Seventeen new species of the spider genus Teutamus Thorell, 1890 from Southeast Asia (Araneae: Liocranidae)
Author
Dankittipakul, Pakawin
Author
Tavano, Maria
Author
Singtripop, Tippawan
text
Journal of Natural History
2012
46
1689
1730
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254272704_Seventeen_new_species_of_the_spider_genus_Teutamus_Thorell_1890_from_Southeast_Asia_Araneae_Liocranidae
journal article
10.110.1080/00222933.2012.681314
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Teutamus poggii
sp. nov.
(
Figure 15
E,F)
Diagnosis
Females of
T. poggii
sp. nov.
share with those of
T. rollardae
sp. nov.
a peculiar shape of the spermathecae but can be distinguished by the simple insemination ducts connecting to the very large, circular copulatory orifices (
Figure 15
E,F).
Type material
Holotype
.
♀
,
Indonesia
:
Sumatra, West Sumatra Province
:
old secondary forest above Taman Hutan Raya Bung Hatta, near road Padang – Lubuk Sulasih
,
1100 m
,
29–30 May 2006
, leg.
P.J. Schwendinger
(
MHNG, Sum-06
/
01
)
.
Paratypes
.
Data as holotype,
2♀
, (
MHNG, Sum-06
/
01
)
.
Etymology
The specific epithet is a nominative possessive form of a noun in honour of Dr Roberto Poggi, director of
MSNG
who kindly made this study possible.
Description
Female
(holotype). Total length 5.22; prosoma 2.50 long, 1.72 wide; opisthosoma 2.72 long, 1.36 wide. Leg formula: 1423; I 11.54 (2.60, 1.08, 3.58, 2.52, 1.76); II 9.16 (2.10, 1.00, 2.82, 1.98, 1.26); III 7.76 (1.76, 1.00, 2.20, 1.72, 1.08); IV 11.04 (2.68, 1.08, 3.06, 2.70, 1.52). Spination: Leg I: Femora p1-1; tibiae p10 r8; metatarsi p5 r6. Leg II: Tibiae p9 r8; metatarsi p5 r4. Carapace orange-brown; submarginal lobes blunt; integument not punctate. Sternum yellowish brown. Legs hairless, bicoloured: Tibiae, metatarsi and tarsi yellow, other segments brown. Opisthosoma elongate-ovoid. Dorsum pale, posteriorly with a series of faint chevrons.
Genitalia (
Figure 15
E,F): Epigyne with large circular copulatory orifices situated anteriorly. Insemination ducts broad proximally, gradually narrowing terminally, descending obliquely then abruptly twisted, connected to anterior lateral portion of spermathecae without distinctive border. Secretory ampullae spherical, originating subproximally on insemination ducts. Spermathecae elongated anteriorly, enlarged posteriorly, provided with glandular pore on inner surface. Fertilization ducts lanceolated.
Male.
Unknown.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality on the west coast of Sumatra (
Figure 18
).