New species of Helpis Simon, 1901 from Australia (Araneae: Salticidae), with a new definition of the genus Author Żabka, Marek Author Patoleta, Barbara M. text Zootaxa 2014 3873 5 571 589 journal article 42355 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.5.7 71209bd4-3468-45b3-9bda-3c3a31bbde76 1175-5326 252165 F51524C8-B5B3-4DDC-B861-01754495DD75 Helpis wanlessi sp. nov. Figs 42–50 , 86 Type material . AUSTRALIA , New South Wales : ♂ holotype , Warrumbungles National Park, John Renshaw Parkway, 1.9 km W of Camp Wambelong, 31º16'32" S , 148º57'37" E , [-31.2756, 148.9603], under rocks, 10 Nov. 2001 , M. Gray, G. Milledge & H. Smith, AMS KS75206. Etymology . In honour of the British arachnologist Mr Fred R. Wanless, in recognition of his excellent work on salticid taxonomy. Diagnosis . In comparison with other relatives, median guides wider, copulatory openings oriented laterally (the only case), insemination ducts relatively shorter ( Figs 49–50 ). Description . Female holotype . Cephalothorax pear-shaped, greyish brown covered with brown hairs and sparse chestnut setae ( Fig. 42 ). Eyes surrounded in dark brown. Thorax with middle yellowish stripe. Abdomen with a grey pattern on light background. Spinnerets whitish, but the anterior ones with wide grey band. Clypeus grey brown, narrow (about 16% of AME diameter), with some protruding bristles below and between AME ( Fig. 44 ). Chelicerae grey brown, with rugose frontal surfaces, promargin and retromargin with four and five teeth, respectively ( Fig. 46 ). Pedipalps greyish brown, metatarsus with a dorsal and a retrolateral spine. Endites and labium basally greyish brown with lighter distal halves ( Fig. 45 ). Sternum yellowish, with darker margins. Venter whitish with grey pattern ( Fig. 43 ). Legs I the longest and more robust than others, greyish brown, only coxae and femora pale yellow, darker laterally. Ventral spination of first legs: tibia 2-2-2-2, metatarsus 2-2. Legs II more delicate, with similar colouration and spination. Legs III–IV lighter, with darker bands. All femora with dorsal spines: first femora 1-1-2, the others 1-1-3. Epigyne with clearly visible posterior pouch ( Fig. 49 ). Copulatory ducts short, slightly oblique, spermathecae pear-shaped, accessory glands short ( Fig. 50 ). Dimensions: CL 2.81, CH 1.45, CW 2.22, AL 3.32, AW 2.03, EFL 1.24, AEW 1.87, PEW 1.53, leg I 7.30 (2.14+1.32+1.85+1.31+0.68), leg II 6.12 (1.74+1.09+1.49+1.20+0.60), leg III 6.22 (1.71+0.95+1.44+1.46+0.66), leg IV 7.83 (2.20+0.78+2.03+1.86+0.70). Male. Unknown. Distribution . Known only from the type locality ( Fig. 86 , triangle).