Pharta roseomaculata Dhiya’ulhaq & Benjamin sp. nov.

Figs 21, 22

Type material.

Holotype. Indonesia – Jambi Province • 1 ♀; Batang Hari, Hutan Harapan Conservation Area; 02°09'09.3"S, 103°21'41.8"E; elev. 65 m; 19 Jul. 2013; J. Drescher leg.; canopy fogging in rainforest; GOET 2013_HF 1.1_AraThom 044 N_001 (to be transferred to MZB).

Diagnosis.

Females of Pharta roseomaculata Dhiya’ulhaq & Benjamin, sp. nov., are similar to Pharta sudmannorum Benjamin, 2014 in having a roughly 8 - shaped spermatheca and very dark, funnel-shaped CO, but can be distinguished by outward facing CO (Figs 21 D – F, 22 vs inward facing, Benjamin 2014: figs 1 E, F, 2 E, C) and the anterior part of the spermatheca is slightly larger than the posterior part (vs posterior part larger than anterior).

Description.

Female (holotype 2013_HF 1.1_AraThom 044 N_001, Figs 21, 22). Total length 5.81. Carapace length 2.50; width 2.35. Abdomen length 3.31; width 2.63. Diameter of eyes: AME 0.05; ALE 0.12; PLE 0.12; PME 0.07. Interdistances between eyes: AME – AME 0.10; AME – ALE 0.13; ALE – ALE 0.44; PME – PME 0.21; PME – PLE 0.17; ALE – PLE 0.17; AME – PME 0.26; PLE – PLE 0.64. Leg measurements: leg I 12.09 (3.67, 1.01, 3.74, 2.52, 1.15); leg II -; leg III 6.05 (1.94, 0.67, 1.67, 1.18, 0.59); leg IV 6.97 (2.28, 0.67, 2.16, 1.17, 0.69). Carapace pear-shaped, pale-pink coloured; eye region yellow; AER recurved; PER recurved. Legs uniformly pale pink. Abdomen oval, dorsally with seven pairs of small pink spots.

Epigynum (Figs 21 D – F, 22): CO semi-oval. CD funnel-shaped, anteriorly attached to a sclerotised ‘ handle’, ending in a half-loop, very dark in comparison to spermatheca. Spermatheca 8 - shaped; anterior part slightly larger than posterior part.

Etymology.

The specific epithet is taken from Latin and refers to the pink spots on the abdomen.

Distribution.

Indonesia (Sumatra: Jambi Province) Fig. 29.