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 colossa Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. Figs 58–59 , Map 4 Type material. CHINA , Yunnan Province : Holotype male from Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture , Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden , Tropical Rain Forest , 21.92°N , 101.26°E , 560 m , 21 November 2019 , B. Liang , J. Chen , J. Liu & Z. Li leg. ( CBEE , lj132-0799- 0811). Etymology . The specific name is derived from the Latin adjective colossus , - a , - um , meaning “huge”, referring to the very wide E; adjective. Diagnosis. The male of P. colossa Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is similar to that of P. daliensis in having a similarly shaped E(in ventral view)and RTA(in retrolateral view), but can be distinguished by: 1) Proximal margin of E with distinct proximad lobe; 2) dRTA in ventral view with smooth distal margin (proximal margin of E straight, dRTA serrated in P. daliensis ). MALE (lj132-0799-0811): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 8.5–8.4, DS length 4.0, width 3.5, OS length 4.4, width 2.9. Eyes: AME 0.18, ALE 0.26, PME 0.21, PLE 0.24,AME–AME 0.23,AME–ALE 0.14, PME– PME 0.27, PME–PLE 0.39, AME–PME 0.33, ALE–PLE 0.30, CH AME 0.43, CH ALE 0.32. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2101; Fe I–II 323, III 322, IV 331; Pa I–III 101, IV 000; Ti I–II 2228 , III–IV 2126 ; Mt I–II 3034, III–IV 3036. Measurements of palps and legs: Pp 6.2 (1.6, 0.9, 1.3, –, 2.4); I 16.8 (4.9, 1.7, 4.6, 4.3, 1.3); II 20.1 (5.4, 1.8, 6.3, 5.0, 1.6); III 12.8 (3.8, 1.5, 3.4, 3.1, 1.0); IV 16.1 (5.1, 1.2, 4.0, 4.4, 1.4). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 14 denticles. Palp ( Figs 58A–C ): As in diagnosis. C arising from T at 12:00 o’clock position. Cymbium with large retrolateral bulge. T covering almost the whole alveolus, projecting proximally distinctly beyond alveolus margin. E arising from T at 9:00 o’clock position, its tip prolaterad. RTA arising proximally to medially from Ti. vRTA broad, its tip pointing to dRTA in retrolateral view. dRTA slightly bent in retrolateral view. FIGURE 59. Pseudopoda colossa Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. , A–B Male habitus (A. dorsal; B. ventral). Scale bars: A–B: 2 mm. Colouration ( Figs 59A–B ): DS yellow with irregular pattern consisting of reddish-brown spots and narrow lines and small patches of dark hairs, fovea and striae distinctly marked. OS dorsally reddish-brown with yellow spots, ventrally yellow with large reddish-brown spots arranged symmetrically, smaller dots interspersed. FEMALE: Unknown. Distribution. China ( Yunnan Province ).