Taxonomic study of the genus Myrmarachne of Borneo (Araneae: Salticidae)
Author
Yamasaki, Takeshi
Author
Ahmad, Abdul Hamid
text
Zootaxa
2013
3710
6
501
556
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3710.6.1
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Key to species of
Myrmarachne
of Borneo
Male
1 Pedicel almost as long as, or longer than ALE–PLE (
Figs 6
A, 13A, 32A)........................................ 2
- Pedicel distinctly shorter than ALE–PLE (
Figs 2
A, 4A)...................................................... 4
2 Fang bearing tooth-like apophysis (
Fig. 32
D)......................................
melanocephala
MacLeay, 1839
- Fang without tooth-like apophysis....................................................................... 3
3 Chelicera apically swollen.............................................................
assimilis
Banks, 1930
- Chelicera without swollen apex........................................................
cornuta
Badcock, 1918
4 Basal half of fang strongly arched (
Figs 8
C, 16C, 18B)....................................................... 5
- Fang otherwise...................................................................................... 7
5 With carapace in dorsal view, chelicera very short, less than half the length of carapace........
gedongensis
Badcock, 1918
- With carapace in dorsal view, chelicera longer, more than half the length of carapace............................... 6
6 In lateral view upper margin of chelicera convex (
Fig. 8
B)...............................
biseratensis
Badcock, 1918
- In lateral view upper margin of chelicera not convex (
Fig. 16
B)...................................
cyrtodens
sp
.
nov
.
7 Chelicera apically swollen............................................................................. 8
- Chelicera apically not swollen.......................................................................... 12
8 Apical prolateral tooth of chelicera bifid (
Figs 4
C, 22D)...................................................... 9
- Apical prolateral tooth of chelicera simple............................................................... 10
9 Chelicera without retrolateral teeth......................................................
alticephalon
sp
.
nov
.
- Chelicera with retrolateral teeth..........................................................
lambirensis
sp
.
nov
.
10 Body length distinctly less than
5 mm
; flange of RTA complex (
Figs 20
E–G).......................
hanoii
Żabka, 1985
- Body length usually more than
5 mm
; RTA weakly sinuous.................................................. 11
11 Prolateral teeth confined to anterior half of chelicera........................................
opaca
(Karsch, 1880)
- Prolateral teeth present along whole length of prolateral margin................................
acromegalis
sp
.
nov
.
12 Chelicera bearing one or two spurs on its inner margin (
Figs 10
A, 30A)........................................ 13
- Chelicera without spur on its inner margin............................................................... 14
13 One spur at apex of inner margin of chelicera (
Figs 10
A, 10E)..................
borneensis
Peckham & Peckham, 1907
- Two spurs in anterior part of inner margin of chelicera, more distal spur very large (
Figs 30
A, 30D)..................................................................................................
maxillosa
(C. L. Koch, 1846)
14 Chelicera distinctly longer than carapace (
Figs 17
A–B, 28A–B, 35A–B)....................................... 15
- Chelicera not longer than carapace..................................................................... 17
15 Abdomen narrow elongate-oval (
Fig. 28
A).....................................
markaha
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995
- Abdomen oval..................................................................................... 16
16 Retrolateral cheliceral teeth confined to posterior part of chelicera...................................
endoi
sp
.
nov
.
- Retrolateral cheliceral teeth confined to anterior part of chelicera..........................
nitidissima
(Thorell, 1877)
17 Chelicera distinctly shorter than carapace; body small, less than
5 mm
.......................................... 18
- Chelicera not distinctly shorter than carapace; body not small, more than
5 mm
.................................. 19
18 Abdomen with two transverse black bands dorsally...........................
mariaelenae
Edwards & Benjamin, 2009
- Abdomen without such bands..........................................................
brevichelicera
sp
.
nov
.
19 Abdomen with posterior black, broadly transverse band.........................
shelfordii
Peckham & Peckham, 1907
- Abdomen without such a band......................................................................... 20
20 Embolus of palp broadened apically, with a short process at apex (
Fig. 15
E)......................
crassembolus
sp
.
nov
.
