Redefinition and partial revision of the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae)
Author
Logunov, Dmitri V.
Author
Azarkina, Galina N.
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2018
2018-05-02
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Phlegra davidi
(
Caleb, Mungkung & Mathai, 2015
)
comb. nov.
Figs 504–506
Mashonarus davidi
Caleb, Mungkung & Mathai, 2015: 5
, figs 16–25 (D♂); ♂
holotype
in National Centre for Biological Sciences (Bangalore,
Karnataka
,
India
), examined.
Remarks
Although we have been unable to borrow the male
holotype
of
Mashonarus davidi
, our colleague John Caleb (Kolkata,
West Bengal
,
India
) has re-examined the type at our request and photographed the expanded palp of both the
holotype
and an additional male (
Figs 504–506
). The leg formula of both studied males of
M. davidi
(III,IV,I,II) corresponds to that of many aelurilline genera, including
Stenaelurillus
, and its body colour pattern (see figs
16–20 in
Caleb
et al.
2015
) and cheliceral dentation
Figs 504–506.
Phlegra davidi
(
Caleb, Mungkung & Mathai, 2015
)
comb. nov.
, ♂ from
India
(
Tamil Nadu
).
504
. Expanded palp, median view.
505
. Ditto, retrolateral view.
506
. Chelicerae, endites and labium, ventral view. Scale bars:
0.1 mm
.
Fig. 507.
General distribution and modern centres of species diversity of
Stenaelurillus
Simon, 1886
.
(
Fig. 506
) are also similar to those of many species of
Stenaelurillus
. However, the conformation of the copulatory organs in both males is typical of
Phlegra
Simon, 1876
: viz., the narrow, elongated bulbus flattened in a dorso-ventral direction, two tibial apophyses, the presence of a cymbial lateral projection (= tutaculum), the spiralled embolus that is similar to that of representatives of the
bresnieri
species group, and the thickened first pair of legs. Besides, the true tegulum (see above, p. 9) is not seen in the expanded palp of
M. davidi
(
Figs 504–505
), as compared to true species of
Stenaelurillus
(
Figs 33
,
39
,
90
, etc.). Therefore, it is safe to conclude that this species is better transferred to the genus
Phlegra
.