Revisiting the spider genus Eutichurus Simon, 1897 (Araneae, Eutichuridae): new species and complementary descriptions
Author
Bonaldo, Alexandre B.
Author
Lise, Arno A.
Author
Ramírez, Martín J.
Author
Saturnino, Regiane
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-02-21
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10.11646/zootaxa.4382.2.6
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Key to species of
Eutichurus
(updated from
Bonaldo 1994
)
1 Males (those of
E. arnoi
,
E. manu
and
E. saylapampa
, unknown)................................................ 2
- Females (those of
E. abiseo
,
E. cuzco
,
E. pallatanga
and
E. yalen
, unknown)..................................... 26
2(1) Retrolateral tibial apophysis represented by a single branch (
Figs 1
, 6, 25;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 19, 29, 38, 48, 56, 64)....... 3
- Retrolateral tibial apophysis bifid or trifid (Figs 14, 17;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 34, 66, 76, 86, 91)........................ 19
3(2) Retrolateral tibial apophysis tuberculate, with a small apical projection (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 56, 57
).......
E. furcifer
Kraus
- Retrolateral tibial apophysis otherwise (
Figs 1
, 25;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 19, 29, 38, 48, 64)............................ 4
4(3) Retrolateral tibial apophysis short, excavated; median apophysis with a longitudinal median keel (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 43, 45, 48, 49
).............................................................................................. 5
- Retrolateral tibial apophysis long, not excavated; median apophysis without such keel (Figs 6, 9;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 19, 22, 26, 29, 35, 38, 62)..................................................................................... 6
5(4) Embolus with a prolateral median process (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 43, 44
)...........................
E. tropicus
(L. Koch)
- Embolus without process (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 48, 49
)......................................
E. valderramai
Bonaldo
6(4) Embolar base fused to the tegulum (
Fig. 1
;
Bonaldo 1994
: Fig. 35).............................................. 7
- Embolus articulated, connected to the tegulum by a membrane (
Figs 4
,
9
,
12
;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 19, 22, 30, 26, 38, 62)... 8
7(6) Embolus with lamellar tip (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 35, 36
)..........................................
E. abiseo
Bonaldo
- Embolus filiform (
Figs 1
, 2)................................................................
E. paredesi
n. sp.
8(6) Embolus with a small retrolateral sub-apical process (
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 62, 63;
Laborda & Simó 2015
: fig. 1A)................................................................................................
E. ibiuna
Bonaldo
- Embolus without processes (Figs 5, 10;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 19, 22, 26) or with a prolateral process (Figs 16, 20, 28;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 30, 39)..................................................................................... 9
9(8) Embolus with a prolateral process (Figs 16, 21, 28;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 30, 39).................................... 10
- Embolus without process (Figs 5, 10;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 19, 22, 26)........................................... 15
10(9) Median apophysis strongly sculptured, with several conspicuous sulci (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 29, 31
)........
E. cuzco
Bonaldo
- Median apophysis not strongly sculptured (
Figs 15
,
20
,
27
,
58
;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 38, 40).......................... 11
11(10) Embolar prolateral process inserted medially,
pars pendula
absent (Fig. 28;
Bonaldo 1994
: fig. 39).................... 12
- Embolar prolateral process inserted sub-apically,
pars pendula
present (Figs 21, 59)................................ 13
12(11) Median prong of median apophysis short (
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 38, 40;
Ramírez 2014
, figs 147A, C)....
E. lizeri
Mello-Leitão
- Median prong of median apophysis long (
Figs 27
, 29)........................................
E. marquesae
Bonaldo
13(11) Embolus wide and short relative to tegulum (
Figs 58
, 59).........................................
E. nancyae
n. sp.
- Embolus narrow and long relative to tegulum (
Figs 20
, 21, 23, 24)............................................. 14
14(13) Median prong of median apophysis with a pair of apical projections (
Figs 20
, 22)...................
