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 3491 1 74 journal article 1175­5334 6C5A73BD-5322-4D44-BD4A-04886A4911A3 Phasmolia elegans sp. nov. Figs 183–195 Type material. Holotype : male, PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Southern Highlands Province : Tualapa , near Wanakipa , 5.283° S , 142.498° E , elev. 1100 m a.s.l. , 13–22 July 2008 , forest edge, coll. W. Maddison & Luc Fimo Tuki , WPM#08-010 ( UBC-SEM AR00093 ) . Paratypes : 1 female , same data as holotype ( UBC-SEM AR00094 ) ; 6 males and 2 females in three vials, PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Southern Highlands Province : Tualapa , near Wanakipa , 5.283° S , 142.498° E , elev. 1000–1100 m a.s.l. , 11–22 July 2008 , forest interior and river side, coll. W. Maddison & Luc Fimo Tuki , WPM#08-008 ; 1 female , PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Southern Highlands Province : trail from Tualapa to Umgé , 5.2933° S , 142.4999° E , elev. 1210 m a.s.l. , 19 July 2008 , coll. W. Maddison , WPM#08-015 . Etymology. Latin elegans , referring to the elegant body form. Diagnosis. See the diagnosis of the genus. Description. Male ( holotype , UBC-SEM AR00093). Carapace length 1.5 (variation 1.5–1.7, n=7); abdomen length 1.8. ALEs relatively posterior to AMEs. Chelicera: gray brown. Palp ( Figs 191–192 ): cymbium light yellow, and other segments gray brown. Embolic disc almost round; embolus slender and curved for about half a circle. Retrolateral tibial apophysis long and finger-like. Tibia of first leg with four pairs of ventral macrosetae; metatarsus with three pairs. Measurements of legs: I 3.4, II 3.3, III 3.8, IV 3.4. Color in alcohol ( Fig. 189 ): carapace dark brown with a large light brown marking behind PLEs; eye area covered with gray white long scales between ALEs and PMEs; abdomen dark gray, with one anterior light yellow band and two lateral round light yellow patches near the middle; legs light yellow, all femora with distinct dark gray markings. Female ( paratype , UBC-SEM AR00094). Carapace length 1.5 (variation 1.5–1.7, n=4); abdomen length 1.9. Chelicera ( Fig. 193 ): light yellow. Tibia of first leg with five pairs of ventral macrosetae; metatarsus with three pairs. Measurements of legs: I 3.2, II 3.0, III 3.4, IV 3.5. Epigynum ( Figs 194–195 ): window relatively large; opening to copulatory duct near anterior edge of the window; median septum narrow. Copulatory duct relatively narrow and not convoluted; spermatheca almost spherical. Color in alcohol ( Fig. 190 ): eye area dark, other regions light yellow; abdomen dark with a light yellow transverse band near the middle and two lateral light yellow patches at posterior end; legs light yellow without dark markings. Natural history. Specimens were collected by beating forest understory vegetation.