Tiny-spermathecae Artoria Artoria globula Prado, Baptista & Framenau, 2026

(after Prado, Baptista & Framenau, 2026): Males of A. globula resemble those of A. velata. The male pedipalp of both species bears a very broad tegular apophysis with its basal portion subrectangular, flat and wide, and distal portion trapezoidal much wider, with a subtriangular central poorly sclerotized plate. However, in A. globula the tegular apophysis does not have a conspicuous notch between its two portions, and its distal portion has a prolateral stalk and a much thicker retrolateral stalk, while in A. velata the tegular apophysis has a rounded notch between its two parts and has a prolateral subtriangular sclerotized wide and thin plate, and a thinner retrolateral stalk. Additionally, the male pedipalp of A. globula has a smaller basoembolic apophysis with a sawed apex, much broader and thicker embolus, and a thin and poorly sclerotized terminal apophysis mostly covered the embolus, while males of A. velata have bigger basoembolic apophysis with a rounded apex, narrower and thinner embolus, and a heavily sclerotized terminal apophysis wider than the embolus. The females of A. globula are clearly distinguishable from those of the remaining species of the genus by the wide atrium of their epigyne with its anterior margin projecting anteriorly into a mushroom-shaped stalk with a broad rounded tip, and by having conspicuously small, globular spermathecae about seven diameters apart from each other.

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