Scopocira cyrili, Costa, Erika L. S. & Ruiz, Gustavo R. S., 2014

Costa, Erika L. S. & Ruiz, Gustavo R. S., 2014, Taxonomic revision of Scopocira Simon, 1900 (Araneae: Salticidae), Zootaxa 3893 (2), pp. 151-195 : 166-167

Scopocira cyrili sp. nov.

Figs 90‒91 , 144‒149 , 190

Types. Holotype: male from Réserve Naturelle National de la Trinité, French Guiana [4.583333ºN, 53.3ºW], X.2010, C. Courtial (MPEG 21118). Paratypes: one female, same data as holotype (MPEG 21119); one male and one female, same data as holotype (MNHN); one male from Guyana [6.766667ºN, 58.166667ºW], no date, G.W. Peckham & E.G. Peckham (MCZ 128626).

Additional material examined. FRENCH GUIANA: Reserve Naturelle National de la Trinité [4.583333ºN, 53.3ºW], 2m 1f, X.2010, C. Courtial ( MPEG 21121).

Etymology. This species is named in honor of Cyril Courtial, who collected most type specimens.

Diagnosis. Males of S. cyrili ( Fig. 90 ) resemble those of S. kunai ( Fig. 98 ) by the ventral projection near the opening of the sperm duct, but can be recognized by the embolar projections (including DEA), which are more developed in this species. Females can be recognized by the small, juxtaposed spermathecae ( Fig. 149 ).

Description. Male (holotype). Total length: 2.87. Carapace light brown, 1.45 long, 1.08 wide, 0.84 high ( Fig. 144 ). Ocular quadrangle 0.99 long. Anterior eye row 0.91 wide and posterior 0.76 wide. Palp yellow ( Figs 145‒146 ); RvTA poorly developed, no ITA; embolus with a complex tip and stout DEA. Legs 1432, yellow. Length of femur: I 1.26, II 0.81, III 0.98, IV 0.99; patella + tibia: I 1.63, II 1.00, III 0.92, IV 1.20; metatarsus + tarsus: I 1.27, II 0.97, III 1.07, IV 1.28. Spination on ventral tibia I: 2-2-2-0-2. Abdomen cream-colored ( Fig. 144 ), dorsally with an anterior brown chevron and a median chevron that extends almost to the posterior border; ventrally with dark spot close to spinnerets.

Female (MPEG paratype). Total length: 3.07. Carapace light brown, 1.46 long, 0.99 wide, 0.72 high ( Fig. 147 ). Ocular quadrangle 0.81 long. Anterior eye row 0.99 wide and posterior 0.88 wide. Legs 4132, yellow. Length of femur: I 0.95, II 0.78, III 0.76, IV 1.03; patella + tibia: I 1.29, II 0.96, III 0.91, IV 1.22; metatarsus + tarsus: I 0.99, II 0.84, III 0.93, IV 1.24. Spination as in male. Abdomen as in male. Epigyne as in Figs 148‒149 . Distribution. Guyana; French Guiana ( Fig. 190 ).

Figures

FIGURE 190. Record map for S. cyrili sp. nov. and S. melanops.

FIGURES 80 – 97. Scopocira spp, left male palp. S. abaporu sp. nov. 80 ventral view; 81 same, retrolateral view. S. bicornia sp. nov. 82 ventral view; 83 same, retrolateral view. S. carinata 84 ventral view; 85 same, retrolateral view. S. cepa sp. nov. 86 ventral view; 87 same, retrolateral view. S. crotalica sp. nov. 88 ventral view; 89 same, retrolateral view. S. cyrili sp. nov. 90 ventral view; 91 same, retrolateral view. S. dentichelis 92 ventral view; 93 same, retrolatreal view. S. fuscimana. 94 ventral view; 95 same, retrolateral view. S. histrio 96 ventral view; 97 same, retrolateral view. Scale bar = 0.25 mm.

FIGURES 144 – 149. S. cyrili sp. nov. 144 male, dorsal view; 145 left male palp, ventral view; 146 same, retrolateral view; 147 female, dorsal view; 148 epigyne, ventral view; 149 same, cleared, dorsal view. Scale bar = 1 mm (144, 147); 0.25 mm (145 – 146, 148 – 149).

FIGURES 98 – 107. Scopocira spp, left male palp. S. kunai sp. nov. 98 ventral view; 99 same, retrolateral view. S. melanops 100 ventral view; 101 same, retrolateral view. S. pterodactyla sp. nov. 102 ventral view; 103 same, retrolateral view. S. sciosciae sp. nov. 104 ventral view; 105 same, retrolateral view. S. tenella 106 ventral view; 107 same, retrolateral view. Scale bar = 0.25 mm.