Scopocira crotalica, 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 : 164-165

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3893.2.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6086E1A0-F14A-452E-BFFC-3BB535A4B624
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6142484
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D66B87E5-3C2F-EF39-FF69-FAC47DFB917B
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Scopocira crotalica
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Scopocira crotalica View in CoL sp. nov.

Figs 33 View FIGURES 30 – 38 , 43‒44 View FIGURES 43 – 46 , 88‒89 View FIGURES 80 – 97 , 141‒143 View FIGURES 141 – 143. S , 191 View FIGURE 191

Types. Holotype: male from São Paulo de Olivença, Amazonas, Brazil, 3.512778ºS, 69.083889ºW, 13.IX.2003, F.N.A.A. Rego et al. (IBSP 116009). Paratypes: one male, same data as holotype (IBSP 16627); one male from São Raimundo, Restinga do Cevalho (2.730833ºS, 66.915833ºW), Jutaí, Amazonas, Brazil, 17.XI.2003, F.N.A.A. Rego et al. (IBSP 116006); one male from Paranã Sakaia (3.45ºS, 68.785ºW), Palmares, Amazonas, Brazil, 11.IX.2003, F.N.A.A. Rego et al. (MPEG 21117 = ex-IBSP 116022).

Etymology. The specific name is to be treated as a Latin adjective and refers to the rattlesnake genus Crotalus Linnaeus , whose rattle at the end of tail is raised, becoming similar to the embolus of the male palp of this species ( Figs 43‒44 View FIGURES 43 – 46 ).

Diagnosis. Males of S. crotalica ( Figs 33 View FIGURES 30 – 38 , 43 View FIGURES 43 – 46 ) are similar to those of S. cepa ( Figs 32 View FIGURES 30 – 38 , 42 View FIGURES 39 – 42 ) by the elongate, thin embolus, but can be recognized by the embolus forming a clockwise spiral perpendicular to the axis of the left male palp.

Description. Male (holotype). Total length: 3.60. Carapace orange, 1.88 long, 1.33 wide, 0.93 high ( Fig. 141 View FIGURES 141 – 143. S ). Ocular quadrangle 1.12 long. Anterior eye row 1.17 wide and posterior 1.04 wide. Palp brown ( Figs 142‒143 View FIGURES 141 – 143. S ); RTA elongated, RvTA developed and projected retrolaterally, no ITA; embolus elongate, filiform and spiraled.

Legs 1432, orange, only I and IV with dark longitudinal stripes. Length of femur: I 1.86, II 1.14, III 1.19, IV 1.59; patella + tibia: I 2.55, II 1.52, III 1.35, IV 1.77; metatarsus + tarsus: I 1.70, II 1.27, III 1.42, IV 1.83. Spination on ventral tibia I: 2-2-2-2. Abdomen cream-colored, dorsally with a light brown irregular spot ( Fig 141 View FIGURES 141 – 143. S ); ventrally cream-colored.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. Brazil (Amazonas) ( Fig. 191 View FIGURE 191 ).