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 merriwa sp. nov. Figs 34–41 , 86 Type material . AUSTRALIA , New South Wales : ♀ holotype , The Battery Picnic Area, SE of Merriwa , 33°12'46" S , 150°27'31" E , [-33.2128, 150.4586], 6 Nov. 2001 , M. Gray, G. Milledge & H. Smith, AMS KS75034. Etymology . From the type locality. Noun in apposition. Diagnosis . Median guides wider than in H . wisharti ( Fig. 40 ). Copulatory opening areas very strongly sclerotized, insemination ducts slightly bent, almost parallel ( Fig. 41 ). Accessory glands at the junction between copulatory ducts and spermathecae. Description . Female holotype . Cephalothorax pear-shaped, pale yellow. Setae scarce, composed of white and light brown adpressed hairs and single brown bristles ( Fig. 34 ). Carapace with median white guanine spots. Eye surroundings black. Thorax with median pale stripe. Abdomen long, with distinct pattern of white guanine spots on light background, sides brownish ( Fig. 34 ). Spinnerets long, whitish. Clypeus pale yellow, narrow (about 21% of AME diameter), covered with white hairs, protruding bristles between AME ( Fig. 38 ). Chelicerae light brown, with rugose frontal surfaces ( Fig. 38 ), promargin and retromargin with 3 and 4 teeth, respectively ( Fig. 39 ). Pedipalps pale yellow, darker distally. Endites and labium light brown with whitish distal halves. Sternum yellowish. Venter pale yellow with white guanine dots ( Fig. 36 ). Legs pale yellow with darker bands on femora and metatarsi. Leg I the longest and more robust than others, ventral spination: tibia 2-2-2, metatarsus 2-2. Legs II more delicate, with similar colouration and ventral spination, but with a prolateral spine on tibiae. All femora with dorsal spines: femora first 1-1-2, the others 1-1-3. Epigyne with visible posterior pouch ( Fig. 40 ), copulatory ducts elongated, spermathecae oval ( Fig. 41 ). Dimensions: CL 2.52, CH 1.27, CW 2.16, AL 3.81, AW 1.67, EFL 1.16, AEW 1.76, PEW 1.53, leg I 6.80 (2.08+1.14+1.63+1.38+0.57), leg II 5.97 (1.89+0.98+1.38+1.19+0.53), leg III 5.92 (1.86+0.74+1.33+1.39+0.60), leg IV 7.43 (2.15+0.86+1.86+1.90+0.66). FIGURES 26–33 . Helpis wisharti sp. nov. 26 female holotype, dorsal view; 27 same, ventral view; 28 same, lateral view; 29 same, frontal view; 30 same, endites, labium and chelicerae; 31 same, cheliceral dentition; 32 same, epigyne; 33 same, vulva; (ag: accessory gland, cd: copulatory duct, co: copulatory opening, mg: median guide, p: pouch, s: spermatheca). Scale: 26–30 = 1 mm, 32 = as in Fig. FIGURES 34–41 . Helpis merriwa sp. nov. 34 female holotype, dorsal view; 35 same, lateral view; 36 same, ventral view; 37 same, endites, labium, chelicerae and sternum; 38 same, frontal view; 39 same, cheliceral dentition; 40 same, epigyne; 41 same, vulva; (ag: accessory gland, cd: copulatory duct, co: copulatory opening, mg: median guide, p: pouch, s: spermatheca). Scale: 34–39 = 1 mm, 40 = as in Fig. Male. Unknown. Distribution . Known only from the type locality ( Fig. 86 , square).