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
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Megataxa
2023
2023-02-17
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.9.1.1
journal article
10.11646/megataxa.9.1.1
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Pseudopoda flabelliformis
Zhang, Jäger & Liu
,
spec. nov.
Figs 108–109
, Map 3
Type material.
INDIA
:
Holotype
female from India, 871(Budapest,
NMNH0001
)
.
Paratype
:
1 female
, with same data as for holotype (Budapest,
NMNH0003
)
.
Etymology.
The specific name is derived from the Latin adjective
flabelliformis
, -
is
, -
e
, meaning “flabellate”, referring to the fan-shaped anterior margins of LL in ventral view; adjective.
Diagnosis.
The female of
P. flabelliformis
Zhang, Jäger & Liu
,
spec. nov.
is similar to that of
P. minor
by the V-shaped LL in ventral view, but can be distinguished by IDS partly covered by FW (IDS covered by FW in
P. minor
).
FEMALE (NMNH0001):
Measurements:
Medium sized. Body length 10.3–11.1, DS length 4.3, width 3.7, OS length 6.0, width 4.3.
Eyes:
AME 0.16, ALE 0.26, PME 0.19, PLE 0.23, AME–AME 0.13, AME–ALE 0.07, PME–PME 0.18, PME–PLE 0.32, AME–PME 0.28, ALE–PLE 0.24,
CH
AME 0.35,
CH
ALE 0.30.
Spination:
Pp 131, 101, 2121, 1014; Fe I–II 323, III 322, IV 331; Pa I–IV 001; Ti
I 1024
,
II 2024
,
III 2026
,
IV 2126
; Mt
I–II 1014
, III 3025, IV 3037.
Measurements of palps and legs:
Pp 4.9 (1.3, 0.8, 1.1, –, 1.7); I 13.1 (3.7, 1.5, 3.5, 3.3, 1.1); II 15.9 (4.1, 1.7, 4.9, 3.9, 1.3); III 10.6 (3.2, 1.2, 2.8, 2.5, 0.9); IV 12.5 (3.9, 0.9, 3.1, 3.4, 1.2). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 22 denticles.
Epigyne
(
Figs 108A–C
): As in diagnosis. EF nearly as long as wide, without obvious AB. LL longer in longitudinal axis. LL converged along on the central axis, anterior margins V-shaped. IDS butterfly-shaped in dorsal view.
Colouration
(
Figs 109A–B
): DS reddish brown with dark spots, margin with thin dash line and brown patterns. Fovea and striae distinctly marked. OS dorsally reddish brown with a transversal white line in posterior part, ventrally dark yellow with a brown region in posterior part.
MALE: Unknown.
Distribution.
India
.