Proposal of Kupiuka and Plesiopiuka, two new genera of jumping spiders from Brazil (Araneae: Salticidae: Heliophaninae)
Author
Ruiz, Gustavo Rodrigo Sanches
text
Zootaxa
2010
2630
57
68
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.198308
05a7c6ce-da70-4418-8a9a-74d19f21795b
1175-5326
198308
Kupiuka taruman
sp. nov.
Figs 15–16
Type
material:
Holotype
:
female from Rio Tarumã-Mirim, Manaus, Amazonas,
Brazil
[
03º01’S
,
60º09’W
],
1979–1980
, J. Adis (
IBSP
67080).
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the
type
locality. Noun in apposition.
Diagnosis.
Females of this species can be easily distinguished from the remaining known females of the genus by the posterior spurs and the narrow extra spermathecae in the epigyne (
Figs 15–16
).
Description. Female
holotype
:
Total length: 2.15. General coloration as in
K
.
extratheca
, except for dorsal abdomen. Carapace 1.27 long, 0.77 wide, 0.42 high. Ocular quadrangle 0.70 long. Anterior eye row 0.75 wide and posterior 0.72 wide. Palp yellow. Legs 4312, yellow. Length of femur: I 0.52, II 0.47, III 0.55, IV 0.80; patella + tibia: I 0.65, II 0.57, III 0.60, IV 0.80; metatarsus + tarsus: I 0.45, II 0.40, III 0.62, IV 0.72. Spination as in
K
.
extratheca
sp. nov.
The median pair of light areas on the dorsal abdomen is fused to the anterior pair, and these two longitudinal light areas and fused anteriorly, forming a recurved bow along the anterior border of the dorsal abdomen. Epigyne with a pair of posterior, lateral spurs; coiled openings, long copulation ducts and narrow extra spermathecae (
Figs 15–16
).
Male:
Unknown.
Remarks.
K. taruman
sp. nov.
and
K. overalli
sp. nov.
have both a similar general appearance and are known from relatively close areas. However, the embolus of
K. overalli
sp. nov.
is at least twice as thick as the copulation ducts present in the epigyne of
K. taruman
sp. nov.
, which indicates that, despite both species might have long emboli and copulation ducts, these
types
do not belong to the same species. The male
holotype
of
K. adisi
sp. nov.
and the female
holotype
of
K. taruman
sp. nov.
were collected in the same locality (along Rio Tarumã-Mirim), but these two have very different color patterns (see descriptions), mostly on the abdomen and legs, and are considered as belonging to different species. Also, the dorsal portion of the carapace in
K. adisi
sp. nov.
is slightly more rounded than in
K. taruman
sp. nov.
Distribution.
Known only from the State of Amazonas,
Brazil
.