E. tequendama
n. sp.
- Median prong of median apophysis without apical projections (
Figs 23
, 25).........................
E. madre
Bonaldo
15(9) Embolus flattened; prolateral margin of median apophysis with transversal ridges (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 26, 28
)....................................................................................................
E. yalen
Bonaldo
- Embolus conic, median apophysis without transversal ridges (Figs 5, 10;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 19, 22)................... 16
16(15) Retrolateral tibial apophysis expanded distally (Figs 6, 11)................................................... 17
- Retrolateral tibial apophysis tapering toward the apex (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 20, 23
)................................. 18
17(16) Conductor hyaline (
Fig. 4
)..................................................................
E. murgai
n. sp.
- Conductor partially sclerotized (
Fig. 9
)......................................................
E. zarate
Bonaldo
18(16) Retrolateral tibial apophysis gradually tapering from base; embolus inserted basally (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 19, 20
)....................................................................................................
E. ferox
Simon
- Retrolateral tibial apophysis abruptly tapering from distal third; embolus inserted medially (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 22, 23
).............................................................................................
E. silvae
Bonaldo
19(2) Retrolateral tibial apophysis bifid (Figs 14, 17;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 34, 67, 76).................................... 20
- Retrolateral tibial apophysis trifid (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 86, 91
)................................................. 25
20(19) Retrolateral tibial apophysis split medially; median prong of median apophysis present (Fig. 17;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs
32, 3 4
).................................................................................................... 21
- Retrolateral tibial apophysis split basally; median prong of median apophysis absent (Fig. 14;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 67, 72, 76).................................................................................................... 22
21(20) Embolus without prolateral process, tapering distally (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 32, 33
)..................
E. pallatanga
Bonaldo
- Embolus with prolateral process, distally wide (
Figs 15
, 16)........................................
E. yungas
n. sp.
22(20) Embolus conic, without processes (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 75, 76
).....................................
E. luridus
Simon
- Embolus flattened, with prolateral process (Fig. 13;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 65, 70)................................... 23
23(22) Median apophysis long, with the apex prolaterally oriented; dorsal prong of retrolateral tibial apophysis shorter than the ventral prong (
Figs 12
, 14).......................................................................
E. cumbia
n. sp.
- Median apophysis short, with the apex oriented proximally; ventral and dorsal prongs of retrolateral tibial apophysis similarly sized (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 67, 72
)........................................................................ 24
24(23) Apex of embolar process acute; apex of embolus apically oriented (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 65–67
)...........
E. ravidus
Simon
- Apex of embolar process rounded; apex of embolus prolaterally oriented (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 70–72
)..
E. itamaraju
Bonaldo
25(19) Apex of median apophysis wide; embolar apex bifid (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 89, 91
)...........
E. putus
O. Pickard-Cambridge
- Apex of median apophysis narrow; embolar apex trifid (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 84, 86
)...............
E. sigillatus
Chickering
26(1) Epigynal posterior plates fused, with a longitudinal median suture (Fig. 18;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 41, 82, 87, 92)........... 27
- Epigynal posterior plates not fused medially (Figs 7, 52;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 21, 46, 59, 68).......................... 31
27(26) Epigynal anterior projections relatively large; median field longer than wide (Fig. 18;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 41, 42)....... 28
- Epigynal anterior projections relatively small; median field wider than long (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 82, 87, 92
)............. 29
28(27) anterior projections covering the anterior half of the posterior plates in ventral view; anterior margin of posterior plates con- verging medially in angle (
Bonaldo 1994
: fig. 41;
Ramírez 2014
: fig. 175G)......................
E. lizeri
Mello-Leitão
- Anterior projections covering less than the anterior half of the posterior plates in ventral view; anterior margin of posterior plates converging medially in a straight line (Fig. 18).............................................
E. yungas
n. sp.
