L. myrmex Simon Redescription of Lystrocteisa Simon, 1884 (Araneae: Salticidae) from New Caledonia Patoleta, Barbara Gardzińska, Joanna Zootaxa 2013 3646 587 592 3WV9Q Arachnida Salticidae Lystrocteisa CoL Animalia Araneae 1 588 Arthropoda species myrmex  (Figs 1-26)   L. myrmex Simon, 1884 p. 229, Simon 1901, pp. 478-481, Zabka 1988 p. 460.   Type material examined. Holotype, 1M( MNHN, 3235), New Caledonia,  Noumea, Simon. Other material examined.  New Caledonia: 1M, 1F( QM, S35741), Mt. Mou,  380-440m, 20° 04' S, 166° 21 E, Rf by creek,  24 February 1993, R. Raven.  1 M( AMNH) Col des Rousettes,  490m, Berlese, litter, dry forest,  29 May 1987, N. I. Platnick, R. J. Raven.  Diagnosis. Spiders with ant-like appearance. Cephalothorax and abdomen with transverse constrictions. External margins of endites with lateral hook-shaped outgrowths (Fig. 24). Legs I with trochanters longer than coxae. Palpal tegulum with retrolateral lobe (Fig. 19 "tl"), embolus rather thin, arising anteriorly, sperm ducts C- shaped, tibial apophysis conical (Figs 19-20). Epigyne with copulatory openings located anteriorly (Fig. 5 "co"), insemination ducts long, spermathecae duct-like (Fig. 7).  Description. Male. (Figs 9-13, 18-26). Carapace brown, somewhat paler in eye field; whole surface with scattered, fine, brownish hairs. Eyes surrounded in black. Clypeus and chelicerae brown, endites and labium of the similar colour, with lighter chewing margins. Sternum brown. Abdomen greyish-brown, sparsely covered with fine, pallid hairs, more numerous anteriorly. Venter grey, with paler transverse belt below the epigastric furrow (Fig. 26). Spinnerets greyish. Legs I with robust femora, patellae and strongly swollen tibiae, armed and fringed as in generic description (Figs 12, 18). Legs I brown, others yellow, with brown markings. Legs formula: I-IV-IIMI. Pedipalps light brown. Palpal organ as in Figures 11, 19-20.   FIGURES1-8. Lystrocteisa myrmex, female. 1 general appearance; 2cephalothorax, lateral view; 3 sternum; 4 first leg; 5 epigyne; 6 anterior view; 7 vulva; 8 cheliceral teeth.   FIGURES9-17. Lystrocteisa myrmex. 9 male, dorsal view;  10male, anterior view; 11 palpal organ; 12 male, first leg; 13 male, antero-lateral view; 14 female, dorsal view; 15 female, lateral view; 16 female, ventral view of the anterior part of abdomen; 17 female, anterior view. Scale 1.00 mm.   FIGURES 18-26. Lystrocteisa myrmex, holotype. 18 dorsal view; 19 palpal organ, ventral view; 2G palpal organ, retrolateral view; 21 anterior view; 22 lateral view; 23 cheliceraldentition; 24 endites and labium; 25 sternum; 26. abdomen, ventral view. Dimensions: CL 1.72, CW 1.13, CH 0.73, AL 1.82, AW 0.99, EFL 1.07, AEW 0.88, PEW 0.98, DAM0.29, ClypH 0.03, LI 5.92, LII 3.47, LIII 3.20, LIV 4.39. Female. (Figs 1-7, 14-17). Similar to the male in general appearance and the colour pattern. Dorsal surface of carapace granulated and covered with sparse whitish hairs. Clypeus, chelicerae, endites and labium brown, chewing margins yellowish. Sternum brown. Abdomen greyish-brown, with pattern rather indistinct. Venter greybrown with pallid triangle belt behind the epigastric furrow (Fig. 16). Spinnerets yellowish. Legs I strong and more robust than others however, compared to the male, the all segments unmodified and rather slender, besides somewhat swollen femora (Figs 4, 14-15). Legs yellow-brown, with formula: I-IV-III-II. Epigyne as in Figs 5, 7 and 16. Dimensions: CL 1.67, CW 1.08, CH 0.66, EFL 0.94, AEW 0.88, PEW 0.97, DAM0.30, AL 2.09, AW 1.11, ClypH 0.03, LI 4.59, LII 3.05, LIII 3.12, LIV 4.22. 1416638754 MNHN Simon New Caledonia Noumea 1 588 3235 1 1 Holotype 1416638755 1993-02-24 Rf by creek QM R. Raven New Caledonia 380 - 440 m -20.066668 Mt. Mou 166.35 1 588 S 35741 2 1 1 Other material 1416638756 1987-05-29 Berlese AMNH N. I. Platnick, R. J. Raven New Caledonia 490 m Col des Rousettes 1 588 1 1 Other material