Three new and notes on two other jumping spider species of the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 (Salticidae: Aelurillina) from the Deccan Plateau, India Author Marathe, Kiran Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, V 6 T 1 Z 4, Canada. & National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru, 560065, India. Author Sanap, Rajesh 0000-0002-7058-3470 National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru, 560065, India. & Rudra Heights, Nashik, Maharashtra, 422010, India. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7058 - 3470 Author Joglekar, Anuradha 0000-0001-5343-4505 Rudra Heights, Nashik, Maharashtra, 422010, India. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5343 - 4505 Author Caleb, John T. D. 0000-0002-9471-9467 Division of Biodiversity, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College (Autonomous), Chennai - 600034, Tamil Nadu, India. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9471 - 9467 Author Maddison, Wayne P. 0000-0003-4953-4575 Departments of Zoology and Botany and Beaty Biodiversity Museum, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, V 6 T 1 Z 4, Canada. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4953 - 4575 text Zootaxa 2022 2022-04-07 5125 1 1 19 journal article 54979 10.11646/zootaxa.5125.1.1 551dbd45-2949-4c0e-aee4-8ae64bb68e52 1175-5326 6420417 5C172CB5-F864-4636-BA13-26A4C3EF26C0 Stenaelurillus tamravarni Marathe & Maddison , sp. nov. Figs. 73–93 , 115 . Type material. INDIA : Andhra Pradesh : NW of Kuppam : Agastya Foundation campus. 12.825 to 12.826 °N 78.252 to 78.253 °E , elev. 800 m asl , 6 July 2019 , coll. W. Maddison & K. Marathe , WPM#19-108 . Holotype : ♂ , IBC-BP300 / AS 19.6878. Paratypes : 9 ♂♂ IBC-BP302 / AS 19.6907; IBC-BP304 AS 19.6921; IBC-BP305 / DDKM21.003 ; IBC-BP306 – IBC-BP311 & 2 ♀♀ IBC-BP301 / AS 19.6947; IBC-BP303 / AS 19.6937. Etymology. The name is derived from Sanskrit, tamra meaning copper, varni meaning coloured, referring to the cupreous sheen on some of the body’s scales. Diagnosis. Of the fringed-abdomen species, Stenaelurillus tamravarni sp. nov. is unique for the muted colour of the male’s abdomen and the prolaterally-leaning embolus. The male abdomen appears as a brindled greyish brown in the anterior half, composed of a mix of cream and copper scales, much less colourful than the orange of S. metallicus and S. vyaghri sp. nov. , and with longer fringes. The embolus differs from S . metallicus in being thicker, especially basally, and from S. vyaghri sp. nov. in leaning prolaterally and lacking a basal retrolateral cusp. The RTA of S. tamravarni sp. nov. is longer than that of S. metallicus , more pointed than that of S. vyaghri sp. nov. . The female of S. tamravarni sp. nov. has markings with less contrast than those of S . metallicus and S . vyaghri sp. nov. with abdominal spots quite indistinct. FIGURES 73–84. Stenaelurillus tamravarni sp. nov. 73, 77 male left palp, ventral view (holotype IBC-BP300/ AS19.6878); 74, 78 same, retrolateral view; 75, 79 epigyne, ventral view (paratype IBC-BP301/ AS19.6947); 76, 80 vulva, dorsal view; 81 male, holotype, dorsal; 82 same, ventral; 83 female, paratype, dorsal view; 84 same, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm for genitalia and 1.0 mm for bodies. FIGURES 85–93. Stenaelurillus tamravarni sp. nov. , habitus photographs. 85–87 male (AS19.6837); 88–90 male (AS19.6878); 91 male (AS19.6921). 92–93 female (AS19.6933). Scale bars: 1.0 mm. Description. Male (based on holotype , specimen IBC-BP300/ AS 19.6878). Measurements: Carapace 1.52 long, 1.06 wide. Abdomen length 1.8, width 0.92. Leg lengths: I—2.9 (1.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.4); II—3.2 (1.2, 0.5, 0.5, 0.6, 0.4); III—5.8 (1.8, 0.9, 1.2, 1.3, 0.5); IV—4.8 (1.5, 0.7, 0.8, 1.3, 0.6). Leg formula: III-IV-II-I. Carapace narrow, about as wide as the abdomen. Anteriorly somewhat black, covered with black and white scales. Orange scales on the sides, more densely around AMEs and ALEs. Medially brown and rust coloured. Posteriorly black. Two longitudinal creamy stripes running down behind PLEs. Two broad yellowish-white bands along the lateral margins. Clypeus brownish, sparsely covered with white hairs. Chelicerae vertical, narrow, yellowish brown, sparsely covered with white hairs. Palp ( Figs. 73, 74, 77, 78 ): Cymbium yellowish with brown. Embolus short, slightly prolaterally leaning with bent tip. Femur with a distally located ventral process (see figs. 67–68, 78– 79 in Caleb et al. 2015 ). RTA curved apically. Legs robust, yellowish with some black. First leg darkest, with black from femur to tarsus. Femur I–II conspicuously black prolaterally. Legs covered with a mix of white, cream, and black scales. Abdomen with mosaic of reflective cream and copper-coloured scales in anterior half with long black hairs near anterior edge, darkening posteriorly to a patch of black scales that reflects green in alcohol. Lateral edge fringed with lustrous black and white hairs. Spinnerets somewhat long, black and yellow. Female (based on paratype , specimen IBC-BP301/ AS 19.6947). Measurements: Carapace 1.58 long, 1.15 wide. Abdomen length 1.92, width 1.15. Leg lengths: I—3.4 (1.3, 0.6, 0.7, 0.5, 0.4); II—3.6 (1.3, 0.7, 0.6, 0.6, 0.4); III—6.7 (2.1, 0.9, 1.4, 1.6, 0.7); IV—6.1 (1.9, 0.9, 1.2, 1.5, 0.7). Leg formula: III-IV-II-I. Carapace narrower than abdomen. Anteriorly black, covered with black scales and hairs. Medially reddish-brown. Black on sides. Two longitudinal brownish stripes running down behind PLEs. Two cream-coloured bands on lateral margins. Clypeus brownish, three narrow transverse bands of white hairs including anterior to ALEs. Chelicerae vertical, narrow, black with some brown. Legs robust, yellowish orange with black, covered with black, orange, and few white scales. Femur I black prolaterally. Black near III–IV joints. Abdomen melange of rust colour and black with two faint creamish-white spots posteriorly.Anterior edge with white and black hairs. Epigyne ( Figs. 75, 76, 79, 80 ): ECP broad and shallow. Copulatory openings are slit shaped. Natural history. Within dry scrubland habitat, they were found on open sunny rocky or grassy patches ( Figs. 116–118 ). We often observed them perching on small rocks ( Fig. 112 ) or grass blades. They appear to be locally common.