- Embolus of palp slender, tapering apicad, with pointed apex (
Fig. 24
E)........................................ 21
21 Anterolateral area of cephalic part above coxa I fringed with white hairs; dorsum of thoracic part strongly swollen.............................................................................
malayana
Edmunds & Prószyński, 2003
- Anterolateral area of cephalic part without fringe of white hairs; dorsum of thoracic part without distinct swelling................................................................................................
sabahna
sp
.
nov
.
FIGURE 1.
Collection sites in Borneo.
Female
1 Abdomen with posterior broad, black, transverse band..........................
shelfordii
Peckham & Peckham, 1907
- Abdomen without such a band.......................................................................... 2
2 Pedicel almost as long as, or longer than ALE–PLE (
Figs 7
A, 14A, 33A)........................................ 3
- Pedicel distinctly shorter than ALE–PLE (
Fig. 3
A)......................................................... 5
3 Thoracic part distinctly lower than cephalic part, with weakly convex dorsum (
Fig. 7
B)..........
assimilis
Badcock, 1918
- Thoracic part slightly lower than cephalic part, with distinctly convex dorsum (
Figs 14
C, 33B)...................... 4
4 Copulatory atria oval; lateral pockets present in front of epigastric furrow (
Figs 33
D–H, 34A–C)..................................................................................................
melanocephala
MacLeay, 1839
- Copulatory atria elongate-oval; small median pocket present in front of epigastric furrow (
Figs 14
D–F)....................................................................................................
cornuta
Badcock, 1918
5 Anterior part of sclerotised copulatory ducts twisted (
Figs 9
D, 12D)............................................ 6
- Anterior part of sclerotised copulatory ducts not twisted (
Fig. 25
D)............................................ 13
6 Body very small, distinctly less than
5 mm
in total length.................................................... 7
- Body larger, more than
5 mm
in total length................................................................ 9
7 Anterior part of sclerotised copulatory ducts twisted more than once; lateral pockets present in front of epigastric furrow (
Fig. 21
D)................................................................................
hanoii
Żabka, 1985
- Anterior part of sclerotised copulatory ducts twisted once; median pocket present in front of epigastric furrow (
Figs 12
D–F) 8
8 Abdomen with two transeverse black bands dorsally..........................
mariaelenae
Edwards & Benjamin, 2009
- Abdomen without such bands..........................................................
brevichelicera
sp
.
nov
.
9 Posterior margin of coxa II and anterior margin of coxa III densely fringed with black hairs (
Fig. 23
C).......................................................................................................
lambirensis
sp
.
nov
.
- Posterior margin of coxa II and anterior margin of coxa III not fringed with black hairs............................ 10
10 Median pocket of epigyne with anteromedian indentation (
Figs 9
D–F).....................
biseratensis
Badcock, 1918
- Median pocket anteriorly rounded (
Figs 3
D–F)............................................................ 11
11 In lateral view dorsum of cephalic part strongly convex (
Fig. 3
B)...............................
acromegalis
sp
.
nov
.
- In lateral view dorsum of cephalic part almost flat or weakly convex (
Figs 29
B, 38B)............................. 12
12 White lateral marking formed of white hairs present in anterolateral cephalic part above coxae I and III..........................................................................................
markaha
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995
- White lateral marking absent in anterolateral part of cephalic part..................................
sabahna
sp
.
nov
.
13 Cephalic part remarkably higher (about
2X
) than thoracic part (
Fig. 5
B); spermathecae remarkably large (
Figs 5
D–E).........................................................................................
alticephalon
sp
.
nov
.
- Cephalic part slightly higher than thoracic part; spermathecae linear, or roundly swollen but not remarkably large....... 14
14 Spermathecae linear and straight (
Figs 19
D–E)........................................
gedongensis
Badcock, 1918
- Spermathecae oval or spherical........................................................................ 15
15 Median pocket slender, longer than broad (
Figs 31
D–E)................................
maxillosa
(C. L. Koch, 1846)
- Median pocket broad, broader than long, or indistinct (
Figs 25
D–E).............
malayana
Edmunds & Prószyński, 2003