Additions to the euophryine jumping spider fauna (Araneae: Salticidae) of Australia
Author
Richardson, Barry J.
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-05-26
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10.11646/zootaxa.5141.3.3
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Prostheclina
Keyserling, 1882
Prostheclina
Keyserling, 1882: 1368
.
Saitis
- Simon (part) 1901: 558.
Prostheclina
- Davies & Żabka 1989: 238;
Richardson & Żabka 2007: 82
.
Type
species.
Prostheclina pallida
Keyserling, 1882
, by monotypy.
Remarks.
This genus was revised by
Richardson & Żabka (2007)
. It includes seven described species. For one species,
Prostheclina boreoaitha
Richardson and Żabka, 2007
, only the male was described. The female is described here and the female key updated to include this species.
Key: Females
1. Insemination duct entrance anterior to spermatheca and insemination duct forms a median loop beside the spermatheca.... 2
– Insemination duct entrance beside spermatheca, and insemination duct with no median loop beside the spermatheca...... 3
2. Copulatory openings sclerotised and separated by less than the width across the spermathecae...
P. boreoaitha
(
Figs 61–67
)
– Copulatory openings not sclerotised and separated by more than the width across the spermathecae.........
P. basilonessa
3. Left insemination duct (in ventral view) makes a full clockwise spiral coil prior to joining spermatheca................. 4
– Left seminal duct joins directly to spermatheca without following a spiral path................................... 5
4. Spermatheca round with the spiral in the seminal duct visible anterior to the spermatheca (in ventral view)......
P. eungella
– Spermatheca pear-shaped with spiral in the seminal duct hidden under the spermatheca (in ventral view).......
P. amplior
5. Cephalothorax length>
2.1mm
, seminal duct relatively long and forming ‘S’ bends before joining spermatheca..
P. bulburin
– Cephalothorax length <
2.1mm
, seminal duct relative short and directly (no ‘S’ bends) joining spermatheca.............. 6
6. Spermatheca narrow, longitudinal extension of the seminal duct, found from southern
Queensland
to
South Australia
...................................................................................................
P. pallida
– Copulatory openings well in advance of the spermathecae, strongly sclerotised and separated by less than the width across the pair of spermathecae.......................................................................
P. boreoxantha
Key: Males (Taken from
Richardson & Zabka (2007)
; F=femur, T=tibia, M=metatarsus)
1. Chelicera and clupeus mid- to dark brown coloured.......................................................... 2
– Chelicera and clupeus yellow or orange, occasionally with dark markings........................................ 3
2. M1 and T 1 fringed, F1 with brown and yellow patches, occasionally almost entirely brown, legs, F2–4 yellow/orange...
P. amplior
– M1 and T1 not fringed, F1-4 dark brown........................................................
P. boreoaitha
3. Clupeus with orange or white fringe...................................................................... 4
– Clupeus without orange or white fringe................................................................... 5
4. F1 orange with strong double fringe on M1, body length>
4.5mm
, central
Queensland
M1 with sparse or no fringe, T1 yellow, from central
Queensland
.......................................................................
P. eungella
– F1 yellow with single fringe varying from almost absent to strong, body length 3.5–5, southern
Queensland
to
South Australia
........................................................................................... 5
5. T1 with thick double fringe..................................................................
P. boreoxantha
– T1 with sparse or no fringe............................................................................. 6
6. M1 with double fringe, T1 orange, from King Island and SW
Victoria
..................................
P. basilonessa
– M1 with sparse or no fringe, T1 yellow, from central
Queensland
.......................................
P. eungella