A taxonomic revision of the spider genus Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae: Sparassidae) from East, South and Southeast Asia Author Zhang, He 0000-0002-1478-9837 Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, Hubei, China Author Zhu, Yang Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, Hubei, China Author Zhong, Yang Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, Hubei, China Author Jäger, Peter 0000-0003-1563-0147 Arachnology, Senckenberg Research Institute, Mertonstrasse 17 - 21, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Author Liu, Jie 0000-0001-7744-9744 Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, Hubei, China Ễsparassidae@aliyun.com text Megataxa 2023 2023-02-17 9 1 1 304 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.9.1.1 journal article 10.11646/megataxa.9.1.1 2703-3090 7658066 Pseudopoda acutiformis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. Figs 4–5 , Map 5 Type material. CHINA , Sichuan Province : Holotype male from Ya’an City , Baoxing County , Fengtongzhai National Nature Reserve , 30.57°N , 102.88°E , 1682 m , 5 May 2016 , Y. Zhong leg. ( CBEE , LJ2197 ) . Paratype : 1 male , with same data as for holotype. ( CBEE , LJ2199 ) . Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin adjective acutiformis , - is , - e , meaning “spiky”, referring to the acute and thin apical tip of the E; adjective. MAP 6. Distribution of Pseudopoda species in Central and Southeast China : 3. P. aliena spec. nov. ; 4. P. allantoides spec. nov. ; 35. P. daiyunensis spec. nov. ; 42. P. drepanoides spec. nov. ; 44. P. exiguoides ; 45. P. explanata spec. nov. ; 46. P. falcata spec. nov. ; 49. P. foliiculiaris spec. nov. ; 50. P. gracilenta spec. nov. ; 53. P. huangensis spec. nov. ; 55. P. hupingensis spec. nov. ; 56. P. imparilis spec. nov. ; 58. P. jiugongensis spec. nov. ; 66. P. longtanensis spec. nov. ; 67. P. longxiensis spec. nov. ; 77. P. nankunensis spec. nov. ; 78. P. nanlingensis spec. nov. ; 84. P. pantianensis spec. nov. ; 85. P. papilionacea spec. nov. ; 93. P. sangzhiensis spec. nov. ; 95. P. shimenensis spec. nov. ; 100. P. strombuliformis spec. nov. ; 102. P. subtilis spec. nov. ; 105. P. taoyuanensis spec. nov. ; 106. P. tianpingensis spec. nov. ; 115. P. yangmingensis spec. nov. ; 116. P. yangtaiensis spec. nov. ; 117. P. yilanensis spec. nov. Diagnosis. The male of P. acutiformis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is similar to that of P. triangula Zhang et al ., 2013 ( Zhang et al . 2013a ) in having a very large EP and a flagelliform E. It can be distinguished by the RTA broader (i.e. almost as broad as tibia in retrolateral view) and longer (i.e. less than half the width of tibia in retrolateral view and distinctly shorter in P. triangula ). MALE (LJ2197): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 7.8–8.3, DS length 4.2, width 3.6, OS length 4.1, width 2.6. Eyes: AME 0.17, ALE 0.25, PME 0.19, PLE 0.22, AME–AME 0.20, AME–ALE 0.15, PME–PME 0.24, PME–PLE 0.36, AME–PME 0.31, ALE–PLE 0.29, CH AME 0.41, CH ALE 0.33. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2121; Fe I–II 323, III 322, IV 331; Pa I–IV 100; Ti I–III 2026 , IV 2126 ; Mt I–II 1014 , III 2026 , IV 3036. Measurements of palps and legs: Pp 7.2 (2.1, 1.0, 1.6, –, 2.5); I 23.6 (7.6, 1.8, 6.7, 6.0, 1.5); II 27.6 (7.8, 2.6, 8.1, 7.0, 2.1); III 19.2 (5.7, 1.6, 5.5, 5.1, 1.3); IV 22.6 (7.2, 1.1, 6.0, 6.6, 1.7). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 15 denticles. Palp ( Figs 4A–C ): C arising from T at 11:30–12:00 o’clock position. E arising from T at 9:00–9:30 o’clock position, broad in its middle part, with thin apical part prolaterad. EP very prominent. Spermophor visible submarginally on retrolateral T in ventral view. RTA arising medially from Ti, with ventral bulge, seen as rectangular incision in retrolateral view; distal tip with tiny humps. FIGURE 6. Pseudopoda aliena Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. , holotype, female: A. Epigyne, ventral; B. Schematic course of IDS, dorsal; C. Vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: A–C: 0.5 mm. FIGURE 7. Pseudopoda aliena Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. , A–B Female habitus (A. dorsal; B. ventral). Scale bars: A–B: 2 mm. Colouration ( Figs 5A–B ): DS yellow with strong marbled pattern with black spots and lines, fovea and striae distinctly marked, chelicerae, sternum and ventral coxae with distinct patches and spots. OS dorsally reddish brown, with two white longitudinal areas lateral from the heart region in anterior half, with yellow transversal patch in posterior half. OS ventrally yellow, with lots of reddish-brown spots, irregularly arranged, some fused to an anteriorly diverging trapezoid. FEMALE: Unknown. Distribution. China ( Sichuan Province ).