Review of the huntsman spider genus Rhitymna Simon, 1897 (Araneae: Sparassidae)
Author
Jäger, Peter
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-02-26
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10.11646/zootaxa.4560.3.2
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Rhitymna cursor
(
Thorell, 1894
)
comb. nov.
Figs 27
,
33–35
,
61
Sarotes
cursor
Thorell, 1894
: 339
(description of female;
holotype
female [PJ 3294],
Singapore
[
N 1°21'16.51"
, E
103°46'40.21",
140 m
elevation], Workman collection 144.1901, 59.1054, XXIX, NMID, examined).
Workman 1896
: 82,
pl. 82 (illustration of female).
Olios cursor
(Thorell)
.
Roewer 1955
: 698.
Heteropoda cursor
(Thorell)
.
Bonnet 1957
: 2188.
Rhitymna simoni
Jäger, 2003
: 117
, figs 68–74 (description of female;
holotype
female [PJ 1554],
Indonesia
,
Java
, Palabuan,
Fruhstorfer, Simon Coll. 14780, jar 1625,
MNHN
, examined)
syn. nov.
Note.
The type of
Rhitymna cursor
comb. nov.
was only recently made available. It is clear from the congruent female copulatory organs as well as from spination and measurements that it is a senior synonym of
R. simoni
Jäger, 2003
. The
holotype
female of
R. cursor
differs from the type of
R. simoni
in the following characters: 1. Distinct central transversal rim almost straight and with an additional ridge anteriorly, 2. Epigynal field not as elongated as in
holotype
of
R. simoni
, 3. Posterior ducts broader than in
holotype
of
R. simoni
(
Figs 33–35
).
Measurements (
holotype
R. cursor
): PL 4.9, PW 5.4, AW 3.5, OL 6.4, OW 2.9. Chelicerae with 3 anterior and 3 posterior teeth. Palpal claw with 6 teeth. Spination (leg III missing): Palp 131, 0 0 1, 1111, 1012, Femur I–II 323, IV 321, Patella I–II 101, IV 100, Tibia I–II 2226,
IV 2126
, Metatarsus I–II 2024, IV 3014/3034 + ventral distal median spine. AME 0.37. No slit sense organs could be found close to the epigyne.
Distribution.
Singapore
,
Indonesia
(
Java
). The female
holotype
of
T.
cursor
extends the known distribution range from
Java
to
Singapore
[
Malaysia
was given in previous versions of the World Spider Catalog, probably according to the title of Workman’s book; the label states clearly
Singapore
as collecting locality as it was listed in Thorell’s original description] (
Fig. 61
).