Pseudopoda bacilliformis 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 : 35-37

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scientific name	Pseudopoda bacilliformis Zhang, Jäger & Liu
status	sp. nov.

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Pseudopoda bacilliformis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. Figs 24–25 View FIGURE 24 View FIGURE 25 , Map 5 View MAP 5

Type material. CHINA, Guizhou Province: Holotype female from Zunyi City, Daozhen County, Yangxi town , Dashahe Nature Reserve , 29.13°N, 107.57°E, 1385 m, 18 GoogleMaps

April 2016, H. Zhang, Y. Zhong & Y. Zhu leg. ( CBEE, LJ 2143).

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin adjective bacilliformis , - is, - e, meaning “shaped like a little stick”, referring to the rod-like S in dorsal view; adjective.

Diagnosis. The female of P. bacilliformis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is similar to those of P. daliensis Jäger & Vedel, 2007 , P. recta Jäger & Ono, 2001 and P. zhenkangensis Yang et al., 2009 ( Jäger & Ono 2001; Jäger & Vedel 2007; Yang et al. 2009) by the anterior margins of LL almost straight in transverse axis, but can be distinguished by the LL almost regularly rounded posteriorly (with distinct laterad projection in P. daliensis , more curved in P. recta , almost straight in P. zhenkangensis ). The female of P. bacilliformis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is also similar to that of P. digitata by the similar arrangement of LL and IDS, but can be distinguished by epigyne general stouter and with longer stick-shaped parts of IDS longer (epigyne more distinctly wider than long and with shorter stick-shaped parts of IDS in P. digitata ).

FEMALE (LJ2143): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 9.6, DS length 4.0, width 3.7, OS length 5.6, width 3.9. Eyes: AME 0.17, ALE 0.27, PME 0.21,

PLE 0.24, AME–AME 0.15, AME–ALE 0.07, PME– PME 0.18, PME–PLE 0.27, AME–PME 0.24, ALE–PLE 0.21, CH AME 0.25, CH ALE 0.19. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2121, 1014; Fe I–III 323, IV 331; Pa I–IV 100; Ti I–II 2228, III–IV 2126; Mt I–II 2024, III 2026, IV 3036. Measurements of palps and legs: Pp 6.1 (1.6, 0.7, 1.3, –, 2.5); I 14.1 (4.2, 1.2, 4.7, 3.1, 0.9); II 16.7 (4.8, 1.5, 5.3, 3.8, 1.3); III 10.8 (3.7, 1.0, 3.0, 2.5, 0.6); IV 13.0 (4.4, 0.7, 3.3, 3.5, 1.1). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 29 denticles.

Epigyne ( Figs 24A–C View FIGURE 24 ): As in diagnosis. EF only slightly wider than long, AB indistinct. FW well developed, almost covering the entire S. FD long, laterad to postero-laterad.

Colouration ( Figs 25A–B View FIGURE 25 ): DS yellow with distinct reddish-brown marbled pattern, margin with irregular reddish-brown pattern. Fovea and striae distinctly marked with reddish brown marks. OS dorsally reddish-brown with several yellow regions at anterior part, with transveral light patches at posterior part. OS ventrally with some reddish-brown marks, irregular arranged, with triangular patch in front of spinnerets.

MALE: Unknown.

Distribution. China (Guizhou Province).

References

Jager, P. & Ono, H. (2001) First records of the genera Pseudopoda, Sinopoda, and Olios from Taiwan with descriptions of four new species (Araneae: Sparassidae). Acta Arachnologica, 50, 21 - 29. https: // doi. org / 10.2476 / asjaa. 50.21

Jager, P. & Vedel, V. (2007) Sparassidae of China 4. The genus Pseudopoda (Araneae: Sparassidae) in Yunnan Province. Zootaxa, 1623, 1 - 38. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 1623.1.1

Yang, Z. Z., Chen, Y. Q., Chen, Y. L. & Zhang, Y. G. (2009) Two new species of the genus Pseudopoda from Yunnan, China (Araneae: Sparassidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica, 18, 18 - 22.

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 24. Pseudopoda bacilliformis 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 25. Pseudopoda bacilliformis Zhang, Jäger & Liu, spec. nov., A–B Female habitus (A. dorsal; B. ventral). Scale bars: A–B: 2 mm.

FIGURE 24. Pseudopoda bacilliformis 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 25. Pseudopoda bacilliformis Zhang, Jäger & Liu, spec. nov., A–B Female habitus (A. dorsal; B. ventral). Scale bars: A–B: 2 mm.