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
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Zabkattus trapeziformis
sp. nov.
Figs 331–335
Type material.
Holotype
: female,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
:
Central Province
:
Varirata National Park
,
9.436° S
,
147.364° E
, elev.
740 m
a.s.l.
,
4 August 2008
, coll.
W. Maddison
, A. Kore &
J. Kore
, WPM#08-029 (
UBC-SEM
AR00119
).
Etymology.
The specific epithet refers to the trapezoid-shaped median septum of the epigynum.
Diagnosis.
This species differs from
Zabkattus brevis
by the median septum, which is continuous with the anterior margin of the window (
Fig. 334
), the long and convoluted copulatory duct (
Fig. 335
), and the presence of small accessory gland near the beginning of copulatory duct (
Fig. 335
).
Description.
Female
(
holotype
, UBC-SEM AR00119). Carapace length 1.5; abdomen length 1.5. Chelicera: red brown. Tibia of first leg with three pairs of ventral macrosetae; metatarsus with two pairs. Measurements of legs: I 3.2, II 2.6, III 3.1, IV 3.1. Epigynum (
Figs 334–335
): median septum continuous with the anterior edge of the window, with posterior end wider than anterior end. Copulatory duct long and convoluted, with an accessary gland near the beginning; spermatheca small and oval. Color in alcohol (
Fig. 333
): carapace dark brown, covered with many white and a few orange scales; abdomen grayish brown, scattered with light yellow dots; legs grayish brown, with some yellowish markings.
Natural history.
Specimens were found on leaf litter in forest.