Cheiracanthium foulpointense, Lotz, L. N., 2014

Lotz, L. N., 2014, New species of Cheiracanthium (Araneae: Eutichuridae) from Madagascar and the Comoros Islands, Zootaxa 3857 (3), pp. 301-332 : 315-317

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.3.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D2A7F86B-7E6C-464A-9935-625C0371E8BD
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6124065
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/882987D0-FFB8-FFED-2189-FD0F5B2156BF
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Cheiracanthium foulpointense
status	sp. nov.

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Cheiracanthium foulpointense sp. nov.

Figs 55–56 View FIGURES 55 – 60 , 61–66 View FIGURES 61 – 66

Type material from Madagascar: Holotype ♂, allotype ♀ and 2♀ paratypes: Tamatave, Foulpointe, 17º40’S, 49º31’E, VII.1995, A. Pauly ( MRAC 206171).

Etymology. The name is derived from the type locality.

Diagnosis. Females of C. foulpointense sp. nov. is differentiated by the short, laterally directed copulatory tubes and the shape of the spermathecae of the female, which have the two lobes nearly touching and not as clearly dumbbell-shaped as most of the new Madagascan species ( Fig. 63 View FIGURES 61 – 66 ). Males are differentiated by the bulbous shape of the CA, though it is similar to most of the new Madagascan species in the CA being U-shaped ( Figs 65–66 View FIGURES 61 – 66 ).

Description. Female: (n = 3): TL = 5.80 (5.0–6.3); CL = 2.27 (2.2–2.3); CW = 1.83 (1.7–1.9); OAL = 0.38 (0.35–0.40); OAW = 1.13 (1.10–1.15); CLL = 0.10 (0.10–0.10). Chelicerae: robust with long fangs; cheliceral fang furrow with five teeth of unequal size, PMT:RMT = 3:2 ( Fig. 61 View FIGURES 61 – 66 ). Measurements: AME–AME 0.15; AME–ALE 0.20; AME diameter 0.15; PME–PME 0.20; PME–PLE 0.25; PME diameter 0.15; MOQAW 0.45; MOQPW 0.50; CI (CL/CW) 1.21; LL:CL 4.61; STL 1.2; STW 1.0. Leg measurements: I—2.7+1.0+2.7+3.0+1.2 = 10.6; II—1.9+0.9+1.7+1.9+0.8 = 7.2; III—1.5+0.7+1.1+1.5+0.6 = 5.4; IV—2.3+0.9+1.8+2.5+0.8 = 8.3; palp—1.0+0.3+0.6+0.8 = 2.7. Leg spines: I 0-1p-1p, 2v-2v- 0, 2v-2 v1 p1r- 1v; II 0-1p-1p, 1v-2 v1 p-0, 2v-2 v1 p1r- 1 v1 p1r; III 0-1p-1p1r, 0-1p1r-0, 2v- 1r-3 v1 p1r; IV 0-0-1p1r, 2v- 1p1r-0, 2v-1 v1 p1r-3 v1 p1r. Abdomen ( Fig. 55 View FIGURES 55 – 60 ): yellowish-grey with a faint heart-mark. Epigynum ( Figs 62–63 View FIGURES 61 – 66 ): a circular depression separated with a central longitudinal septum; copulatory openings situated in the anterior-laterad of the depression; internally copulatory ducts extend laterally in a slight S-shape to end medially in the two lobed spermathecae; fertilization ducts exit spermathecae posteromedially.

Male: (n = 1): TL = 4.8; CL = 2.2; CW = 1.7; OAL = 0.4; OAW = 1.05; CLL = 0.1. Chelicerae: similar to female, except with PMT:RMT = 3:3 ( Fig. 64 View FIGURES 61 – 66 ). Measurements: AME–AME 0.15; AME–ALE 0.15; AME diameter 0.15; PME–PME 0.20; PME–PLE 0.20; PME diameter 0.15; MOQAW 0.45; MOQPW 0.50; CI (CL/CW) 1.29; LL:CL 5.55; STL 1.1; STW 1.0. Leg measurements: I—3.0+0.9+3.4+3.6+1.3 = 12.2; II—2.1+0.8+2.1+2.3+0.9 = 8.2; III—1.8+0.7+1.2+1.8+0.7 = 6.2; IV—2.4+0.8+2.1+2.8+0.9 = 9.0; palp—1.15+0.4+0.6+1.0 = 3.15. Leg spines: I 0-1p-1p, 2v-2v- 0, 2v-2 v1 p1r- 1v; II 0-1p-1p, 2v-2 v1 p-0, 2v-2 v1 p1r-1 v1 p1r; III 0-1p1r-1p1r, 0-0-1p1r, 2 v1 r-2 v1 p1r-3 v1 p1r; IV 0-1p1r-1p1r, 2v- 0-1p1r, 2 v1 r-2 v1 p1r-3 v1 p1r. Abdomen ( Fig. 56 View FIGURES 55 – 60 ): similar to female. Palp ( Figs 65–66 View FIGURES 61 – 66 ): patella with one dorsal and one prolateral distal setae; cymbium elongate, equal to patella plus tibia length, with a broad bulbous apophysis with a sharp, distally directed apex; RTA with beaked point at apex; TA unsclerotized, long, slightly S-shaped, and bent at apex; EM long, almost encircling tegulum, ending at CON apex; CON unsclerotised but distinct.

Distribution. Only known from the type locality ( Fig. 50 View FIGURES 49 – 54 ).

Habitat. Collected in forests.