated distal part of spermathecae. Although females of the hamata -group have tremendously lengthened spermathecae, their dorsal pattern is simple, consisting of 5–6 pairs of unmodified pale spots. Mallinella oscari sp. nov. is most likely a true member of the allantoides - group. It is provisionally placed pending the discovery of a conspecific male.

Description. Female (holotype). Total length 8.05; prosoma 4.50 long, 3.50 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.28, ALE 0.22, PME 0.22, PLE 0.22, AME–AME 0.22, AME–ALE 0.52, PME–PME 0.24, PME–PLE 0.60; MOQ: 0.68 long, 0.62 anterior width, 0.58 posterior width. Leg measurements: I 17.47 (4.18, 5.48, 4.38, 3.40), II 14.48 (3.64, 4.56, 3.64, 2.62), III 14.56 (3.82, 4.38, 3.90, 2.44), IV 20.14 (4.86, 5.92, 6.28, 3.04).

Coloration. Carapace dark chestnut-brown. Chelicerae brown. Sternum reddish-brown. Legs orange. Dorsum of opisthosoma dark brown, mottled with numerous pale spots; first and second pair fused, forming paired longitudinal bands; third and fourth pairs represented by pairs of pale spots; fifth pair by transverse chevron.

Genitalia (Figs 1268–1270). Epigynal plate trapezoidal, slightly wider anteriorly, posterior margin elevated. Lateral borders bluntly pointed, projecting inwards. Proximal part of spermathecae subspherical, distal part tubular, elongated, internal duct with 5–6 coils.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Southern Thailand.