29(27) Median field longer than wide, with a posterior median projection; anterior margins of posterior plates W-shaped (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 87, 88
)...................................................................
E. sigillatus
Chickering
- Median field as long as wide, without projection; anterior margins of posterior plates otherwise (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 82, 92
)..................................................................................................... 30
30(29) Anterior projections projected over the median field; anterior margins of posterior plates slightly oblique (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 82, 83
).................................................................................
E. manu
Bonaldo
- Anterior projections not projected over the median field; anterior margins of posterior plates straight (
Bonaldo 1994: figs
9 2, 93
).........................................................................
E. putus
O. Pickard-Cambridge
31(26) Epigynal anterior projections reduced, inconspicuous (Fig. 61).....................................
E. nancyae
n. sp.
- Epigynal anterior projections conspicuous (Figs 7, 52, 63;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 21, 46, 54).......................... 32
32(31) Anterior projections fused to posterior plates (Figs 63, 65;
Laborda & Simó 2015
: fig. 1D).............
E. ibiuna
Bonaldo
- Anterior projections not fused to posterior plates (Figs 7, 52;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 21, 46, 50)........................ 33
33(32) Each inner margin of anterior projections excavated; posterior plates laterally constricted (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 54, 55
).............................................................................................
E. zarate
Bonaldo
- Anterior projections and posterior plates otherwise (Figs 7, 52;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 21, 46, 68, 79).................... 34
34(33) Anterior projections larger or slightly smaller than posterior plates (Fig. 7;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 21, 24, 46, 50, 52, 53).... 35
- Anterior projections distinctly smaller than posterior plates (
Fig. 52
;
Bonaldo 1994
: figs 59, 68, 73, 77, 79, 80).......... 41
35(34) Anterior projections triangular, with acute apices (Fig. 7;
Bonaldo 1994
: fig. 52).................................. 36
- Anterior projections otherwise (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 21, 24, 46, 50, 53
)........................................... 37
36(35) Posterior margin of anterior projections strongly procurve (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 52
)................
E. saylapampa
Bonaldo
- Posterior margin of anterior projections nearly straight (Fig. 7)......................................
E. murgai
n. sp.
37(35) Median field subtriangular, bulging between anterior projections (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 53
)................
E. arnoi
Bonaldo
- Median field otherwise (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 21, 24, 46, 50
)................................................... 38
38(37) Median field squared, as long as wide; anterior projections truncated (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 46
).........
E. tropicus
(L. Koch)
- Median field longer than wide; anterior projections rounded (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 21, 24, 50
)......................... 39
39(38) Apices of anterior projections rugose, strongly sclerotized (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 50
)...............
E. valderramai
Bonaldo
- Apices of anterior projections smooth (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 21, 24
).............................................. 40
40(39) Median field surface plain anteriorly, with a longitudinal posterior groove (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 24
)........
E. silvae
Bonaldo
- Median field surface concave anteriorly, without groove (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 21
)........................
E. ferox
Simon
41(34) Each posterior plate with a posterior lateral excavation (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 60
)........................
E. furcifer
Kraus
- posterior plates without excavations (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 68, 77, 79, 80
)......................................... 42
42(41) Anterior projections projected over the median field (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 68, 73
).................................. 43
- Anterior projections not projected over the median field (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 77, 79, 80
)............................ 44
43(42) Median field as long as wide (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 68
)............................................
E. ravidus
Simon
- Median field longer than wide (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 73
).......................................
E. itamaraju
Bonaldo
44(42) Anterior projections not projected over posterior plates (
Fig. 52
;
Bonaldo 1994
: fig. 80).............
E. marquesae
Bonaldo
- Anterior projections projected over posterior plates (
Bonaldo 1994: figs 77, 79
)................................... 45
45(44) Anterior projections gently tapering (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 77
).......................................
E. luridus
Simon
- Anterior projections truncated (
Bonaldo 1994: fig. 79
)..........................................
E. madre
Bonaldo