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 spiralis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. Figs 229–230 , Map 5 Type material. CHINA , Sichuan Province : Holotype male from Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Maoxian mountain ecosystem positioning station, 31.69°N , 103.90°E , 1851 m , 24 April 2015 , G. Huang & Z. Zhang leg. ( CBEE , LJ2353 ). Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin adjective spiralis , -is , - e , meaning “helical”, referring to the shape of E in ventral view; adjective. Diagnosis. The male of P. spiralis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is similar to that of P. jiangi spec. nov. by the filiform E and the discoidal E base. It can be diagnosed by the following characters: 1) T with acute protrusion at prolateral margins; 2) E with long apophysis at its basal part (T without prolateral protrusion and E without apophysis in P. jiangi spec. nov. ). MALE (LJ2353): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 7.4, DS length 3.4, width 3.2, OS length 4.0, width 2.8. Eyes: AME 0.15, ALE 0.23, PME 0.17, PLE 0.19, AME–AME 0.17, AME–ALE 0.08, PME–PME 0.23, PME–PLE 0.35, AME–PME 0.27, ALE–PLE 0.25, CH AME 0.38, CH ALE 0.29. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2101; Fe I–II 323, III 333, IV 331; Pa I–IV 101; Ti I–IV 2026 ; Mt I–II 1014 , III 2024 , IV 3037. Measurements of palps and legs: Pp 5.6 (1.6, 0.9, 1.1, –, 2.0); I 12.7 (3.7, 1.5, 3.6, 2.9, 1. 0); II 14.7 (4.0, 1.8, 4.4, 3.3, 1.2); III 11.0 (3.4, 1.4, 2.8, 2.6, 0.8); IV 12.4 (3.9, 0.9, 3.4, 3.1, 1.1). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 29 denticles. Palp ( Figs 229A–C ): As in diagnosis. C elongated, arising from the T at 1:00–2:00 o’clock position, bent apically at almost a right angle. E arising from T at 12:00– 12:30 o’clock position, with long, filiform spiral tip. RTA arising proximally from Ti, standing out at almost a right angle from Ti, divided only at the tip. Colouration ( Figs 230A–B ): DS yellow with dark spots and marbled pattern especially between fovea and eyes, a lighter submarginal band and margin with thin dashed line. Fovea and striae distinctly marked. OS dorsally reddish-brown, with a white thin transverse line at posterior part. OS ventrally yellow with reddish-brown dots, few irregularly arranged. Most of them arranged in two posteriorly converging rows. FIGURE 233. Pseudopoda stylaris 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 234. Pseudopoda stylaris Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. , A–B Female habitus (A. dorsal; B. ventral). Scale bars: A–B: 2 mm. FEMALE: Unknown. Distribution. China ( Sichuan Province ).