Acanthogonatus recinto is a mygalomorph spider of Chile, its name arising from its type locality: Recinto, Nuble, Region VIII, Chile.Goloboff, Pablo A. "A revision of the South American spiders of the family Nemesiidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae). Part 1, Species from Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Bulletin of the AMNH; no. 224." (1995). Females are distinguished from those of A. franki by the spermathecae, having a more rounded and differentiated fundus and its basal portion extended internally, compared to those of A. peniasco with a narrower, longer and less sclerotized ducts; and from other species in the genus by having 1-1-1 P spines on its patella IV. Males differ from those of A.franki in the unique winglike projection at the base of the embolus.
Description Male: total length ; cephalothorax length , width ; cephalic region length , width ; medial ocular quadrangle length (OQ) , width ; labium length , width ; sternum length , width . Its labium possesses 3 cuspules. A well-developed serrula is present; its teeth are widely spaced. Its sternal sigilla is small, oval and shallow; its sternum is rebordered. Chelicerae: rastellum is weak. A small, ventrally protruding cheliceral tumescence is present. Its leg I and tibia are cylindrical and straight, with no apophysis; its metatarsus is also straight. Its cephalothorax, legs, and palpi are a reddish-brown colour, while its abdomen is a light yellowish brown, with numerous dorsal mottles and a darker chevron. Female: total length ; cephalothorax length , width ; cephalic region length , width ; fovea width ; (OQ) , width ; labium length , width ; sternum length , width . Its cephalic region is of medium convexity; its fovea shaped straight to procurved, with a small posterior notch. Its labium possesses 4 cuspules. A well-developed serrula is present. Its sternal sigilla is small, oval and shallow; its sternum is rebordered. Chelicerae: rastellum is weak. Color similar to male.
Distribution It is found in only a few localities in Regions VIII and IX in Chile.
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