Pseudopoda auricularis 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 : 29-31

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/megataxa.9.1.1
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C13750E-F973-DA53-5F0B-F8D976434603
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Pseudopoda auricularis Zhang, Jäger & Liu
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Pseudopoda auricularis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. Figs 20–21 View FIGURE 20 View FIGURE 21 , Map 4 View MAP 4

Type material. CHINA, Yunnan Province: Holotype female from Lincang City, Linxiang District, Wulaoshan National Forest Park , Valentine’s Valley , 23.91°N,

100.18°E, 2397 m, 10 November 2015, Y. Zhong & Y. Zhu leg. ( CBEE, LJ2142 ) .

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin adjective auricularis , - is, - e, meaning “auriform”, referring to the auriculate S in dorsal view; adjective.

Diagnosis. The female of P. auricularis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is similar to those of P. gemina Jäger et al., 2006 and P. mediana Quan et al., 2014 ( Jäger et al. 2006; Quan et al. 2014) by the anterior margins of LL almost straight, and almost parallel to posterior margins, but can be distinguished by: 1) Anteriorly protruding part of IDS with median constriction; 2) IDS extends in longitudinal axis in dorsal view (without distinctly median constriction, extends in transversal axis in P. gemina and P. mediana ).

FEMALE (LJ2142): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 9.3, DS length 4.2, width 3.9, OS length 5.1, width 3.1. Eyes: AME 0.16, ALE 0.31, PME 0.22, PLE 0.28, 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 5.7 (1.6, 0.7, 1.1, –, 2.3); I 13.9 (4.1, 1.5, 3.8, 3.4, 1.1); II 17.9 (4.7, 1.8, 5.3, 4.5, 1.6); III 11.7 (3.7, 1.2, 3.1, 2.8, 0.9); IV 14.6 (4.4, 1.0, 3.6, 4.2, 1.4). Leg formula: II-IV-I-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 16 denticles.

Epigyne ( Figs 20A–C View FIGURE 20 ): As in diagnosis. EF almost twice as wide as long, AB absent. Posterior margins of LL almost parallel to anterior margins. FW well developed, covering almost the entire IDS. IDS easily visible in dorsal view.

Colouration ( Figs 21A–B View FIGURE 21 ): DS yellow with marbled pattern, two lateral and narrow marginal bands. Fovea and striae distinctly marked. OS dorsally yellow with lots of reddish-brown marks, partly fused. OS ventrally with few distinct reddish-brown dots, irregularly arranged in the median field.

MALE: Unknown.

Distribution. China (Yunnan Province).