Pseudopoda curva Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023

Zhang, He, Zhu, Yang, Zhong, Yang, Jäger, Peter & Liu, Jie, 2023, A taxonomic revision of the spider genus Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae: Sparassidae) from East, South and Southeast Asia, Megataxa 9 (1), pp. 1-304 : 83-86

Pseudopoda curva Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. Figs 76–77 , Map 5

Type material. CHINA, Guizhou Province: Holotype female from Tongren City, Taiping Township, Fanjing Mountain , 27.85°N, 108.78°E, 541 m, 25 May 2015 , F. Liu, M. Yan & Z. Li leg. ( CBEE, LJ02367 ).

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the

Latin adjective curvus, -a, - um, meaning “curved”, referring to the shape of S in ventral view; adjective.

Diagnosis. The female of P. curva Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is similar to that of P. gemina in having the narrow LL in longitudinal axis, but can be distinguished by: 1) Anterior margins of LL almost V-shaped; 2) IDS almost inverted U-shaped in dorsal view (anterior margins of LL straight, IDS with posterior sub-rectangular indentations in dorsal view in P. gemina ).

FEMALE (LJ02367): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 8.2, DS length 3.3, width 3.1, OS length 4.9, width 3.8. Eyes: AME 0.14, ALE 0.29, PME 0.21, PLE 0.24, AME–AME 0.16, AME–ALE 0.10, PME–PME 0.22, PME–PLE 0.35, AME–PME 0.33, ALE–PLE 0.39, CH AME 0.37, CH ALE 0.33. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2121, 1014; Fe I–II 323, III–IV 322; Pa I–III 101, IV 100; Ti I–II 2228, III–IV 2126; Mt I–II 2024, III 3025, IV 3036. Measurements of palps and legs: Pp 4.9 (1.4, 0.6, 1.0, –, 1.9); I 11.4 (3.2, 1.3, 3.1, 2.8, 1.0); II 13.5 (3.6, 1.5, 3.9, 3.3, 1.2); III 9.4 (2.7, 1.2, 2.4, 2.2, 0.9); IV 10.7 (3.3, 0.7, 2.6, 3.0, 1.1). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 21 denticles.

Epigyne ( Figs 76A–C ): As in diagnosis. EF almost twice as wide as long, with long and anteriorly converging AB. Anterior and posterior margins of LL almost straight in transversal axis. IDS covered by LL.

Colouration ( Figs 77A–B ): DS yellowish brown with dark spots and lines. Fovea and striae distinctly marked. OS dorsally with pairwise dark marks, the most posterior pair fused, with a transversal white line in posterior part, ventrally with dark dots and larger patch in front of spinnerets.

MALE: Unknown.

Distribution. China (Guizhou Province).

Figures

MAP 5. Distribution of Pseudopoda species in Southwest-China (Yunnan Province in Map 4): 2. P. acutiformis spec. nov.; 7. P. apiculiformis spec. nov.; 8. P. applanata spec. nov.; 12. P. bacilliformis spec. nov.; 14. P. bazhongensis spec. nov.; 15. P. beibeiensis spec. nov.; 23. P. chishuiensis spec. nov.; 25. P. coenobium; 29. P. confusa; 30. P. conica spec. nov.; 33. P. curva spec. nov.; 39. P. digitaliformis spec. nov.; 43. P. exigua; 48. P. flexa spec. nov.; 57. P. jiangi spec. nov.; 64. P. longcanggouensis spec. nov.; 79. P. nayongensis spec. nov.; 88. P. qingxiensis spec. nov.; 90. P. rivicola; 99. P. spiralis spec. nov.; 103. P. taipingensis spec. nov.; 109. P. virgata; 111. P. wenchuanensis spec. nov.; 114. P. yangensis spec. nov.; 118. P. yingjingensis spec. nov.

FIGURE 76. Pseudopoda curva Zhang, Jäger & Liu, spec. nov., holotype, female: A. Epigyne, ventral; B. Schematic course of IDS, dorsal; C. Vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: A–C: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 77. Pseudopoda curva Zhang, Jäger & Liu, spec. nov., A–B Female habitus (A. dorsal; B. ventral). Scale bars: A–B: 2 mm.