Two new species of Diaphorocellus Simon, 1893 from Madagascar (Araneae, Palpimanidae)
Author
Zonstein, Sergei L.
Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Tel-Aviv, Israel
znn@post.tau.ac.il
Author
Marusik, Yuri M.
Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan, Russia & Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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African Invertebrates
2020
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr.61.47048
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr.61.47048
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Diaphorocellus jocquei
sp. nov.
Figs 1E-H
, 2C-D
, 3C-D
, 4D-F
, 5C-D
, 6B-C
, 7E-F
, 8B
, 9
Etymology.
The specific name is a patronym in honour of the prominent Belgian arachnologist, Dr Rudy
Jocque
, for his highly significant contribution to the study of African spiders.
Types.
Holotype
♂, Madagascar, Tamatave Province, Mahavelona (
"Foulpointe"
, as labelled),
17°40'S
,
49°31'E
, 25.xi.1993, A. Pauly (RMCA ARA 200305).
Paratypes
: 1♀, collected together with the holotype (both deposited in the same vial); 1♂, 1♀, same collecting data but xii.1993 (RMCA ARA 177889); 1♀, same collecting data but xi.1994 (RMCA ARA 206925).
Diagnosis.
The new species can be distinguished from
D. isalo
sp. nov. by its smaller size and by the shape of the copulatory organs (the latter also distinguishes this new species from non-Malagasy congeners). Males of
D. jocquei
sp. nov. are characterised by the absence of cymbial spines (vs. present), and by a less dense cymbial brush composed of stronger setae (Figs
4F
cf. Fig.
4C
). Females of these two species clearly differ in the shape of the membranous sacs: large subconical sacs in
D. jocquei
sp. nov. vs. globular ones in
D. isalo
sp. nov. In
D. jocquei
sp. nov. the PME are slightly distant from each other, while in
D. isalo
sp. nov. these eyes almost touch each other (Figs
2C-D
cf. Figs
2A-B
). Additionally,
D. jocquei
sp. nov. differs from
D. biplagiatus
by possessing a finely spotted dorsal abdominal pattern, as well as by lacking very long retrolateral setae of the male palp, by having a shorter palpal femur (length/width ratio 2.8 vs. 3.2) and by presence of the membranous sacs in the endogyne (vs. absent). Other diagnostic characters of
D. jocquei
sp. nov. are noted in the Discussion.
Description.
Male
.
RMCA ARA 200305 (holotype).
Habitus
: as in Figs
1E-F
.
Colour in alcohol
: carapace and chelicerae deep scarlet red; legs I and abdominal scuta intense reddish orange; palps and legs II-IV pale milky orange; sternum, labium, maxillae and pedicel tube medium scarlet red; abdomen dorsally very pale brown with small and dense even paler whitish spots, ventrally uniformly pale milky orange, entirely covered with short and relatively dense brownish setae.
Measurements
: TL 4.35. CL 2.0, CW 1.85, CH 0.38, CyL 0.32, Femur I L/W 2.09 (1.63/0.78).
Carapace
: with moderately coarse granulations (Fig.
3C
).
Eyes
: AME 0.18, ALE 0.13, PME 0.09, PLE 0.07; AME-AME 0.09, AME-ALE 0.09, AME-PME 0.07, PLE-PME 0.09, PME-PME 0.02.
Copulatory organs
: Palp as shown in Figs
4D-F
,
5C-D
,
6B-C
. Femur 2.7 times longer than wide and 1.34 times longer than cymbium; patella globular, thinner than femur; tibia swollen, as long as wide, 1.55 times wider than femur. Cymbium retrolaterally with relatively sparse brush of strong setae. Bulb globular, partly embedded into the tibia; with 2 long (longer than tegulum) outgrowths: tegular apophysis and embolus. Tegular apophysis with 2 arms, pro- and retrolateral: prolateral arm with kind of comb on inner side; both arms bent on tip. Embolus located prolaterally, flat and long, almost as long as tegular apophysis.
Leg measurements
: male RMCA ARA 200305 (female RMCA ARA 200305 in brackets):
- |
Femur
|
Patella
|
Tibia
|
Metatarsus
|
Tarsus
|
Total
|
Palp |
0.58 (0.63) |
0.19 (0.16) |
0.30 (0.38) |
- |
0.43 (0.40) |
1.50 (1.57) |
I |
1.63 (1.43) |
1.40 (1.05) |
0.93 (0.83) |
0.40 (0.38) |
0.50 (0.40) |
4.86 (4.09) |
II |
1.08 (1.00) |
0.60 (0.63) |
0.75 (0.68) |
0.60 (0.50) |
0.38 (0.38) |
3.41 (3.19) |
III |
0.88 (0.93) |
0.55 (0.53) |
0.63 (0.60) |
0.63 (0.60) |
0.35 (0.35) |
3.04 (3.01) |
IV |
1.40 (1.25) |
0.78 (0.65) |
1.03 (1.08) |
0.95 (0.95) |
0.43 (0.45) |
4.59 (4.38) |
Female
RMCA ARA 200305 (paratype).
Habitus
: as in Figs
1G-H
.
Colour in alcohol
: as in male, but entire body and legs I coloured slightly darker.
Measurements
: TL 4.75. CL 2.00, CW 1.40, CH 0.80, CyL 0.29, Femur I L/W 1.79 (1.43/0.80).
Carapace
: longer, with less coarse granulations than in male (Fig.
2D
).
Eyes
: AME 0.16, ALE 0.09, PME 0.09, PLE 0.14; AME-AME 0.09, AME-ALE 0.07, AME-PME 0.09, PME-PLE 0.17, PME-PME 0.02.
Copulatory organs
: as in Figs
3D
,
7E-F
,
8B
. Epigastral plate in intact specimen (before dissection) accompanied by 2 pairs of sclerites lying on postgaster (posterior to epigastral furrow): two small dot-like median sclerites and pair of longitudinal sclerites. Atrium broad, postgastral plug weakly sclerotised. Endogyne formed by pair of complex receptacles. Receptacle consists of complex sclerotised base and transparent, membranous subconical sac (Fig.
7G
). Each receptacle accompanied by brushes of fine threads and 3 grape-shaped glands attached to receptacles by short thread-like stems.
Habitat.
According to the collecting data, the specimens were found in the litter and mosses on a forest floor, and in a fern thicket dominated by
Asplenium
sp.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Fig.
9
).