New euophryine jumping spiders from Papua New Guinea (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae) 3491
Author
Zhang, Jun-Xia
Author
Maddison, Wayne P.
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-09-20
3491
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74
journal article
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Genus
Variratina
new genus
Type
species.
Variratina minuta
Zhang & Maddison
,
sp. nov.
Etymology.
The generic name is a reminiscent of “Varirata”, the name of the National Park where the species was first found.
Diagnosis.
Small tree-trunk dwelling jumping spiders. Resembles
Bulolia
Żabka, 1996
,
Leptathamas
Balogh, 1980a
(also see Szű
ts 2003
) and
Coccorchestes
Thorell
(see
Balogh 1980b
) in the sperm duct of the male palp forming a loop at the prolateral side of the bulb, but can be easily distinguished by the body form and color pattern (
Figs 272–277
). ALEs and AMEs are in typical salticid configuration (
Figs 272–277
), unlike
Bulolia
and
Leptathamas
whose ALEs are posterior to the AMEs. Also differs from
Coccorchestes
in its carapace lacking crenellated posterior margin overlying the abdomen (
Figs 272–277
).