Eremitarys fulva, Wang & Yu & Zhang, 2024

Wang, Weihang, Yu, Ying & Zhang, Junxia, 2024, On a new genus and twelve new species of jumping spiders from southwestern China (Araneae, Salticidae, Salticinae, Euophryini), Zootaxa 5538 (3), pp. 201-232 : 202-203

Eremitarys fulva sp. nov. (xșŝse)

Figs 7–29

Type material. Holotype: ♂ ( MHBU-ARA-00025255 ), CHINA: Yunnan Province, Lincang City, Shuangjiang County, Mengmeng Town , 23.4246°N, 99.8648°E, 1969 m elev., 15 June 2022, leg. L. Zhang.

Paratypes: 2♂ 3♀ ( MHBU-ARA-00025256 ), same data as holotype .

Etymology. The specific name of the new species is taken from the body color of the species ( fulva in Latin, meaning tawny yellow). Adjective.

Diagnosis. See diagnosis of the genus Eremitarys gen. nov..

Description. Male. Habitus shown in Figs 15, 18 . Carapace length 1.530; abdomen length 1.541. Measurements of eyes: AME 0.270, ALE 0.184, PME 0.059, PLE 0.162. Measurements of legs: I 1.826 (0.569, 0.287, 0.390, 0.292, 0.288), II 1.588 (0.502, 0.219, 0.357, 0.263, 0.247), III 1.934 (0.644, 0.229, 0.415, 0.364, 0.282), IV 2.321 (0.745, 0.235, 0.491, 0.504, 0.346); leg formula: 4312. Color in ethanol: carapace dark, dorsally with scattered tawnyyellow setae. Abdomen dark, with white bands and patches. Legs dark. Chelicera ( Fig. 17 ) with two promarginal and one retromarginal teeth. Palp ( Figs 20–22, 25–27 ): long white setae scattered throughout palp, without forming any major tuft; embolic disc exposed; embolus tubular, tip without any apophysis; tegulum with a strong LTS; CyF obvious; RTA straight, finger-like.

Female. Habitus shown in Figs 16, 19 . Carapace length 1.555; abdomen length 1.752. Measurements of eyes: AME 0.278, ALE 0.189, PME 0.061, PLE 0.179. Measurements of legs: I 1.850 (0.576, 0.291, 0.397, 0.299, 0.287), II 1.606 (0.510, 0.225, 0.362, 0.260, 0.249), III 1.949 (0.653, 0.237, 0.416, 0.370, 0.273), IV 2.382 (0.755, 0.238, 0.499, 0.501, 0.389); leg formula: 4312. Color in ethanol: similar to that of male, but all legs light-yellow. Chelicerae as in male. Epigyne ( Figs 23–24, 28–29 ): epigynal window obvious; copulatory ducts of both sides asymmetric; spermathecae kidney-shaped; copulatory openings located on the anterior part of epigynal window.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Figures

FIGURES 7–14. Eremitarys fulva sp. nov., male (7–10) and female (11–14).

FIGURES 15–29. Eremitarys fulva sp. nov., holotype male (15, 17, 18, 20–22, 25–27) and paratype female (16, 19, 23–24, 28–29). 15–16. Habitus, in dorsal view; 17. Left male chelicera; 18–19. Carapace, in frontal view. 20–22, 25–27. Left male palp of holotype, in prolateral (20), ventral (21, 26) and retrolateral (22) views; 25. Expanded form of haematodochae; 27. Detail of RTA; 23–24, 28–29. Epigyne of paratype, in ventral (23, 28) and dorsal (24, 29) views.