Qiongattus, Wang & Li, 2023

Wang, Cheng & Li, Shuqiang, 2023, Notes on twelve species of jumping spiders from Hainan Island, China (Araneae, Salticidae), ZooKeys 1167, pp. 159-197 : 159

Genus Qiongattus gen. nov.

Type species.

Qiongattus yuanyeae sp. nov. from Hainan, China designated herein.

Etymology.

The specific name is a combination of Pinyin “Qiong”, the short name of Hainan Province, and attus, meaning jumper. The gender is masculine.

Diagnosis.

The classification position of Qiongattus gen. nov. is uncertain. It resembles that of Chinattus Logunov, 1999, and Habrocestoides Prószyński, 1992 in having a single retromarginal cheliceral tooth, and similar copulatory organs, but it can be easily distinguished by the following: (1) the narrow cymbium, which is ~ 3 × longer than wide in ventral view, vs. wider and less than two times longer than wide in Chinattus and Habrocestoides ( Prószyński 1992: figs 16, 22; Logunov 1999: figs 13, 24, 28, 32, 35 40; Metzner 2023); (2) the basal epigynal plate lacking round structure, vs. present in Chinattus and Habrocestoides ( Prószyński 1992: figs 25, 26; Logunov 1999: figs 17, 19, 22, 45; Metzner 2023); (3) the spermathecae have U-shaped heads, vs. absent in Chinattus and Habrocestoides ( Prószyński 1992: figs 26, 27; Logunov 1999: figs 18, 20, 23, 46; Metzner 2023). The genus also somewhat resembles that of Phintella Strand, 1906 in the general shape of palp, but it can be easily distinguished by the absence of tegular bump, and the postero-prolaterally extended posterior lobe, vs. tegular bump medio-retrolaterally located on bulb and posterior lobe is downward or postero-retrolaterally extending in Phintella ( Żabka 1985: figs 403, 408, 420, 422, 426, 430, 435, 447-450; Metzner 2023).

Description.

See the description of generotype.

Composition.

The genus is monotypic presently.

Distribution.

Known only from Hainan Island, China.